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The Middle East Critical Care Assembly (MECCA) of the Syrian American Medical Association (SAMA) has conducted its second annual meeting in Damascus on May 6-8, 2010 very successfully. Below a=is the symposium program along with downloads of all the presentations:organising its 2nd Annual Symposium in Damascus, Syria from Thursday 06 until Satuday 08 May 2010:
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| Session I: Evidence-based Critical Care Medicine |
- Critical care medicine: Past present and future: Nabil Abouchala
- Information Mastery: Mazen Kherallah
- Critical Appraisal: Nabil Abouchala
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| Session II: Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine |
- ARDS update: Mazen Kherallah
- Severe Asthma: Naem Shahrour
- Massive pulmonary embolism: Nabil Abouchala
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| Session III: Pediatric Neurology Critical Care |
- CNS infections: controversies in the management: Jihad Zahraa
- Status Epilepticus management in pediatrics: Salim Kabbani
- Near drowning & HIE: Can we help? Oussama Alahmad
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| Session IV: Adult Neurology Critical Care |
- Management of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the ICU: Ahmad Alkhani
- Hypothermia post cardiac arrest: Ashraf Altarifi
- Current trends in ICU management of closed head injury: Ahmad Alkhani
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| Session V: Nephrology, Electrolytes and Metabolism |
- Hospital acquired hyponatremia: Jihad Zahraa
- Acute Kidney Injury in PICU: Management challenges: Salim Kabbani
- Glycemic Control in ICU: Lama Zazir
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| Session VI: Year in Review |
- Year in review I: Nabil Abouchala
- Year in review II: Mazen Kherallah
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| Session VII: End of Life Critical Care |
- Caring for dying patient in ICU and family approach: Mazen Kherallah
- Futile care in PICU: The grey zone: Jihad Zahraa
- Brain Death Diagnosis and Management: Ghyath Jamil
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| Session VIII:Infections in ICU |
- VAP: Diagnoses, biomarkers, choice of antibiotic therapy, optimal duration, prevention strategies: Abdulaziz Alhashimi
- Use of ICU bundles: CVC, VAP prevention: Ashraf Tarifi
- Treatment of invasive candida infection in ICU: Mazen Kherallah
- Challenges with resistant organisms in ICU: Hussain Alawadhi
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| Session VIII: Late Session |
- Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Brussels Meeting 2010 Update: Hussain Awadhi
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| Session IX: Severe Sepsis Updates |
- Early goal directed therapy: Ghyath Jamil
- Use of corticosteroids in septic shock: Hussain Alawadhi
- Pediatric consideration in the management of severe sepsis: Ammar Alhakeem
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| Session X: Miscellaneous |
- Oncologic emergencies in children: Jihad Zahraa
- Pediatric cardiac emergencies: Salim Kabbani
- Nutrition in ICU: Nabil Abouchala
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| Session XI: Sedation in ICU |
- Fulfilling the needs of ICU patient: Mazen Kherallah
- Wake up and Breath: Ghyath Jamil
- Sedation and analgesia in PICU: Jihad Zahraa
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| Session XI: Pro and Con Debate: Steroid Use in ARDS |
- Pro: Nabil Abouchala
- Con: Mazen Kherallah
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- X-ray interpretation in PICU: Ossama Alahmad
- Myocarditis/ Rhythm Disturbances in PICU: Hassan Alfarra
- Inoropes and vasopressors. What is the right choice for my patient? : Jihad Zahraa
- Selection of empiric antibiotic therapy: Mazen Kherallah
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