UK SHOCK 2026

UK SHOCK 2026 is a two-day, in-person national meeting on the contemporary management of cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock, with a focus on mechanical circulatory support. It brings together clinicians, researchers, service leaders and commissioners to review the latest evidence, examine UK service models and define future strategic priorities, pairing high-quality science with practical discussion on the organisation, funding and delivery of complex shock services within the NHS.

• Review the latest scientific evidence in cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock
• Share best practice from established UK programmes
• Address organisational, financial and governance challenges
• Identify future research priorities and registry development
• Support the development of coordinated UK shock networks

• 2 full conference days
• 8 themed scientific sessions
• 30+ expert talks
• 8 moderated panel debates

Four themed sessions per day, each with four 15-minute expert talks and a 30-minute moderated panel discussion. Generous refreshment and lunch breaks throughout, and a gala dinner on the evening of Day 1.

All staff working in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, intensive care, prehospital medicine, emergency medicine and resuscitation medicine, from the bedside to the boardroom.

Provisional, speakers and sessions subject to change

09:00 – 10:30 - Session 1: Latest Evidence in Cardiogenic Shock

Trials, guidelines and clinical controversies

• Learning from DanGer Shock
• What Have We Learned & Where Should We Go?
• Surgical Role in Mechanical Circulatory Support
• Cardiometabolic Considerations

Panel: Has recent evidence changed everyday management of cardiogenic shock?

11:15 – 12:45 - Session 2: UK Cardiogenic Shock Teams & Networks

Service delivery and multidisciplinary care

• Access to Heart Transplantation & LVAD Therapies Across the UK
• National Cardiology Pathways
• Governance of Cardiogenic Shock Systems
• Equity of Treatment & Delivery in the UK

Panel: Should cardiogenic shock care be formally regionalised in the UK?

14:15 – 15:45 - Session 3: Interventional Strategies in Cardiogenic Shock

Revascularisation and advanced support

• Interventional Strategies
• Structural Heart Interventions & ACHD
• Advanced Heart Failure Interventions
• Post-Cardiotomy Support

Panel: How should interventional cardiology evolve to better serve shock patients?

16:30 – 18:00 - Session 4: Towards a UK Cardiogenic Shock Strategy

Policy, planning and future direction

• Future of the NHS
• Training the Workforce of the Future
• UK Shock Strategy
• Top Abstract Presentation
• National Cardiogenic Shock Working Group
• Patient Perspective

Panel: Practical steps towards a coordinated national

09:00 – 10:30 - Session 1: Latest Advances in Cardiac Arrest

Epidemiology, early intervention and pre-hospital care

• The Chain of Survival
• Pathophysiology of Cardiac Arrest
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Survivorship in Cardiac Arrest

Panel: How can we further improve survival and neurological outcomes?

11:15 – 12:45 - Session 2: ECPR Round Robin: Current Programmes & Practical Lessons

Real-world delivery of extracorporeal CPR

• Prague OHCA Programme
• Minneapolis Programme
• Australia Programme
• Netherlands Programme

Panel: Should ECPR be centralised, regionalised, or selectively expanded in the NHS?

14:15 – 15:45 - Session 3: ECPR Specifics

Innovation and unanswered questions

• Cardiac Arrest Intensive Care Management
• Hypothermia & Overdoses
• Trauma
• Training

Panel: Defining the UK cardiac arrest research agenda for the next decade

16:30 – 18:00 - Session 4: Finance, Governance & Organisational Models

Sustainability and system design

• Prehospital model
• Equity in Urban vs Rural Systems
• National Critical Care Network
• Organ Donation in Cardiac Arrest

Panel: Can high-intensity cardiac arrest care be delivered sustainably within the NHS?

We welcome abstracts on research, quality improvement, service development, education and clinical case reports across the conference scope. The strongest abstract is invited to present on the main stage; all other accepted work is showcased as posters.

Submission deadline: Monday 28 September 2026

Prizes for best presentation, best poster, most innovative and most impactful.

Categories

Cardiac arrest, Cardiogenic shock, Mechanical circulatory support & ECMO, Aftercare & follow-up, Original research & data science, Quality improvement / service development, Education, Case reports

For more info and the link to submit your abstract, please visit: UK Shock 2026 | MLS

Please note that refunds can only be issued for cancellations made at least three months before the event.