Advocated by Professor Dechang Chen from Beijing Union Hospital and Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Chinese Association of Critical Care Physicians (CACCP) has been successfully approved and certified by Ministry of Health, a great achievement that is owing to the hard work and dedication of thousands of Intensive Care Unit workers. It was decided that on July 9th, 2009 the first congress meeting of CACCP would take place in Jinan, Shangdong.