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ECCC Dubai 2016 is the main specialized conference and exhibition in Critical Care in the UAE and the Highest

attended in the Region held during the last 12 months, with over 100 International & 55 UAE based Invited guest

speakers. The conference hosted five parallel scientific tracks, Seven symposiums, Five courses, Three workshops

and exhibition space for more than 35 exhibitors.

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Speakers 180

Lectures 200

Courses 5

Workshops 3

Attendees 1300 +

Posters 23

Endorsing Societies 30

Exhibition Booth 36

EDIC I Exam Registrants held on 6th April 2016 143

13th ECCC 2017 Announced Dates April 6th to 8th, 2017

EDIC I Exam 2017 Announced Date April 5th , 2017

Highlights of the Conference

The Conference took place at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City from 7th to 9th April 2016. The Conferencevenue and accommodation was easily accessible and within 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport.

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Emirates Intensive Care Society (EICS)

Australia - New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)

Emirates Nursing Association – Critical Care Nursing

Egyptian Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (ESCCEM)

Higher College of Technology (HCT )

The German Sepsis Society (GSS)

Intensive Care Society (ICS)

Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care (APICARE)

Canadian Critical Care Society (CCCS)

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

Egyptian Society of Intensive Care and Trauma (ESICT)

Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA)

Hong Kong Society of Critical Care Medicine (HKSCCM)

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)

ENDORSED BY

Some of the prominent International Societies of critical Care endorsed the 12th Emirates Critical Care conference.A total of 30 Societies endorsed the Conference.

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World Sepsis Day (WSD) World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM)

Nepalese Society of Critical Care Medicine (NSCCM)

The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS)

Scottish Intensive Care Society (SICS)

Sri Lankan Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (SLSCCEM)

Turkish Society of Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine (TDCY)

Tunisian Society of Intensive care (TSIC)

Oman Society of Anesthesia and Critical Care (OSACC)

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences (SHAMS)

Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC )

Society of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC)

The Thai Society of Critical Care Medicine (TSCCM)

UK Sepsis Trust (UKST)

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- Dubai Health Authority

- Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences

- The Dubai Convention and Events Bureau

- World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine

- International Pan Arab Critical Care Medicine Society

SUPPORTED BY

The conference was accredited by Ministry of Health (MOH) as well from the International Pan Arab Critical Care

Medicine Society (IPACCMS).

- Conference lectures received up-to 18 CME Credit Hours from MOH

- Conference and Courses received up to 25 CME Credit Hours from IPACCMS

ACCREDITATION

- To reduce the gap between high and low income resources countries in education

- To bring together international and national experts in the field of critical care

- To help create an important regional, trans-continental and global educational networks to collaborate Together

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hussain Nasser Al Rahma Chairman, Emirates Critical Care Conference (ECCC -2016)President, International Pan-Arab Critical Care Medicine Society (IPACCMS), President, Emirates Intensive Care Society (EICS)Head of Critical Care DepartmentDubai Hospital (DHA) United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ashraf Mahmoud ElhoufiVice Chairman of Organizing CommitteeBoard Member, Emirates Intensive Care Society (EICS)Consultant Intensivist Dubai Hospital (DHA)United Arab Emirates

Dr. Naheed ElahiBoard Member, Emirates IntensiveCare Society (EICS)Specialist Registrar, Dubai Hospital (DHA)General Secretary, Emirates IntensiveCare Society (EICS), United Arab Emirates

Dr. Zainab ObaidaBoard Member, Emirates IntensiveCare Society (EICS)Senior Specialist IntensivistDubai Hospital (DHA) United Arab Emirates

Dr. Zeyad Al RaisVice Chairman of Scientific CommitteeGerman board (Facharzt)Internal Medicine, Cardiology andIntensive Care MedicineConsultant Physician and Head of Surgicaland Neurosurgical Intensive Care UnitRashid Hospital, Trauma Center, Dubai(DHA), United Arab Emirates

Dr. Asaad Saaid Al SabbahBoard Member, Emirates IntensiveCare Society (EICS)Specialist Internal and Critical Care Medicine, The City Hospital, Dubai United Arab Emirates

