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		<title>Congress 2011 &#8211; Putting it together</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To put together an event of the size of the SCCM Annual Congress (6,000 participants), takes a methodical and detailed approach.  As the famous song by Streisand goes, it takes a lot of effort and must be done bit by bit.  This is my second entry on the 2011 Annual Congress as we prepare for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny San Diego &#8211; the perfect location for the 2011 Congress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in sunny San Diego, California for the final site visit for the 2011 Annual Congress (January 15-19, 2011.)   As I am frequently asked about Congress and how it all comes together, I thought I would take this opportunity to make a few postings  on this subject. The San Diego Marriott, pictured here, was booked several [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/sunny-san-diego-the-perfect-location-for-the-2011-congress</link>
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		<title>Online Activities Continue to Grow and Develop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Upon returning from India, I had a number of meetings with SCCM staff to help me get back ‘in the loop’ with our operational activities.  From these meetings, I was struck how our online capabilities continue to grow and develop.  For the first time this year, the MCCKAP exam will be offered online, providing almost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/online-activities-continue-to-grow-and-develop</link>
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		<title>Final Post from India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our meetings and travels here in India have wrapped up and we begin the long journey home.  The flight from Delhi to Chicago is 15 hours and will give me time to reflect on the many sights, sounds and conversations I  enjoyed during this spectacular trip.  We&#8217;ve made many new friends and further cemented long-standing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/final-post-from-india</link>
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		<title>FCCS Leads Discussions in India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) course has been very popular in India for quite some time. Just recently the Fundamental Disaster Management (FDM) course was launched in Mumbai, India, and this week, during the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) meeting, a second course was held. In addition to intensivists and members of the ICU [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/fccs-leads-discussions-in-india</link>
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		<title>SCCM Arrives in Hyderabad, India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been whirlwind start to the new year, which began with record attendance at the SCCM Critical Care Congress in Miami.  Immediately on the heels of Congress, the Society stepped up to respond to the earthquake that devastated Haiti.  With our team freshly arrived home, several others have deployed to Hyderabad, India, where we will participate in the Indian Society of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/sccm-india-1</link>
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		<title>Reflections on the SCCM Disaster Field Team mission to the DR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the last members of our field team prepare for the trip home, I hope that Dr. Reed and Dr. Baldisseri have a safe trip.  I am certain your family, friends and colleagues will be glad to hear when you have arrived home. It is very clear to me that our mission is not over.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/reflections-on-the-sccm-disaster-field-team-mission-to-the-dr</link>
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		<title>Final thoughts&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before we head back home tomorrow to normalcy and cold weather, I just wanted to share a few last thoughts with all of you who have been reading our blogs faithfully. This has been a learning experience for us in every sense of the word &#8211; we were able to see disaster victims first-hand and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/final-thoughts</link>
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		<title>More stories, more opportunities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As our mission winds down, our chances to  do hands on patient care dwindle. A few days ago, it appeared that we had a real chance to do  patient care while setting up an intermediate unit at the Haitian border funded in part by Pan American Health Organziation and faciliated by Dominican Health Ministry. A place to receive, stabilize [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/more-stories-more-opportunities</link>
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		<title>First FCCS course in Dominican Republic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first Fundamental Critical Care Support course (FCCS) was held at the Iberoamerican Hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on February 1-2. Over sixty medical students, residents, attending physicians, and nurses from the Dominican Republic and Haiti attended the two day course. The course is designed to give basic critical care provider skills to non critical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/first-fccs-course-in-dominican-republic</link>
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		<title>SCCM Disaster Field Team Gallery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[View a photographic record from SCCM&#8217;s Disaster Field Team as they travel from their base in Santo Domingo to Jimani. See the improvised hospitals set up in this border town, using nearby buildings, tents, and trailers to house patients. See what the team saw in Santo Domingo as dedicated medical staff try to care for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/sccm-disaster-field-team-gallery</link>
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		<title>Intermediate care beds needed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the SCCM Team field prepares for the first Dominican FCCS provider and instructor course, developments brought to light the need for intermediate care beds for the seriously ill patients. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has given a generous grant to SESPAS (the Dominican Ministry of Health) to set up this unit in town [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/intermediate-care-beds-needed</link>
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		<title>Volunteers share their experiences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The team has spread out today in various capacities. Some have headed back to US. Others to Haiti and others preparing for courses. As many of the initial volunteers are returning to their homes from Haiti, we encourage SCCM members and non members to share their experiences with all of us on this web site. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/208</link>
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		<title>Building critical care capacity using FCCS and other SCCM tools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SCCM Disaster Field Team has made significant progress in identifying active interventions to increase critical care capacity in the Dominican Republic.  After consultation with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, a request was made of the SCCM team to assist with delivery of an education program to help with current and future surges [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/building-critical-care-capacity-using-fccs-and-other-sccm-tools</link>
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		<title>Situation, target, plan&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SCCM Disaster Field Team met today with multiple representatives from different disaster-related organizations in the Dominican Republic, including the Pan American Health Organization, Project HOPE and the DR Ministry of Health. Dr. Lucas, Director of Special Services for the Public Health System in the DR, provided an overview of the current ICU bed capacity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/situation-target-plan</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s an island-wide problem&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In touring hospitals in Santo Domingo, the effects of the disaster in Haiti are apparent. Elective surgeries have been canceled, the attention of intensivists has been diverted to the care of patients coming in from Haiti. Details of the impact on the Dominican citizens and hospital staff has been underappreciated; but it is apparent that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/its-an-island-wide-problem</link>
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		<title>Amazing Staff and Volunteers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you have heard stories from colleagues who have beeen to Haiti and they are amazing. The efforts and support at home have also been impressive. SCCM staff mobilized resources as Gervaise and Mike joined the effort in the Dominican Republic along with Randy Wax, MJ Reed, Dana Braner, and Marie Baldiserri.  They are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/amazing-staff-and-volunteers</link>
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		<title>On the Border</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SCCM team made a 5 hour drive by caravan to visit the the site of the improvised hospital set up in Jimani. Converting a chapel, orphanage, and utilizing a newly built outpatient clinic, every inch of space was utilized. SCCM met with the physicians coordinating the efforts of several international groups. Surgeries were being performed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/on-the-border</link>
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		<title>Hospital Bed Capacity Assessment for Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An SCCM Team is on the ground in the Dominican Republic assessing the situation and developing a plan to augment critical care capacity.  This morning the Team was reported to be in the Jimini, the closest major border city.   Our team reports that contrary to prior reports, the make-shift hospital in Jimini continues to accept [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/hospital-bed-capacity-assessment-for-haiti</link>
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		<title>SCCM Members Provide Disaster Support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amado Alejandro Baez, MD, MPh, an SCCM member in the Dominican Republic, contacted SCCM Headquarters on January 18 regarding the number of critically ill and injured patients and the lack of necessary beds, equipment and trained professionals to support them. Dr. Baez attended the U.N. Health Cluster meeting as the Special Liaison from the Dominican [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sccmblogs.org/sccm-members-provide-disaster-support</link>
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