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  • Sunday, February 23, 2025
  • 7:00am - 6:00pm Eastern Time
    (re)Charge Zone
  • 7:00am - 6:00pm Eastern Time
    Registration Hours
  • 7:30am - 4:30pm Eastern Time
    Select Member Lounge
  • 8:00am - 9:00am Eastern Time
    2025 SCCM Congress Opening Session and Presidential Address
    Lauren R. Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FAAN, FCCM (she/her/hers) – Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
    Jose Pascual, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCM, FRCSC – University of Pennsylvania
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 9:00am - 9:30am Eastern Time
    Thought Leader: Advancing Health at the Speed of AI (William C. Shoemaker Honorary Lecture)
    Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
     ACE Credit(s): 0.5
  • 9:30am - 10:30am Eastern Time
    Refreshment Break
  • 9:30am - 3:45pm Eastern Time
    Blood Drive
  • 9:30am - 3:45pm Eastern Time
    Connections Central (Exhibit Hall)
  • 9:40am - 10:40am Eastern Time
    Pulse Oximetry and Health Equity: A Critical Examination
  • 9:45am - 10:25am Eastern Time
    How to Hit the Ground Running in Your Critical Care Fellowship or APP Critical Care Residency Program: Trade Secrets
  • 9:45am - 10:25am Eastern Time
    Roundtables Sunday Morning
  • 9:45am - 10:45am Eastern Time
    Networking Event (Pediatrics Section)
    Raj Basu, MD, MS, FCCM (he/him/his) – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • 9:45am - 10:45am Eastern Time
    Star Research Presentations: Sepsis
    Kenneth Remy, MD, MSc, MSCI, FCCM – Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
  • 10:00am - 11:00am Eastern Time
    Ultrasound Networking Meeting
    Christopher Schott, MD, MS, RDMS, FACEP – VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
    Mark D. Weber, RN, CRNP-AC, FCCM (he/him/his) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • 10:00am - 4:30pm Eastern Time
    Max's Cafe
  • 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
    Bridging Global Research: Leveraging Discovery's Data Science Campaign and WHO Registries for Breakthroughs
    Andre Holder, MD, MS, FCCM – Emory University School of Medicine
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
    De-Resuscitation: When and How to Empty the Tank
    Stefan Leichtle, MD, FACS – Inova Fairfax Hospital
    Sepsis
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
    Year in Review: Surgery
    Niels Martin, MD, FCCM (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Professional Development and Education
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
    Hot Topics in Modern Cardiac Arrest Management
    Resuscitation
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
    Year in Review: Pediatrics
    Raj Basu, MD, MS, FCCM (he/him/his) – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Pediatrics
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
    Situational Awareness, Common Operational Picture, and Team Dynamics in Clinical Deterioration
    Eric Williams, MD, MS, FCCM (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    Quality and Patient Safety
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
    ECMO for Respiratory Failure: Beyond Initiation to Separation
    Carolyn J. La Vita (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Pulmonary
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 10:30am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
    From Bench to Bedside and East to West: Updates in Critical Care From China and the U.S.: Joint SCCM/China Critical Care Society Session
    Lauren R. Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FAAN, FCCM (she/her/hers) – Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
    Dechang Chen, PhD – Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University
     ACE Credit(s): 2
  • 10:30am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
    Flying High With Systems Thinking: The Paper Airplane Factory Board Game Interactive Session
    Pooja Nawathe, MD, FSSH, FCCM – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Pooja Nawathe, MD, FSSH, FCCM – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Kerstin Hudgins, EdD, CCRN, MSN, (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Tensing Maa, MD (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital At Ohio State University
    Aaron Calhoun, MD, FSSH – University of Louisville
    Avneep Aggarwal, MD, FASA – Cleveland Clinic
    Professional Development and Education
     ACE Credit(s): 2
  • 10:45am - 11:45am Eastern Time
    Star Research Presentations: Neuroscience
    Christa Nobleza, MD, MSCI – Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis
  • 11:00am - 11:45am Eastern Time
    Networking Event (Anesthesiology Section)
    John C. Klick, MD, FCCP, FASE, FCCM (he/him/his) – University of Vermont Medical Center
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm Eastern Time
    Section Chairs Meeting
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Star Research Presentations: Patient Safety
    Jong Lee, MD, FACS, FCCM – University of Texas Medical Branch
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Sepsis Care: Personalized or Protocolized?
    Marilyn Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, SPP – Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
    Sepsis
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Pro/Con: The New Definition of ARDS: Does It Matter?
