Intensive Spring
2026

Intensive Spring 2026 One of the best European events in intensive care medicine, held each year in the vibrant city of Warsaw.

Invitation

Join us in Warsaw in May 2026

Intensive Spring Conference 2026, a premier event in intensive care medicine. This year’s conference promises to be an exceptional gathering of leading international specialists and experts.

Join us for this unique opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with peers, and help advance intensive care medicine.

Lectures

Join world-renowned experts as they present discoveries in critical care medicine.

Workshops

Develop your skills in interactive workshops guided by experienced intensivists.

Network

Engage with colleagues from across the world in this dynamic event. Broaden your professional network.

Debates

Engage in debates on controversial topics and emerging trends.

Speakers

Learn From Renowned Intensivist & Innovators

Explore emerging trends, innovative technologies, and new methodologies shaping the intensive care landscape.

Conference Programme

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Friday 30.05
Saturday 31.05
Workshops

09:00 - 09:15
Grand Opening
By Konstanty Szułdrzyński Warsaw, Poland

Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
09:15 - 09:45
Inaugural Lecture. Science and ethics in the intensive care: Case selection for ECMO - managing the Gordian knot
By Nicholas Barrett London, United Kingdom
09:45 - 10:05
Mini IFAD Part 1: Introduction to Fluid Stewardship - The 10 D's of fluid therapy
By Manu Malbrain Lovenjoel, Belgium

Speakers: Manu Malbrain (Lovenjoel, Belgium), Anna Wrzosek (Kraków), Xavier Monnet (Paris, France), Adrian Wong (London, United Kingdom), Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland).

Scientific patronage:

SESSION 1: Opening Session
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
09:45 - 10:05
Respiratory failure Part 1: Current status of high-flow oxygen therapy
By Giacomo Grasselli Milan, Italy

Moderators: Fernando Suarez-Sipmann (Madrid, Spain), Konstanty Szułdrzyński (Warsaw, Poland)
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
10:05 - 10:25
Respiratory failure Part 1: Prone position in respiratory failure – what we have learned from COVID-19
By Lorenzo Ball Genoa, Italy

Moderators: Fernando Suarez-Sipmann (Madrid, Spain), Konstanty Szułdrzyński (Warsaw, Poland)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
10:05 - 10:25
Mini IFAD Part 1: Introduction to Hemodynamic Monitoring and Fluid Responsiveness Assessment
By Xavier Monnet Paris, France

SESSION 1: Opening Session
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
10:25 - 10:45
Respiratory failure Part 1: Non-invasive ventilation, for whom and how long?
By Giacomo Bellani Trento, Italy

Moderators: Fernando Suarez-Sipmann (Madrid, Spain), Konstanty Szułdrzyński (Warsaw, Poland)
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
10:25 - 10:45
Mini IFAD Part 1: FAS and deresuscitation
By Adrian Wong London, United Kingdom

SESSION 1: Opening Session
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
10:45 - 11:00
Respiratory failure Part 1: Discussion
By Fernando Suarez-Sipmann Madrid, Spain, Konstanty Szułdrzyński Warsaw, Poland
10:45 - 11:00
Mini IFAD Part 1: Round Table Discussion
By Adrian Wong London, United Kingdom, Xavier Monnet Paris, France, Manu Malbrain Lovenjoel, Belgium

SESSION 1: Opening Session
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
11:00 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:35
Respiratory failure Part 2: Advanced applications of CO2 kinetics for monitoring mechanically ventilated patients
By Fernando Suarez-Sipmann Madrid, Spain

Moderators: Giacomo Bellani (Trento, Italy), Lorenzo Ball (Genoa, Italy)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
11:15 - 11:30
Mini IFAD Part 2: Fluids and the brain
By Wojciech Dąbrowski Lublin, Poland

SESSION 2: Organ function
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
11:30 - 11:45
Mini IFAD Part 2: Fluids and the lungs
By Adrian Wong London, United Kingdom

SESSION 2: Organ function
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
11:35 - 11:55
Respiratory failure Part 2: Non-invasive ventilation outside of the ICU
By Giacomo Grasselli Milan, Italy

Moderators: Giacomo Bellani (Trento, Italy), Lorenzo Ball (Genoa, Italy)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
11:45 - 12:00
Mini IFAD Part 2: Fluids and the heart and kidney
By Anna Wrzosek Kraków, Poland

SESSION 2: Organ function
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
11:55 - 12:15
Respiratory failure Part 2: The delicate transition between controlled and assisted ventilation
By Giacomo Bellani Trento, Italy

