July 23, 2026

Programming lineup for ReSS Scientific Sessions 2026

Mark your calendar for Nov. 6-8 for Resuscitation Scientific Sessions 2026 in Chicago.

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All ReSS sessions and room numbers are in Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center, unless otherwise noted. Check Online Program Planner for updates.

Friday, Nov. 6

6:30-9:30 p.m.

ReSS 2026 Welcome Reception

Location: River Roast, 315 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois
Ticketed Event

  

Saturday, Nov. 7

7-7:30 a.m.

Learning Studio

Man in orange vest demonstrates product at HomeShock trade show booth while visitor examines yellow gloved hand modelLocation: E353

Updates in High Quality Post Arrest Care and Targeted Temperature Management
Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, Mount Sinai

7:45-8 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

Location: E354B

Program Committee Chair Welcome Remarks
Cameron Dezfulian, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

8-9:15 a.m.

Plenary 1: Repelling Off the ICECAP

Moderators: Mohamud Daya, MD, MS, Oregon Health and Science University, and Tom Aufderheide, MD, MS, Medical College of Wisconsin

Presentation of Main Results of ICECAP and Updates on Numerous Ancillary Studies
William Meurer, MD, MS, University of Michigan

HIBI Secondary Analysis
Rachel Beekman, MD, Yale University

PRECICECAP
Karen Hirsch, MD, Stanford University

POST-ICECAP
Clifton Callaway, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

P-ICECAP Implications
Alexis Topjian, MD, MSCE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

P-ICECAP Extended 
Beth S. Slomine, PhD, ABPP, Kennedy Krieger Institute

9:15-9:30 a.m.Break
9:30-11 a.m.

Max Harry Weill and Dickinson Lecture

Location: E354B

Moderators:
Lorrel Toft, MD, Carson Tahoe Health, TBD

9:30-9:45 a.m.|
Age-Stratified Accuracy of 911 Dispatch Recognition of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Catherine R. Counts, PhD, MHA, University of Washington

9:45-10 a.m.
Phenotypes of Nonischemic Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated With Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Gaspar Del Rio Pertuz, MD, University of Minnesota

Dickinson Lecture

10-10:30 am
Demetris Yannopoulos, MD, University of Minnesota

 

10:30-10:45 a.m.Break
10:45 a.m.-Noon

Best of the Best (+ Best LBRS)
Location: E354B

Moderators: TBD

Speakers:

10:45-11 a.m.
Supraglottic Airway vs. Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation Strategies: The Pediatric Prehospital Airway Resuscitation Trial (Pedi‑PART)
Henry Wang, MD, The Ohio State University

11-11:15 a.m.
The Critical Care Burden of Heat-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Implications for Climate-Preparedness
Peter Graffy, PhD, University of Chicago

11:15-11:30
Associations Between Goal-Prediction Alignment, Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions, and Regret in Disorders of Consciousness
Maria Gharios, MD, University of Pennsylvania

11:30-11:45
Cardiac Hemodynamics in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Rajat Kalra, MD, University of Minnesota

Noon-1:15 p.m.Early Career Investigator Luncheon 
Location: E353, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center
(Ticketed event; by invitation only)
12:15-1:15 p.m.

American Heart Association/Japanese Circulation Society Joint Session
Location: E354B

Moderators: Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh, and Shoji Kawakami, MD, PhD, Kurume University, Fukuoka, Japan

Speakers:

Post-ECPR Critical Care in Japan: Hemodynamic Management and Neuroprognostication
Shoji Kawakami, MD, PhD, Kurume University, Fukuoka, Japan

Mid-Term Outcomes and Their Trajectories After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Japan
Hiromichi Naito, MD, PhD, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

ECPR Critical Care Management
Anna Condella, MD, Mass General Research Institute

WLST and Recovery Trajectories 
Romer Geocadin, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1:15-1:30 p.m.Break
1:30-2:45 p.m.

