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Joseph L. Nates

MD, MBA - USA

Biography

Joseph L. Nates

MD, MBA

Dr. Joseph L. Nates is a professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he serves as the Deputy Chair and Patient Safety and Quality Officer of the Department of Critical Care in the Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine. He previously served as the Medical Director of the Onco-Hematologic Surgical and Medical Intensive Care Units at MD Anderson Cancer Center, as well as the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit and Neuro-Critical Care Program at Memorial-Hermann Hospital in Houston.
Dr. Nates is the Founder and President of the Oncologic Critical Care Network (ONCCC-R-NET), a global organization dedicated to advancing oncologic critical care research and education. He has been at the forefront of establishing Oncologic Critical Care as a new subspecialty and spreading this knowledge worldwide. To achieve this goal, he has led and co-authored the first two comprehensive oncologic critical care textbooks in both Spanish and English. He has also authored over 400 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed articles, editorials, books, manuals, and book chapters. Additionally, he has established regional and global collaborative networks and organized several Oncologic Critical Care symposiums.
In recognition of his contributions to critical care, Dr. Nates was awarded the title of Master of Critical Care Medicine by the American College of Critical Care Medicine in 2018. The same year, he received the International Master of Critical Care Medicine award from the Chilean Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine for his global contributions to the development of Oncologic Critical Care.
In 2022, Dr. Nates became the Founding President of the Global Oncologic Critical Care Society.

Alfredo Matos

MD
Panamá

Biography

Alfredo A. Matos Adames

MD, FCCM

Especialista en Cirugía General
Specialist in General Surgery
Especialista en Medicina Crítica y Terapia Intensiva
Specialist in Critical Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine
Maestría en Administración en Salud
Master’s Degree in Health Administration
Maestría en Docencia Superior
Master’s Degree in Higher Education
Posgrado en Farmacoeconomía
Postgraduate in Pharmacoeconomics
Jefe de la UCI de Cirugía Complejo Hospitalario CSS
Head of Surgery ICU, CSS Hospital Complex
Profesor de Cirugía, Propedéutica y Nutrición
Professor of Surgery, Propaedeutics and Nutrition
Facultad de Medicina - Universidad de Panamá
Faculty of Medicine – University of Panama
Presidente de la FEPIMCTI
President of FEPIMCTI

Amanda Lesmes

MD
Spain

Biography

Amanda Lesmes González de Aledo

Facultativo Especialista del Área

Institución: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Artículo científico:

Amanda Lesmes; Oscar Peñuelas. 2021. Long-term survival of mechanically ventilated patients with severe COVID-19: an observational cohort study. Annals of intensive care.

Artículo científico:

Amanda Lesmes; Ignacio Saez. 2021. Combination of arterial lactate levels and Cv-aCO2/Da-vO2 ratio to predict early allograft dysfunction after liver transplantation. Clinical Transplantation.

Artículo científico:

Amanda Lesmes; Gonzalo Hernandez. 2021. Early tracheostomy for managing ICU capacity during the COVID-19 outbreak: a propensity-matched cohort study. Chest.

Artículo científico:

Delgado Moya, Francisco de Paula; Valiente Fernández, Marcos; Lesmes González de Aledo, Amanda. 2019. Post-intubation tracheal laceration. Over-insufflation of the cuff as risk factor.

Artículo científico:

Rafael Fernandez; Carles Subira; Fernando Frutos‐Vivar; et al; Gonzalo Hernandez. 2017. High-flow nasal cannula to prevent postextubation respiratory failure in high-risk non-hypercapnic patients: a randomized multicenter trial.

Artículo científico:

Álvarez-Fernández, J.A.; Lesmes G. de Aledo, A.; Tejerina, E.2016. Aneurysmal dissection of the middle cerebral artery.

Capítulo de libro:

Valiente Fernández, M; Pérez Vela, JL; Lesmes González de Aledo, A. 2020. Cirugía cardiovascular. Un abordaje integral. Síndrome de bajo gasto cardiaco: abordaje postoperatorio del fallo derecho y de la hipertensión pulmonar. Elsevier. pp.245-260.

Capítulo de libro:

Lesmes González de Aledo, A; Perez Vela, JL. 2020. Cirugía cardiovascular. Un abordaje integral. Trastornos neurológicos del postoperatorio. elsevier. pp.453-470.

Capítulo de libro:

Pérez Vela, JL; Marin Mateos, H; Lesmes González de Aledo, Amanda. 2020. Principios básicos de la ECMO en adultos. Manejo práctico general de la ECMO VA. pp.101-112.

Capítulo de libro:

Lesmes González de Aledo, A. 2020. Temario OPE Medicina Intensiva. Sedación, analgesia y relajación en la UCI. AMIR Opes. 4, pp.223-238.

Capítulo de libro:

Lesmes González de Aledo, A. 2020. Temario OPE Medicina Intensiva. Polineuropatía del paciente crítico. 4, pp.239-246.

