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Dangers of the Deep: Exploration Medicine.

Exploration medicine. Glenn Singleman enthralls the crowd with tales of the deep, his experiences following James Cameron into the Mariana trench.

ARDS: An Evidence-based Update. By Mac Sweeney.

Rob mac Sweeney dissects the current evidence base that governs our diagnosis and management of ARDS. Distressing results.

Pharmacokinetics in the Critically Ill

Jeff Lipman explores how our conventional regimes for drug administration may be drastically underperforming when treating our critically ill patients

Prehospital Care: The Future. By Habig.

Karel Habig reveals exciting, emerging technologies that have the potential to revolutionise pre-hospital care. 

Hard Lessons Learned by Parker

Casey Parker examines what makes us human. The principles and practice of empathy in critical care, the importance of introspection. How to improve your practice.

ECMO: What Could Go Wrong? by Murphy

Deidre Murphy on Murphy's Law. The importance of training, planning and preparing for the worst. ECMO emergencies

Do Doctors Do it Better by Webb

Sarah Webb highlights how the upskilling of critical care nursing staff can make for more efficient and effective high acuity care teams.

Big Trouble, Little People: Paeds Retrieval by Lockie

Little Adults? Fran Lockie examines our approach to critically ill children and the importance of sticking with our tried and tested formulae.

Remote Resus Room Planning by Leeuwenburg

Resus room Feng shui. Tim Leeuwenburg on 'training hard to fight easy'. Challenges and strategies for the remote emergency department.

Talking at the Death by Philpot

The best way to convey the worst. Steve Philpot highlights flaws in our approach to discussions surrounding terminal illness and palliative care.

Heart Under Stress by Body

In Troponin we trust? Rick Body examines the clinical approach to the diagnosis of ACS, how our judgement can be notoriously wrong.

Post Cardiac Arrest by Bernard

From ECPR to ECMO. Steve Bernard examines evolving trends and technology for post-arrest care in Australia.

Surgical Airway by Weingart

Scott Weingart unveils his mantra for the surgical airway, whilst exploring its vital role and the stigma surrounding it.

Aortic Catastrophes

Commonly missed catastrophes. Rob Rogers expertly details strategies for improving our early identification of aortic dissection.

Punk Rock, Top Gun and the Resus Room

Tales from past lives. Deniz Tek regales the crowd with unlikely parallels between his other loves; music, aviation and emergency medicine.

High Sensitivity Troponin: Friend or Foe?

Louise Cullen and Rick Body fuel a contentious debate on the clinical significance of the high sensitivity troponin assay. Will your patients benefit from that extra digit ?

High Sensitivity Troponin: Friend or Foe?

Louise Cullen and Rick Body fuel a contentious debate on the clinical significance of the high sensitivity troponin assay. Will your patients benefit from that extra digit ?

Awake Intubation the EMCrit Way

Scott Weingart revisits his famous video, illustrating how awake intubation can be done efficiently and effectively, with the proper preparation.

Awake Intubation the EMCrit Way

Scott Weingart revisits his famous video, illustrating how awake intubation can be done efficiently and effectively, with the proper preparation.

Motorbike Mayhem by Hinds

John Hinds delivers on his promise of ‘in extremis’ whilst exploring the unique patterns of injury seen in high speed motorcycle trauma.

FOAMed Adventures by Westafer

Westafer, Lauren — Adventures in FOAM: Gizmo Idolatry or effective learning? The allure of false idols? Lauren Westafer examines how FOAMed compares to traditional medical education. Are patient outcomes being affected?

Raper, Ray — Charming the Yellow Snake: Pulmonary Artery Catheters

Ray Raper examines the continued use of the pulmonary artery catheter in critical care. Are alternative monitors up to the task ?

Myburgh, John — Raised ICP: Keeping a Lid on It

John Myburgh on the misunderstood craniectomy. The management of raised ICP and what we do when our options run out.

Wilson, Mark — Monro-Kellie 2.0

Mark Wilson gives an expert rundown of the fundamental principles of ICP monitoring. 