Dr. Andrea Clelia ZoccoSenior Specialist Intensivist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai (DHA)United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Ahmed El SousiSpecialist Registrar, Intensive Care UnitDubai Hospital (DHA) United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ramy SattiSpecialist Registrar, Intensive care departmentDubai Hospital (DHA)United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hasan HadadSpecialist ICU, EmergencyAl Zahra Hospital, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

Ms. Geraldine Delos ReyesSenior Nurse in Charge, Canadian Hospital, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Mohammad Saied SadeghiITDubai United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Nadine HawaManaging DirectorInfoPlus Events LLC, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

Mrs. Anala Jamir KatariaFaculty ManagementInfoPlus Events LLC, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Umair KhanAccounts ManagementInfoPlus Events LLC, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Epin KurraProject ManagementInfoPlus Events LLC, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

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Dr. Khalid ShukriChairman, ECCC International CommitteeSecretary General International Pan-Arab Critical Care Medicine Society (IPACCMS) Chair Neurocritical Care society, MENA chapter (NCS-MENA)President Transcontinental Elite Alliance for Intensive Care Excellence (TEA 4ICE),Saudi Arabia

Dr. Salman AbdulazizSenior Specialist Registrar InternalMedicine & Critical CareRashid Hospital, Dubai (DHA)Bahrain

Dr. Abdullah Al SharifChairman, Paediatric Intensive Care DepartmentKing Fahad Medical City, RiyadhSaudi Arabia

Dr. Madiha HashmiPresident, Scientific Committee SAARCDirector SICU & Assistant ProfessorAga Khan University Pakistan

Dr. Fatema S.M. AliPhysician Executive Consultant, PatientSafety/HealthcareSaudi Arabia

Dr. Abdo Khoury Vice-president, International Pan Arab CriticalCare Medicine Society (IPACCMS)University of Franche-Comté, Medical & TraumaCenter - BesanconFrance

Prof. Dr. Konrad ReinhartDirectorDepartment of Anaesthesiology and IntensiveCareUniversity Hospital Jena, JenaGermany

Dr. Katija WartenbergCo-director of the Neurocritical care andstroke unit, Martin-Luther-UniversityHalle, WittenbergGermany

Dr. Farzad RashidiInternational Organizing Committee Member, Intensive Care Unit, Monash Medical Centre, MelbourneAustralia

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ONSITE ORGANISING TEAM

ECCC CHAIRPERSONDr. Hussain Al Rahma

DUBAI HALL A (TRACK 1)Dr. Zainab ObaidaSupportRN. Josefina Sales

ABU DHABI HALL B (TRACK 2)Dr. Ashraf El HoufiSupportRN. Nida Garcia

SHARJAH HALL C (TRACK 3)Dr. Asaad Al SabbahSupportRN. Jane Tivino

AJMAN HALL D (TRACK 4)Dr. Zeyad Al RaisSupportRN. Jaime Samson

HATTA HALL E (TRACK 5)-SEPSISDr. Salman Abdulaziz

FUJAIRAH HALLDr. Andrea Celia Zocco

Dr. Hasan Hadad

AL AIN HALLDr. Naheed Elahi

Dr. Ramy Satti

UM AL QUWAIN HALLDr. Naheed Elahi SupportMr. Hekmat Abu ShamlehMr. Tamer Taha

Ras Al KhaimahRN. Jaber FarajallahSupportRN. Nino Thkkumthala

Ventilator Hall

Dr. Naheed Elahi

All

Mr. Matthew El Hawa

EMIRATES HALL - EXHIBITION

Mrs. Nadine El Hawa

FACULTY MANAGEMENT

Mrs. Anala Jamir

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Mr. Epin Kurra

POSTER AREA AND REGISTRATION

Mr. Ahmed Hajeer

CASHIER AND REGISTRATION

Mr. Umair Khan

AUDIO-VISUAL AND IT

Mr. Saeid Sadeghy

WORKSHOPS & COURSES

Mrs. Joane Payumo

AV SUPERVISOR

Mr. Sandesh

AV TECHNICIAN

Mr. Timothy

AV TECHNICIAN

Mr. Rohith

His Excellency Humaid Al Qutami, Chairman of Dubai Health Authority Board and Director General, representing

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, President of

Dubai Health Authority.

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There were multiple halls to accommodate the parallel sessions, courses & workshop conducted

at the 12th Emirates Critical Care Conference.

