Program
13th November 2026 - Friday
Registration
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- 13.11.2026. - 8:00-16:00
Opening Ceremony
Presenters: Béla Merkely, Zsolt Molnár, Zoltán Ruszkai, Jan Benes
- 13.11.2026. - 9:00-9:25
New approaches to sepsis
Chairs: Jan Benes, Zoltán Ruszkai
- 13.11.2026. - 9:30-10:50
Sepsis: is it still a worthy topic?
Presenter: Zsolt Molnár (Hungary)
- 9:30-9:45
Immunoparalyzed patients - new treatments?
Presenter: Krisztina Madách (Hungary)
- 9:45-10:00
Extracorporeal immune cell therapy for sepsis-associated immunoparalysis
Presenter: Gerd Klinkmann (Germany)
- 10:00-10:15
Translation of animal models to human critical care
Presenter: Marcin Osuchowski (Austria)
- 10:15-10:30
Panel discussion
- 10:30-10:50
Coffee break
- 13.11.2026. - 10:50-11:10
Fluid management in the critically ill
Chairs: Ilona Bobek, Aarne Feldheiser
- 13.11.2026. - 11:10-12:45
Overview of fluid monitoring
Presenter: TBA
- 11:10-11:25
Use of colloids in septic patients
Presenter: Jan Benes (Czech Republic)
- 11:25-11:40
Precision ultrafiltration: Tailoring CRRT to solve fluid overload in the critically Ill
Presenter: Ilona Bobek (Hungary)
- 11:40-11:55
Blood transfusion in the ICU: which target parameters do we need?
Presenter: Zoltán Ruszkai (Hungary)
- 11:55-12:10
Panel discussion
- 12:10-12:30
Lunch break
- 13.11.2026. - 12:30-13:30
Haemodynamics
Chairs: Jan Benes, Jakub Szrama
- 13.11.2026. - 13:30-14:40
Microcirculation in shock
Presenter: Jakub Szrama (Poland)
- 13:30-13:45
Beta-blockade in sepsis
Presenter: Daniel Lovric (Croatia)
- 13:45-14:00
Venous dilation as rational for vasopressors
Presenter: Aarne Feldheiser (Germany)
- 14:00-14:15
Explant indication of implantable electronic cardiac devices (CIEDs) in sepsis
Presenter: Endre Zima (Hungary)
- 14:15-14:30
Panel discussion
- 14:30-14:40
Coffee break
- 13.11.2026. - 14:40-15:00
Long term sequelae
Chairs: Idit Matot, Zsolt Molnár
- 13.11.2026. - 15:00-16:20
Frailty, impaired cognition and delirium in the surgical patient – the need to phenotype
Presenter: Idit Matot (Israel)
- 15:00-15:30
Survival and recovery patterns in the oldest-old
Presenter: Milosz Jankowski (Poland)
- 15:30-15:45
Rehabilitation after sepsis - current aspects and challenges
Presenter: Mitja Lainscak (Slovenia)
- 15:45-16:00
Panel discussion
- 16:00-16:20
Coffee break
- 13.11.2026. - 16:20-16:40
Focusing on the infection
Chairs: Krisztina Madách, Ovidiu Bedreag
- 13.11.2026. - 16:40-18:00
Procalcitonin guided antibiotic stewardship
Presenter: Radmilo Jankovic (Serbia)
- 16:40-16:55
Complicated intraabdominal infections in intensive care– available therapies
Presenter: Ovidiu Bedreag (Romania)
- 16:55-17:10
Contemporary challenges and insights in infective endocarditis
Presenter: Andrea Székely (Hungary)
- 17:10-17:25
Hemadsorption targeting pathogens
Presenter: Zsolt Molnár (Hungary)
- 17:25-17:40
Panel discussion
- 17:40-18:00
14th November 2026 - Saturday
Registration
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- 14.11.2026. - 7:30-16:00
The 5 "A" Approach: Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, and Assess
Chairs: László Zubek, Krisztián Tánczos
- 14.11.2026. - 8:00-9:20
Translational medicine in every day care
Presenter: Caner Turan (Hungary)
- 8:00-8:15
Organizing research focused on local clinical questions
Presenter: Dilan Mark Karim (Hungary)
- 8:15-8:30
KInetics of Procalcitonin to Reduce Unnecessary aNtibiotic Use
Presenter: Márton Papp (Hungary)
- 8:30-8:45
Thrombomodulin in sepsis
Presenter: Krisztián Tánczos (Hungary)
- 8:45-9:00
Panel discussion
- 9:00-9:20
Coffee break
- 14.11.2026. - 9:20-9:40
Can we improve monitoring for better intervention?
Chairs: János Fazakas, Konstanty Szuldrzynski
- 14.11.2026. - 9:40-11:00
Brain monitoring in the critically ill
Presenter: TBA
- 9:40-9:55
Biomarkers: possibilities and limitations
Presenter: Nikolett Kiss (Hungary)
- 9:55-10:10
Indicators and therapeutic intervention possibilities for impending liver damage in sepsis
Presenter: János Fazakas (Hungary)
- 10:10-10:25
The role of advanced haemostasis monitoring
Presenter: Anikó Smudla (Hungary)
- 10:25-10:40
Panel discussion
- 10:40-11:00
Coffee break
- 14.11.2026. - 11:00-11:20
Respiratory insufficiency
Chairs: Giacomo Bellani, András Lorx
- 14.11.2026. - 11:20-12:40
Data science in the management of mechanically ventilated patients
Presenter: Péter Bakos (Hungary)
- 11:20-11:35
Protecting lung and diaphragm during assisted ventilation
Presenter: Giacomo Bellani (Italy)
- 11:35-11:50
Chronic respiratory failure in OHS - diagnostics and management
Presenter: András Lorx (Hungary)
- 11:50-12:05
Septic patient on ECMO
Presenter: Malgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Poland)
- 12:05-12:20
Panel discussion
- 12:20-12:40
Lunch break
- 14.11.2026. - 12:40-13:20
Special ascpects
Chairs: Dorel Sandesc, Balázs Hauser
- 143.11.2026. - 13:20-14:40
Temperature control and management in the critically ill patient
Presenter: Dorel Sandesc (Romania)
- 13:20-13:35
How to implement lessons learnt from audits in everyday clinical care
Presenter: Gábor Élő (Hungary)
- 13:35-13:50
Sepsis in the frail patient: a growing clinical burden
Presenter: László Zubek (Hungary)
- 13:50-14:05
Small patients, big risks: navigating pediatric sepsis outcomes
Presenter: Balázs Hauser (Hungary)
- 14:05-14:20
Panel discussion
- 14:20-14:40
Coffee break
- 14.11.2026. - 14:40-15:00
Extracorporeal therapies in sepsis- an overview
Chairs: Malgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz, Gerd Klinkmann
- 14.11.2026. - 15:00-16:20
Hemoadsorption in septic shock: toward personalized treatment
Presenter: Gerd Klinkmann (Germany)
- 15:00-15:15
Coagulopathy in the septic patient on ECMO
Presenter: Konstanty Szuldrzynski (Poland)
- 15:15-15:30
Intradialytic hypotension and non-recovery of kidney function in critically ill patients
Presenter: Dmitry Sokolov (Russia)
- 15:30-15:45
Dual-target endotoxin and cytokine adsorber for sepsis treatment: mRCT results
Presenter: Zhenggen Yang (China)
- 15:45-15:00
Panel discussion
- 16:00-16:20
Closing Ceremony
Presenters: Zoltán Ruszkai, Zsolt Molnár
- 14.11.2026. - 16:20-16:30