Critical Care Events

Unrestricted Education Grant

CSSA & SATs Congress Presentations

Ballroom North Monday \| click to expand Changing Work Cultures to Improve Patient Safety in the ICU - Kathleen M. Vollman MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM Immunomodulation by antimicrobials - Bruce Rubin, MEngr, MD, MBA, FRCPC, Inflammatory markers at hospital discharge predict subsequent mortality after sepsis - John A. Kellum, MD Surgery in Lung Cancer Patients with Limited Lung Function - Semih Halezeroglu, MD, FETCS Perceived Professional Image of Critical Care Nurses? How do we improve our professional image?-- Janet Bell Surviving sepsis guideline: The role of the ICU nurse - Juan Scribante Impact on outcomes by focusing on evidence-based basic care practices- - Kathleen M. Vollman MSN, RN, Sepsis: bench to bedside - Professor S Bhagwanjee Echocardiography in the intensive care unit: from evolution to revolution? - Antoine Viellard-Baron, Michael Slama, Bernard Cholley Case Studies Tuesday \| click to expand MRSA VAP - Is vancomycon obsolete - Richard G.Wunderink MD Large - scale studies of intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients - John A Myburgh Non-Invasive Ventilation - Stephen E. Lapinsky Pressure Scores - Cheryl Carter Bronchial toilet - Dr WE Nel Oral hygiene - Juan Scribante Reducing central line associated blood stream infections: Use of evidence-based clinical Guidelines - Kathleen M. Vollman MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM Continuing professional development (CPD) - BR Bhengu Knowledge of critical care nurses: The evidence - Dr Annali Botha Epidemiology of asthma and COPD in the Developing World - Surinder K. Jindel Wednesday \| click to expand Pulmonary arterial hypertension Pandemic planning in critical care - Stephen Lapinsky Asthma Therapy - keeping patients out of hospitall - Eric D. Bateman Is there a role for intensivists - Lance Michell Chronic Thrombo - Embolic Pulmonary Hypertension Enteral tubes in ICU - Des Cox Eye Care - Portia Joran Backrest elevation in ICU - Stephilia Tshukutsoane Cuff Pressures - Vivien Herbert Intra Abdominal pressure monitoring - Yolanda Walsh Thursday \| click to expand Avian influenza - Gavin M Joynt Determining Response to therapy in VAP - Richrd G. Wunderink MD The management of fungal infections George H. Karam, M.D. Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis: What is the state of the art? - John A. Kellum, MD The method of parenteral antibiotic administration: Is it a big issue Adrian Brink Campaign Launch Emergence of extensive drug resistance among gram-negative bacilli in South Africa - Dr Inge Zietsman Artesuate access in South Africaa - Karen I Barnes Biomarkers in Sepsis Is it time yet? Nicky Kalafatis King Edward BDG, NATS, PCRS-New diagnodtic Strategies - Olga Perovic Role of Pneumococcal Conjucate Vaccine (PCV) - Shabir A. Madhi	Ballroom South Monday \| click to expand The impact of abdominal compartment syndrome on fluid resuscitation - M. Miller Starting and stopping CRRT - John A. Kellum, MD Common sense, self-evident or a research finding? - JCA Davies, Professor Emeritus, Damage Control Resuscitation - H DU Plessis Endpoints of resuscitation - Jacques Goosen How much fluid is enoughh - Eric Hodgson Vasoactive agents in critically ill patients - John A Myburgh Preventing TB in silica exposed workers - Gavin J. Churchyard Tuesday \| click to expand Smoking as a Risk Factor for CAP - Charles Feldman Osman, Management of severe CAPP - G.A. Richards TB versus bacterial CAP: The role of biomarkers - Veerle Msimang, M.Sc. Genetics of infectionn - Richard G. Wunderink MD HRCT - Dr G Rubin Chronology of blood transfusion Strong ion difference: Is it a big deal? - John A. Kellum, MD Wednesday \| click to expand Menstrual Cycles Critical Illness - Dean Gopolan Introductionn Critical care management of the pregnant patient - Stephen E. Lapinsky Ethical challenges in the management of the critically ill pregnant patient - Fathima Paruk Nutritional support in pancreatitis - Cate Fourie Is your patient fed up? Complications of nutritional support - Dave Muckart Thursday \| click to expand Outbreak of a novel arenavirus Southern Africa 2008 - LUCILLE Laboratory Investigation of viral Haemorrhagic Fevers - Jacqueline Weyer The patients perspective-closer to the cutting edge - Michele Stockigt Management of arenavirus infection A practical approach to the cutting edge - Nivesh Sewlall