Preliminary Session:

CHAIRMAN SPEECH- Defining and measuring the competencies of critical care professionals in 2016: Suggested infrastructure and

approach - Do we need bundles and guidelines in clinical practice?

A. Dubai Hall - Main Scientific Sessions • ARDS, Respiratory system and Mechanical ventilation

• Neuro Critical Care

• Surving Sepsis Campaign Day

• State -of-the-Art in ICU

SESSIONS

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B. Abu Dhabi Hall - Symposiums and Parallel Sessions• Infection Symposium (MSD)

• Sepsis Hot Topics

• Nutrition and pharmacology in ICU

• Infection symposium supported by Pfizer Fungal & bacterial (2)

• VTE Symposium

• Education IN ICU

• Respiratory and Mechanical Ventilation

• Imaging in ICU

• Gilead Symposium (Fungal)

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C. Sharjah Hall - Sub specialty sessions• Nursing Critical care

• Paediatric Track

• Sedation Symposium

• Nephrology/ Metabolism in ICU

• Hot Topics and Hematology in ICU

• Haematology and Oncology Critical Care

• Challenges in ICU

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D. Ajman Hall – Symposium & parallel Sessions• Cardiology and Circulatory system Monitoring in ICU

• Haemodynamics in ICU

• Surgical and trauma Critical care

• Sedation and Analgesia in ICU

• Sedation Symposium (GSK)

• Aquired Haemophilia (Novo Nordisk)

• Nephrology & AKI

• Fluid management and hemodynamic monitoring

• Hot Topics and Challenges in ICU

• Up-To-Date in Critical Care

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E. Hatta Hall – Sepsis Education & Nursing Forum• Emirates Sepsis Forum

• ENA Critical Care Practice Section Workshop

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COURSES & WORKSHOPS:• Basic Course / Ultra Sound on critically Ill – Fujairah Hall• ENLS – Al Ain Hall• Ventilation Respiratory – Ventilator Hall• ECMO - Fujairah Hall• ECHO in ICU - Al Ain Hall• Advance Management Course – Ras Al Khaima Hall• Ventilator Workshop – VIP Room• Ventilator Hands on Workshop – Um Al Quwain Hall• Percutaneous Tracheostomy – Al Ain Hall

Al Ain Hall: ENLS COURSE & ECHO IN ICU

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Ras Al Khaimah Hall: Advance Managerial Course

Fujairah Hall: Ultra Sound Course & Hands On Workshop

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SYMPOSIUM:• Infection symposium supported by Pfizer Bacteria (1)• Infection symposium supported by Pfizer Fungal (2)• Infection Symposium supported by MSD)• VTE Symposium supported by Sanofi• Gilead Symposium (Fungal)• Sedation Symposium supported by GSK• Novo Nordisk Symposium (Acquired Haemophilia)

EXHIBITION - Emirates Hall • There were 116 Registrants received for exhibitors

EDIC EXAM – Hall A• The EDIC I Exam was conducted on 6th April 2016 with 143 Registrants appearing for the exam.• The EDIC I Exam has also been announced to be held on 5th April 2017.

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There were a total of 52 Abstracts approved for Poster presentation of which 23 Abstracts were presented to compete in the Award Category that was announced at the closing ceremony of the 12th Emirates Critical Care Conference.

There were two Jury teams to judge the posterspresentation and 6 Awards were announced as win-ners.

• The Jury was led by Prof. Didier Payen as TeamLeader for Team A along with Prof. Assem AbdelRazek and Dr. Imad Swaiss.• Team B was led by Assos. Prof Akram Muham-mad Fayed with Prof. Fekri Abroug and Prof. PhillipLumb.The Winners of the poster presentation shall be pub-lished in the JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE

The Poster Winners announced are:

TEAM AIBN AL RAZI AWARD1. A JOURNEY TO IMPROVE SAFETY CULTURE WITHIN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AT

KING ABDULAZIZ MEDICAL CITYAuthored by: Maha Aljuaid, Raymond M. Khan, Sean M. Berenholtz, Yaseen M. Arabi

IBN SINA AWARD2. SYRINGE PUMPS CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH OR WITHOUT A CARRIER INFUSION - DOES IT MATTER?

AN EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY STUDYAuthored by: Sanjith; Kulkarni S, Shingnapurkar S, D'lima M.