Capítulo de libro:

María Teresa Moral Pumarega; Gonzalo Zeballos Sarrato; Olga Ordoñez Saez; Amanda Lesmes González de Aledo. 2019. El colegio enseña RCP. Soporte vital básico neonatal. Asistencia al nacimiento del recién nacido y a la parada cardiorrespiratoria en la embarazada. Fundación Mapfre.

C.2. Congresos

Ponencia en congreso:

Sáez de la Fuente I; Sánchez Izquierdo Riera JA; Chacón Alvés S; et al; Sáez de la Fuente J. Utilización de la relación entre la diferencia veno-arterial de dióxido de carbono y la diferencia arterio-venosa de oxígeno (DPCO2/C(A-V)O2) como factor pronóstico en el postoperatorio inmediato del trasplante hepático. XIII Congreso Panamericano e Ibérico de Medicina Crítica y Terapia Intensiva. 2020. Estados Unidos de América.

Ponencia en congreso:

Cardinal-Fernández P; Muñoz-Rincón D.A; Jaramillo, C; et al; Lorente, JA. Fenotipo clínico de enfermos con síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo (SDRA) y daño alveolar difuso (DAD) en el examen postmortem. Congreso Panamericano de medicina crítica y terapia intensiva. SEMICYUC. 2014. España.

Ponencia en congreso:

Ferruelo A.; Cardinal Fernandez, P; Ballén-Barragán A; et al; Lorente, JA. Validez del análisis de expresión de microRNAs en muestras de tejido pulmonar incluidas en parafina. Congreso Panamericano de medicina crítica y terapia intensiva. SEMICYUC. 2014. España.

Ponencia en congreso:

Cardinal-Fernandez; D.A. Munoz-Rincon; A.W. Thille; et al; J.A. Lorente. Acute respiratory distress syndrome sub-phenotypes according to histological findings. ESICM Lives. ESICM. 2014. España.

Anne Tucker

PharmD
USA

Biography

Anne Tucker, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Critical Care/Nutrition Support
Institution: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Education:
- BS in chemistry/biochemistry from the University of Arkansas
- Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Completed residency training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Areas of Interest:
- Fluid and electrolyte disorders
- Hyperglycemia
- Nutrition support in critically ill cancer patients
- Promotion of safe parenteral nutrition practices
Professional Activities:
- Active member of the American Society for Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
- Incoming member of the Board of Directors at ASPEN
- Author in the ASPEN Core Curriculum
- Invited presenter for numerous oncology and critical care-related ASPEN webinars
- Presenter at the ASPEN Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course

Bernhard Riedel

MD, MBA, PhD
Australia

Biography

Professor Bernhard Riedel

MB.ChB, FCA, FANZCA, FASE, GChPOM, MMed, MBA, PhD

Bernhard is an academic anaesthesiologist and the Director of the Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, and Pain Medicine at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. He holds a Professorial appointment at the University of Melbourne.

Research Focus:

Enhanced preoperative risk stratification
Optimization of modifiable risk (prehabilitation) to reduce complications and death after major surgery
Specific focus on cancer surgery
Thought leader in a global collaborative on oncoanaesthesia

Research Areas:

Interaction of perioperative adrenergic-inflammatory response and anaesthetic technique on cancer progression

Bilja Sajith

PhD, MSN
USA

Biography

Bilja Kurian Sajith

PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, serves as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Acute Care Services, Nocturnal Program, and Adjunct Nursing Faculty at Texas Woman’s University.

Education:

PhD in Nursing from Texas Woman's University
Master’s in Nursing (MSN) from Texas Woman's University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMCH) in Vellore, India

Professional Affiliations:

Lifetime membership in the National Association of Indian Nurses of America
Chair of the Advocacy and Policy Committee for the Indian American Nurses Association of Greater Houston (IANA-GH)
APRN Council Member at MD Anderson
Member of the Oncology Nursing Society, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Society Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Research and Professional Contributions:

Currently pursuing a Post Graduate Certificate course in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at UT Austin
Dedicated to advancing nursing's future through leadership, clinical practice, education, and research
Investigated the clinical course of oncology patients affected by COVID-19 for doctoral dissertation
Collaborated with the D3CODE team, utilizing an AI-enabled data collection and analysis platform for her study
Actively engages with the healthcare community by sharing research findings and insights through presentations at esteemed medical and nursing conferences
Contributor to influential publications
Academic contributions include serving as a reviewer for nursing journals, including Oncology Nursing Forum and Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Dilip Thakar

MD
USA

Biography

Eduardo Bruera

MD
USA

Biography

Eduardo D. Bruera, MD

Chair, Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. Bruera obtained his medical degree from the University of Rosario in Argentina. He trained in Medical Oncology and in 1984 relocated to the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, where he directed the clinical and academic palliative care programs until 1999. In 1999, Dr. Bruera joined The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he currently holds the F.T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer and is the Chair of the Department of Palliative Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine. He served as the medical director of the outpatient Supportive Care center for 15 years until 2018.

