ICU Management & Practice, ICU Volume 6 - Issue 3 - Autumn 2006
Stay abreast of new developments, obtain needed tools to help advance your knowledge and further your practice of critical care at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 36th Critical Care Congress. Regardless of your profession or role in the critical care team, the Congress will offer you a well-rounded perspective on the latest diagnosis and treatment of acute diseases and conditions common in the intensive care unit (ICU) environment.
The Society’s five-day Congress offers numerous cutting-edge sessions, hands-on workshops, informative symposia and exciting social engagements. Participants can enrich their experience by taking part in pre-Congress educational sessions and postgraduate review courses held on Friday, February 16 and/or Saturday, February 17. These sessions provide a cost-effective, convenient method to enhance your Congress educational experience.
Join seven internationally known leaders as they present engaging topics throughout the Plenary Sessions. Offered during unopposed timeframes, Plenary Sessions will offer participants the opportunity to listen to keynote addresses that promote important educational developments (see table 1).
A distinguished faculty has been assembled to present important sessions concerning topics such as cardiology, end of life, endocrinology, nutrition, hematology, infectious diseases, neurology, sepsis, trauma and others. Participants will obtain new perspectives on the etiology and management of clinical illnesses to optimize the care and outcomes of all critically ill and injured patients.
Discover everything Orlando has to offer during the 36th Critical Care Congress. Best known as a family destination with lovable characters and fantastic attractions, Orlando is also a fun, exciting city for adults. The city offers many activities, from playing a round of golf on a championship course, shopping at outlet malls or enjoying a fine-dining experience. Whatever you desire, Orlando can be as affordable or as luxurious as you choose.
Authors
Simon Finfer, MD, MBBS, MRCP
Senior Staff Specialist in Intensive Care
Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Plenary: Clinical Role of Albumin in the Critically Ill
Daren K. Heyland, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Plenary: Pharmaco-Nutrition: A New Emerging Paradigm
Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, FCCM
Director, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Plenary: Emergency Preservation for Resuscitation (EPR): Beyond CPR
Lucien L. Leape, MD
Department of Health Policy and Management
Adjunct Professor of Health Policy, Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Plenary: Problem Doctors: Is There a System–Level Solution
William J. Sibbald, MD, FCCM
Physician-in-Chief
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Plenary: Learning From Others: Best Practices in Leadership From Leaders Outside Healthcare
Jeffery S. Vender, MD, FCCM
Director, Medical Surgical ICU
Department Chair of Anesthesiology Evanston Hospital
Professor of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Plenary: Organizational Change: The Process of Moving Today Into Tomorrow
Hector R. Wong, MD
Director, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Plenary: Genome-Level Expression Profiles of Pediatric Septic Shock 2007 Congress Co-chairs
Richard J. Brilli, MD, FCCM
Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Director, Pediatric ICU
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FCCM
Director,
Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship Program and Critical Care Research Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center, New York, USA
