Monday, November 11, 2013 – 8:00 – 8:30
K. Puntillo – Relieving Thirst in ICU — An RCT
S. Halpern – Editorial Comment


Monday, November 11, 2013 – 8:30 – 8:50
L. Kenny – Why EOL Care Causes Difficulty


Monday, November 11, 2013 – 8:50 – 9:10
S. Halpern – Variability in Decisions to Limit Life Support


Monday, November 11, 2013 – 10:30 – 11:50
S. Bagshaw – Approaching EOL in the Elderly
J. Downar – Protocolized Withdrawal of Life Support
J. Kahn – Measuring the Quality of EOL
G. Rubenfeld – EOL and The Media


Monday, November 11, 2013 – 12:00 – 12:30
Introduction of Dr Laurant Brochard, University of Toronto Director of Critical Care Medicine
Y. Shehabi – Procalcitonin in Severe Sepsis — An RCT
L. Brochard – Editorial Comment
L. Brochard – ECMO: The French Experience


Monday, November 11, 2013 – 13:30 – 15:00
AC Bryan Physiology Symposium
M. Amato – Interactions: Ventilation Among Lung Zones
L. Brochard – Interactions: Patients vs. Ventilators
L. Shekerdemian – Interactions: Heart vs. Lungs
S. Magder – Interactions: Ventilator vs. Cardiovascular


Monday, November 11, 2013 – 15:30 – 17:00
Critical Care Systems
C. Gomersall – Outcomes — Impact of Denied Admission
D. Zygun – Outcomes — Impact of ICU Queing
A. Amaral – Impact — Different Doctors Every Night
S. Halpern – Impact — Nighttime ICU Physician Staffing


Monday, November 11, 2013 – 17:00 – 17:30
Plenary RCT
C. Parshuram – Resident Staffing Study
E. Azoulay – Editorial Comment


Tuesday, November 12, 2013 – 13:30 – 15:00
Obligations for End of Life Care in ICU as of November 2013
S. Lapinsky – The Background
A. McCutcheon – The Lawyer
A. Baker – Where are We Now?
A. McCutcheon – Legal Response