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Critical Care Under Pressure: Sustaining the Workforce and Infrastructure Amid Rising Demands

Monday, March 23, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Time
Location: W178

Critical care faces mounting pressures from every angle—shrinking research funding, workforce shortages across disciplines, and resource constraints amid rising patient demand. Leaders from SCCM, American Thoracic Society, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and American College of Chest Physicians will explore these interconnected challenges, offering insights on their impact in the ICU and strategies to sustain and strengthen the critical care workforce and infrastructure.

Learning Objectives:

  • Assess the implications of federal funding reductions on critical care research and innovation
  • Examine current trends in the nurse and advanced practice provider workforce in the ICU and their impact on patient care
  • Evaluate factors contributing to critical care physician shortages and potential strategies to address them
  • Analyze the challenges posed by limited ICU bed capacity and resources in the face of rising patient demand

Presentations:

  • 11:01 AM - 11:12 AM Central Time
    The Impact of Federal Funding Reductions on Research

    Michelle Ng Gong, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Montefiore Medical Center

  • 11:12 AM - 11:24 AM Central Time
    Trends in Nurse and Advanced Practice Provider Workforce in the ICU

    Rebekah Marsh, BSN, RN, CCRN (she/her/hers) – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

  • 11:24 AM - 11:36 AM Central Time
    CC Physician shortages

    Neil Freedman (he/him/his)

  • 11:36 AM - 11:48 AM Central Time
    Lack of Available ICU Beds and Resources to Meet Increasing Numbers of ICU Patients

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