SCCM - Society of Critical Care Medicine

Sponsorship, Exhibiting and Advertising Opportunities
The Society of Critical Care Medicine offers a variety of advertising and sponsorship options guaranteed to increase your exposure in the critical care industry. From traditional classifieds to state-of-the-art online recruitment, SCCM provides several print and virtual advertising platforms through our well-known publication and educational venues. Or, take advantage of the premier critical care convention, Critical Care Congress, and through your corporate sponsorship reach thousands of key industry decision makers.

To develop your 2012 advertising or sponsorship program, contact Desiree Ng at +1 847 827-7188 or at dng@sccm.org. For information on exhibiting at an SCCM meeting, please contact Colleen McNamara at cmcncmara@sccm.org or +1 847 827-7478.

2012 SCCM Meetings and Sponsorship Opportunities

41st Critical Care Congress
February 4 – February 8, 2012
George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, Texas
At the 41st Critical Care Congress, SCCM will be making the next giant leap for critical care in Houston, Texas. Don’t miss out on this once-a-year opportunity to acquire qualified leads as you share your latest technology, products, services, and career opportunities with thousands of high-level decision makers.
SCCM’s annual Congress is the largest gathering of diverse and innovative thought leaders from all over the world. More than 4,000 critical care professionals attend Congress to discover the most recent solutions and developments in scientific and clinical advances, cutting-edge clinical treatments, fundamental business methods, and ICU administration and management.
With unopposed exhibit hours, daily breaks and poster walk-arounds in the exhibit hall, you will have an opportunity to generate new leads with critical care decision makers. Send in your application today to ensure you receive the best possible booth location. Don't miss out on this opportunity to educate buyers about the latest technologies, products and services in critical care.
Expand your promotion power! Take advantage of one of our numerous marketing opportunities ranging from product specific sponsorships to educational scholarships and grants. The Society offers your company a multitude of opportunities to attract your target audience right to your booth. More information will be available soon!
Adult Multiprofessional Critical Care Board Review
July 24 - 28, 2012 Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois
The Multiprofessional Critical Care Board Review Course (MCCBRC) will provide the most comprehensive review in the diagnosis, monitoring and management of critically ill patients. This course is designed for practitioners who are preparing for the adult critical care subspeciality exams, as well as those seeking a review on critical care.

Pediatric Multiprofessional Critical Care Board Review
July 24 - 28, 2012 Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois
The Multiprofessional Critical Care Board Review Course (MCCBRC) will provide the most comprehensive review in the diagnosis, monitoring and management of critically ill patients. This course is designed for practitioners who are preparing for the adult critical care subspeciality exams, as well as those seeking a review on critical care.
Fundamentals of Critical Care Ultrasound
July 29 - 30, 2012 Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois
Ultrasound imaging enhances the practitioner's ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat critical care patients. Ultrasound guided intervention is becoming an increasingly popular and valuable tool, and the fast-paced intensive care unit (ICU) is an ideal environment in which to use this technology. A comprehensive course dedicated to the latest information available in Fundamental Ultrasound. This course offers didactic presentations and hands-on skill stations for performing and interpreting ultrasound imaging.
Advanced Ultrasound
July 31, 2012 Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois
A one-day Advanced Ultrasound course for physicians who want to expand upon their fundamental echocardiographic skills and knowledge and focus on the specialty-specific use of echocardiography in the management of the critically ill patient. This course offers didactic presentations and hands-on skill stations for performing and interpreting ultrasound imaging.

Paragon
Target specific healthcare systems and support their quality improvement goals by making a sponsoring SCCM’s Paragon Critical Caer Quality Implementation Program (Paragon). Paragon helps hospitals overcome barriers associated with changing the structure of their intensive care unit to a multiprofessional model of care in order to achieve optimal patient outcomes. By sponsoring a Paragon program you can help improve patient outcomes in a single hospital or up to as many as 25 hospitals.

Nutrition Guidelines
Keep your company name top of mind as clinicians reference these materials while tending to their patients. Sponsorships are available for the recently-released nutrition guidelines and derivative works including wall charts, bundle cards and pocket guides.

