CCR Down Under 2025
Last year’s CCR Down Under event was a huge success. Eight clinical trials were presented, including studies published in NEJM and JAMA during live presentation:
ADAPT Sepsis | VACiRISS | ALBICS AKI | SAHaRA | TRAUMOX2 | RENOVATE | EVIDENCE | SCREEN
The good news is that the Critical Care Reviews meeting is coming back to Melbourne this year, on December 9th and 10th, as CCR Down Under 2025.
Once again, the very best trials in critical care will be presented and discussed in depth.
Once again, we expect significant trials to be simultaneously published in major journals while they are being presented, sparking discussion around the world.
Once again, the amazing venue will be The Edge in Federation Square.
What happens at CCR shapes the future of how we care for our critically ill patients.
Registrations are now open, don’t miss out!
| THE FIRST FOUR CONFIRMED TRIALS FOR 2025: |
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| RSI – Randomized Trial of Sedative Choice for Intubation: Which of the two drugs—ketamine or etomidate—is better for patients requiring a breathing tube? ARISE AFRICA – Respiratory support with standard low-flow oxygen therapy, high-flow oxygen therapy or continuous positive airway pressure in adults with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in a resource-limited setting: protocol for a randomised, open-label, clinical trial – the Acute Respiratory Intervention StudiEs in Africa (ARISE-AFRICA) study. iRehab – Remote multicomponent rehabilitation compared to standard care for survivors of critical illness after hospital discharge: a randomised controlled assessor-blind clinical and cost-effectiveness trial with internal pilot. VITaCCA – Early high-dose vitamin C in post-cardiac arrest syndrome (VITaCCA): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, multi-centre, placebo-controlled trial. |
Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at The Alfred ICU, where he is Deputy Director (Education). He is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, the Lead for the Clinician Educator Incubator programme, and a CICM First Part Examiner.
He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. He was one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) has been recognised for his contributions to education with awards from ANZICS, ANZAHPE, and ACEM.
His one great achievement is being the father of three amazing children.
On Bluesky, he is @precordialthump.bsky.social and on the site that Elon has screwed up, he is @precordialthump.
| INTENSIVE | RAGE | Resuscitology | SMACC