ICU Futures 2026

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