Thank You to the Sponsors of SCCM's Past Meetings
Critical Care Academy: Adult Multiprofessional Critical Care Review Courses, held August 16 - 20, 2011 at the Fairmont, Chicago Millenium Park Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
The Society extends its gratitude to: American Express, Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Elsevier, Hospira, LWW and Physian Technologies for their generous support.
Fundamentals of Critical Care Ultrasound, August 18 - 19, 2011, at the Fairmont, Chicago Millenium Park Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
The Society extends its gratitude to Cook Medical, GE Healthcare, Lantheus, Philips Medical Systems and Sonosite for their generous support.
Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound, August 21, 2011 at the Fairmont, Chicago Millenium Park Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
The Society extends its gratitude to Cook Medical, GE Healthcare, Lantheus, Philips Medical Systems and Sonosite for their generous support.
Acute Cardiac Care, held June 2 - 4, 2011 at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
The Society extends its gratitude to: Atcor Medical, Avalon Laboratories CAE Healthcare, CSL Behring, GE Healthcare, Geisenger Health System, Levitornix, Maquet, Medtronic, Philips, Sonosite and Spectrum Medical.

Acute Kidney Injury, held March 10 - 11, 2011 at the Omni CNN Center Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Society extends its gratitude to Gambro and NxStage for their generous support.
40th Critical Care Congress, held January 15 – January 18, 2011 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

The Society extends its gratitude to Covidien, Eisai, GE Healthcare, Hospira, Medtronic Diabetes, Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Pfizer, PharMEDium and Teleflex, plus all the exhibitors for their generous support.



Get an inside look at how critical care is delivered in a busy, state-of-the-art intensive care unit (ICU). Attend the Mini-Internship Program at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, USA or Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Designed for healthcare company employees who provide products and services to hospital ICUs, the Mini-Internship Program offers a behind-the-scenes look so you can obtain a better understanding of the ICU environment. Please note that the maximum number of participants per session is six. Click here for more information or to register.
Upcoming Program Dates:
Rush University Medical Center (2-day program):

April 30 - May 1

Shands Hospital at the University of Florida (3-day program):
March 19 - 21

Other Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities
Adverse Drug Event Reporting in the ICU: A Survey of Current Practices
This survey will identify current Adverse Drug Event (ADE) reporting strategies in the ICU to determinewhether ADE identification, reporting and assessment strategies differ between ICU and non-ICU patients. Opportunities are available to sponsor this survey.

Gain Exposure Through SCCM Journals
Reach key contacts in the critical care community through the Society's premier, peer-reviewed journals, Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. For advertising opportunities in both journals, or to request a media kit, contact Bethann Sands at LWW: +1 215-521-8399 or at bethann.sands@wolterskluwer.com. To place a classified ad, please contact Taron Butler at +1 410 361-8003 or at taron.butler@wolterskluwer.com.

Connections are Critical
The results of the recent Critical Connections readership survey are in, and they show that the only newsmagazine focused exclusively on the multiprofessional critical care team is a valued and highly regarded resource among its audience.

With a readership of 43,000 critical care professionals and key decision makers, the Society's bimonthly newsmagazine, Critical Connections, is the source for critical care news. About 80% of those who receive Critical Connections read most or every issue. To advertise, contact Desiree Ng, industry relations manager at +1 847-827-7188 or at dng@sccm.org.

Submit to Vital News
In a recent Critical Connections readership survey, the industry news briefing Vital News was rated as the second most popular section within this valuable newsmagazine. More than 65% of survey respondent(s) said they were interested in the content of the Vital News section, which was second only to interest in clinical features.

Critical Connections welcomes timely press/news release for publication in its Vital News section, which highlights:

Industry trends in critical care medicine

New products and services

New techniques and applications

Meeting announcements and events

New research studies and surveys

Submit Vital News items to criticalconnections@sccm.org or contact Melissa Nielsen at +1 847 827-7405.

Engage SCCM's Audience in New Ways
Awards & Grants
Books
Courses
Derivative works of SCCM practice guidelines (wall charts, pocket guides, and bundle cards)
eNewsletter
Educational Meetings
Fellows Membership Program
Paragon Critical Care Quality Improvement Program
Podcasts
Webinars
Webcasts

For further details on how to optimize your reach and frequency to the critical care clinicians, contact Desiree Ng, industry relations manager at +847 827-7188 or dng@sccm.org or Jim Flanigan, director of marketing at +847 827-7282 or jflanigan@sccm.org.