Pilanesberg A Monday \| click to expand Benefits of LAAC in COPD - Prof Gill Ainslie Evidence for benefit of steroids in COPD - Prof E M Irusen Putting the management of COPD into perpective - Eric D Bateman Peep in the PICU - Dr Jacqui Brown Weaning Pediatric Ventilatory Support - Joseph A. Carcillo, M.D. Does the mode of ventilation matterr - L. Rudo Mathivha Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in PICU - Robin J Green Effective aerosol therapy - Bruce Rubin Asthma control How do we do it? - Robin J Green Fatal and near fatal asthma - Bruce K. Rubin Tuesday \| click to expand Use of outcome measures in the PICU - Joseph A Carcillo M.D. Evidence for benefit of steroids in COPD - Prof E M Irusen Sponatneous intracerebral haemorphage - Prof M S Mokgokong No news in good news - Dr I S Kalla Tobacco smoke and pulmonolary immunity - Richard van zyl - Smit COPICON Congress 2009 Plenary Priorities in management of traumatic brain injury - John A Myburgh Wednesday \| click to expand SATS Xray quiz - Professor Paul Willcox Should we do allergy testing in asthma??? - Robin J. Green PhD Asthma in pre-school children - Robin J. Green PhD Asthma Control Study In South Africa - Mike Greenblat Thursday \| click to expand Drug resistant tuberculosis in children - HS Schaaf Challenges in managing M(X)DR TB - Professor Paul Willcox Infection control in the setting of resistant TB - Stephen Olivier The White plague - Umesh Lalloo Utiligty of rapid drug susceeptibilitytest for the diagnosis of MDR - TB - Linda Erasmus	Pilanesberg B Monday \| click to expand Complicated PTB in the infant. - Dr P Goussard Surgery for the destroyed lunggg - Semih Halezeroglu Pneumonectomies in children - Dr Niel Struwig Assessment of sleep apnea - Dr Alison Bentley Tracheostomy Through the ages... - A.A. Conlan Management of Pleural Empyema - Semih Halezeroglu - Gerald McDonnell Tuesday \| click to expand Use of quantitative T cell responses versus Unstimulated IFN -yy for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis - Greg Symons Clinical presentation and outcome of pneumocystis Jirovecii pnemonia in HIV Seropositive patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. - Wong MLL¹, Dini L², Fernandez V², Frean J³³³ A Randomised comparison of the diagnostic yield of US-Assisted Abrams and Tru-cut needle biopsies for pleural TB - Coenie Koegelenberg The role of paediatric lung surgery in a low income country. - D Rhode, P Goussard, RP Gie, S Kling, A Vanker, GJ Rossouw, JT Janson, B Barnard Interstitial Fibrosis in Pneumocystis patients - Dr Erica Shaddock Quantitative lung T-cell responses aid the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis - Hoosain Khalfey Morbidity and Mortality of uranium miners.... - JR Joubert, D Maree, F Swaart, J Mourton Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in hospitalised children in a high HIV prevalence setting. - Zampoli M, Outcome of infants admitted to steve Biko Acedemic hospital with Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) - Kitchin O, Lekalakala LM Comparing-3D volume -rendered CT Images with fibreoptic tracheobronchoscopy.... - Pierre Goussard, Jaco du Plessis Airway secretion in cystic fibrosis - clearing a stick problemm - Bruce Rubin Adult cystic fibrosis nursing care in ward 496 - Carol Furlonger Biomass fuels & the lungss - Gillian Ainslie Wednesday \| click to expand VATS Lebectomy - A Conlan Smoking Cessation strategies an updatee - Michelle Wong Lung Cancer - a South African perspective - Murimisi Mukansi Ventilator associated in pneumonia in the PICU guideline issues - Andrew C Agent Pain Relief in ICU - Eric Hodgson Thursday \| click to expand Antiretrovirals in critical illness - L.Rudo Mathivha Nutrition in the PICU - Andrew C Argent The transport of the critically ill child - Roger Dickerson New drugs on the horizon - Shamiel Salie
Royal Chamber Saturday \| click to expand Evolving trends in the treatment of asthma - Eric D. Bateman Lung function testing Spirometry - Charles Feldman Aspects of medical ethics - Charles Feldman An update on Paediatric Asthma - Robin J Green Beware the asthmatic child who stops smiling - Robin J Green Difficult Asthma - UG Lalloo The "Doctors Trial" at Nuremberg - Weale A.	Eland Monday \| click to expand Principles and operative approaches - Dr A Conlan Tracheal Resection. A South African perspective - Dr MB Davidson, K Mustafa & RW Girdwood Antibiotic prescription practices and their relationship to outcome in intensive care units in South Africa - F Paruk Evaluation of a protocol to control Methecillin Resistant - Karin Kindness Nurses in ICU knowledge of basic Mechanical Ventilation - Lynn Botha How Microorganisms communicate - Charles Feldman Congress - zohra banoo Measurement of circulating cytokines.... - GA Richards The clinical outcome of infections due to ESBL Producing Enterbacteriaceae - O. Perovic Omparative training tandards in thoractic surgery - M de Groot Thoractic surgery in Europe - Semih Halezeroglu Bronchiectasis - Semih Halezeroglu Tuesday \| click to expand Massive Haemoptysis - Dr A Conlan Management of acute pnemonia - impact of HIV - Prakash Mohan Jeena Non Tuberculosis Mycobacterium in children is it relevant? - Pierre Goussard, Robert Gie Current management of Empyemaa - R Mamathuba TB in the ICU - Dr Anzile Enslin The role of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells - Greg Tintinger Heat Stroke - Richard Raine Controversies in the preoperative staging of Lung cancer with PET-CT - Semih Halezeroglu Wednesday \| click to expand Congenital Lung Lesions in children - management strategies - Dr Charl Verwey Prologue - Louis Reynalds New Strategies for managing ALI and ARDS in children - Omolemo Kitchin Therapeutic Hypothermia in traumatic brain injury in children - Dr.M.Bartlett