Moderators: Giacomo Bellani (Trento, Italy), Lorenzo Ball (Genoa, Italy)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
12:00 - 12:15
Mini IFAD Part 2: Fluids in circulatory failure
By Armand Mekontso Dessap Paris, France

SESSION 2: Organ function
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
12:15 - 12:25
Respiratory failure Part 2: Discussion
By Giacomo Bellani Trento, Italy, Lorenzo Ball Genoa, Italy
12:15 - 12:25
Mini IFAD Part 2: Round Table Discussion
By Anna Wrzosek Kraków, Poland, Wojciech Dąbrowski Lublin, Poland, Adrian Wong London, United Kingdom, Armand Mekontso Dessap Paris, France

SESSION 2: Organ function
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
12:25 - 12:40
Coffee Break
12:40 - 13:00
Respiratory failure Part 3: Lung-protective ventilation – also in the OR!
By Lorenzo Ball Genoa, Italy

Moderators: Ewa Trejnowska (Zabrze, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
12:45 - 13:00
Mini IFAD Part 3: Fluid Stewardship Implementation - The Belgium experience
By Manu Malbrain Lovenjoel, Belgium

SESSION 3: Fluid Stewardship Implementation
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
13:00 - 13:20
Respiratory failure Part 3: Use of EIT to individualise mechanical ventilation
By Fernando Suarez-Sipmann Madrid, Spain

Moderators: Ewa Trejnowska (Zabrze, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
13:00 - 13:15
Mini IFAD Part 3: Fluid Stewardship Implementation - The Polish experience
By Anna Wrzosek Kraków, Poland, Wojciech Dąbrowski Lublin, Poland

SESSION 3: Fluid Stewardship Implementation
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
13:20 - 13:35
Respiratory failure Part 3. Understanding ventilation-to-perfusion matching in respiratory failure
By Konstanty Szułdrzyński Warsaw, Poland

Moderators: Ewa Trejnowska (Zabrze, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
13:30 - 13:45
Mini IFAD Part 3: IFA Honorary Closing lecture
By Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz Warsaw, Poland

SESSION 3: Fluid Stewardship Implementation
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
13:35 - 13:55
Respiratory failure Part 3: Liberation from mechanical ventilation: What’s Evidence-Based? And How Do I Do It?
By Giacomo Bellani Trento, Italy

Moderators: Ewa Trejnowska (Zabrze, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
13:50 - 14:10
Mini IFAD Part 3: Post Test Examination
By Manu Malbrain Lovenjoel, Belgium

SESSION 3: Fluid Stewardship Implementation
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
13:55 - 14:10
Respiratory failure Part 3: Haemodynamic monitoring with EIT - current status
By João Batista Borges Prague, Czech Republic

Moderators: Ewa Trejnowska (Zabrze, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory Failure
Where
Sonata Room (1 st Floor)
14:10 - 14:20
Respiratory failure Part 3: Discussion
By Miłosz Jankowski Warsaw, Poland, Ewa Trejnowska Zabrze, Poland
14:10 - 14:20
Mini IFAD Part 3: Post Test Examination
By Manu Malbrain Lovenjoel, Belgium

SESSION 3: Fluid Stewardship Implementation
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
14:20 - 15:15
Lunch Break
15:15 - 15:35
Featured lectures: Why do randomised studies in ICU fail?
By Lorenzo Ball Genoa, Italy

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Featured Lectures
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
15:35 - 15:40
Featured lectures: Why do randomised studies in ICU fail? Discussion
By Lorenzo Ball Genoa, Italy
15:40 - 16:00
Featured lectures: Right ventricle in ARDS
By Armand Mekontso Dessap Paris, France
16:00 - 16:10
Featured lectures: Right ventricle in ARDS. Discussion
By Armand Mekontso Dessap Paris, France
16:10 - 17:00
Cases - interactive
By Dominik Daszuta Warsaw, Poland
17:00 - 17:15
Coffee Break
17:15 - 17:35
NeuroICU: Autoregulation: the good the bad and the ugly (online)
By Chiara Robba Genoa, Italy

Moderators: Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
NeuroICU
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
17:35 - 17:55
NeuroICU: At the end, brain oxygenation is what really matters (online)
By Rafael Badenes Valencia, Spain

Moderators: Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
NeuroICU
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
17:55 - 18:15
NeuroICU: Total Oxygen Delivery and Vital Organ Monitoring Platform: Optimizing Sedation and ensuring oxygenation
By Basil Matta Cambridge, United Kingdom

