May is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month! Join SCCM in acknowledging the unwavering and inspiring commitment of critical care clinicians. SCCM thanks you for your dedication to critical care and for securing the highest-quality care for your patients!

ICU teams worldwide wear blue on Friday, May 16, 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, be sure to share your celebrations with SCCM and the critical care community on social media using the hashtag #CritCareMonth.

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New! All SCCM members can now attend webcasts for free.

Journal Club: Spotlight on Pharmacy
May 16, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
Explore recent studies on inhaled sedation in acute respiratory distress syndrome, hemodynamic effects of ketamine versus fentanyl bolus in patients with septic shock, and prothrombin complex concentrate versus frozen plasma for coagulopathic bleeding in cardiac surgery.

Benzos or Barbs? Controversies in Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

June 10, 2025

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central Time

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) can require a coordinated, multiprofessional approach. Explore best practices in the management of severe AWS, including the role of benzodiazepines versus barbiturates, adjunctive therapies, and predictive scoring systems for managing high-risk patients outside the ICU. Earn 1 ACE credit and MOC point.

Fund Your Critical Care Research

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Experience the perfect balance of in-person and online learning with the Multiprofessional Critical Care Review: Adult In-Person Course. Connect with critical care experts to acquire in-depth knowledge, helping you excel on board examinations, enhance your clinical practice, and improve patient care.

Multiprofessional Critical Care Review: Adult In-Person Course
July 23-25, 2025
SCCM Headquarters and Conference Center
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Register Now →

Can't attend in person? Learn online.

Caring Intensively at WCICC2025

The 2025 World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care (WCICC2025) from the World Federation of Intensive and Critical Care is being held in Vancouver, Canada, September 16-19, 2025! Join your colleagues from around the globe and learn how critical care is provided worldwide.

SCCM members receive discounted registration to WCICC2025 using the code WFNORTHA.

‌Assist in the immediate management of patients by learning or enhancing point-of-care ultrasound skills with Critical Care Ultrasound hands-on training.

Learn from experts, try it yourself with live models at an in-person skills event, and immediately integrate the training into your clinical practice.

Expand Your Network With Knowledge Education Groups

Connect with peers who share your interests through SCCM's knowledge education groups (KEGs). These informal groups bring like-minded SCCM members together to advance specific areas of critical care knowledge.

With 12 diverse KEGs, there's a topic for everyone. Join the conversation today and expand your professional network! Not a member? Join today.

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