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(Please refer to the Congress Abstract Introduction prepared by Professors Younsuck Koh, MD, PhD, FCCM, Chairman Organizing Committee, and Chae-Man Lim, MD, PhD, FCCM, Scientific Program Chair/Organizing Committee.) The Congress theme--One Step Further; The Pursuit of Excellence in Critical Care--is an appropriate platform from which to highlight the important content in the August issue beginning with several manuscripts dealing with early mobilization and the important benefits such strategies accrue for inhospital patient well-being and ultimate post intensive care unit discharge health, both mental and physical.