The Canadian Critical Care Society

What's New at The Canadian Critical Care Society
WELCOME! Please explore our website. Below you will find information for upcoming conferences, current positions available, and other news. The Guidelines Page contains submitted protocols and pathways. These documents are endorsed by the CCCS, and are posted publically for everyone's benefit. Additional guidelines and protocols (local and non-endorsed) are available to CCCS members on the secure pages. Google Group - for members only: All email discussions are archived and members can post and share files or webpages.
Newsletter - Winter 2008 (posted Jan 9, 2008) If you are a CCCS member, you can send a request to be on the CCCS e-mail list which is run through the Google group. Send notices of meetings, job opportunities or other information to be posted here to webadmin Website redesign: Please send comments and suggestions to webadmin
Conferences below updated with 2009 information
Some highlights from the CCCS meeting at the CCCF: The 2008 Certification exam was challenged by 41 adult and 7 pediatric trainees, with a 93% pass rate - congratulations to all the successful Fellows! The Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation has been dissolved and those functions assumed by the Canadian Blood Services. The Guidelines Committee (joint between CCCS and CCCTG) has changed the name to Knowledge Translation Committee to reflect a broader mandate and is updating terms of reference. David Leasa, CCCS President, presented the results of a strategic evaluation of the CCCS and plans for revising the board structure to be task-oriented rather than constituency-based. Approval in principle was granted at the annual meeting at CCCF, which will enable the bylaws to be revised accordingly. The updated bylaws will then be submitted to a vote by all members of the CCCS. Look for more information on all the above in an upcoming CCCS newsletter.

Critical Care Training Programs
Programs directors are encouraged to e-mail us with links to their websites or send me a file for placing on our server.
Program listings and their directors also can be found on the RCPSC website.
University of British Columbia
University of Alberta
Calgary Health Region
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
University of Western Ontario , London, ON
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Queen's University, Kingston, ON
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Conferences & Education	Critical Care Positions
Preventing VAP and CLI - Canadian ICU Collaborative and SHN Call to Action - Nov 28, 2008 Enrollment deadline APICS (Advanced Pediatrics Intensive Care Simulation) Course, Vancouver, Jan 8-10, 2009 The Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) is sponsoring CLIME, The Canadian Leadership Institute for Medical Education, Ottawa, Feb 9-12, 2009. Canadian Critical Care Review, May 22-23, 2009 Delta Meadowvale, Mississauga, ON World Congress Aug 28-Sep 1, 2009, Florence Italy Annual CCCS meeting in association with the Critical Care Canada Forum (formerly the Toronto Critical Care Medicine Symposium) Oct 20-22, 2009	Trillium Gift of Life Humber River Regional Hospital St Catharines: Intensivist Hamilton Health Sciences (McMaster): Intensivist Toronto Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre - Clinical Fellowship Calgary: Bioethics Medical Informatics Medical Education Clinical Fellows Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre - Locum positions: contact Dr. Michael Scott Phone 807 684-6000 or e-mail to scottm at tbh.net (remove anti-spam before sending)
Newsletters	Other Critical Care Sites
	Canadian sites: Canadian Critical Care Trials Group Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists Trauma Association of Canada Canadian ICU Collaborative Canadian Resuscitation Institute Canadian Intensive Care Foundation	International Sites: SCCM ANZICS ESICM UK ICS
Contacts	CCCS Business Section
President Secretary (general inquiries about the Society) Website (feedback & content for website)	Canadian Critical Care Society online application form (word format; pdf). Please print out and fax to Deb Wilson at the number indicated. Guidelines and Official CCCS Documents Members Information - Update your contact information online (maybe!)

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