NCS Leadership
2017-2018
Officers
Gretchen M. Brophy PharmD, BCPS,
FCCP, FCCM, FNCS, President
Jose I. Suarez MD, FNCS,
Vice President
Mary Kay Bader, RN, MSN, CCNS,
FNCS, FAHA, Treasurer
Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS,
Secretary
Michel T. Torbey MD, MPH, FAHA,
FCCM, FNCS, Immediate
Past President
Board of Directors
Jordan Bonomo
Marion Buckwalter, MD, PhD
Guadalupe Castillo-Abrego, MD
Jennifer Ann Frontera
Theresa Human, PharmD, PhD,
BCPS, FNCS
Nerissa U. Ko
Pedro Kurtz
John J. Lewin III, PharmD
Sarah Livesay
Chad Michael Miller, MD
Paul A. Nyquist, MD
Kristine H. O’Phelan, MD
Soojin Park
Fred Rincon
Kevin Navin Sheth
Lori Shutter, MD
Susan Yeager, NP, RN
Executive Director
Dale West
Editor-in-Chief
Neurocritical Care
Michael Diringer, MD
Neurocritical Care Society
330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 321-5159
Fax: (312) 673-6759
Website: www.neurocriticalcare.org
Email: info@neurocriticalcare.org
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Spring has sprung! NCS is in the midst of some new, improved and
exciting changes. Have you guessed what they are yet? It’s almost time for
the big reveal!
Several of us recently returned from a joint meeting between DGNI, the
German Society for Intensive Care and Emergency Care, and NCS for
the ANIM conference in Würzburg, Germany. I would like to thank Drs.
Wolfgang Müllges and Katja Wartenberg for their hospitality, helping
develop an exciting joint program, and hosting the first ENLS course in
Germany. It was a great success, and we look forward to future collaborations.
Start planning now for the International Congress of Intensive Care (CONINI) / NCS South
American Regional Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 9-12. Dr. Gisele Sampaio Silva and
Dr. Pedro Kurts (South American Regional Chair) have a wonderful program planned for
us, including a pharmacotherapy and nursing pre-sessions. Please see the website for more
information. We hope to see you there!
For those of you who were not able to attend the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
meeting in February, our very own Dr. Tom Bleck was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award,
the most prestigious SCCM award. Dr. Bleck is a founding member of NCS and an eminent
scholar, teacher and physician. He volunteers his time to many organizations, and we should
thank him many times over for his contributions to NCS. Several NCS members attended the
SCCM Congress and joined in celebrating Tom’s acceptance of this Lifetime Achievement Award.
Congratulations, Tom!
Finally, a few reminders. Please volunteer during the NCS Get Involved Campaign. Volunteer
committee appointments will commence at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Also, nomination are
currently underway for NCS’ Fellow of Neurocritical Care program. Please be sure to nominate
yourself or fellow colleagues for FNCS.
Sincerely,
Gretchen M. Brophy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS
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