Summary: Patrick Kochanek, MD, FCCM, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Emergency Preservation for Resuscitation: Beyond CPR," as well as his background and expertise in critical care. Dr. Kochanek is director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research and is a tenured professor in the department of critical care medicine with secondary appointments in pediatrics and anesthesiology as well as the editor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