Awards and Recognition:

Received national and international awards from:
- American Cancer Society (Lane Adams)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (Supportive Care)
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded the Sigillum Magnum (most prestigious award) by the University of Bologna (2023)
Awarded the 2022 Balfour Mount professorship by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada
Named a Fellow of:
- American College of Physicians
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- King’s College London
Received honorary doctorate degrees from:
- University of Montreal (2017)
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (2023)
Distinguished visitor of the Catholic University of Cordoba

Andrés Laserna

MD
USA

Biography

Elena Cuenca Fito

MD, PhD
Spain

Biography

Elena Cuenca Fito

Master's in Clinical and Medical Professionalism from the University of Alcalá (2018)
Diploma in Health Sciences Statistics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2021)
Promoter of the multicenter study "Assessment of admission to the ICU of onco-hematological patients. Admission patterns and outcomes" (NCT06113601)
PhD candidate at the University of Cantabria with a thesis titled: "Comparative analysis of admission decisions in an Intensive Care Unit versus non-admission decisions in oncology patients", pending defense in May

Elie Azoulay

MD
France

Biography

Dr. Elie Azoulay

Position:
- Professor of Medicine, Specialty Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Paris-Cité and Faculty of Medicine.
- Head of the Critical Care Department, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris.
Research Groups:
- French FAMIREA Study Group: Improving communication with ICU family members.
- GRRR-OH Research Group: Management and outcomes of acute respiratory failure in critically ill immunocompromised patients.
- Nine-I Study Multinational Collaborative Group: Researching immunocompromised patients.
Research Focus:
- Acute respiratory failure in immunocompromised patients.
- Non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
- Hematological malignancies in the ICU.
- Other hematological emergencies.
Publications:
- 502 articles, 121 reviews, 40 editorials, and 53 letters.
- Cited 69,257 times with an H-index of 138 (Google Scholar).
Editorial Roles:
- Former Editor-in-Chief, Intensive Care Medicine.
- Editorial roles in other journals.
- Advisory board member, Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Current Position:
- President, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

Freddy Morales

MD
Ecuador

Biography

Dr. Freddy Morales Álava

Médico Internista - Intensivista
Secretario de la Junta Directiva del Consejo de la FEPIMCTI
Ex Director del Comité de Oncología Crítica FEPIMCTI
Director para Latinoamérica de ONCCC-R-NET
Secretario SECI – Manabí (2021 – 2023)
Ex Presidente Nacional de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Cuidados Intensivos (2007-2009)
Miembro Asociado Internacional de la Society Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Miembro de la Sociedad Panamericana de Trauma (SPT)
Instructor calificado por la SCCM de los cursos: FCCS / FCCS: OB / FCCS: CM
Instructor calificado por la FEPIMCTI de los cursos: CEO / SNC
Médico Tratante del Departamento de Cuidados Críticos del Hospital Oncológico "Dr. Julio Villacreses Colmont" SOLCA

Gulbin Aygencel

MD
Turkey

Biography

Dr. Gulbin Aygencel

Dr. Gulbin Aygencel is an internist, pulmonologist, and intensivist. She has been working in the medical ICU of Gazi University Hospital as a head and senior consultant intensivist since 2007. She is a professor, lecturer, and senior faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkiye.

Professional Affiliations:

Member of different national and international intensive care, internal medicine, and pulmonary medicine societies
Serves on the editorial boards of many national scientific journals

Publications:

Seventy-four papers published in internationally acclaimed journals
Eighty-four papers published in nationally respected journals
Forty-five papers presented at international scientific meetings
One hundred nine papers presented at national scientific conferences
Author of twelve chapters in national and international ICU books

Clinical and Research Interests:

Ultrasound in the ICU
Nutrition in critically ill patients
Continuous renal replacement therapy in the ICU
Hemato-oncological patients in the ICU

Personal:

Married and the mother of three children

Laveena Munshi

Ignacio Martin-Loeches MD, PhD Ireland

Biography

Olakunle Idowu

MD
USA

Biography

Kathleen M Vollman

MSN, RN
USA

Biography

Kathleen M Vollman

Kathleen has been a critical care nurse for over 40 years and a Clinical Nurse Specialist for 30 of those years. She assists nurses and organization in achieving patient driven outcomes through knowledge, process change and skill development.

Kathleen designs creative strategies and practical frameworks for integrating evidence-based practices into nurses and multidisciplinary teams’ workflow to innovate care and impact patient outcomes. Kathleen is the inventor of the Vollman Prone Positioner that was on the market from 1997-2011, making it easy and safe for turning critically ill patients prone.

Kathleen’s knowledge base is expansive. She has presented, published and consulted nationally and international on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), prone positioning, sepsis early recognition and management, early mobility, reducing health care acquired infections and pressure injuries, nursing professional development, patient safety and work culture.

