Topic of the Week November 23rd to 29th 2015 International Fluid Academy Meeting Monday Elbers. Fluid therapy in critically ill patients: perspectives from the right heart. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2015;47(5):XXX–XXX Tuesday Joosten. Perioperative goal directed therapy using automated closed-loop fluid management: the future? Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2015;47(5):XXX–XXX Wednesday Vandervelden. Initial resuscitation from severe sepsis: one size does not fit all. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2015;47(5):XXX–XXX Thursday Poelaert. Assessment of loading conditions with cardiac ultrasound. A comprehensive review. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2015;47(5):XXX–XXX Friday Peeters. An overview on fluid resuscitation and resuscitation endpoints in burns: Past, present and future. Part 1 — historical background, resuscitation fluid and adjunctive treatment. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2015;47(5):XXX–XXX Saturday Peeters. An overview on fluid resuscitation and resuscitation endpoints in burns: Past, present and future. Part 2 — avoiding complications by using the right endpoints with a new personalized protocolized approach. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2015;47(5):XXX–XXX Sunday Hahn. Must hypervolaemia be avoided? A critique of the evidence. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2015;47(5):XXX–XXX