CRITICAL CARE NATIONAL CONGRESS

CRITICAL THINKING

CENTURY CITY CONFERENCE CENTRE CAPE TOWN
17-20 SEPTEMBER 2026

Scientific program

Plenary sessions: Each of the 4 disciplines (Adults, Paediatrics, SASPEN and Allied, will have 4 plenary sessions)

Topics include:
SEPSIS: SOFA- 2
SEPSIS trials
Immunotherapy

VENTILATION: Ventilatory ratio
Electrical Impedence tomography(EIT)
Impact of position change on ventilation
Closed loop weaning

RENAL: Soda-bic – The latest
Liberate-D in AKI
PK/PD of antibiotics in AKI
Amino – acids in Cardiac surgery
Organ cross-talk

CRITICAL REVIEWS SESSION: What are the big trials in ICU for 2026

ETHICS:
Patient experience
Fireside chats

Breakout session will include:

Controversies in ICU
ICU rehabilitation- Cognitive rehabilitation in ICU
Dysphagia in ICU
Why have physiotherapy trials failed in ICU?
ECMO/Mechanical support

How do we address the Nursing crisis in ICU?
Nursing ECMO course

Wellness/Burnout session
Therapy dogs in ICU
Nursing burnout

PK/PD of antimicrobials round table
Paediatric fluid therapy round table
Post Intensive Care Syndrome(PICS) round table

Critical care fellow training workshop
Meet the experts
Researchers corner

Free papers and posters

Breakfast symposia X 4

SASPEN stream: 2 x Parallel sessions on Friday and Saturday

Paediatric sessions:

Sepsis
Renal
Fluids
Ethics