WELCOME TO THE WORLD CONGRESS OF INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE 2025

The Canadian Critical Care Society, in partnership with the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses and the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, on behalf of the World Federation of Intensive and Critical Care is excited to host the 17th World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care from September 16 - 19, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

With the theme of "Caring Intensively", we welcome our colleagues from around the globe and look forward to bringing our unique, diverse Canadian culture to all aspects of this exciting event.

Our overall conference objectives are:

  1. Inspire participants to create learning and work environments that holistically support interprofessional teams in caring for our patients, their caregivers, and the health care team.

  2. Increase awareness of the differences in how critical care is provided around the world and to foster an understanding of what is needed to provide global equity in the provision of critical care.

  3. Support the exchange of knowledge between different professionals for a shared understanding of the current evidence-based care of the critically ill.

ABOUT THE CANADIAN CRITICAL CARE SOCIETY

The Canadian Critical Care Society is a national specialty society representing Adult and Paediatric Critical Care Medicine physicians in Canada. The practice of Critical Care Medicine in Canada is multidisciplinary and CCCS members hold base specialty certification in anaesthesia, medicine, paediatrics, emergency medicine or surgery, and surgical subspecialties such as cardiac surgery and neurosurgery.

The CCCS mission is to promote and enhance Critical Care Medicine in Canada by espousing the philosophy of collaborative multidisciplinary practice to promote research, education and patient care. The Society is involved in Critical Care Medicine education in association with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as well as research with the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. 

For more information, visit the CCCS website: www.canadiancriticalcare.org

ABOUT THE WORLD FEDERATION OF INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE

The World Federation of Intensive and Critical Care (WFICC) was established in 1977 and is a membership organization comprised of national societies and Federations of intensive and critical care medicine. The principal objective of the World Federation is to promote the highest standards of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine for all mankind without discrimination. The WFSICCM now has a membership of over 85 national scientific societies with a combined individual membership of over 90,000 intensive and critical care practitioners throughout the world.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This Congress is being held in Vancouver, British Columbia.  In the spirit of Truth, Reconciliation, Friendship, and Reciprocity, we would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. This place is a testament to the enduring presence and resilience of Indigenous Peoples, and we honour their deep connection to these lands and waters.