Plenary 2: Rolling With the Punches: Adapting to No ROSC

Moderators: Cindy Hsu, MD, University of Michigan, and Justin Benoit. MD, University of Cincinnati

Speakers:

1:30-1:45 p.m.
Signal to Noise – Interpreting Waveforms
Elisabete Aramendi, PhD, University of the Basque Country, Spain

1:45-2 p.m.
Titrating CPR to Brain Perfusion 
Taku Iwami, MD, Kyoto University, Japan

2-2:15 p.m.
Titrating Epinephrine: Getting the Juice Without the Rind 
Ryan Morgan, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2:15-2:30 p.m.
Bringing the Hospital to the Patient
Mark Dennis, MD, The University of Sydney, Australia

2:30-2:45 p.m.
Q&A, Discussion

2:45-3 p.m.Break
3-4:15 p.m.Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science
Location: E354B, Lakeside
4:15-4:45 p.m.

ReSS Awards
Location: E354B

4:15-4:40 p.m.
Lifetime Achievement Awardee Presentation
Ahamed Idris, MD, UT Southwestern

4:40-4:43 p.m.
Ian G. Jacobs Award for International Group Collaboration to Advance Resuscitation Science
Helping Babies Breathe – Laerdal Global, American Association of Pediatrics

4:42-4:42 p.m.
ReSS Champion Awardee
Courtney Schwerin-O'Reilly, Illinois Heart Rescue

4:45-6:45 p.m.

Poster Sessions
Location: Poster Hall

4:55-5:25 p.m.
Poster Session 1

5:35-6 p.m.
Moderated Digital Posters

6:10 - 6:45 p.m.
Poster Session 2

Sunday, Nov. 8

7-7:30 a.m.Learning Studio | Brain Whispering
Location: E353
7:30-8 a.m.Networking Breakfast
8-9:15 a.m.

Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center

Moderators:
Francis Guyette, MD, MS, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Caitlin O’Brien, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University

Speakers:

8-8:15 a.m.
Optimizing Team Composition and Training
Elizabeth Hunt, MD, MPH, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

8:15-8:30 a.m.
Redefining Avoidability and QI in Cardiac Arrest
Maya Dewan, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

8:30-8:45 a.m.
Resuscitation in Unusual Places
Sergio Timerman, MD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

8:45-9 a.m.
The Use of Video and AI Analysis to Optimize Code Team Performance
Timmy Li, PhD, Northwell Health, and
Daniel Jafari, MD, MPH, Northwell Health

9-9:15 a.m.
Q&A/Discussion

8-9:15 a.m.

From Bench to Bedside
Location: E353

Moderators:
Rajat Kalra, MD, University of Minnesota,
Tiffany Ko, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Speakers:

8-8:15 a.m.
PHLPPing Peptides From Bench to Bedside
Jing Li, MD, University of Illinois

8:15-8:30 a.m.
Never Give Up on Cytoprotection
Raul Gazmuri, MD, PhD, Rosalind Franklin University

8:30-8:45 a.m.
Mitochondrial Protection
Todd Kilbaugh, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

8:45-9 a.m.
Optimizing Preload by Auto-Transfusion
Adam Gottula, MD, University of Minnesota

9-9:15 a.m.
Q&A / Discussion

9:15-9:30 a.m.Break
9:30-10:45 a.m.

Abstract Oral Session | Basic/Translational
Location: E353

Moderators: TBD
 

Speakers:

9:30-9:45 a.m.
Cerebral-Systemic Metabolic Uncoupling After Cardiac Arrest: A Time-Resolved, BBB-Corrected Paired Serum-CSF Study
Changshin Kang, MD, PhD, Chungnam National University, South Korea

9:45-10 a.m.
Sodium Lactate Improves Post-Cardiac Arrest Outcomes by Normalizing TCA Flux and Suppressing Neuroinflammation
Chenghao Wu, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

10-10:15 a.m.
The Effectiveness of Velocity Time Integral Measured by a Novel Hands-Free, Noninvasive and Continuous Carotid Doppler Ultrasound in the Porcine Models of Traumatic and Nonrtraumatic Cardiac Arrest
Jiefeng Xu, MD, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

10:15-10:30 a.m.
Evaluating Monogenic Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk During STEMI in a Population Cohort
Raflan Hassan, MBBS, Geisinger Health System

10:30-10:45
High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography Toward Peri-Arrest Cerebral Monitoring in Piglets
Mengyang Zhao, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

9:30-10:45 a.m.