Marion Piñeros

MD, MSc, WHO - IARC
France

Biography

Marion Piñeros

MD, MSc, WHO - IARC

Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Marion Piñeros is a medical doctor from the Universidad el Rosario in Colombia and Master of Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London.
Before working at the International Agency for Research on Cancer she worked for one year at the Programme for Action on Cancer Therapy (PACT) from the International Agency of Atomic Energy (IAEA) and fourteen years at the National Cancer Institute in Colombia, where she led the public health group, being strongly involved in cancer surveillance and control.
Her main interest has been the production, dissemination and use of information for cancer control.
She has advocated for a clear understanding among stakeholders of the role of PBCR in cancer surveillance and has contributing to descriptive epidemiology studies of cancer in different areas.
She leads the IARC Regional Hub for Cancer Registration in Latin America, providing and coordinating training, tailored support to cancer registries as well as fostering networks and data dissemination for cancer control in the countries of the region.

Mary Catherine Tolcher

MD, MSc
USA

Biography

Mary Catherine Tolcher, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Dr. Mary Catherine Tolcher is an Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Assistant Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she also obtained a master’s degree in clinical and translational research. Dr. Tolcher then completed a combined fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Surgical Critical Care at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

She spends most of her time working clinically at the bedside, supervising, and teaching both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Anesthesiology residents. Dr. Tolcher's passion for clinical medicine and research lies at the intersection of physiology, critical care, and pregnancy. She enjoys supporting patients through complex illnesses to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients and families.

Nirmala Manjappachar

MD
USA

Biography

Nisha Rathi

MD
USA

Biography

Rafael Zaragoza

MD
Spain

Biography

Rafael Zaragoza, MD

Sepsis Unit Coordinator
Head of Service, Intensive Medicine
Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset

Associate Professor of Medicine
Universitat de València

Transplant Sector Coordinator
Valencia

Regina Barzilay

Prof
USA

Biography

Risa Myers

PhD
USA

Biography

Risa Myers

Risa Myers is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rice University, where she teaches students about computer science, databases, and data science. She holds degrees from MIT, Stanford, and Rice University and has 20+ years of experience in healthcare, including time at Hewlett-Packard Medical Products Division, Baylor College of Medicine, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Houston Methodist.

Her interests include applications of data science in healthcare and exploring and innovating in data science pedagogy. She does this both through the development of interactive learning materials and by bringing lessons learned from research and her industry experience into the classroom in the form of examples, assignments, and exercises.

Ryoung-Eun Ko

MD, PhD
South Korea

Biography

Ryoung-Eun Ko, MD, PhD (高令恩)

E-mail: koryoungeun@gmail.com or ryoungeun.ko@samsung.com

Current position:

Clinical assistant professor

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Educational background

2003 - 2006 Bachelor, College of Pharmacy, Woosuk University

2007 - 2011 Master, School of Medicine, Jeonbuk National University

(Doctor of Medicine)

2013 - 2019 Ph. Doctor, School of Medicine, Jeonbuk National University

Career

2011 - 2012 Internship, Jeonbuk National University

2013 - 2016 Residency, Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University

2017.03 - 2018.02 Clinical Fellowship for general pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center

2018.03 – 2022.02 Clinical Fellowship for Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center

2022.03 – Clinical instructor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center

Research interest

1) Acute respiratory distress syndrome

2) Weaning from mechanical ventilation

3) Sepsis immune-metabolism

4) Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Licenses & Certificates:

Mar. 2011: Licentiate of Korean Medical Licensing Examination (No : 107592)

Mar. 2017: Diplomate of Korean Board of Internal Medicine (No : 16010)

2019: Diplomate of Korean Board of Pulmonology

2019: Diplomate of Korean Board of Critical Care Medicine

PUBLICATIONS’ LIST

Original papers in SCI-journals as the first author and corresponding author

Na Y, Chung CR, Suh GY, Jeong O, Ko RE, Do JG. Ambulatory Status at Discharge Predicts Six-Month Mortality in Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 17;13(4):1129. doi: 10.3390/jcm13041129.

Ko RE, Lee J, Kim S, Ahn JH, Na SJ, Yang JH. Machine learning methods for developing a predictive model of the incidence of delirium in cardiac intensive care units. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2024 Jan 16:S1885-5857(24)00021-5. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2023.12.007.

Kim TW, Lee SU, Park B, Jeon K, Park S, Suh GY, Oh DK, Lee SY, Park MH, Lee H, Lim CM, Ko RE; Korean Sepsis Alliance (KSA) investigators. Clinical effects of bacteremia in sepsis patients with community-acquired pneumonia. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 19;23(1):887. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08887-5.

Ko RE, Kim Z, Jeon B, Ji M, Chung CR, Suh GY, Chung MJ, Cho BH. Deep Learning-Based Early Warning Score for Predicting Clinical Deterioration in General Ward Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Oct 26;15(21):5145. doi: 10.3390/cancers15215145.

Moon SJ, Ko RE, Park CM, Suh GY, Hwang J, Chung CR. The Effectiveness of Early Enteral Nutrition on Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Sepsis Patients: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2023 Jul 19;15(14):3201. doi: 10.3390/nu15143201.