IBN NAFEES AWARD3. RESEARCH UTILIZATION IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) IN SAUDI ARABIA: BARRIERS AND

FACILITATORSAuthored by: Osama A. Samarkandi, Abdullah M. Mubarak, Raied N. Alotaibi

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

TEAM BIBN AL RAZI AWARD1. CORRELATION BETWEEN PLASMA NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE-ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN AND ACUTE

KIDNEY INJURY IN ADULT TRAUMA PATIENTS ADMITTED IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITAuthored by: Mansoor Masjedi, Golnar Sabetian, Vahid Khaloo, Farid Zand, Abbas Rezaianzadeh Bita Geramizadeh

IBN BITTAR AWARD 2. PROBIOTICS; ARE THEY AS EFFICIENT AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT? AN EXPERIMENT WITH SEVEN-

SPECIES TYPE IN ADULT TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE UNITSAuthored by: Mansoor Masjedi, Gholamreza Dabiri, Farid Zand, Behzad Maghoudi, Golnar Sabetian, PooyaVatankhah, Vahid Khaloo, Bahman Pourabbas, Sharam, Bolandparvaz, Hamidreza Abbasi, Shahram Paydar,Hosseinali Khalili, Amin Abbasian

IBN SINA AWARD3. NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: A COHORT STUDY FROM SHIRAZ, IRANAuthored by: Najmeh Hejazi, Zohreh Mazloom, Farid Zand, Abbas, Rezaianzadeh, Reza Nikandish, Afshin Amini

IBN NAFEES AWARD4. AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF CATHETER ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITSAuthored by: Farid Zand; Mansoor Masjedi; Behzad Maghoudi; Golnar Sabetian; Anahita; Sanaeezadeh; Atefeh;Yousefipour; Victor D. Rosenthal

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Megahed Mohamed Abdel El Fattah, UAEAzmi Elsheikh Abdel Ghani, SudanAssem Abdel Razek, EgyptTamer Abdelhak, USAAli Abdul Majid, UAEGeorge Abi Saad, LebanonWaffa Aboelenein, UAEFekri Abroug, TunisiaYasser B. Abulhasan, KuwaitKamran Afsharian, UAEHithem Ahmed, UAEJuwairiah Al Ali, UAEAbdulla Al Ameri, UAEManal Abdullah Al Asnag, KSANaseem Abdel Raowf Al Badw, QatarMaher Al Bahrani, OmanLaila Al Dabel, UAEAbdulaziz Saad Al Dawood, KSAHamzeh Al Gneady, UAETurki Al Harbi, KSARasheed Al Hubail, KSAAbeer Mahmoud Ahmed Al Jaja, QatarAboubaker Al Madani, UAEHamad Abdullah Al Madi, KSAAysha Al Mahri, UAESamira Saleh Al Maraghi, QatarAyesha Al Memari, UAEAbdulkareem Al Momen, KSAOsama Al Muslim, KSAMohammed Al Nabi, KSAAwad Al Omari, KSAAlawi Sharaf Al Saeedi, KSAAbdullah Al Sharif, KSAMohammed Al Sheef, KSABassim Irheim Mohammad Al Sheibani, IraqNehad Nabeel Al Shirawi, BahrainAhmed Mohamed Reda Ali Taha, UAEGuillaume Alinier, QatarDiptesh Aryal, Nepal

Ahmed Badr, USASalim Baharoon, KSADana Bakdach, QatarSatish Bhagwanjee, USARonald Blough, UAECraig Campbell, QatarRatapum Champunot, ThailandFouad Chehab, UAESonia Cherian, UAEJean-Daniel Chiche, FranceGeorge Dabar, Lebanon Shaheena Dawood, UAEJanet Victoria Diaz, USARohan Dissanayake, SrilankaAndrew Durward, UKAshraf Mahmoud El Houfi, UAENaheed Elahi, UAEDoaa Mohamed Anwer Hassan Elgohary, EgyptNagat Elhag, UAEEman Elhatou, UAEJoseph Christopher Farmer, USAKhazi Mohammed Fayaz, UAEAkram Muhammad Fayed, EgyptMark Fielding, UAEAnnie George, UAEMahmood Mohammed Ghanaim, UAECharles David Gomersall, HongkongSaid Hachimi-Idrissi, BelgiumNashat Abdel Halim, UAEArzak Hamed, QatarHani Hariri, KSARolf Ulrich Hartung, UAESeyed M.Reza Hashemian, IranMadiha Hashmi, PakistanRayhan Hashmy, UAEIbrahim Hassan, QatarAli Ait Hassan, QatarMohammed Hegazi, UAEHubert Hon, UAE

