Organising Committee

A warm welcome to all and thank you for your ongoing support and participation towards ASMIC 2021. Despite the immense workload during the COVID-19 pandemic, I commend your efforts for continuous education. We hope that, the programme, though moved to a virtual platform, will still be a rewarding and pleasant ‘learning’ experience.

The challenges faced in the last one year have been extraordinary, painful and humbling. Many of us have felt the tribulations of this pandemic on a personal level and its devastation on the community we cherish. Some of its effects may already be evident in some of us and in the future, more may register symptoms of distress from this experience. We have dedicated a symposium to workplace welfare and nurturing; and another on ethical dilemmas that the pandemic has raised. We hope you will gain clarity and new skills necessary to navigate through these experiences.

But what we must celebrate now is our collective greatness – of team work, of adaptability, of determination and of courage. We can celebrate this by uploading our images as tributes to our colleagues and friends during this great battle. And this sharing will be for all to esteem.

Our paediatric faculty have also put up a rich and compact programme with many renowned speakers. COVID-19 has not spared the paediatric population. A plenary and a symposium have also been dedicated for this. Likewise, a symposium has been devoted to nurses for their roles in the care of critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Lastly, I would like to thank the pharmaceutical industry for their unceasing support and contribution to the success of ASMIC 2021. Please visit the virtual exhibition hall. Prizes await those who diligently do so.

Sit back in a comfortable nook and enjoy the conference.

Dr Louisa Chan
Organising Chairperson
Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care 2021