The Victorian Network - VIN

Cameron Knott and Gerard Fennessy

Welcome to the 2013 programme for the Victorian Intensive Care Network (VIN). Following the successful launch of VIN in 2012, with great talks by Dr Anthony Tobin (St Vincents) and Dr Vin Pellegrino (Alfred), we begin the year with Dr Stephen Warrillow from the Austin talking about Liver Failure and Transplantation. Following on from this we have talks planned on: Communication in ICU Translating ICU research into practice Crisis resource management and debrief Disaster management - critical care in war zones Where ICU education is heading Remember - All VIN events are free, and include dinner and drinks. All are welcome!

What Happens On The Night?

VIN evenings start with a short welcome from a VIN representative along with the sponsor. This is followed, during the entree and dinner, by the topic of the night delivered by one or two speakers. We welcome active informal discussion during the evening, and also those wanting to advertise upcoming events or request assistance for projects. Please feel free to send information beforehand for this if you can’t make it. 

After each evening we will make the slides and podcasts freely available right here, so if you miss the session, you can catch up at some other stage. Finally, we hope to get some Pecha Kutcha (PK) talks going - volunteers for a PK are welcome. What's a PK, you say? Well click here...

About VIN

VIN was founded in 2012 by Austin intensive care specialist, Dr Cameron Knott. Our goal is to meet 6 times per year, with a free (paid-for) dinner and educational session for intensive care specialists and trainees.

We aim to showcase the talent and knowledge in the Victorian Intensive Care community, and to complement other ongoing and outstanding educational events that occur in Victoria. VIN represents a collaborative community that promotes ongoing unity and collegiality within our profession, where trainees and fellows can mingle and get to know each other.

VIN is self-governing, under the umbrella of the not-for-profit ICN run by Dr Oliver Flower and Dr Mattew Mac Partlin, and is the Victorian extension of the networking model.

We would like to thank our sponsors (Edwards Life Science, MSD and CSL Laboratories) for providing educational grants to support these events. They allow us to develop our own educational content unfettered, and also help us organise each evening. All VIN members have volunteered to do this on our own free will. We want VIN to be vibrant and collegial and to be owned by the Victorian Intensive Care Community. We will seek feedback at the conclusion of the evening and act on this for the following events. 

Thank you for supporting this with your attendance at the next VIN event. We extend a warm invitation to join us for the adventure and to help us grow!

VIN Events For 2013

For more information, or to get involved with VIN, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Current VIN Committee Members

Dr Cameron Knott - Intensivist, Austin ICU

Dr Irma Bilgrami - Intensivist, Alfred ICU

Dr Tom Rozen - Intensive Care Senior Registrar, Alfred ICU

Dr John Dyett - Intensive Care Senior Registrar, St Vincent's ICU

Dr Gerard Fennessy - Intensive Care Senior Registrar, Royal Melbourne ICU

Dr Miles Beeny - Intensive Care Fellow

Dr Ksenia Chamula - Intensive Care Registrar, Northern Hospital

VIN Founding Members 2012

Dr Cameron Knott

Dr John Dyett

Dr Tom Rozen

Dr Miles Beeny

Dr Irma Bilgrami

Dr Gerard Fennessy