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Rozita Hoseini, IranHassan Youssef Hotait, UAEHani Humaidan, BahrainLaila Hussein, UAEIbrahim Ali Musa Ibrahim, QatarGiorgio Antonio Iotti, ItalyEzz El-Din Fikri Ismail, EgyptShahid Jalil, QatarWaleed Jasim, UAEOlivier Joannes-Boyau, FranceAsha K John, UAEHalima M Salisu Kabara, NigeriaHassan Fouad Kamalddin, AustraliaMegha Kamble, QatarMunir Karjaghli, UAENorah A Khathlan, KSAAbbas Khosravi, UAEAbdo Khoury, FranceKalpana Krishnareddy, UAEDavid Ku, AustraliaAhmed Labib, QatarChae-Man Lim, KoreaPhilip D Lumb, USAAhmed Foud Mady, KSAAli Manafi Anari, IranFauzia Minai, PakistanKamal Osman Mirghani, SudanMajid Mokhtari, IranXavier Monnet, FranceRashid Mustafa, UAEAnju Nabi, UAEHassan Khaled Nagi, EgyptAnu K Nair, UAEHuda Nasser, UAEHassan Mohammed Nasser, BahrainBijen Nazliel, TurkeyFarouk Pasha, KSADidier Payen, FranceBrigitte Peetz, UAE

Steve Photiou, ItalyDavid Pilcher, AustraliaFiras Rabi, UAEHanouf Rawdhan, KuwaitTasleem Raza, QatarKonrad Reinhart, GermanyLoralee Rotering, UAEFrancesca Rubulotta, ItalyTapas Kumar Sahoo, IndiaFatima Salman, BahrainSalman Abdulaziz Ahmed Salman, UAEAlessandro Salustri, UAE Naureen Amin Samnani, UAEAsha Samuel, UAEBindhya Satheesh, UAEAli Seifi, USAMedhat Shalabi, UAEGentle S Shrestha, NepalCherry Joy Soberano, UAEOthman Solaiman, KSAHatem Abdullah Soliman, UAEGene Yong Sung, USAImad Swaiss, JordanJean-Louis Teboul, FranceFarah Thabet, KSAHaytham Tlayjeh, KSAMichel Torbey, USAGiorgio Tulli, ItalyHameed Ullah, PakistanZoran Vukcevic, USAStephen Warillow, AustraliaKatja Wartenberg, GermanyChristian Waydhas, GermanyGerald Williams, UAEKaya Yorganci, TurkeyYasser Zaghloul, UAEOsama Zayed, UAEMarc Ziegenfuss, Australia

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DIAMOND SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

TITANIUM SPONSORS

SUPPORT SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSORS

CONFERENCESPONSORS

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DELEGATES FEEDBACK

“Good Topics Excellent Organization. More Hands on Workshops”

“More Organised Than Before and Friendly, Keep Up the Good Work”

“It Was Great To Learn From Experts In Critical Care, And To Win The Best Poster Award From Group A Posters.Allow More Interactive Case Scenarios During The Workshop. ENLS Workshop Was More In Lecturing ThanInteractive Sessions.”

“Avoid Hot Topics Last Day Because As We Come From Out Side Country We Are Committed With Flights Early.”

“The Speakers Were Well Versed And Expertly Shared Their Knowledge.”

“Meeting Old Colleagues and Sharing Experiences as well as Learn New Things from Experts”

“World Class Lectures Giving Updates on The Most Relevant And Current Topics In Critical Care.”

“Make Facility to Attend All Classes, Or Give Videos or CD Of The Lectures & Courses”

“The Content of the Lectures and Interaction with Best Of International Faculty.”

“If You Could Separate the Discussion for Nurses and Physician Category.”

“Served as A Refresher As Well As Update On Current Critical Advancements, Issues And New ScienceDevelopments.”

“Add More Surgical Management.”

“Incorporate More Of Nursing Related Issues And Topics.”

“Classes Should Be More Interactive Rather Than A Plain Lecture.”

“Include More Obstetric & Paediatrics Critical Care Topics.”

“It Was A Comprehensive Conference Covered Every Aspect Of Up to Date Critical Care.”Most Of The Topic Were Up To Date.”

“Multiple Topics Addressed At The Same Time Plus Workshops Were Outstanding. It Was Already a WonderfulExperience”

“Gives The Most Recent And High Quality Information Regarding All Topics In ICU By International Level Speakers.The Conference Is Of Very High International Standard.”

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EVOLUTION OF ECCC DUBAI OVER THE YEARS

ECCC Dubai is considered as one of the biggest conferences in Asia and Africa in terms of- Strong Scientific Program- Highest number of attendees- High Calibre Speakers- Rapid growth over the years

Growth in attendance

ECCC Exhibition provides a platform with unprecedented opportunities to both attendees and exhibitors.

Growth in involvement of companies

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SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING PLATFORMS

The Social media’s Used for marketing the conference are;

MARKETING OBJECTIVES

“Activation and branding of social media channels”“Active management of conference Information onthe above social media channels”“Engaging visitor’s visa Social Media Network to in-crease participation”“Send traffic to targeted pages on the website”“Social media advertising every week”

CHANNEL BREAKDOWNWe have 1164 connections in LinkedinWe have 345 followers in InstagramWe have 1262 friends in Facebook We have 86 Followers on Twitter

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ECCC 2016 witnessed the launching of the- ENA Critical Care Practice Section Workshop & - Emirates Sepsis Forum - Awareness Matters

ENA Critical Care Practice Section Workshop:Through the launching of the Emirates Nursing Association, Critical Care Section, the society was able to presentitself to the critical care community UAE.

The Emirates Nursing Association, Critical Care Section was established to link critical care nurses throughout theUAE, to strengthen the influence and contribution of critical care nurses to healthcare within the UAE and to be acollective voice and advocate for critical care nurses and patients at a national level.

Our Intentions are:• To create a forum for networking to provide support to critical care nurses• To represent critical care nurses and critical care nursing at a national level• To improve the standard of care provided to critically ill patients and their families within the UAE• To advance the art and science of critically care nursing in the UAE• To promote cooperation, collaboration and support for critical care nurses• To improve the recognition of critical care nursing throughout the UAE• To maintain and improve effective cooperation between all healthcare professionals, institutions, agencies and

charities who have a professional interest in the care of critically ill patients.• To participate in establishing standards for education, practice and management of critical care nursing• To foster and support research initiatives that advance critical care nursing and patient/family care• To encourage and enhance education programmes in critical care• To provide conferences, information and continuing education for critical care nurses• To participate with health care authorities and key opinion leaders in policy development in regard to critical care

practice

The group is in the process of establishingregional “Chapters” throughout the UAE tobetter support critical care nurses throughoutthe UAE.

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Emirates Sepsis Forum - Awareness Matters:Sepsis has become one of the burden on the health care system worldwide. To date; it is considered the leadingcause of death compared to other morbidities. Not only that, but also survivors may suffer from physical andpsychological sequelae, which mandates special rehabilitation programs.

Therefore, education required to prevent, diagnose and treat sepsis early. Collaborative teamwork initiated to establishthe awareness campaign of sepsis international guidelines and educate healthcare providers to:• increase awareness of sepsis definition• highlight Diagnostic challenges• initiate high standard management for sepsis by health care providers

The Emirates Intensive Care Society and the Global Sepsis Alliance support the UAE Sepsis Forum to make theawareness goals spread in Emirates. From April 2016, our campaign will extend to have public awareness spreadingby participating people their social activities.

The 12th Emirates Critical Care Conferencewas another point to start cooperation withthe World Sepsis Day organizers byaddressing the global challenges of sepsisin different levels and had a consensus tosupport the SEPSIS awareness more in thesocial media and overcome the difficultiesencountered by healthcare providers byproper education to patient and families aswell. We also invited sepsis survivors tospeak about their experiences afterrecovery. They all agreed that sepsisprevention is very important and peopleshould know more about how to recognize itearlier to avoid its complications.

The UAE Sepsis Forum is very happy to extend cooperation with hospitals in Emirates to make the coming WorldSepsis Day very successful.

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