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Concurrent

Definition of an Intensivist in 2026

Sunday, March 22, 2026
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
Location: W178

    Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

  • Jan De Waele, MD, PhD

    Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

    Disclosure(s): Menarini: Scientific Advisory Board (Ongoing); MSD: Scientific Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Roche Diagnostics Corporation: Scientific Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • Jose Pascual-Lopez, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCM, FRCSC

    University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

As critical care continues to evolve across diverse healthcare systems, the definition of an intensivist remains a topic of ongoing debate and refinement. This dynamic session will bring together two global leaders in critical care—SCCM and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine—to explore current and emerging definitions of an intensivist.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the current definition of an intensivist
  • Discuss global differences in the multiprofessional critical care team
  • Review the controversies and advantages of defining an intensivist

Presentations:

  • 4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Central Time
    Pro: Only Physicians Meeting Certain Criteria Should Be Called Intensivists

    Cherylee W. J Chang, FCCM, MD, FNCS, FACP (she/her/hers) – Duke University Medical Center

  • 4:50 PM - 5:05 PM Central Time
    Con: Not Only Physicians Meeting Certain Criteria should Be Called Intensivists

    Marlies Ostermann, PhD, , MD, EDIC (she/her/hers) – Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

  • 5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Central Time
    Pro Rebuttal

    Cherylee W. J Chang, FCCM, MD, FNCS, FACP (she/her/hers) – Duke University Medical Center

  • 5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Central Time
    Con Rebuttal

    Marlies Ostermann, PhD, , MD, EDIC (she/her/hers) – Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust