Program

13th November 2026 - Friday

Registration

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Opening Ceremony

Presenters: Béla Merkely, Zsolt Molnár, Zoltán Ruszkai, Jan Benes

New approaches to sepsis

Chairs: Jan Benes, Zoltán Ruszkai

Sepsis: is it still a worthy topic?

Presenter: Zsolt Molnár (Hungary)

Immunoparalyzed patients - new treatments?

Presenter: Krisztina Madách (Hungary)

Extracorporeal immune cell therapy for sepsis-associated immunoparalysis

Presenter: Gerd Klinkmann (Germany)

Translation of animal models to human critical care

Presenter: Marcin Osuchowski (Austria)

Panel discussion

Coffee break

Fluid management in the critically ill

Chairs: Ilona Bobek, Aarne Feldheiser

Overview of fluid monitoring

Presenter: TBA

Use of colloids in septic patients

Presenter: Jan Benes (Czech Republic)

Precision ultrafiltration: Tailoring CRRT to solve fluid overload in the critically Ill

Presenter: Ilona Bobek (Hungary)

Blood transfusion in the ICU: which target parameters do we need?

Presenter: Zoltán Ruszkai (Hungary)

Panel discussion

Lunch break

Haemodynamics

Chairs: Jan Benes, Jakub Szrama

Microcirculation in shock

Presenter: Jakub Szrama (Poland)

Beta-blockade in sepsis

Presenter: Daniel Lovric (Croatia)

Venous dilation as rational for vasopressors

Presenter: Aarne Feldheiser (Germany)

Explant indication of implantable electronic cardiac devices (CIEDs) in sepsis

Presenter: Endre Zima (Hungary)

Panel discussion

Coffee break

Long term sequelae

Chairs: Idit Matot, Zsolt Molnár

Frailty, impaired cognition and delirium in the surgical patient – the need to phenotype

Presenter: Idit Matot (Israel)

Survival and recovery patterns in the oldest-old

Presenter: Milosz Jankowski (Poland)

Rehabilitation after sepsis - current aspects and challenges

Presenter: Mitja Lainscak (Slovenia)

Panel discussion

Coffee break

Focusing on the infection

Chairs: Krisztina Madách, Ovidiu Bedreag

Procalcitonin guided antibiotic stewardship

Presenter: Radmilo Jankovic (Serbia)

Complicated intraabdominal infections in intensive care– available therapies

Presenter: Ovidiu Bedreag (Romania)

Contemporary challenges and insights in infective endocarditis

Presenter: Andrea Székely (Hungary)

Hemadsorption targeting pathogens

Presenter: Zsolt Molnár (Hungary)

Panel discussion

14th November 2026 - Saturday

Registration

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The 5 "A" Approach: Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, and Assess

Chairs: László Zubek, Krisztián Tánczos

Translational medicine in every day care

Presenter: Caner Turan (Hungary)

Organizing research focused on local clinical questions

Presenter: Dilan Mark Karim (Hungary)

KInetics of Procalcitonin to Reduce Unnecessary aNtibiotic Use

Presenter: Márton Papp (Hungary)

Thrombomodulin in sepsis

Presenter: Krisztián Tánczos (Hungary)

Panel discussion

Coffee break

Can we improve monitoring for better intervention?

Chairs: János Fazakas, Konstanty Szuldrzynski

Brain monitoring in the critically ill

Presenter: TBA

Biomarkers: possibilities and limitations

Presenter: Nikolett Kiss (Hungary)

Indicators and therapeutic intervention possibilities for impending liver damage in sepsis

Presenter: János Fazakas (Hungary)

The role of advanced haemostasis monitoring

Presenter: Anikó Smudla (Hungary)

Panel discussion

Coffee break

Respiratory insufficiency

Chairs: Giacomo Bellani, András Lorx

Data science in the management of mechanically ventilated patients

Presenter: Péter Bakos (Hungary)

Protecting lung and diaphragm during assisted ventilation

Presenter: Giacomo Bellani (Italy)

Chronic respiratory failure in OHS - diagnostics and management

Presenter: András Lorx (Hungary)

Septic patient on ECMO

Presenter: Malgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Poland)

Panel discussion

Lunch break

Special ascpects

Chairs: Dorel Sandesc, Balázs Hauser

Temperature control and management in the critically ill patient

Presenter: Dorel Sandesc (Romania)

How to implement lessons learnt from audits in everyday clinical care

Presenter: Gábor Élő (Hungary)

Sepsis in the frail patient: a growing clinical burden

Presenter: László Zubek (Hungary)

Small patients, big risks: navigating pediatric sepsis outcomes

Presenter: Balázs Hauser (Hungary)

Panel discussion

Coffee break

Extracorporeal therapies in sepsis- an overview

Chairs: Malgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz, Gerd Klinkmann

Hemoadsorption in septic shock: toward personalized treatment

Presenter: Gerd Klinkmann (Germany)

Coagulopathy in the septic patient on ECMO

Presenter: Konstanty Szuldrzynski (Poland)

Intradialytic hypotension and non-recovery of kidney function in critically ill patients

Presenter: Dmitry Sokolov (Russia)

Dual-target endotoxin and cytokine adsorber for sepsis treatment: mRCT results

Presenter: Zhenggen Yang (China)

Panel discussion

Closing Ceremony

Presenters: Zoltán Ruszkai, Zsolt Molnár