Moderators: Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
NeuroICU
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
18:15 - 18:35
NeuroICU: Usefullness of continuous brain monitoring in critically ill patients
By Wojciech Dąbrowski Lublin, Poland

Moderators: Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
NeuroICU
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
18:35 - 18:50
NeuroICU: Monitoring brain function in sepsis
By Miłosz Jankowski Warsaw, Poland

Moderators: Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland), Miłosz Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
NeuroICU
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
18:50 - 19:00
NeuroICU: Discussion
By Wojciech Dąbrowski Lublin, Poland, Miłosz Jankowski Warsaw, Poland

09:00 - 09:15
Around sepsis: SepsEast initiative or what is common for healthcare in Central and Eastern Europe – in memory of Alan Sustic
By Zsolt Molnar Budapest, Hungary

Moderators: Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Warsaw, Poland), Zsolt Molnar, (Budapest, Hungary), Jordi Riera (Barcelona, Spain)
Hemodynamics
Sepsis
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
09:15 - 09:30
Around sepsis: Septic cardiomyopathy
By Armand Mekontso Dessap Paris, France

Moderators: Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Warsaw, Poland), Zsolt Molnar, (Budapest, Hungary), Jordi Riera (Barcelona, Spain)
Hemodynamics
Sepsis
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
09:30 - 09:45
Around sepsis: Fluid resuscitation: 30 ml/kg for all?
By Xavier Monnet Paris, France

Moderators: Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Warsaw, Poland), Zsolt Molnar, (Budapest, Hungary), Jordi Riera (Barcelona, Spain)
Hemodynamics
Sepsis
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
09:45 - 10:00
Around sepsis: Extracorporeal blood purification in sepsis
By Sascha David Zurich, Switzerland

Moderators: Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Warsaw, Poland), Zsolt Molnar, (Budapest, Hungary), Jordi Riera (Barcelona, Spain)
Hemodynamics
Sepsis
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
10:00 - 10:15
Around sepsis: Biomarker kinetics and infection management in sepsis
By Zsolt Molnar Budapest, Hungary

Moderators: Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Warsaw, Poland), Zsolt Molnar, (Budapest, Hungary), Jordi Riera (Barcelona, Spain)
Biomarkers
Sepsis
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
10:15 - 10:30
Around sepsis: Cytokine adsorption in non-septic indications - latest clinical data
By Maria Soledad Taborda-Küpper Bonn, Germany

Moderators: Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Warsaw, Poland), Zsolt Molnar, (Budapest, Hungary), Jordi Riera (Barcelona, Spain)
Fluids
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
10:30 - 10:45
Around sepsis: Discussion
By Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz Warsaw, Poland, Zsolt Molnar Budapest, Hungary, Jordi Riera Barcelona, Spain
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:20
Hemodynamic monitoring: Avoiding hypotension in the perioperative period
By Ignacio Monge García Jerez, Spain

Moderator: Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland)
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
11:20 - 11:40
Hemodynamic monitoring: Permissive hypotension in interventional neuroradiology
By Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz Warsaw, Poland

Moderator: Wojciech Dąbrowski (Lublin, Poland)
Hemodynamics
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
11:40 - 12:00
Hemodynamic monitoring: Discussion
By Wojciech Dąbrowski Lublin, Poland
12:00 - 12:15
Coffee Break
12:15 - 12:35
ECMO Part 1: Thirty years of ECMO in Europe
By Thomas Müller Regensburg, Germany

Moderators: Nicholas Barrett (London, United Kingdom), Piotr Knapik (Zabrze, Poland), Konstanty Szułdrzyński (Warsaw, Poland)

Scientific patronage:

ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
12:35 - 12:50
ECMO Part 1: Long-term outcome in respiratory ECMO
By Roberto Lorusso Maastricht, The Netherlands

Moderators: Nicholas Barrett (London, United Kingdom), Piotr Knapik (Zabrze, Poland), Konstanty Szułdrzyński (Warsaw, Poland)
ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
12:50 - 13:05
ECMO Part 1: How to improve outcome in respiratory ECMO
By Jordi Riera Barcelona, Spain

Moderators: Nicholas Barrett (London, United Kingdom), Piotr Knapik (Zabrze, Poland), Konstanty Szułdrzyński (Warsaw, Poland)
ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
13:05 - 13:20
ECMO Part 1: Discussion
By Piotr Knapik Zabrze, Poland, Nicholas Barrett London, United Kingdom, Konstanty Szułdrzyński Warsaw, Poland
13:20 - 13:30
Coffee Break
13:30 - 13:45
ECMO Part 2: ECMO and organ donation
By Jordi Riera Barcelona, Spain