Ahn HY, Jung Y, Kim TW, Cho YH, Yang JH, Chung CR, Min MS, Ko RE. Association of Argatroban Dose With Coagulation Laboratory Test in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Activated Clotting Time vs Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time. Ann Pharmacother. 2023 Jul 3:10600280231183510. doi: 10.1177/10600280231183510.

Lee YI, Ko RE, Na SJ, Ryu JA, Cho YH, Yang JH, Chung CR, Suh GY. Prognostic significance of respiratory quotient in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Korea. Acute Crit Care. 2023 May;38(2):190-199. doi: 10.4266/acc.2022.01438.

Ko RE, Kang D, Cho J, Na SJ, Chung CR, Lim SY, Lee YJ, Park S, Oh DK, Lee SY, Park MH, Lee H, Lim CM, Suh GY; Korean Sepsis Alliance (KSA) investigators. Influence of gender on age-associated in-hospital mortality in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a prospective nationwide multicenter cohort study. Crit Care. 2023 Jun 11;27(1):229. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04515-5.

Kim TW, Ko RE, Na SJ, Chung CR, Choi KH, Park CM, Yang JH. Associations of albumin and nutritional index factors with delirium in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Mar 3;10:1100160. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1100160.

Ko RE, Cho J, Shin MK, Oh SW, Seong Y, Jeon J, Jeon K, Paik S, Lim JS, Shin SJ, Ahn JB, Park JH, You SC, Kim HS. Machine Learning-Based Mortality Prediction Model for Critically Ill Cancer Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (CanICU). Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 17;15(3):569. doi: 10.3390/cancers15030569.

Yu B, Ko RE, Yoo K, Gil E, Choi KJ, Park CM. Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia in critically ill patients. PLoS One. 2022 Dec 19;17(12):e0279196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279196.

Jung H, Lee J, Ahn HY, Yang JH, Suh GY, Ko RE, Chung CR. Safety and feasibility of continuous ketamine infusion for analgosedation in medical and cardiac ICU patients who received mechanical ventilation support: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 22;17(9):e0274865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274865.

Ko RE, Kim S, Lee J, Park S, Bae D, Choi KH, Park TK, Chung CR, Yang JH. Clinical phenotypes of delirium in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 2;17(9):e0273965. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273965.

Kim SE, Ko RE, Na SJ, Chung CR, Choi KH, Kim D, Park TK, Lee JM, Song YB, Choi JO, Hahn JY, Choi SH, Gwon HC, Yang JH. External validation and comparison of two delirium prediction models in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Aug 3;9:947149.

Ko RE, Kwon O, Cho KJ, Lee YJ, Kwon JM, Park J, Kim JS, Kim AJ, Jo YH, Lee Y, Jeon K. Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score and the Modified Early Warning Score for Predicting Clinical Deterioration in General Ward Patients Regardless of Suspected Infection. J Korean Med Sci. 2022 Apr 25;37(16):e122.

Ko RE, Oh DK, Choi SM, Park S, Park JE, Lee JG, Kim YT, Jeon K. Lung transplantation for severe COVID-19-related ARDS. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2022 Jan-Dec;16:17534666221081035.

Ko RE, Kang D, Park H, Cho J, Suh GY, Chung CR. Association between the presence of delirium during intensive care unit admission and cognitive impairment or psychiatric problems: the Korean ICU National Data Study. J Intensive Care. 2022 Feb 14;10(1):7.

Jung H, Ko RE, Ko MG, Jeon K. Trends of in-hospital cardiac arrests in a single tertiary hospital with a mature rapid response system. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 13;17(1):e0262541.

Hur S, Ko RE, Yoo J, Ha J, Cha WC, Chung CR. A Machine Learning-Based Algorithm for the Prediction of Intensive Care Unit Delirium (PRIDE): Retrospective Study. JMIR Med Inform. 2021 Jul 26;9(7):e23401.

Park C, Ko RE, Jung J, Na SJ, Jeon K. Prediction of successful de-cannulation of tracheostomised patients in medical intensive care units. Respir Res. 2021 Apr 28;22(1):131.

Gil HI, Ko RE, Lee K, Um SW, Kim H, Jeong BH. Effects of Antithrombotic Treatment on Bleeding Complications of EBUS-TBNA. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Feb 5;57(2):142.

Ko RE, Jang GY, Chung CR, Lee JY, Oh TI, Suh GY, Kim Y, Woo EJ. Noninvasive Beat-to-Beat Stroke Volume Measurements to Determine Preload Responsiveness during Mini-Fluid Challenge in a Swine Model: A Preliminary Study. Shock. 2021 Jan 28.

Ko RE, Chung CR, Yang JH, Jeon K, Suh GY, Oh SY, Choi SJ, Yang JH, Sung K, Cho YH. Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in postpartum patients with refractory shock or respiratory failure. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 13;11(1):887.

