Welcome to the 2009 ASM

• Registration
  
• Scientific Program
  
• Social Program
• Satellite Meetings
  
• Call for Abstracts
• Accommodation
• Venue
  
• Contact
• Health Care Industry

Welcome

On behalf of the Regional Organising Committee I am delighted to invite you to attend the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, to be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from 12th  – 14th June 2009.

The theme of the meeting is Energy Crises Large and Small. The meeting will provide Intensive Care Specialists and Trainees with a comprehensive review of aspects of metabolism, hormonal control mechanisms and feeding including intermediary metabolism, the impact of infection on these processes and altered drug kinetics.

Key Invited speakers at the meeting include Professor Djilali Annane (critical Care and Metabolic/Endocrine Responses) France, Professor Frank Brunkhorst (critical Care and Metabolic/Endocrine Responses) Germany, Professor Marin Kollef (Critical Care and Infection) USA, Professor David Paterson (Infectious diseases) Australia, Professor Michael Roberts (Drug Metabolism) Australia, Professor John Turnage (Infectious diseases) Australia, and Professor Duncan Topliss (Endocrine Responses in Critical Illness) Ausatralia.

The meeting will also host the JFICM Fellowship Admission Ceremony and Dinner at the magnificent Hillstone St Lucia.

A copy of the registration brochure and scientific program will be available shortly.

I look forward to welcoming you to Brisbane in 2009.

Assoc Prof Rob Boots
Convenor, 2009 JFICM ASM

Enquiries

Any registration enquiries should be directed to the Conference Secretariat:

Ms Kate Briggs
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
630 St Kilda Road
MELBOURNE  VIC  3004
AUSTRALIA

Phone: (+61 3) 9510 6299
Fax: (61 3) 9510 6786
Email: kbriggs@anzca.edu.au