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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Friday, Nov. 6

6-9 p.m.	ReSS 2026 Welcome Reception Ticketed Event
6-9 p.m.	ReSS 2026 Welcome Reception Ticketed Event

Saturday, Nov. 7

7-7:30 a.m.	Learning Studio
7:45-8 a.m.	Welcome Remarks
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
9:15-9:45 a.m.	Break
9:45-11 a.m.	Max Harry Weill and Dickinson Lecture 9:45-10:30 a.m. Max Harry Weil 10:30-11 a.m. Dickinson Lecture
11-11:15 a.m.	Break
11:10 a.m.-noon	ReSS Awards Lifetime Achievement Awards in Resuscitation Science Ian G. Jacobs Award for International Group Collaboration to Advance Resuscitation Science Resuscitation Champion Award
Noon-1:15 p.m.	Early Career Investigator Luncheon (Ticketed event; by invitation only)
12:15-1:15 p.m.	American Heart Association/Japanese Circulation Society Joint Session 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: Signal to Noise – Interpreting Waveforms Elisabete Aramendi, PhD, University of the Basque Country, Spain Titrating CPR to Brain Perfusion Taku Iwami, MD, Kyoto University, Japan Titrating Epinephrine: Getting the Juice Without the Rind Ryan Morgan, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Bringing the Hospital to the Patient Mark Dennis, MD, The University of Sydney, Australia
2:45-3 p.m.	Break
3-4:15 p.m.	Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science
4:15-6:45 p.m.	Poster Sessions

Sunday, Nov. 8

7-7:30 a.m.	Learning Studio
7:30-8 a.m.	Networking Breakfast
8-9:15 a.m.	The Resus Team Playbook Moderators: Francis Guyette, MD, MS, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, and TBD Speakers: Optimizing Team Composition and Training Elizabeth Hunt, MD, MPH, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA Redefining Avoidability and QI in Cardiac Arrest Maya Dewan, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Resuscitation in Unusual Places Sergio Timerman, MD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil The Use of Video and AI Analysis to Optimize Code Team Performance TBD
8-9:15 a.m.	From Bench to Bedside Moderators: Rajat Kalra, MD, University of Minnesota, and Tiffany Ko, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Speakers: PHLPPing Peptides From Bench to Bedside Jing Li, MD, University of Illinois Never Give up on Cytoprotection Raul Gazmuri, MD, PhD, Rosalind Franklin University Mitochondrial Protection Todd Kilbaugh, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Optimizing Preload by Auto-Transfusion Adam Gottula, MD, University of Minnesota
9:15-9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30-10:45 a.m.	Abstract Oral Session: Basic/Translational
9:30-10:45 a.m.	Abstract Oral Session: From Bench to Bedside
10:45-11 a.m.	Break
11 a.m.-noon	Plenary Session
12:15-1:15 p.m.	Funding Opportunities
12:15-1:15 p.m.	Women in Resuscitation
12:15-1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.	Year in Review Moderator: Berndt Bottieger, MD, University of Cologne, Germany Speakers: Adult Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, Mount Sinai Health System 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 Moderators: TBD Pragmatic Clinical Trials in Cardiac Arrest TBD Factorial Design and Bayesian Analysis Markus Skrifvars, MD, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland Adaptive Trial Designs TBD App-Based Microplatforms TBD
4-4:15 p.m.	Break
4:15-5:15 p.m.	High‑Performance OHCA Response Moderators: Ameera Haamid, MD, University of Chicago, and José G. Cabañas, MD, MPH, University Hospital Cleveland Speakers: Engaging the Community Katie Tataris, MD, MPH, University of Chicago The Leading Edge of OHCA Resuscitation Joshua Lupton, MD, MPH, MPhil, Oregon Health Sciences Utilizing System Improvement Science to Improve Outcomes Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center Debate: Treat on the X vs Early Intra-Arrest Transfer TBD vs. Brian Burns, MD, University of Sydney, Australia