Intensive Care Society

03/06/2026

Help take practical steps to sustainable care with our international toolkit with ANZICS.

Our Beginner’s Guide to Collaborative Sustainability and Resource Stewardship in the ICU is an evidence led toolkit with a collaborative and multiprofessional perspective – supporting intensive care teams in reducing environmental impact while maintaining high quality patient care.

Read the full guide now to help embed sustainability and drive change in your ICU.

bit.ly/sustainabilitytoolkitICU

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Allaina Eden, Chair of our Physiotherapy Professional Advisory Group, writing for our Power of the Community blog series shares how physiotherapy has changed over the years and the opportunities our Professional Advisory Groups provides for the physiotherapy profession.

Read Allaina’s story - bit.ly/physioPAG

If you want to stand for your profession, you can nominate below today before 15 June and help push forward physiotherapy in critical care.

Nominate today - bit.ly/PAGelections2026

01/06/2026

There is still time to book on our Inside Intensive Care sessions taking place this week!

Sign up today for one of our exclusive sessions:

• Tuesday 2 June, 12pm – 1.30pm BST – Building a portfolio to evidence at advanced and consultant level practice
• Wednesday 3 June, 12pm – 1.30pm BST – Management of the out of hospital cardiac arrest patient

Our new Inside Intensive Care sessions are completely free for members. But if you’re not a member yet, they are only £30 per session.

Created by the Pharmacy and AHP/Physio PAGs respectively for their professions, these sessions can be useful to anyone within the critical care multi-disciplinary team.

Join us as a member, and make the most of as many sessions as you want as part of your membership package.

29/05/2026

How do you translate the communication skills you use effectively as a clinician into impactful leadership interactions?

Join us on 29 June for an interactive, full-day Leadership Workshop led by ICU leaders in the field, including Dr Julie Highfield.

Learning objectives:

✅Taking what you know from clinical communication into leadership communication.

✅Communication during change processes and leadership for change.

✅Adapting your communication to be inclusive, including cross-cultural needs and neurodiversity.

Earn 6 CPD points, enhance your ability to strengthen collaboration, improve team functioning, and support positive organisational outcomes.

Available as a standalone day or as an extension to attendance.

Secure your ticket now: https://ow.ly/lFnY50Z5HzI

29/05/2026

🚨 1 month to go until pre-Congress! 🚨

The countdown is officially on. In exactly one month, the critical care community will kick off in Birmingham with our highly anticipated pre-Congress workshops on Monday 29 June.

These are fully interactive, in-person only sessions. Because they focus on live, hands-on learning they will not be available on-demand. If you miss them live, they’re gone!

What's on the agenda?

FUSIC® Heart, Blocks, HD, and Lung: Boost your practical ultrasound capabilities and secure 3 CPD points per session.

You can attend these workshops in addition to SOA, or if you can't make SOA you can book purely for pre-Congress.

Secure your spot today to make sure you don't miss out!
👉 https://ow.ly/U1cj50Z5C3H

29/05/2026

🌿 Nature on full life support: The UK’s first dedicated outdoor critical care roof garden!

King’s College Hospital has today launched a visionary roof garden allowing patients on full life support to experience the therapeutic benefits of nature.

We spoke with Dr Tom Best, Clinical Director of King's Critical Care, and Iona Joy, Director of Grants and Insight at King’s College Hospital Charity, to break down the clinical logistics, risks, and vision behind this pioneering £2m project.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ics.ac.uk/resource/first-outdoor-critical-care-roof-garden.html

Keep an eye out for an upcoming ICS podcast episode on this topic, as well as sessions, discussions and debates at .

A visionary £2m project at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is redefining the boundaries of intensive care medicine, blending advanced life-support technology with the therapeutic power of nature.

28/05/2026

Join the global conversation at 🌍

Whether you’re interested in the latest clinical updates on ECMO and sepsis, or exploring the future of law & ethics in healthcare, the SOA26 programme offers world-class insights.

Registration is open for virtual attendance, allowing you to join sessions from anywhere in the world.

Key highlights:
- Clinical updates on renal, respiratory, and organ donation
- National guideline presentations including GPICS 3
- Latest from MARCH, BICARICU-2, ANDROMEDA-SHOCK2, & iREHAB trials
- Legal implications following the Townsend v Epsom case

🔗 Secure your place: https://ow.ly/KnGr50Z52Kc

27/05/2026

Dr Parjam Zolfaghari, previous SOA Programme Director joins Jonny for a State of the Art Conversation about all things SOA in the latest episode of ICS Cast.

PJ does a deep dive on everything that goes into a successful State of the Art Congress and the joys of creating an educational programme for the whole multi-professional community.

Listen below and book your spot for this year!

bit.ly/ICS_Podcasts

26/05/2026

📢 Spotlight on: Post-ICU Rehabilitation Research

How do we take post-ICU care from fragmented studies to a coherent field?

James Bruce introduces a brand-new session in collaboration with the UK Critical Care Research Group (UKCCRG).

In this session, leading experts will spotlight landmark publications like the iREHAB trial, unpack the science, and bring evidence to life.

James shares exactly why this is a must-attend session for anyone passionate about the future of critical care recovery.

📅 Wednesday 1 July
📍 ICC Birmingham, or online

Secure your tickets for SOA today! https://ics.ac.uk/events/soa26/programme.html