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After the great success of our previous conferences, which brought together critical ultrasound experts from all over the world, we have the pleasure of inviting you to the 4th World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, which will be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil on March 5-8, 2008. News The 4th World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine comes to a close. After four days of intercontinental exchanges of practical and theoretical experience amongst the world’s greatest critical ultrasound experts, the conference held by Winfocus (World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound) at the FIERGS Events Center, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, ended today. It featured four pre-congress courses and over 80 lectures, bringing together approximately 500 people in six auditoriums with simultaneous activities. Learn more... Interview Focussing on great enterprises On the eve of the 4th World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, the manager of the FIERGS Events Center, Prof. João Carlos Gasparin, talks about the partnership between FIERGS and the Congress, as well as his expectations for the international events market, which is the center’s new business focus. Other interviews   Dr. Luiz Alexandre Alegretti Pres. of the Emergency Medicine Association of Rio Grande do Sul   Dr. Edison Moraes Rodrigues Filho Pres. of the Intensive Care Society of Rio Grande do Sul   Luca Neri President of Winfocus (2007-2008) Giovanni Guido Cerri Honorary President President of WFUMB World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is with great excitement that we invite you to attend the "4th World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine", to be held in Porto Alegre (Brazil) on March 5-8, 2008. For the fourth time the conference will gather experts from all over the world. These ultrasound experts strive daily to develop point-of-care ultrasound throughout all pre-hospital and in-hospital critical environments, such as emergency departments, operating rooms, critical and intensive care units, anesthesiology services, land-based and helicopter-based EMS, tactical and peace-keeping arenas, disasters, space flights, remote areas and scarceresource locations. Read the full text... Eliézer Silva President of the Brazilian Congress (2008) Michael Blaivas President of Winfocus (2008-2009) Fernando Silva President of the Organizing Committee Daniel Pedrollo President of the National Commitee