Medical care for patients with illnesses or injuries that pose a serious risk to life is known as critical care. Usually, an intensive care unit (ICU) is where such patients are kept. They receive round-the-clock care from a group of medical professionals with specialized training. This includes having their vital indicators continuously monitored by devices. Additionally, they are typically given specialized therapies.

Understanding the need for critical care, the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) will organize the 30^th annual conference in Kolkata. The conference is named CRITICARE 2024. This is the third edition of the conference in Kolkata. It was held before in 1999, 2013, and now in 2024.

A press conference was organized to announce this medical conference. It was graced by Prof Sheila Nainan Myatra, President, ISCCM, Organizing Chairperson, Prof Pradip Kumar Bhattacharya, President-Elect, ISCCM, Chairperson, Scientific Committee, and others.

The theme of the conference is Transforming Evidence to Best Practices.

National and international speakers from the medical field will take part in this conference.

Delegates from France, Sweden, Bangladesh, Singapore, Dubai, Spain, Canada, Indonesia, and others will take part in this annual conference.

There will be talks, thematic sessions, panel discussions, tributes, and other interactive sessions during the conference in Kolkata.

CRITICARE 2024 will take place at ITC Royal Bengal from the 1^st to the 3^rd of March.

Priyanka Dutta