Ko RE, Moon SM, Kang D, Cho J, Chung CR, Lee Y, Hong YS, Lee SH, Lee JH, Suh GY. Translation and validation of the Korean version of the clinical frailty scale in older patients. BMC Geriatr. 2021 Jan 13;21(1):47.

Ko RE, Huh K, Kim DH, Na SJ, Chung CR, Cho YH, Jeon K, Suh GY, Yang JH. Nosocomial infections in in-hospital cardiac arrest patients who undergo extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 23;15(12):e0243838.

Ko RE, Park C, Nam J, Ko MG, Na SJ, Ahn JH, Carriere KC, Jeon K. Effect of post-extubation high-flow nasal cannula on reintubation in elderly patients: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2020 Jan-Dec;14:1753466620968497.

Sim JK, Ko RE, Na SJ, Suh GY, Jeon K. Intensive care unit-acquired hyponatremia in critically ill medical patients. J Transl Med. 2020 Jul 2;18(1):268. doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02443-4.

Park YH, Ko RE, Kang D, Park J, Jeon K, Yang JH, Park CM, Cho J, Park YS, Park H, Cho J, Guallar E, Suh GY, Chung CR. Relationship between Use of Rehabilitation Resources and ICU Readmission and ER Visits in ICU Survivors: the Korean ICU National Data Study 2008-2015. J Korean Med Sci. 2020 Apr 20;35(15):e101.

Ko RE, Ryu JA, Cho YH, Sung K, Jeon K, Suh GY, Park TK, Lee JM, Song YB, Hahn JY, Choi JH, Choi SH, Gwon HC, Carriere KC, Ahn J, Yang JH. The differential neurologic prognosis of low-flow time according to the initial rhythm in patients who undergo extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2020 Mar 1;148:121-127.

Ko RE, Lee JG, Kim SY, Kim YT, Choi SM, Kim DH, Cho WH, Park SI, Jo KW, Kim HK, Paik HC, Jeon K; Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Study Group. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: analysis of Korean organ transplantation registry (KOTRY) data. Respir Res. 2020 Jan 13;21(1):20

Ko RE, Park SJ, Kim HS. Relationship between the time required for transfer and outcomes in patients with appendicitis: Experience at a tertiary military hospital in South Korea. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Oct;98(43):e17715.

Ko RE, Na SJ, Huh K, Suh GY, Jeon K. Association of time-to-treatment with outcomes of Pneumocystis pneumonia with respiratory failure in HIV-negative patients. Respir Res. 2019 Sep 26;20(1):213.

Ko RE, Lee H, Jung JH, Lee HO, Sohn I, Yoo H, Ko JY, Suh GY, Chung CR. Simple functional assessment at hospital discharge can predict long-term outcomes of ICU survivors. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 4;14(4):e0214602.

Ko RE, Jeong BH, Chon HR, Huh HJ, Han J, Lee H, Lee K, Kim H, Kwon OJ, Um SW. Clinical usefulness of routine AFB culture and MTB PCR of EBUS-TBNA needle rinse fluid. Respirology. 2019 Jul;24(7):667-674.

Kim HS, Ko RE, Ji M, Lee JH, Lee CS, Lee H. The usefulness of hand washing during field training to prevent acute respiratory illness in a military training facility. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jul;97(30):e11594.

Ko RE, Moon SM, Ahn S, Jhun BW, Jeon K, Kwon OJ, Huh HJ, Ki CS, Lee NY, Koh WJ. Changing Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Diseases in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Korea between 2001 and 2015. J Korean Med Sci. 2018 Feb 19;33(8):e65.

Papers in SCI-journals as coauthor

Shin Y, Jang JH, Ko RE, Na SJ, Chung CR, Choi KH, Park TK, Lee JM, Yang JH. The association of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score at intensive care unit discharge with intensive care unit readmission in the cardiac intensive care unit. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2024 Feb 21:zuae013. doi: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuae013.

Chung CR, Ko RE, Jang GY, Lee K, Suh GY, Kim Y, Woo EJ. Comparison of noninvasive cardiac output and stroke volume measurements using electrical impedance tomography with invasive methods in a swine model. Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 5;14(1):2962.

Lee KJ, Kim YK, Jeon K, Ko RE, Suh GY, Oh DK, Lim SY, Lee YJ, Lee SY, Park MH, Lim CM, Park S; Korean Sepsis Alliance (KSA) investigators. Shock indices are associated with in-hospital mortality among patients with septic shock and normal left ventricular ejection fraction. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 12;19(3):e0298617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298617.

Lee KJ, Park JY, Jeon K, Ko RE, Suh GY, Lim SY, Lee YJ, Oh DK, Park MH, Lim CM, Park S. Impact of sepsis on Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status among fully ambulatory patients: a prospective nationwide multicenter cohort. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Sep 28;15(9):4681-4692. doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-405.