Abstract Oral Session | From Bench to Bedside
Location: E354B

Moderators: TBD
 

Speakers:

9:30-9:45 a.m.
Time Dependent and Complementary Prognostic Value of Serial MRI and CT After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Junho Lee, MD, Chungnam National University, South Korea

9:45-10 a.m.
Airway Opening Index Impact on the Association Between End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide and Survival During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Jill Sorcher, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

10-10:15 a.m.
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Time to Shock Delivery in Adult Patients With Initially Shockable In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Masashi Okubo, MD, University of Pittsburgh

10:15-10:30 a.m.
The Super-Responder Phenotype: Who Recovers Neurologically After Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Despite Prolonged Resuscitation?
Despoina Koukousaki, MD, University of Minnesota

10:30-10:45 a.m.
Intra-Arrest Mechanical Phenotyping With Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography Identifies Prognostically Distinct Subgroups: A Multicenter rTEECoRe Network Analysis
Clark Owyang, MD, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell

10:45-11 a.m.Break
11 a.m.-Noon

Plenary Session: Resuscitation in a Noisy World
Location: E354B

Moderators:
Laurie Morrison, MD, University of Toronto, Canada
Robert Berg, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,
Ashish Panchal, MD, The Ohio State University

Speakers:

11-11:15 a.m.
The Changing Dynamics of Research in the Federal Government
Joshua Fessel, MD, PhD, PCORI

11:15-11:30 a.m.
Responding to Funding Termination and Promoting Disparity Research
Marina del Rios, MD, MS, University of Chicago

11:30-11:45 a.m.
Taking a Stand When Science Is Misrepresented
Nita Mohanty, MD, MS, AAP

11:45 a.m.-Noon
Relationship Between Government and resuscitation sciences in Europe
Andrew Lockey, MD, European Resuscitation Council, United Kingdom

12:15-1:15 p.m.

Funding Opportunities
Location: E354B

Jessica Biddinger, National Senior Director, Research & Grants Administration, American Heart Association

12:15-1:15 p.m.Women in Resuscitation
Location: E353

Chairs:
Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR, University of Florida,
Melissa Vogelsong, MD, Stanford University,
June Gordon, MD, Stanford University
12:15-1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Year in Review
Location: E354B

Moderator:
Berndt Bottieger, MD, University of Cologne, Germany

Speakers:

1:30-2 p.m.
Adult
Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, Mount Sinai Health System

2-2:30 p.m.
Pediatric
Anne-Marie Guerguerian, MD, SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2:30-2:45 p.m.Break
2:45-4 p.m.

Trials on Trial: The Neutrality Debate
Location: E354B

Moderators:
Ariane Marelli, MD, MPH, McGill University, Canada
Florian Schmitzberger, MD, University of Michigan

Speakers:

2:45-3 p.m.
Pragmatic Clinical Trials in Cardiac Arrest
Sheldon Cheskes, MD, University of Toronto, Canada

3-3:15 p.m.
Factorial Design and Bayesian Analysis
Markus Skrifvars, MD, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland

3:15-3:30 p.m.
Adaptive Trial Designs
Robert Silbergleit, MD, University of Michigan

3:30-3:45 p.m.
Cluster-Randomized Trials at the System Level
Christopher Granger, MD, Duke University

3:45-4 p.m.
Q&A/Discussion

4-4:15 p.m.Break
4:15-5:15 p.m.

High‑Performance OHCA Response
Location: E354B

Moderators:
Ameera Haamid, MD, University of Chicago
José G. Cabañas, MD, MPH, University Hospital Cleveland

Speakers:

4:15-4:30 p.m.
Engaging the Community
Katie Tataris, MD, MPH, University of Chicago

4:30-4:45 p.m.
The Leading Edge of OHCA Resuscitation
Joshua Lupton, MD, MPH, MPhil, Oregon Health Sciences

4:45-5 p.m.
Utilizing System Improvement Science to Improve Outcomes
Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center

5-5:15 p.m.
Debate: Treat on the X vs. Early Intra-Arrest Transfer
Lenny Weiss, MD, University of Pittsburgh,
vs.
Brian Burns, MD, University of Sydney, Australia