A conniseur's guide to the different families of non-invasive cardiac output monitors. Haney mallemat expertly details the pros and cons of each.

Vampire Planet? Ed Litton on the worldwide dependance on blood products. Future strategies for reducing our requirements.

Anaphylaxis and Anaesthesia. Michael Rose examines changing paradigms in how we approach the 'allergic' patient. Risks, Reactions and Results.

Is base excess the new bicarb ? David Story's breakdown of an often complicated and confusing topic.

Imogen Mitchell critiques our relationship with MET. How current medical and nursing education is propagating junior staff reliance.

Steve Smith enthralls the crowd with an eye-opening exploration of subtle ECG changes with potentially catastrophic outcomes

Augmentation by Echo. Deidre Murphy examines advanced aspects of bedside echocardiography, and the immense amount of information it provides in a critical care setting.

Rob Rogers delivers an emotive and inspirational speech on the dying art of bedside teaching. How we can return to our roots

Celia Bradford dissects the fundamentals of renal replacement therapy and examines its niche in the ICU.

A golden mile too far? Lewis Macken dissects evidence suggesting that chasing urine output in burns patients leads to overzealous fluid resuscitation.