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    ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPENS APRIL 1

    IFAD GOES BRUSSELS !!!

    10th Anniversary International Fluid Academy Day - November 25-29 2020 - Brussels, Belgium

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    A neglected topic for way too long, the interest in fluid therapy seems to be quickly ris

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    We are very pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary International Fluid Academy Days, which will take place on November 26-28 in 2020 at the Passage 44 in Brussels, Belgium. The aim of this tenth edition is again to review recent advances in fluid management, and hemodynamic and organ function monitoring in the critical care setting in a comprehensive manner for intensivists, anaesthesiologists and emergency physicians as well as interested internists and surgeons. However the meeting will deal with any broad topic related to critical care. As always it is also a great way to promote professional interaction between faculty members, participants and delegates of the industry. There will be other pre- and post-IFAD meetings

    The 10th International Fluid Academy Day will again be a 3-day concise meeting on all aspects of fluid managament and hemodynamic monitoring in the critically ill.

    Dates: November 26th - 28th 2020, 8:00 - 18:00

    This website is regularly updated. Last modification by Adminstrator (Manu Malbrain) on January 20th 2020 at 10:00 AM.

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    We are very pleased to announce the mini International Fluid Academy Day, which will take place on August 2nd at Crowne Plaza in mexico city. The aim of this mini edition is again to review recent advances in fluid management, and hemodynamic and organ function monitoring in the critical care setting in a comprehensive manner for intensivists, anaesthesiologists and emergency physicians as well as interested internists and surgeons. However the meeting will deal with any broad topic related to critical care. As always it is also a great way to promote professional interaction between faculty members, participants and delegates of the industry.

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Petition to retire the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines

We need a paradigm shift in the way we develop guidance and treat our sepsis patients

Fill in the petition. Guidelines that go beyond guidance and move to regimented, time-based prescriptions of care must be based on unassailable evidence. Even then, the clinician's assessment of the individual patient should allow a diversion from the guideline directed care.

 

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