About this Event
ICU Futures 2026
Building the ICU of Tomorrow: What Should We Be Doing Today?
Exploring innovation, evidence and the future of critical care.
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome & Setting the Scene
- Welcome
- Reflections from ICU Futures 2025
- Why ICU Futures 2026
Session 1
Optimising Care at the Bedside (09:15 – 10:30)
09:15 - 09:40
Understanding Airway Clearance in Critical Illness (25 min)
TBC
09:40 – 10:00
Cough Assist in Critical Care: When, Why and How to Use It (20 min)
Chad Redgrave, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist ICU, Cleveland Clinic London
10:00 - 10:20
FEES in Critical Care and Why It Matters (20 min)
Katrina Clarkson, Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist, Cleveland Clinic London
10:20 - 10:30
Questions & Discussion (10 min)
10:30 - 10:55
Morning Refreshment Break
Session 2
Humanising Intensive Care (10:55 – 12:00)
10:55 - 11:20
Humanising Intensive Care: Outcomes and Lessons from the UK's First HU-CI Certified Unit (25 min)
Alejandro Suarez, Matron Intensive Care, Tunbridge Wells Hospital
11:20 - 11:50
Transforming Critical Care Through Modern ICU Design (30min)
Tom Best, Clinical Director for Critical Care, King’s College Hospital
11:50 – 12:00
Questions & Discussion (10 min)
Session 3
Research That Can Change Practice (12:00 – 12:30)
12:00 - 12:25
The Studies Everyone Is Talking About: Key critical care studies and takeaways from the past 12 months (25 min)
Georg Auzinger, Department Chair - Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic London
12:25 - 12:30
Questions & Discussion (5 min)
12:30 - 13:20
Lunch, Exhibition, Posters & Networking
- Posters
Session 4
Building Better Care (13:20 – 14:20)
13:20 – 13:40
Implementing PADIS 2025 in ICU Practice Using the ABCDEF Bundle (20min)
Adam Riedlinger, Senior Practice Development Nurse, Critical Care, King’s College Hospital
13:40 – 14:00
Silent ICU: Evidence, Innovation and Practical Approaches to Noise Reduction (20 min)
Nana Odom, Head of Clinical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic London
14:00 – 14:15
GPICS: From Standards to Practice (15 min)
Joao Bastos da Fonseca, Director of Nursing - Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic London
14:15 – 14:20
Questions & Discussion (5 min)
Session 5
Improving Recovery After Critical Illness (14:20 – 15:05)
14:20 - 14:40
Rehabilitation Matters: The Evidence and Actions That Improve Recovery in Critically Ill Patients (20 min)
Cara Spangenberg, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, Cleveland Clinic London
14:40 - 15:00
Follow-up Clinics: What Good Looks Like (20 min)
Andy Slack, Consultant Intensivist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
15:00 - 15:05
Questions & Discussion
(5 min)
15:05 - 15:15
Afternoon Break
Session 6
Workforce and Sustainability: Preparing for the Future (15:15 – 15:55)
15:15 - 15:35
Investing in Nurses: The Role and Impact of the Professional Nurse Advocate (20 min)
Mel Duval-Pazzaglia, Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Critical Care, University of West London.
15:35 - 15:50
Shaping a Greener Future for Critical Care (15 min)
TBC
15:50 - 15:55
Questions & Discussion
(5 min)
Closing Remarks (15:55)
- Key reflections from the day
- ICU Futures takeaways
- Thank you and close
Event venue & nearby stays
UCL East - Marshgate, 7 Sidings Street, London, United Kingdom
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