Celebrating You, All Month Long 💙

Turn your ICU blue to celebrate you! Friday, May 15

May is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month! Join us in acknowledging the unwavering and inspiring commitment that you bring as critical care clinicians.

ICU teams worldwide will wear blue on Friday, May 15, and hold educational symposia, staff recognition ceremonies, and other special events with a blue theme. Bring blue snacks or balloons! Wear your favorite blue scrubs!

No matter how you mark the occasion, remember to share your celebrations on social media using #critcaremonth.

From all of us at SCCM, thank you for your dedication to critical care and for securing the highest-quality care for your patients!

Apply for an SCCM Research Grant

We understand the challenges of securing funding, which is why the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) offers three research grants for supporting critical care professionals like you with the resources you need!

Grants are awarded each year to critical care professionals who seek funding to advance critical care, offering opportunities for established and early-career researchers.

Applications are now open and close on June 19, 2026.

Apply Now →

Public Comment Open for Proposed ICD-10-CM Sepsis Updates

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, which maintains the ICD-10-CM guidelines for coding diseases in U.S. healthcare settings, is considering several important updates to sepsis coding, including:

Replacing the term “severe sepsis” with “organ dysfunction associated with sepsis”
Introducing new codes for impending sepsis, infection with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and infection with a positive sepsis diagnostic aid
Adding new codes for specific organ dysfunction categories associated with sepsis (such as respiratory dysfunction associated with sepsis)

You are encouraged to review the proposals and submit comments to help shape future sepsis coding and documentation practices. Public comments are open through May 15, 2026.

Learn More and Submit Comments →

CoARC Call for Comments on Proposed Degree Advancement Eligibility Revision

The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) is proposing a revision to the eligibility requirements in the Degree Advancement Standards. CoARC is accepting comments for this proposed revision by Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Review the document with the original language along with the proposed revision available on the CoARC website.

Learn More →

Upcoming Webcasts. Can't attend? Register anyway to obtain access to the recordings. SCCM members can register for free.

Discovery Town Hall: SCCM Weil and Discovery Grants, Turning Ideas into Impact
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Central Time

Curious about SCCM research grants? This FREE Discovery Town Hall will walk you through the available grants, eligibility requirements, and application process, while sharing insights to help you submit a strong, competitive proposal. Whether you’re an early-career investigator or an experienced researcher, this is your opportunity to learn how SCCM can help support your goals and turn your research ideas into impact.

ICU Workload: Implications for Healthcare Worker Well-Being
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
Explore the impact of intensive care unit (ICU) workload on the well-being of healthcare professionals. This webcast takes a deep dive into the realities of workload in the multiprofessional ICU—why it matters, how it can be measured, and what it reveals about system-level drivers of stress, burnout, and resilience.

Bring Experts to Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2026 U.S. Fulbright Specialist Program is accepting applications from eligible host institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to bring qualified U.S. scholars and professionals to their organizations for short-term projects.

Projects must focus on education or training and may include workshops, lectures, curriculum development, workforce development, or institutional assessments in fields including public and global health. This opportunity is most relevant for universities, research institutes, public health organizations, teaching hospitals, ministries, and nongovernmental institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina that are interested in building capacity through short-term collaboration with U.S. experts.

Applications will be accepted until July 31, 2026.

Learn More →

Congress Digital. Stay ahead with the latest in critical care.

Experience the 2026 Critical Care Congress with Congress Digital! Watch recordings of live sessions, explore exclusive content not presented in Chicago, and earn accredited continuing education credits and maintenance of certification points.

With the ability to pause, rewind, and rewatch sessions, Congress Digital supports a deeper understanding and long-term retention of key insights based on your schedule.

Get Started →

Did you attend Congress, or just want to see if you can spot familiar faces? Photos from the event are available for viewing!

Access the photos here using the password sccmchicago26.

To download photos:

Click SELECT PHOTOS at the top of the page
Click the circle in the bottom-left corner of each photo you’d like to download
Click DOWNLOAD at the top of the page

‌UPCOMING EVENTS

‌MAY 20, 2026

Webcast: Discovery Town Hall: SCCM Weil and Discovery Grants, Turning Ideas into Impact

MAY 21, 2026

Webcast: ICU Workload: Implications for Healthcare Worker Well-Being

AUGUST 17-19, 2026

In-Person Course: Multiprofessional Critical Care Review: Pediatric

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