McGloughlin, Steve — The Dying Traveller

Steve McGloughlin on tactics and treatment. Critical care specialties as the frontline for the assesment and management of exotic diseases.

Weingart, Scott — Sepsis in New York: Our first 15,000 patients

Scott Weingart simplifies emergent data on our approaches to early, goal-directed therapy in sepsis. How a little goes a long way.

Roland, Damian — Evaluating Education

Education as an Intervention. Damian Roland highlights how patient outcomes should be a benchmark for the quality of our teaching.

Myburgh, John — Beta blockers and De-stressing the Septic Patient

John Myburgh on the emerging evidence for the use of beta-blockade in sepsis. Direction for future research.

Cohen, Jeremy — Is it really all about the glycocalyx?

Jeremy Cohen examines changing paradigms in fluid resuscitation. Is recent focus on the glycocalyx justified?

Kelly, Greg — When Children Die

Compassion, Confidence, Honesty. Greg Kelly on how to offer better palliative care.

Story, David — Is chloride a poison?

Leaving bicarb behind. David Story on rethinking acid-base balance in critical care.

Johnston, Michelle — Supersized patients, Supersized problems

Michelle Johnston tackles a weighty problem. The challenges of morbid obesity in trauma.

May, Natalie — Paediatric Tricks you won’t find in a Book

How does our approach to the paediatric patient and their family help or hinder us in critical care? Natalie May reveals all.

Carley, Simon — What to believe? When to change?

Think about improving your thinking. Simon Carley examines the only constant in our ever-changing medical world.

Cullen, Louise — Why most published research is wrong

Question everything! Louise cullen examines the minefield of published research and importance of reading around topics, not articles.

Brown, Tony — Is the Peer Reviewed Journal Dead?

Tony Brown's emotive expose on the bias of medical research and publication. The flaws in our current paradigms.

Regan, Luke - Getting It Right The First Time

Reid, Cliff — Resuscitation Dogmalysis

The ABC's of practicing what we preach. Cliff Reid examines the over-complication of resuscitation and our need to return to the basics.

Reid, Cliff - When Should Resuscitation Stop?

Cliff Reid delivers another moving talk on when we should, and especially when we shouldn't stop when resuscitating.

Reid, Cliff - When Should Resuscitation Stop?

Cliff Reid delivers another moving talk on when we should, and especially when we shouldn't stop when resuscitating.

Carley, Simon — Do Risk Factors Really Factor?

Simon Carley examines the value that diagnosticians place on risk factors. Are we under or over diagnosing ?

SMACC CHICAGO Dates

Roger Harris and Oli Flower talk about next year's SMACC conference - why the dates have been locked in for 23-26 June 2015 and what makes this conference different.

Beardsell, Iain — Pain and Suffering in the ED

Iain takes on a topic that is traditionally uninspiring and delivers an incredible talk that left the crowd in tears.

Brohi, Karim — Triumph over Trauma

Brohi dissects why trauma management has changed so dramatically in the last 20 years and how it may look in the future.

Wilson, Mark - Neurosurgery for Everyone

Unforgetable live-on-stage demo of remote critical care neurosurgery in action. 

Crowe, Elizabeth — Swearing your way out of a Crisis

Liz gave a standout performance on coping strategies for stressful situations, firing a shot at political correctness gone mad.

Weingart, Scott — State-of-the-Art Intra-Arrest Care

Weingart tackles the dogma and evidence around resuscitation algorithms brings us the concept of truely advanced life support.

Cricoid: to press, or not to press? (Hinds and May)

The debate that ignited a war that is still raging. Whatever your stance, you need to hear this!

Mallemat, Haney - The Art and Science of Fluid Responsiveness

Haney gives an erudite summary of the controversial topic of measuring and managing fluid responsiveness in shock.

Plenary: What is possible, what is reasonable, what is best?

Brazil leads an all-star cast through a thought provoking discussion on the prickly topic of end of life care in critical care.