Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Central Time

Break the Ice: First-Time Attendee Networking Event

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time

2026 SCCM Congress Opening Session and Presidential Address

Location: W375ABC

– Duke University Medical Center

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

– Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago

– University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time

Connect and Converse: AI and Clinical Decision-Making

Location: W183B

– SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

– University of Colorado School of Medicine

– University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time

Connect and Converse: How to Deweaponize Anonymous Web-Based Reporting in the ICU

Location: W183C

– Rush University Medical Center

– University of California Irvine

– Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

Global ICU Care: National Crises, Tribulations, and Successes

Location: W178

– University of Pennsylvania

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Central Time

Emerging role of tele ICU in transforming critical care delivery in India

– Virinchi Hospitals

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Central Time

China’s remarkable doubling its ICU workforce and bed capacity within a decade

– Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time

The Impact of the Resident walkout on Critical Care in Korea

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

From Behind the Scenes to Center Stage: Promoting the Role of Intensivists in Brazil

– Cooper University Health Care

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

AI on the Menu: Optimizing Nutrition Goals for Critically Ill Patients

Location: W181

– University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy

GI and Nutrition

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Central Time

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Personalizing Nutrition Goals in the ICU

– Emory Healthcare

GI and Nutrition

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Central Time

Feeding the Future: Application of AI to Personalize Nutrition in the ICU

– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

GI and Nutrition

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time

Tech Bites: Overcoming Barriers to AI-Powered Nutrition in the ICU

– University of Tennessee Health Science Center

GI and Nutrition

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

ICU Triage: What We Know and Everything We Don’t

Location: W375ABC

– University of Kentucky Medical Center

– University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Administration

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Central Time

The Challenges of a Complex Process

– University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Administration

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Central Time

Adult ICU Triage Guideline

– Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

Administration

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time

Where Do We Go From Here?

– Henry Ford Hospital

Administration

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

Beyond ACLS: What Is There in the Kitchen Sink After the New 2025 ACLS Guideline?

Location: W187

– University of Maryland Medical Center, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Resuscitation

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Central Time

Overview of the Guideline and the Evidence for Adjunct Medications During ACLS

– Saint Mary Medical Center

Resuscitation

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Central Time

Evidence and Efficacy of ECPR for Patients With Cardiac Arrest

– University of Maryland Medical Center

Resuscitation

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time

Evidence for Norepinephrine Versus Epinephrine for Patients With ROSC After Cardiac Arrest

– Alice L. Walton School of Medicine

Resuscitation

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

Hidden in Plain Site: Substance Use Among Healthcare Professionals

Location: W375D

– ECU Health Medical Center

Behavioral Health and Well-Being

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Central Time

Legalization of Marijuana

Behavioral Health and Well-Being

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Central Time

Is It Fentanyl or Saline?

– Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Behavioral Health and Well-Being

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time

CAGED: How Much Is Too Much?

Behavioral Health and Well-Being

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

Year in Review: Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Location: W179

– SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

Pharmacology

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Central Time

Fighting the ICU Frenzy: Updates in Pain, Agitation, and Delirium

– University of Colorado School of Medicine

Pharmacology

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Central Time

A Tough Pill to Swallow: Toxicology Review for the Critical Care Clinician

– Inova Fairfax

Pharmacology

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time

Tiny Patients, Big Challenges: Updates in Pediatric Critical Care Pharmacotherapy

– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Pharmacology

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

Pro/Con: Should Cost Containment Impact Bedside Decision-Making?

