IFAD GOES BRUSSELS !!!
This website is regularly updated. Last modification by Adminstrator (Manu Malbrain) on January 20th 2020 at 10:00 AM.
The iFAD started as local initiative form the pharmaceutical working group on fluids from the Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen (www.zna.be). Today iFAD is integrated within the not-for-profit charitable organization iMERiT, International Medical Education and Research Initiative, under Belgian law and as such the iFAD Organising Committee strongly recognizes and values a constructive partnership with the industry.
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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.
Please fill in the survey!
We designed an international electronic survey to better understand current practice and alignment with international guidelines in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Little is known about the cardiovascular consequences of COVID-19 and the hemodynamic management of patients requiring ICU admission.
Watch the Livestream of the 40th Anniversary ICU Symposium in Brussels (Oct 12)
SoMe Report
The #IFAD2018 Social Media Report is out. Find out more and download the 297 page report!
How to limit fluid overload?
Over the last decades we have used aggressive fluid resuscitation as a cornerstone in the treatment of shock, however, with only little evidence to support this. Early venconstriction may avoid fluid overload.
Save the date March 26-29, 2019, Sydney, Australia
The Social Media and Critical Care Conference continues to harness the immense energy of FOAM and SMACC in Sydney March 26-29 2019 promises to be the best one yet. IFAD is a SMACC affiliated website.
Please fill in the Fluid survey!
We designed an international electronic survey to better understand current practice and alignment with international guidelines in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Fluid administration and management are one of the fundamental practices of intensive care, however few colleagues consider fluids as drugs.
Follow the livestream during the 3rd BEACH course in Brussels
Follow the livestream of the 3rd BEACH course in Brussels (Oct 11)
BElgian Annual eCmo Hands-on Course
#BEACH2018 SoMe Report
The #BEACH2018 Social Media Report is out. Find out more and download the 9 page report!
Follow the livestream during the 7th IFAD in Amsterdam
Follow the livestream of the 7th International Fluid Academy Day in Amsterdam (Nov 23)
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.
Please fill in the General survey!
We designed an international electronic survey to better understand current practice and alignment with international guidelines in critically ill COVID-19 patients. The impact of the present COVID-19 crisis on all levels of society is devastating. Therefore we would like to know the following: Tell us how you managed ICU patients. Tell us what you feel. Tell us what you think. Tell us what you have done
Save lives: Support research on IV Fluids
We need your help to collect money to support research on IV Fluids. Save lives, donate now.
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Secondary brain injury is a frequent event
Talk given by Victoria McCredie, University of Toronto. Secondary brain injury is a frequent event in TBI patients. These events greatly influence prognosis and are potentially preventable. Our understanding of secondary brain injury mechanisms and physiologic responses to treatment is evolving.
Pro-Con debate (@Manu_Malbrain)
Talk by @Manu_Malbrain given during the #LIVES2018 Pro Con debate on Oct 24th in Paris whether the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines and Bundles should be retired yes or no. Manu Malbrain taking the PRO stand against Mitch Levy. Watch full presentation here.
Can we engineer a superfluid to replace human plasma?
Read further and find out whether or not the ideal intravenous plasma substitution fluid exists or not?
We designed an international electronic survey to better understand current practice and alignment with international guidelines in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Little is known about the cardiovascular consequences of COVID-19 and the hemodynamic management of patients requiring ICU admission.
We designed an international electronic survey to better understand current practice and alignment with international guidelines in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Fluid administration and management are one of the fundamental practices of intensive care, however few colleagues consider fluids as drugs.
We designed an international electronic survey to better understand current practice and alignment with international guidelines in critically ill COVID-19 patients. The impact of the present COVID-19 crisis on all levels of society is devastating. Therefore we would like to know the following: Tell us how you managed ICU patients. Tell us what you feel. Tell us what you think. Tell us what you have done
Mark the dates for different IFADmini pop-up meetings in 2020 around the globe in Jakarta (Indonesia, April 6), Milano during SMART (Italy, May 28), Barcelona during ESA specialist society session (Spain, June 2), Krakau (Poland, June 5), Mexico city durine RECAT (Mexico, August 1-2), and Kuala Lumpur (Maleysia, Sep 6).
