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 Program 2026

DAY 1

Wednesday, 9 December, 2026

9:00-9:30: Registration

9:30-10:00 Welcome Messages & Overview

10:00-10:30: Opening Session: The challenge of multirresistant microorganism infections in the ICU. , Dr. José Garnacho. President SEMICYUC.

Session 1: 10:30 – 12:30 am. Point of Care Ultrasound in the ICU

  1. When the Probe Talks: real cases, real decisions in critical care ultrasound Dr. Rafael Blancas
  2. Fluid or no fluid? Ultrasound-guided assessment of volume responsiveness. Dr. Cristina Martínez
  3. Role of echocardiography in the critically ill :Identifying Cardiac Emergencies through the Lens of POCUS, Dr Ahmed Ghaly
  4. Role of lung ultrasound in decision making in the ICU, Dr Pasant Abdelazeem

12:30-13:30 Break

Session 2: 13:30 – 15:30 am. ONLINE SEMICYUC. Sedation in the ICU

Chairpersons: Sara Alcántara.

  1. Monitoring level of sedation and analgesia in mechanically ventilated patients, Dr. Sara Alcántara
  2. Pain, dyspnea or Agitation? Treating the right symptom, Dr. Sofía Contreras
  3. Precision sedation: How much, when and why? Dr. Patricia Rodríguez Villamizar
  4. Beyond CAM-ICU: Detecting, understand-ing and managing delirium Dr. Carola Gimenez Esparza
  5. From bundle to bedside: Turning evidence into routine practice Dr. Jesús Caballero

            15:10-15:30     Discussion       Dr. Sara Alcántara

Session 3: 13:30-15:30 pm: Respiratory care

  1. Time to intubation in critically ill patients re-ceiving advanced respiratory support, Dr. Óscar Peñuelas
  2. When the lungs speak first: Ultrasound clues to acute respiratory failure. Dr. Rafael Blancas
  3. The heart side of the moon: Unmasking right ventricular injury with bedside ultrasound, Dr. Cristina Martínez
  4. Close-loop ventilatory modalities for weaning from mechanical ventilation Dr. Óscar Peñuelas

Workshop -16:00-18:00 pm.

Workshop -station A: Reading the Left Ventricle: A Practical Guide to LV Assessment in the Critically Ill. 1 hour. Rafael Blancas

Workshop -station B: Ultrasound Assessment of LV Diastolic Dysfunction and Filling Pres-sures. 1 hour. Cristina Martínez

DAY 2

Thursday, 10 December, 2025

10:00 – 10:30 am. Special Session: Highlights from SEMICYUC 2026 National Conference

Dr. José Garnacho. President SEMICYUC.

Session 4: 10:30 -12:30. ONLINE Weaning

Chairpersons: Dr. Arnoldo Santos

  1. Predictive models for weaning success Dr. Patricia Rodríguez
  2. Echocardiography during weaning Dr. Laura Colinas
  3. Monitoring diaphragmatic activity during weaning, Dr. Andrea Castellví
  4. Weaning in obese patients, Dr. Carles Subirá

12:30-13:30 Break

Session 5: 13:30-14:30

  • Role of nuclear imaging in critical care , Dr Alia Abdelfattah
  • Bed-side Echocardiography guiding management strategy in patients on ECMO.

Dr. Mohamed Shebl

Workshops 14:30-15:30 pm.

  • Workshop C: From Ribs to Diaphragm — Integrated Chest & Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Ex-am. Dr. Rafael Blancas.
  • Workshop D: The RV Checklist: Core Parameters for bedside right ventricular evaluation. Dr. Cristina Martínez

15:30-16:00.Closing Ceremony. SEMICYUC and ECCCP