Brussels in March can only mean ISICEM. The 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine runs for four full days from 15 until 18 March 2016. And which faculty members will be joining the circus (literally)? Here are just some of the highlights:
Tuesday
The Future of Critical Care
Craig Coopersmith, Past President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Professor of Surgery; Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Associate Director, Emory Center for Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 17.05-17.30 Lippens Room, National Library
Haemodynamic monitoring in 2025
Maxime Canesson, Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at University of California Irvine, USA. 17.10-17.35 HLB Room
No bacteremia, no VAP, no resistance
Miguel Sánchez García, Head of Intensive Care, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid. 17.35-18.00 HLB Room
Wednesday
ICU-acquired infections: How they contribute to late sepsis mortality
Tom van der Poll, Professor and Chair, Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11.50-12.15 Lippens Room National Library
Acute brain injury: New aspects
David Menon, Professor and Head of Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, UK.
15:55 – 16:20 Copper Room
How we will treat sepsis in 10 years
Steven Opal, Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, USA; Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. 17:05 – 17:30 Silver Room
Thursday
Antibiotic therapy
Thierry Calandra, Professor of Medicine, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Head, Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. 10:05 – 10:30 Studio Bozar
Guidelines for HAP/VAP: Europe vs America
Antoni Torres, Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain. 11:40 – 12:15 Copper Hall
Ventilator emergencies
Neil R MacIntyre, Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, USA. 11:45 – 12:10 100 Hall
Acute renal failure
Ivan Göcze, Department of Surgery and Surgical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Regensburg, Germany. 11:25 – 11:50 400 Hall
Obstetric critical care
Sharon Einav, Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 11:50 – 12:15 400 Hall
Optimization of aerosol bronchodilator delivery
Paolo Pelosi, Professor in Anaesthesiology and Head of the Speciality School in Anaesthesiology, University of Genoa, Italy; Head of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the IRCCS AOU San Martino IST in Genoa, ICU Management & Practice Editorial Board member. 17:40 – 18:00 100 Hall
On Thursday 17 March a trip to the circus is in store, an evening of fun and opportunity to watch a circus troupe (including some of the faculty members!) perform at the Big Top, and enjoy a buffet at Tour et Taxi”, a converted warehouse complex located by the Brussels canal. Tickets will be available at the ‘‘Faculty Desk’’ at €80 per person.
Plenary Lectures
Tuesday
The Future of Critical Care
Craig Coopersmith, Past President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Professor of Surgery; Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Associate Director, Emory Center for Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 17.05-17.30 Lippens Room, National LibraryHaemodynamic monitoring in 2025
Maxime Canesson, Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at University of California Irvine, USA. 17.10-17.35 HLB Room
No bacteremia, no VAP, no resistanceMiguel Sánchez García, Head of Intensive Care, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid. 17.35-18.00 HLB Room
Wednesday
ICU-acquired infections: How they contribute to late sepsis mortalityTom van der Poll, Professor and Chair, Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11.50-12.15 Lippens Room National Library
Acute brain injury: New aspects
David Menon, Professor and Head of Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, UK.
15:55 – 16:20 Copper Room
How we will treat sepsis in 10 yearsSteven Opal, Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, USA; Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. 17:05 – 17:30 Silver Room
Thursday
Antibiotic therapy Thierry Calandra, Professor of Medicine, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Head, Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. 10:05 – 10:30 Studio Bozar
Guidelines for HAP/VAP: Europe vs America
Antoni Torres, Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain. 11:40 – 12:15 Copper Hall
Ventilator emergenciesNeil R MacIntyre, Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, USA. 11:45 – 12:10 100 Hall
Acute renal failure
Ivan Göcze, Department of Surgery and Surgical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Regensburg, Germany. 11:25 – 11:50 400 Hall
Obstetric critical care
Sharon Einav, Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 11:50 – 12:15 400 Hall
Optimization of aerosol bronchodilator deliveryPaolo Pelosi, Professor in Anaesthesiology and Head of the Speciality School in Anaesthesiology, University of Genoa, Italy; Head of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the IRCCS AOU San Martino IST in Genoa, ICU Management & Practice Editorial Board member. 17:40 – 18:00 100 Hall
Social Events
The scientific exhibition opens on Tuesday 15 March with cocktails from 18.00-19.00 (ticket included in registration fee).On Thursday 17 March a trip to the circus is in store, an evening of fun and opportunity to watch a circus troupe (including some of the faculty members!) perform at the Big Top, and enjoy a buffet at Tour et Taxi”, a converted warehouse complex located by the Brussels canal. Tickets will be available at the ‘‘Faculty Desk’’ at €80 per person.
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