    Nida Qadir, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Pulmonary
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Avoiding the Multiplication of Multiorgan Failure in AKI
    Dana Fuhrman, DO, MS (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
    Renal
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Year in Review: Neurosciences
    Rajeev KG Garg, MD, MS – Rush University Medical Center
    Neuroscience
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Pediatric Critical Asthma: Clinical Practice Guidelines
    Samer Abu-Sultaneh, MD, FCCM – Riley Hospital For Children at Indiana University Health
    Andrew Miller, MS, RRT, FCCM – Duke University Medical Center
    Pulmonary
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There: Productivity Guilt and Its Impact on Clinicians
    Donna Armaignac, APRN, CCNS, CCRN – Baptist Health South Florida
    Behavioral Health and Well-Being
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 12:00pm - 12:45pm Eastern Time
    Without an Earth, There Is No ICU: Reducing Carbon Footprint in the ICU (Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section)
    Kaitlin Landolf, BCCCP, PharmD – University of Maryland Medical Center
  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm Eastern Time
    ICU Centers of Excellence Program
  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm Eastern Time
    Surgery Section Strategic Planning Meeting
  • 12:45pm - 1:30pm Eastern Time
    Break
  • 12:50pm - 1:30pm Eastern Time
    Roundtables Sunday Lunchtime
  • 12:55pm - 1:55pm Eastern Time
    Contemporary Data and Updates to Guidelines for the Management of COVID-19
  • 12:55pm - 1:55pm Eastern Time
    Modern Arrhythmia Management in Critical Care: Bridging Pharmacology and Clinical Practice
  • 1:30pm - 2:15pm Eastern Time
    Thought Leader: Late-Breaking Studies That Will Change Your Practice
    Robert Tasker, MA, MD, MBBS, FRCP – Boston Children's Hospital
    Jonathan Sevransky, MD, MHS, FCCM – Emory University Hospital
     ACE Credit(s): 0.75
  • 2:15pm - 3:15pm Eastern Time
    Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network
  • 2:15pm - 3:15pm Eastern Time
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:15pm - 3:45pm Eastern Time
    Star Research Presentations: Pharmacology, Precision Medicine in Sepsis and Patient Safety
    Ty H. Kiser, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
  • 2:25pm - 2:50pm Eastern Time
    How Zeto’s ONE Transforms EEG for Critical and Emergency Care
  • 2:30pm - 3:00pm Eastern Time
    First-Time Attendees: Insights and Highlights
  • 2:30pm - 3:10pm Eastern Time
    Roundtables Sunday Afternoon
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    Late-Breaking Studies Affecting Patient Outcomes I
    Robert Tasker, MA, MD, MBBS, FRCP – Boston Children's Hospital
    Jonathan Sevransky, MD, MHS, FCCM – Emory University Hospital
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    Caring for Patients, Families, and Each Other: Humanizing ICU Care for All
    Sumera Ahmad, MBBS – Mayo Clinic
    Patient and Family Support
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    What's New in Pediatric Liver Intensive Care? Joint SCCM/ESPNIC Session
    Pediatrics
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    Managing Challenging Patient-Ventilator Interactions
    peter morris, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD, FCCM – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Pulmonary
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    Discovery PCORI: Addressing Barriers to Patient and Family Engagement in Research
    Research
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    From Struggle to Success: Overcoming Immigration Hurdles in Pursuit of Critical Care Excellence (Interactive Discussion)
    Kwame Akuamoah-Boateng, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University Health
    Jose L. Diaz-Gomez, MD, FCCM (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
    Professional Development and Education
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    Year in Review: Nursing
    Professional Development and Education
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
    Firearm Violence: The Intensivist's Role in an American Pandemic
    Deanna Behrens, MD (she/her/hers) – Advocate Medical Group
    Trauma
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 3:45pm - 4:30pm Eastern Time
    Benzos or Barbs? Current Controversies in the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (Emergency Medicine Section)
    Torben K. Becker, MBA, , RDMS – University of Florida
    Cassidy Dahn, MD – New York University Langone Medical Center
    Nick Peters, PharmD, BCCCP (he/him/his) – Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital
  • 3:45pm - 4:30pm Eastern Time
    The Rise of the Organ Donor Center (Surgery Section)
    Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, FCCM – Rush University Medical Center
    Allison J. Tompeck, MD, FACS (she/her/hers) – Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
    Dustin Neel, MD, FACS – University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm Eastern Time
    Discovery Clinical Investigators Meeting
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Southeast Chapter Reception
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Looking to the Future With Critical Care Respiratory Therapists: Joint AARC/SCCM Session
    Lauren R. Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FAAN, FCCM (she/her/hers) – Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Image Interpretation in Critical Care Ultrasound: Cognitive Skills (Guideline)
    Christopher Schott, MD, MS, RDMS, FACEP – VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
    Procedures
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    The Bull in the China Shop: Workload Theory in the Multidisciplinary ICU
    Ankita Agarwal, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Natalie Held – University of Colorado
    Professional Development and Education
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Year in Review: Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology
    Pharmacology
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Contestation of Pediatric Brain Death: Practical Strategies for Clinicians and Hospital Personnel
    Heidi Flori, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Health System Mott Children's Hospital
    Nneka O. Sederstrom, MPH, PhD, FCCM – Hennepin Healthcare
    Ethics End of Life
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Still in Shock! Challenges and Controversies in Refractory Shock Management
    Seth Bauer, PharmD, FCCM (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cardiovascular
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    The New Frontier: The Role of AI and Translational Research in Global Outreach Critical Care
    John Oropello, MD, MCCM (he/him/his) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Epidemiology Outcomes
     ACE Credit(s): 1
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Abstract Research Awards
    Kwame Akuamoah-Boateng, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University Health
    Corinna Sicoutris, AGACNP-BC, MSN (she/her/hers) – Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
    Ken Tegtmeyer, MD, FAAP, FCCM – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm Eastern Time
    Anesthesiology Section and Surgery Section Reception, Sponsored by Immunexpress
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm Eastern Time
    Pediatrics Section Reception, Sponsored by Fresenius Kabi
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm Eastern Time
    Florida Chapter Reception
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm Eastern Time
    Internal Medicine Section Reception, Sponsored by ceribell
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm Eastern Time
    Respiratory Care Section Reception
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm Eastern Time
    Fundamentals Program Reception
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm Eastern Time
    Midwest Chapter Reception
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm Eastern Time
    Research Section and Discovery Reception, Sponsored by CytoVale
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern Time
    ACCM Masters and Fellows Reception, Sponsored by BD
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern Time
    Neuroscience Section Reception, Sponsored by Ceribell
  • 6:00pm - 8:30pm Eastern Time
    Carolinas/Virginias Chapter Meet-and-Greet
  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern Time
    Joint Norcal and Socal Mixer
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm Eastern Time
    Osteopathic Medicine Section Reception