Sedation and analgesia during ECMO (M Raes)
Weaning from ECMO (D dos Reis Miranda)
How to deal with antibiotics and fluids (H Peperstraete)
Radiology of ECMO (K Nieboer)
How to deal with nutrition? (E de Waele)
Neuro-monitoring during ECMO (F Taccone)
Indications and contraindications (S Bouchez)
ECMO principles and different modes (F Taccone)
Anticoagulation (H Peperstraete)
Watch the Livestream of the 40th Anniversary ICU Symposium in Brussels (Oct 12)
Follow the livestream of the 3rd BEACH course in Brussels (Oct 11)
BElgian Annual eCmo Hands-on Course
We need your help to collect money to support research on IV Fluids. Save lives, donate now.
Embed code:The #IFAD2018 Social Media Report is out. Find out more and download the 297 page report!
The #BEACH2018 Social Media Report is out. Find out more and download the 9 page report!
Monitoring of the respiratory function and adapting the ventilatory settings during anaesthesia and critical care are of great importance. This article will focus on how to deal with the respiratory derangements in critically ill patients with abdominal hypertension.
Talk given by Victoria McCredie, University of Toronto. Secondary brain injury is a frequent event in TBI patients. These events greatly influence prognosis and are potentially preventable. Our understanding of secondary brain injury mechanisms and physiologic responses to treatment is evolving.
Over the last decades we have used aggressive fluid resuscitation as a cornerstone in the treatment of shock, however, with only little evidence to support this. Early venconstriction may avoid fluid overload.
Join us in India on december 23rd on the first Fluid Academy Day in India, organised by Supradip Ghosh. Everything you need to know about fluid therapy (#IFAD2018 #IFADmini)
Think you know your cardiac output monitor? Think you can tell the difference between ScVO2, pCO2 gap, etc? Is your clinical practice similar to your peers?
Have a look at how the delegates of #IFAD2018 voted in the interactive voting of the "Fluid responsiveness and beyond" session .....
Think you know your fluids? Think you can tell the difference between Hartmanns, 0.9% saline, etc? Is your clinical practice similar to your peers?
Have a look at how the delegates of #IFAD2018 voted in the interactive voting of the "Paradigm shift in fluid therapy" session .....
What do you think?? Do you agree? Do you disagree? We want to hear from you. Post your comments or contact us on @fluid_academy
Follow the livestream of the 7th International Fluid Academy Day in Amsterdam (Nov 23)
Capillary leakage is one major cause of intravasal fluid deficiency. This may result in hypotension and cardiocirculatory shock necessitating fluid resuscitation. Follow this Masterclass and learn more on cytokine removal...
If you are going to the AMIB meeting in Sao Paulo join us for an iFADmini on Nov 28th or come to Rio for an iFADmicro on Dec 5th
Talk by @Manu_Malbrain given during the #LIVES2018 Pro Con debate on Oct 24th in Paris whether the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines and Bundles should be retired yes or no. Manu Malbrain taking the PRO stand against Mitch Levy. Watch full presentation here.
This workshop will explain why some powerpoint presentations are boring and what you can do to keep your audience awake...
The Social Media and Critical Care Conference continues to harness the immense energy of FOAM and SMACC in Sydney March 26-29 2019 promises to be the best one yet. IFAD is a SMACC affiliated website.
This blog is the second of three from the authors examining how social media (SoMe) transgresses the usual borders and may, in the future, play an important role in learning and teaching in critical care...
This blog is the first of three from the authors examining how social media (SoMe) transgresses the usual borders and may, in the future, play an important role in learning and teaching in critical care...
Social media is beginning to change the way that medicine is practiced. It has the power to engage people in public health and policy discussions, and to establish professional networks...
This workshop will outline the basic principles of extracorporeal life support made easy by key-experts in the field and is NOT to be missed...
The course will start by refreshing core topics in acid base medicine. Then we will quickly move towards full and complete understanding of acid base medicine made easy by key-experts in the field and is NOT to be missed...
Join us for a full day course comprising of lectures, interactive sessions and practical hands-on time on various modalities of point-of-care ultrasound with experienced international faculty
This workshop will outline the basic principles of extracorporeal life support made easy by key-experts in the field and is NOT to be missed...
This workshop will outline the basic principles of extracorporeal life support made easy by key-experts in the field and is NOT to be missed...
This workshop will outline the basic principles of extracorporeal life support made easy by key-experts in the field and is NOT to be missed...
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.