Na SJ, Oh DK, Park S, Lee YJ, Hong SB, Park MH, Ko RE, Lim CM, Jeon K; Korean Sepsis Alliance (KSA) Investigators. The Association Between Tachycardia and Mortality in Septic Shock Patients According to Serum Lactate Level: A Nationwide Multicenter Cohort Study. J Korean Med Sci. 2023 Oct 16;38(40):e313. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e313.

Sohn YM, Ko RE, Park HJ, Choo E, Jung M, Lee S, Jeon K. Clinical pharmacokinetic study of tacrolimus in continuous intravenous administration for lung transplantation. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Jun 30;15(6):3431-3436. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-1760.

Heo S, Jeon K, Park B, Ko RE, Kim T, Hwang SY, Yoon H, Shin TG, Cha WC, Lee SU. Clinical factors predicting return emergency department visits in chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Feb 14;67:90-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.012.

Kim JH, Kim YK, Oh DK, Jeon K, Ko RE, Suh GY, Lim SY, Lee YJ, Cho YJ, Park MH, Hong SB, Lim CM, Park S; Korean Sepsis Alliance (KSA) investigators. HYPOTENSION AT THE TIME OF SEPSIS RECOGNITION IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MORTALITY IN SEPSIS PATIENTS WITH NORMAL LACTATE LEVELS. Shock. 2023 Mar 1;59(3):360-367. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002067.

Na SJ, Yang JH, Ko RE, Chung CR, Cho YH, Choi KH, Kim D, Park TK, Lee JM, Song YB, Choi JO, Hahn JY, Choi SH, Gwon HC. Dopamine versus norepinephrine as the first-line vasopressor in the treatment of cardiogenic shock. PLoS One. 2022 Nov 3;17(11):e0277087.

Jang GY, Chung CR, Ko RE, Lee JY, Oh TI, Suh GY, Kim Y, Woo EJ. Real-Time Measurements of Relative Tidal Volume and Stroke Volume Using Electrical Impedance Tomography with Spatial Filters: A Feasibility Study in a Swine Model Under Normal and Reduced Ventilation. Ann Biomed Eng. 2022 Aug 12. doi: 10.1007/s10439-022-03040-w.

Na SJ, Ko RE, Nam J, Ko MG, Jeon K. Factors associated with prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation in medical patients. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2022 Jan-Dec;16:17534666221117005. doi: 10.1177/17534666221117005.

Na SJ, Ko RE, Nam J, Ko MG, Jeon K. Comparison between pressure support ventilation and T-piece in spontaneous breathing trials. Respir Res. 2022 Feb 7;23(1):22.

Na SJ, Oh DK, Park S, Lee YJ, Hong SB, Park MH, Ko RE, Lim CM, Jeon K; Korean Sepsis Alliance (KSA) Study Group. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Neutropenic Sepsis: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Shock. 2022 May 1;57(5):659-665.

Lee YI, Ko RE, Yang JH, Cho YH, Ahn J, Ryu JA. Optimal Mean Arterial Pressure for Favorable Neurological Outcomes in Survivors after Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. J Clin Med. 2022 Jan 6;11(2):290.

Im Y, Kang D, Ko RE, Lee YJ, Lim SY, Park S, Na SJ, Chung CR, Park MH, Oh DK, Lim CM, Suh GY; Korean Sepsis Alliance (KSA) investigators. Time-to-antibiotics and clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a prospective nationwide multicenter cohort study. Crit Care. 2022 Jan 13;26(1):19.

Lee YI, Ko RE, Ahn J, Carriere KC, Ryu JA. Association between Neurologic Outcomes and Changes of Muscle Mass Measured by Brain Computed Tomography in Neurocritically Ill Patients. J Clin Med. 2021 Dec 24;11(1):90.

Na SJ, Ko RE, Ko MG, Jeon K. Automated alert and activation of medical emergency team using early warning score. J Intensive Care. 2021 Dec 7;9(1):73.

Im Y, Yoo H, Ko RE, Lee JY, Park J, Jeon K. Exosomal CD63 in critically ill patients with sepsis. Sci Rep. 2021 Oct 13;11(1):20300.

Lee JH, Ko RE, Park TK, Cho YH, Suh GY, Yang JH. Association between a Multidisciplinary Team Approach and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Emergency Department. Korean Circ J. 2021 Nov;51(11):908-918.

Lee YJ, Cho KJ, Kwon O, Park H, Lee Y, Kwon JM, Park J, Kim JS, Lee MJ, Kim AJ, Ko RE, Jeon K, Jo YH. A multicentre validation study of the deep learning-based early warning score for predicting in-hospital cardiac arrest in patients admitted to general wards. Resuscitation. 2021 Apr 22;163:78-85.

Park C, Ko UW, Ko RE, Na SJ, Yang JH, Jeon K, Suh GY, Sung K, Cho YH. Outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with active hematologic and nonhematologic malignancy. Artif Organs. 2021 Aug;45(8):E236-E246.

