AGENDA| ISAC 2026 Day 1

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BREAK THE ICE:

Patient: Ramona Falls

The Importance of Personalization: A Patient's Journey

Moderators: Daniela Moran, MD, FCCP

Sharon Vu, NP

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Glycemic Management in the ICU: Innovations in Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia control

Guillermo Umpierrez, MD

Archana Sadhu, MD

Christopher Cortes, MD

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Celia Morton, PharmD, BCCP

Novel Anticoagulants and Safety Considerations

Payal K. Gurnani, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, FCCM

Kevin R. Donahue, PharmD, BCPS

Moderator: Jenny Petkova, MD

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Transfusion Medicine Updates: Restrictive vs Liberal Blood Transfusion Consensus

Daniel Ouellette, MD

Thalia Casimire, MD, FCCP

Hepatology Updates in Critical Care: Shock liver, Liver dialysis, Hyperammonemia in transplant

Courtney Olsen, MD

Sneha George Teressa, MD

Madhivanan Elango, MB BChir

Moderator: Constance Mobley, MD, PhD, FACS

Music Interventions in Critical Care: The Role of Rhythm and Music in Patient Recovery and Family Comfort

Jacqueline Brown, MT-BC

Patricia Winter, CPAM

Jennifer Townsend MMT, MT-BC

Wendy Magee PhD, HCPC-UK

AKI diagnosis and management in the ICU: Hepatorenal syndrome, cardiorenal syndrome and novel biomarkers in AKI 

Kavish R. Patidar, DO

Carl Walther, MD

Kevin W. Finkel, MD, FACP, FASN, FCCM

Moderator: Angelina Edwards, MD

Management of pulmonary hypertension in the ICU

Zeenat Safdar, MD, MS, FACP, FCCP, ATSF

Houston Methodist Innovation:

Amaris Fuentes, PharmD, BCCCP

AI in action: How HM is transforming ICU care

The Great Pressor Debate: What's Your Strategy?

Cindy Martin, MD

Iqbal Ratnani, MD, MS, EdD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM

Role of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Challenges in Implementation in ICU

Muhammad Yasser Alsafadi, MD

Trauma Informed Critical Care

Katelynn Bourassa, PhD

Recognizing and responding to Hidden injury

Jasmine Bookert, MD

Moderators: Kerry Ewens, LCSW-S, CCTSW

AGENDA │ ISAC 2026 Day 2

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Innovation in Delirium Prevention:

Hina Faisal, MD

ReCognitionVR based Cognitive Stimulation

Rewriting the Rules: The Latest Updates in Critical Care

Pooja Roy, MD

Khaled Abdullah, MD

Elio Feghali, MD

Luis Andres Sanchez-Ato, MD

Moderator - Dharani Narendra, MD, FCCP

The Anatomy of a Misconception: Brain Death vs Coma

Wamda Ahmed, MD

Respiratory Innovations Beyond the Ventilator:

Deepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM

Reactivating the diaphragm

Who wants to be a clinical detective: Utilizing medical resources at bedside

Pooja Roy, MD

Khaled Abdullah, MD

Monica Tang, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC

Chimtua Ogbah

Moderator: Vincent Wang, DO

Truth or Lie: EKG

David Boone, MD

VIRTUAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS

ERAS and Multimodal Pain Management Protocols in Optimizing Perioperative Care

Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MD, MPH

Gary Monteiro, MD

Optimizing ECMO Management:

Prakruthi Voore, MD

Mastering Cannulation, Weaning, and Troubleshooting

Divina Tuazon, MD

Lena Soo, RN