Location: W184

– University of Pittsburgh

Ethics End of Life

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Central Time

Con: The Clinical Team Should Not Be Involved in Cost Containment

– University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Ethics End of Life

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM Central Time

Pro: Costs and Resources Must Impact Clinical Decision-Making in the ICU

– Northeastern University

Ethics End of Life

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

Year in Review: Pediatrics

Location: W185

– Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Pediatrics

10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Central Time

Updates in Basic Science

– Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago

Pediatrics

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM Central Time

Updates in Clinical Science

– Vanderbilt University

Pediatrics

10:55 AM - 11:05 AM Central Time

Updates in Education and QI

– Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Pediatrics

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM Central Time

Updates in Data Science

– Children's Hospital Colorado

Pediatrics

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time

Peer Reviewer Academy

Location: W186

– Texas Childrens Hospital

Administration

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Central Time

General Overview of the Academy

– Boston Children's Hospital

Administration

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM Central Time

The Peer Review Process

– Emory University Hospital

Administration

11:15 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time

The Reviewer

Administration

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM Central Time

The Review

– Emory University Hospital

Administration

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Central Time

Connect and Converse: Bridging the Gap: Intensivists at the Crossroads of Clinical Care and Financial Strategy

Location: W183B

– Yale New Haven Hospital / Yale School of Medicine

– University of Vermont Medical Center

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Central Time

Connect and Converse: Pathways to Practice: Building Competence and Confidence in the Novice APP Through Innovative Transition Models

Location: W183C

– Georgetown University School of Nursing

– Georgetown University

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network: Redefining Success in Critical Care Research: Strategies for Funding, Focus, and Future Impact

Location: W178

– University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Central Time

The Scientific Future of Critical Care Research: Emerging Priorities and Paradigms

– Duke University

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Funding the Future: Adapting Your Research Program to a Shifting Funding Landscape

– University of Alabama at Birmingham

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Central Time

New Horizons in Critical Care Research: Institutional Strategies for a Changing Landscape

– Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Acute Kidney Dysfunction in Cirrhosis: Diagnosis, Drugs, and Dialysis

Location: W184

– University of Washington

Pharmacology

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Central Time

Differentiating Disease: Separating Causes of Acute Kidney Dysfunction in Cirrhosis

– Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacology

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Which Drugs for Which Patient? A Myriad of Choices to Treat Kidney Dysfunction in Cirrhosis

– Mayo Clinic

Pharmacology

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Central Time

Bridge to Nowhere? Key Considerations With Dialysis in Cirrhosis

– University of California San Francisco Medical Center

Pharmacology

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Uses and Misuses of Generative AI in Research

Location: W187

– Wellspan Health

Research

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Central Time

The Pitfalls of Using Generative AI for Writing Manuscripts: An Editor's Perspective

– Emory University Hospital

Research

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Potential Uses of Generative AI in Clinical Research Writing

– University of Colorado School of Medicine

Research

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Central Time

The Current State of Generative AI in Clinical Research

– The Cleveland Clinic

Research

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Year in Review: Surgery

Location: W179

– Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Professional Development and Education

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Central Time

Emergency General Surgery

– Loyola University Medical Center

Professional Development and Education

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Surgical Critical Care

– UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital

Professional Development and Education

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Central Time

Trauma

– University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

Professional Development and Education

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Learning From Adverse Events: Applying Human Factors Engineering to Healthcare Simulation Training

Location: W181

– Mayo Clinic

Quality and Patient Safety

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Central Time

Human Factors Methodology

– Nationwide Children's Hospital At Ohio State University

Quality and Patient Safety

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Simulation-Based Process Testing

– Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Quality and Patient Safety

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Central Time

Case Studies in Simulation for Quality Improvement

– Mayo Clinic

Quality and Patient Safety

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

The Future of Sepsis and ARDS Therapy: Breakthroughs to Watch in 2026

Location: W375D

Sepsis

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Central Time

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: A Novel Approach to ARDS Therapy

Sepsis

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Interleukin and Cytokine Modulation: Shaping the Immune Response in Sepsis and ARDS Using Precision Approaches

– Vanderbilt University

Sepsis

12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Central Time

Targeting DPP3: A New Frontier in Sepsis Management

– Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Sepsis

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Words Matter

Location: W185

– Medical University of South Carolina

– University of Utah

Professional Development and Education

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Central Time

What Not to Say, and What TO Say

Professional Development and Education

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Mapping Values to Goals

– Children's National Hospital

Professional Development and Education

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Central Time

Constructing an Effective Care Conference

– Medical University of South Carolina

Professional Development and Education

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Connect and Converse: Who Has Cardiogenic Shock? What Stage Are They? Who Gets MCS?