Ko H, Chung H, Kang WS, Park C, Kim DW, Kim SE, Chung CR, Ko RE, Lee H, Seo JH, Choi TY, Jaimes R, Kim KW, Lee J. An Artificial Intelligence Model to Predict the Mortality of COVID-19 Patients at Hospital Admission Time Using Routine Blood Samples: Development and Validation of an Ensemble Model. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Dec 23;22(12):e25442.

Lee YI, Kang MG, Ko RE, Park TK, Chung CR, Cho YH, Jeon K, Suh GY, Yang JH. The Impact of Hypoxic Hepatitis on Clinical Outcomes after Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. J Clin Med. 2020 Sep 16;9(9):2994.

Na SJ, Ko RE, Ko MG, Koh A, Chung CR, Suh GY, Jeon K. Risk Factors for Early Medical Emergency Team Reactivation in Hospitalized Patients. Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov;48(11):e1029-e1037.

Jang GY, Jeong YJ, Zhang T, Oh TI, Ko RE, Chung CR, Suh GY, Woo EJ. Noninvasive, simultaneous, and continuous measurements of stroke volume and tidal volume using EIT: feasibility study of animal experiments. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 9;10(1):11242.

Kim YO, Ko RE, Chung CR, Yang JH, Park TK, Cho YH, Sung K, Suh GY, Ryu JA. Prognostic Value of Early Intermittent Electroencephalography in Patients after Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. J Clin Med. 2020 Jun 4;9(6):1745.

Moon SM, Jhun BW, Baek SY, Kim S, Jeon K, Ko RE, Shin SH, Lee H, Kwon OJ, Huh HJ, Ki CS, Lee NY, Chung MJ, Lee KS, Shin SJ, Daley CL, Koh WJ. Long-term natural history of non-cavitary nodular bronchiectatic nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease. Respir Med. 2019 May;151:1-7.

Sheila Nainan Myatra

MD
India

Biography

Prof. Sheila Nainan Myatra MD, FCCM, FICCM

Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, INDIA

Sheila Myatra is a Professor of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India. She is the immediate Past President of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) and the Chair of the Intensive & Critical Care Medicine Committee of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA). Additionally, she serves as the Past President of the All India Difficult Airway Association (AIDAA).

She is actively involved in various committees including the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SCC) Research Committee and COVID guidelines committee, and she is a Steering Committee Member of the Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance (APSA). Sheila is also among the 14 international airway experts on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) difficult airway guidelines and the PUMA guidelines (Project for the Universal Management of the Airway).

Her research interests encompass hemodynamic monitoring, airway management, and sepsis. She is credited with developing a new test in hemodynamic monitoring called the “tidal volume challenge” (CCM 2017).

She delivered the William C Shoemaker Honorary Lecture at SCCM 2023 in San Francisco, USA. In recognition of her contributions, she was awarded the prestigious 2023 ESICM Honorary Membership at ESICM Lives in Milan and the European Airway Management Society (EAMS) Honorary Membership in 2022. Sheila was awarded FCCM in 2015 by the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) and FICCM in 2013 by ISCCM.

She serves on the editorial board of several journals, including Anaesthesia, Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, Journal of Critical Care, Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, Indian Journal of Anaesthesiology, and Intensive Care Medicine (past Editorial Board member).

She has numerous publications to her credit, which can be found on PubMed.

Silvia Chacón Alves

MD
Spain

Biography

Silvia Chacón Alves

Academic Background:
- Graduated in Medicine from the University of Alcalá de Henares in 2010.
- Specialized in Intensive Care Medicine at the 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid from 2011 to 2016.
- Master's degree in Respiratory Support and Mechanical Ventilation from the University of Valencia in 2018.
Professional Experience:
- Since 2016, she has been working in the Intensive Care Medicine Department at the 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid.
- Specializes in treating onco-hematological patients.
- Member of the "Hematopoietic Transplantation, Advanced Therapies, and Immunotherapy" multidisciplinary committee at the 12 de Octubre Hospital since 2019.
- Collaboration on projects with Hematology and Oncology, developing protocols for managing onco-hematological patients.
- Reference physician in the Intensive Care Medicine Department for therapy-related complications, especially in patients undergoing CAR-T therapy.
Research and Collaboration:
- Collaborating researcher in various ongoing clinical trials on therapy.

Víctor Nieto

MD
Colombia

Biography

Víctor Hugo Nieto Estrada MD, MSc

Médico Especialista en Medicina Crítica y Cuidados Intensivos.
Médico Especialista en Medicina Interna.
Director del Comité de Cardiología Crítica de la Federación Pan e Iberoamericana de Terapia Intensiva (FEPIMCTI).
Miembro del Comité de Oncología Crítica y de Medicina de Altitud de la Federación Pan e Iberoamericana de Terapia Intensiva (FEPIMCTI).
Director de Comités Científicos de la Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Crítica y Cuidados Intensivos (AMCI).
Vocal de la Sociedad Mundial de Oncología Crítica (SMOC).
Jefe de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Centro de Tratamiento e Investigación sobre Cáncer (CTIC) Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo en Colombia.

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