EditorialIntroduction: ECCC-IPACCMS-WFSICCM 2011 Annual Meeting Third Asia-Africa World Federation Societies Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Conference
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Best Physicians Critical Care
First prize: Ibn Sinna Award
Adverse drug events in critically ill with cancer: incidence, characteristic and preventability. AlNajjar T., Hawari F., Nazer L., and Rimawi D.
Second prize: Alrazi Award
Plasma DNA as an early predictor of outcome in critically septic patients. Alsisi A., Radwan W., Genghi S., Rizk A., and Elakarawi H.
Third prize: Ibn Nafees Award
Coupling awakening and breathing trials reduce ventilator associated pneumonia and mortality in critically ill patients. AlMuslim O.,
Best Nursing Critical Care Study
Rufaidah Alaslamiah Award
Implementation and compliance to ventilator associated pneumonia prevention bundle in private hospital. Shibu B., Susan R., Milany S., and Nair S.
Best Health Care Management Study
Ibn Tilmeez Award
Effect of yoga in laughing for stroke survivors. Surajnarayan G. and Surajnarayan S.
Best Students Category (medical, nursing, allied health care study)
Alzahrawi Award
Computer keyboards and mice contamination at ICU in western region—Saudi Arabia. Yamani A., Shukri N, Hawsawi H., Baqatadah K., Garawi L., and Alenazi W.
On behalf of the IPACCMS board of directors, we like to thank Prof Phillip Lumb, Diane McIntee, and the rest of the staff in the Journal for their continuous support to IPACCMS and extraordinary work for the Journal of Critical Care.