Moderators: Roberto Lorusso (Maastricht, The Netherlands), Thomas Mueller (Regensburg, Germany), Mariusz Kowalewski (Warsaw, Poland)
ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
13:45 - 14:00
ECMO Part 2: Current status of VA ECMO in cardiogenic shock
By Roberto Lorusso Maastricht, The Netherlands

Moderators: Roberto Lorusso (Maastricht, The Netherlands), Thomas Mueller (Regensburg, Germany), Mariusz Kowalewski (Warsaw, Poland)

Scientific patronage:

ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
14:00 - 14:15
ECMO Part 2: It is time for routine use of ECPR – PRO
By Nicholas Barrett London, United Kingdom

Moderators: Roberto Lorusso (Maastricht, The Netherlands), Thomas Mueller (Regensburg, Germany), Mariusz Kowalewski (Warsaw, Poland)
ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
14:15 - 14:30
ECMO Part 2: It is time for routine use of ECPR – CON
By Thomas Müller Regensburg, Germany

Moderators: Roberto Lorusso (Maastricht, The Netherlands), Thomas Mueller (Regensburg, Germany), Mariusz Kowalewski (Warsaw, Poland)
ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
14:30 - 14:45
ECMO Part 2: Cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock centre in Poland
By Wiktor Kuliczkowski Wrocław, Poland

Moderators: Roberto Lorusso (Maastricht, The Netherlands), Thomas Mueller (Regensburg, Germany), Mariusz Kowalewski (Warsaw, Poland)
ECMO/ECPR
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
14:45 - 15:00
ECMO Part 2: Discussion
By Mariusz Kowalewski Warsaw, Poland, Roberto Lorusso Maastricht, The Netherlands, Thomas Müller Regensburg, Germany
15:00 - 15:15
Around sepsis: Cytoadsorption in pediatric population tips, trics and traps
By Gabriella Bottari Rome, Italy

Moderators: Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz (Warsaw, Poland), Zsolt Molnar, (Budapest, Hungary), Jordi Riera (Barcelona, Spain)
Biomarkers
Sepsis
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
15:15 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 15:45
Medicine in a crisis: How to prepare the ICU and the hospital to operate in a state of crisis - experience from Ukraine
By Maksym Pylypenko Kyiv, Ukraine

Moderators: Konstanty Szułdrzyński (Warsaw, Poland)
Featured Lectures
Where
Scherzo & Ballada Rooms (1 st Floor)
15:45 - 16:00
How to prepare healthcare to operate in a crisis: the Western perspective
By Bjørn Guldvog Oslo, Norway, Maksym Pylypenko Kyiv, Ukraine, Konstanty Szułdrzyński Warsaw, Poland
16:00 - 16:15
Medicine in a crisis: Discussion
By Konstanty Szułdrzyński Warsaw, Poland
16:15 - 16:30
Conference closing & Invitation
By Maksym Pylypenko Kyiv, Ukraine, Konstanty Szułdrzyński Warsaw, Poland

Mercure Warszawa Centrum

Mercure Warszawa Centrum hotel is perfect for participants looking for a local and authentic experience in the heart of Warsaw.

Reservations can be made via the link below. Participants receive a 15% discount on the daily rate. Adjust the length of your stay to your needs.

Conference Fee

We are delighted to invite you to register for the Intensive Spring Conference 2025. Early registration guarantees your spot.

Early-Bird Fee (until January 7, 2026)

Reduced*

€150 / 600 PLN

Nurse

€125 / 500 PLN

Regular

€225 / 900 PLN

* Doctors in training, residents are eligible for a reduced fee.

January 8 – March 1, 2026

Reduced*

€200 / 800 PLN

Nurse

€150 / 600 PLN

Regular

€275 / 1100 PLN

* Doctors in training, residents are eligible for a reduced fee.

March 1 – April 12, 2026

Reduced*

€175 / 700 PLN

Nurse

€250 / 1000 PLN

Regular

€325 / 1300 PLN

* Doctors in training, residents are eligible for a reduced fee.

Aditional fees

Workshop

€35 / 150 PLN

Get Together

€60 / 220 PLN

* Doctors in training, residents are eligible for a reduced fee.

Support

We appreciate your support and help

We are extremely grateful for the generous support of our esteemed partners, whose dedication and commitment have been crucial in making this conference possible.