If you haven’t already made arrangements to join more than 5,000 of your critical care colleagues in February at the 33rd Critical Care Congress, now is the time to do so. The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Congress is the only international, multidisciplinary forum dedicated to advancing the practice of all professionals in the field of critical care.

Scheduled for February 20-25, 2004 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, Congress educational sessions address issues beyond basic medical education and highlight the hottest, newest solutions available in critical care.

Educational sessions will focus on timely topics, such as “The Toronto SARS Experience,” West Nile Virus and the SAFE Study Trial Results. Other topics include situations critical care professionals encounter every day, such as the diagnosis and treatment of acute diseases, monitoring and supportive techniques, and evidence-based practice, along with original research, and more. Speakers will discuss advancements in the treatment of status epilepticus, renal failure, ARDS, sepsis, and trauma, as well as the improved approaches to airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, sedation, and glucose control. In addition, this international, interdisciplinary forum provides attendees with the opportunity to learn from experts in their individual field as well as experts in other areas of critical care.

The Poster Hall, filled with research presentations, attracts Congress attendees at the 32nd Critical Care Congress.

New in 2004 and anticipated to be among the most popular courses, the Fundamentals of Disaster Management (FDM) Instructor course will teach critical care professionals how to conduct an FDM course, which provides the latest information on disaster response, hampered communications, and natural and man-made disasters. The FDM course expands upon the information provided in the Society’s new pocket guide, Fundamentals of Disaster Management, and is held in conjunction with the Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS) Instructor course.

Due to the success of the 2003 FCCS Instructor course, this session’s capacity has been increased to hold double the attendees in 2004. The one-day FCCS Instructor course provides the opportunity to learn from critical care experts who continue to be luminaries to the FCCS program. Lectures cover a broad range of themes within critical care, including hemodynamic monitoring, neurologic support and acute respiratory failure. Furthermore, participants will learn and share hands-on teaching techniques on topics such as ventilator management through interactive skill stations. Attendance at previous instructor courses has been robust, so sign up for both the FCCS and FDM instructor courses today.

Congress attendees will also hear from worldrenowned critical care experts in unopposed morning and afternoon plenary sessions. The session topics include: Interface Between Clinical Care, Industry, Reimbursement; Renal Failure; Sepsis: We Have Met the Enemy; End-of-Life Decision Making: Lessons from the Ethicus and Ethicatt Studies; Acute Lung Injury in the 21st Century: What We Know and What We Don’t; Genetics and Prototyping; and Surviving Intensive Care.

To maximize attendees’ Congress experience, the Society added a new Exhibit Hall Theater (continuing education credit not available) that will rebroadcast the most popular sessions each day. Product Theater Workshops are also planned so that attendees can learn about the newest critical care products and services available in an interactive forum. While at Congress, attendees can stay connected through high-speed Internet available at both the Internet Pavilion and Laptop Stations.

In addition to the educational events, attendees will enjoy the benefits of a world-class destination. The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, host to the 33rd Critical Care Congress, is a full amenity resort conveniently located near Orlando-area theme parks, museums, theaters, golf courses, and other recreational and cultural activities. Advance discounted tickets to Walt Disney World are also available.

Don’t miss the opportunity to join your colleagues at this premier critical care meeting. As an SCCM member, you will receive savings off of the regular registration rates. If you are not currently an SCCM member, but join the Society prior to Congress, you will be eligible for the savings as well.

Attend Congress Daybreak/Evening Panel Discussions
Begin your days and end your evenings at the 2004 Congress by attending interactive Daybreak and Evening Panel Discussions. These sessions present current advancements in critical care and allow you to engage in thought-provoking discussions with critical care colleagues from around the world. Although there is no additional charge for the Daybreak and Evening Panel Discussions, Congress attendees must register in advance for these sessions. Space is limited. To register, contact SCCM Customer Service at
(847) 827-6888.

33rd Critical Care Congress Exhibitors
As of October 24, 2003
Abbott Laboratories
Acuity Care Technology
Airborne Life Support Systems/
VIA Medical
Alsius Corporation
American College of Chest
Physicians
Anesthesiology News
Armstrong Medical
Industries Inc.
Arrow International
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.
Auburn University
Bard Access Systems
Baxter Healthcare
Bayer Pharmaceutical
Corporation
B. Braun Medical
Blank Children’s Hospital
Brahms Diagnostica
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
Calmoseptine, Inc.
Care-Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Cerner Corporation
Clinicomp, Intl.
CMA/Microdialysis
Cook Critical Care
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dale Medical Products, Inc.
Datascope Corporation
Daxor Corporation
Diagnostic Products Corporation
Doctors Against Handgun Injury
Draeger Medical
Eli Lilly and Company
Elsevier Science
ESP Pharma
European Society of Intensive
Care Medicine
Gambro Renal Products
GMP Wireless Medicine, Inc.
Hard Manufacturing
Health Educator Publications, Inc.
Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
Humana Press Inc.
Hutchinson Technology Inc.
iMD Soft
Integra Neurosciences
KCI
LIDCO Limited
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Malignant Hyperthermia
Association of the United
States (MHAUS)
Maquet, Inc.
Medical Interviews
Medivance
Merck Human Health
Nellcor Puritan Bennett
Nestle Clinical Nutrition
Nihon Kohden America
Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.
Pamlab, LLC (Pamlor SS)
Partnership For Excellence in
Critical Care
Pfizer Inc.
Philips Medical Systems
Physician Technologies
PhysioAdvantage
Picis
Portex, Inc.
Project IMPACT CCM, Inc.
Respironics
Ross Products Division,
Abbott Laboratories
Sage Publications
Santarus, Inc.
Scios Inc.
Spectral Diagnostics
Tap Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The CHEST Foundation
The Murphey Group, Inc.
UNOS
USCOM
Venetec International
Viasys Healthcare
VISICU, Inc.
Weatherby Locums
Wolfe Tory Medical, Inc.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Yamanouchi Pharma
America, Inc.
ZOLL Medical Corporation