Thought Leader Sessions

Thought Leader Sessions
Engage in discussions on innovative developments and hot topics in critical care with world-renowned experts.

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Thought Leader Sessions

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Sunday, Mar 22nd
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
2026 SCCM Congress Opening Session and Presidential Address
Location: W375ABC, Skyline Ballroom
Cherylee W. J Chang, FCCM, MD, FNCS, FACP (she/her/hers) – Duke University Medical Center
Sunday, Mar 22nd
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
Thought Leader: The Effective Management of Shock: Moving From Physiology to Guidelines to Precision Medicine and Ultimately Personalized Medicine (Max Harry Weil Honorary Lecture)
Location: W375ABC, Skyline Ballroom
Lauren R. Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FAAN, FCCM (she/her/hers) – Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
Michael R. Pinsky, MD, FAPS, MCCM (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Monday, Mar 23rd
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Central Time
Thought Leader: Making Sepsis the Next Success Story in Global Health (William C. Shoemaker Honorary Lecture)
Location: W375ABC, Skyline Ballroom
Ndidiamaka Musa, MD, , FCCM – Seattle Children's Hospital
Niranjan Kissoon, MD, MBBS, FRCP(C) – British Columbia's Children's Hosp.
Monday, Mar 23rd
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Central Time
Thought Leader: From Boundaries to Breakthroughs: Ethical Reflections on Women in Critical Care (Ake Grenvik Honorary Lecture)
Location: W375D, Skyline Ballroom
Lillian Liang Emlet, MD, MS, FCCM (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Xuelian Liao, N/A – Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Tuesday, Mar 24th
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Central Time
Thought Leader: The Power of Nursing: How Nurses Shape What Matters Most (Norma J. Shoemaker Honorary Lecture)
Location: W375D, Skyline Ballroom
Diane McLaughlin, DNP, FNCS, FCCM (she/her/hers) – Barrow Neurological Institute
Deborah T. Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Tuesday, Mar 24th
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Central Time
Thought Leader: Quality Care Despite Disparities: Lessons From the Alaska Trauma System (Peter Safar Honorary Lecture)
Location: W375D, Skyline Ballroom
Ryan C. Maves, MD, FCCM (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Elisha G. Brownson, MD, FACS – Alaska Native Medical Center