Critical Care Society of
Southern Africa

Following a review by the Nominations Committee, 13 candidates have been nominated for election to the WFSICCM Council to fill the 7 vacancies created by the retirement of Council members before the General Assembly in Melbourne. The ballot to elect 7 new Council members will held during the 1^st General Assembly at 12.30 on Tuesday, October 15^th at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

The candidates and their nominating societies are:

Ruth Kleinpell                          World Federation of Critical Care Nurses

Xavier Monnet                        Societe de Reanimation de Langue Francaise

Tim Baker                                Svensk Forening for Anestesi och Intensivvard

Shigeki Fujitani                      Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Defne Altintas                         Turkish Society Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine

Dean Gopalan                     Critical Care Society of Southern Africa

Dorel Sandesc                         Romanian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Jorge Hidalgo                          Belize Critical Care Society

Mary White                             Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society

Ricard Ferrer Roca                 Sociedad Espanola de Medicina Intensiva, Critica y Unidades Coronarias

Fernando Suparregui Dias     Associacao de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira

Chong-Jen Yu                          Taiwan Society of Critical Care Medicine

José Elizalde-Gonzalez           Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Critica

We wish Dr Gopalan all the best in getting CCSSA represented on the WFSICCM.