Location: W183B

– McMaster University

– Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Central Time

Connect and Converse: Neurocritical Care: Myth Busters

Location: W183C

– Inova Fairfax Hospital

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Central Time

Ketamine: Lifting Moods and Maybe ICP?

– Emory University

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Central Time

Everybody’s Got the Fever—But Post-Cardiac Arrest, We’re Not Sweating It: Temperature Control Is Gone in Post-Cardiac Arrest

– University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Late-Breaking Studies Affecting Patient Outcomes I

Location: W375D

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

How to Become an ACCM Fellow

Location: W186

– Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine

– Baylor College of Medicine

– Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Smart Strategies for Addressing the Workforce Crisis in Critical Care

Location: W181

– VA Portland Healthcare System

Administration

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Central Time

Moving Too Fast: Speeding Along the Workforce Pipeline

– MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Administration

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Central Time

Your Way or Nothing at All: Brain Drain and the Global Workforce Migration

– Belize Healthcare Partners Limited

Administration

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM Central Time

The Rest Is up to Me and You: Battling the Workforce Crisis

– Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Administration

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Demystifying Neuroprognostication After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

Location: W185

– Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Pediatrics

3:20 PM - 3:29 PM Central Time

From Pixels to Prognosis: Leveraging Neuroimaging and Neuromonitoring in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Outcome Prediction

– Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Pediatrics

3:29 PM - 3:38 PM Central Time

Improving Prognostic Accuracy Using Multimodality Models After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

– UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pediatrics

3:38 PM - 3:47 PM Central Time

Balancing Hope and Honesty: Communicating Prognostic Uncertainty After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

– Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Pediatrics

3:47 PM - 3:56 PM Central Time

Neuroprognostication Across Diverse Health Systems Worldwide

Pediatrics

3:56 PM - 4:05 PM Central Time

Biomarkers for Predicting Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

– UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pediatrics

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Scoring a Win Against Refractory Shock: The Power Play of Drug Therapy

Location: W184

– Lakeridge Health

Sepsis

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Central Time

What Are the Rules of the Game Here? How to Recognize and diagnose Refractory Septic Shock

– Cooper Hospital University Medical Center

Sepsis

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Central Time

Vacate the Bench: Bring in the Vasoactive Agents

– University of Georgia College of Pharmacy

Sepsis

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM Central Time

Sepsis Benchwarmers: Bring in the Immunomodulators

– McMaster University

Sepsis

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Year in Review: Nursing

Location: W179

– University of Pennsylvania

Professional Development and Education

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Central Time

Topic I

Professional Development and Education

3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Central Time

Topic II

– Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

Professional Development and Education

3:55 PM - 4:05 PM Central Time

Late-Breaking Spotlight

– Barnes Jewish Hosptial

Professional Development and Education

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Entering the Gray Zone: Pushing the Boundaries of ECMO Candidacy

Location: W178

– University of Michigan Health System

Pulmonary

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Central Time

Lifesaving or a Bridge to Disaster: ECMO in Traumatic Brain Injuries

– Carolinas Medical Center

Pulmonary

3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Central Time

Challenging Decisions: ECMO in Pregnancy and Oncologic Diseases

– University of Michigan Health System

Pulmonary

3:55 PM - 4:05 PM Central Time

Beyond Day 7: When Does Prolonged Ventilation Really Become a Contraindication for ECMO?

– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center

Pulmonary

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Alcohol With Critical Illness: Don't Mix

Location: W187

– University of Florida

Immunology

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Central Time

Alcohol Use Disorder and Immune Response in Sepsis

– Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Immunology

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Central Time

Alcohol Use Disorder and Gut Barrier Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients

– Emory University Hospital

Immunology

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM Central Time

Alcohol Influences on Immune Response in ARDS

– University of Kentucky

Immunology

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Central Time

Connect and Converse: Demystifying Medical Research: A Guided Introduction for Emerging Researchers

Location: W183B

– Cedars Sinai Medical Center

– Baylor College of Medicine

– Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

– Cleveland Clinic Foundation

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Central Time

Connect and Converse: Maximize Your SCCM Membership: Connect, Contribute, Grow

Location: W183C

– Tampa General Hospital

– University of South Florida

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

Definition of an Intensivist in 2026

Location: W178

– Ghent University Hospital

– University of Pennsylvania

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time

Pro: Only Physicians Meeting Certain Criteria Should Be Called Intensivists

– Duke University Medical Center

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time

Con: Not Only Physicians Meeting Certain Criteria should Be Called Intensivists

– Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Central Time

Pro Rebuttal

– Duke University Medical Center

5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Central Time

Con Rebuttal

– Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

Celebrating the Impact of SCCM Guidelines on Critical Illness

Location: W375D

– Intermountain Healthcare

– David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Epidemiology Outcomes

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time

Celebrating a Dozen Years of ICU Liberation: Assessing the Impact of the PADIS Guidelines

– Northeastern University

Epidemiology Outcomes

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time

Surviving Sepsis for Over 20 Years

– University of Michigan

Epidemiology Outcomes

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM Central Time

Implementing Better Nutrition Through Collaboration and Guidelines

– University of Pennsylvania

Epidemiology Outcomes

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

Controversies in Pulmonary Embolism (Flipped Session)

Location: W187

– Emory University Hospital

Pulmonary

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time

Controversies in Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM Central Time

Controversies in Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time

Controversies in Pulmonary Embolism

– University of Chicago Medicine

Pulmonary

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

Virtual Versus In-Person Learning for Critical Care Education

Location: W181

– Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

– University of Kentucky Medical Center

Professional Development and Education

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time

In Person AND Online: A Time for Two Seasons

– Georgetown University School of Nursing

Professional Development and Education

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time

Maintaining the Value of In-Person Learning in a Virtual World

– Emory University Hospital

Professional Development and Education

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM Central Time

Engaging Distance Learners: Strategies for Success in Virtual Learning

Professional Development and Education

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

The Invisible Injury: Targeting Microvascular Dysfunction in Acute Brain Injury

Location: W184

– Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

Neuroscience

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time

Decoding Microvascular Dysfunction: Early Insights and Targeted Therapies for Acute Brain Injury

– Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Neuroscience

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time

How Do Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Pulse Pressure Shape Cerebral Microcirculation During ECMO?

Neuroscience

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM Central Time

Microvascular Breakdowns in Sepsis and ARDS: Therapeutic Innovations to Restore Cerebral Perfusion

– University of Chicago

Neuroscience

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

Year in Review: Research

Location: W179

– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BIDMC

Research

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time

Review of Basic and Translational Research

– Baylor College of Medicine

Research

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time

Review of Clinical and Epidemiologic Research

– Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Research

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM Central Time

Review of Advances and Success in Simulation and Education

– Mayo Clinic

Research

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

Translating Immunity in the PICU: Cutting-Edge Discoveries in Pediatric Viral Respiratory Infections

Location: W185

– PNCB

Pulmonary

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time

Unraveling Pediatric RSV Pathogenesis: Innate Immune Dysfunction in Critical Illness

– Boston Children's Hospital

Pulmonary

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time

Macrophage-Derived Inflammation in Pediatric Viral Respiratory Infections

Pulmonary

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM Central Time

Insights Gained From Modeling Severe Viral Infection in Young Patients

– Yale University School of Medicine

Pulmonary

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time

Connect and Converse: Ketamine, Cricoid, and Chaos: Controversies in RSI

Location: W183B

– Bridgeport Hospital Yale-New Haven Health System

– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

– Mayo Clinic