2025 Critical Care Congress

Explore the latest knowledge and research in critical care and network with experts, colleagues, and peers.

In-Person

2025 Critical Care Congress

February 23-25, 2025

: Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL, USA

February 23-25, 2025
Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Drive
Orlando, Florida, USA

Everything you need to advance your daily practice is at Congress!

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Explore the latest in critical care knowledge, research, and technology while engaging with a diverse community of multiprofessional clinicians at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) 2025 Critical Care Congress.

Comprehensive science-based program
Opportunities to form and strengthen connections
Newest tools and technologies
Accredited continuing education credit and maintenance of certification points

SCCM is the only multiprofessional organization dedicated exclusively to critical care and is a recognized leader in critical care education. Collaborate with those who share your goal of improving patient care.

Can't attend in person? Congress Digital is available.

Whether you participate in Orlando or through Congress Digital, the Critical Care Congress offers high-quality education with flexibility to fit your needs as a critical care professional.

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Why Should You Attend?

SCCM continues to be a leader in critical care education. Each year, thousands of professionals attend, present, and learn about the latest advances in patient care at Congress.

More Reasons to Join Your Peers at Congress!

Congress Program

Explore the comprehensive and diverse content to be presented at Congress.

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Pre-Congress Education

Each course is packed with essential clinical information to keep you up to date on various critical care topics. Register in conjunction with Congress and save.

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Congress Digital

Can’t attend in-person? Congress Digital is available. Obtain access to recorded sessions from Congress plus bonus content to ensure that you are up to date on the latest knowledge and research. ACE and MOC are available.

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Exhibitor, Support, and Advertising Opportunities

Acquire and educate the most qualified leads in critical care at this premier event.

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Hotel and Travel

Take advantage of discounted Congress hotel rates by making your reservation in an SCCM hotel room block. The deadline for booking at discounted SCCM rates is Monday, January 27, 2025.

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Request an Invitation Letter

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Frequently Asked Questions

View the full list here. If you still have questions after reviewing the FAQs, please contact SCCM Customer Service at +1 847 827-6888 or support@sccm.org.

When and where will the 2025 Critical Care Congress be held?

The 2025 Critical Care Congress will be held Sunday, February 23, through Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Pre-Congress educational programming will be held Friday, February 21, and Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Is accredited continuing education credit offered?

Yes, registrants can earn accredited continuing education (ACE) credit and maintenance of certification (MOC) points. More information will be provided after the program is finalized.

What is Congress Digital?

Congress Digital offers recorded sessions from the Critical Care Congress.

Congress Digital is available online 30 days after the in-person event and is accessed on LearnICU, an easy-to-use online platform. It offers accredited continuing education (ACE) credit and maintenance of certification (MOC) points.

Congress Digital is included with in-person registration and is also sold separately for those who do not attend Congress in person. It is another way SCCM ensures accessibility to the education provided at Congress.

Learn more at sccm.org/congressdigital.

I’m an industry partner. How can I be involved in Congress?

SCCM has many different exhibition, sponsorship, and advertising opportunities available at the 2025 Critical Care Congress. Information can be found here.

Where can I find information about future Congress dates?

A list of confirmed Congress dates and locations is available at sccm.org/futurecongress.

Is the Critical Care Congress moving to different months and locations?

Dates for the Critical Care Congress will be changing from January or February to March or April starting in 2026. The change in dates will allow the Society to consider additional Congress locations. Congress has been held in January or February for many years, but it was initially held in May.

This change is being made for three primary reasons:

Congress participation has increased, and only a limited number of cities are suitable for a conference the size of Congress in January or February. Moving to March or April increases the pool of cities that can accommodate a conference the size of Congress.
Rotating through a greater number of cities will provide increased access and more selection for SCCM members and clinicians. Because most SCCM members are in high-population centers clustered around the U.S. Great Lakes and the U.S. East Coast, Congress will be held in those areas some years, which was not possible without a change in dates to March or April.
The new dates move Congress away from winter months, when ICUs typically see surges of influenza, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases. These surges further stress workforce issues that restrict clinicians’ ability to attend Congress.

A list of confirmed Congress dates and location is available at sccm.org/futurecongress.

Will SCCM return to cities that have previously hosted Congress?

SCCM’s priority is making Congress as accessible as possible to as many participants as possible. Congress has many complex needs, and SCCM is dedicated to evaluating all suitable opportunities throughout the United States while working to contract Congress locations five to eight years in advance.

How does SCCM choose where to hold Congress?

Many factors are considered in Congress site selection. These include a city’s accessibility to major transportation centers, whether it has sufficient accommodations for SCCM’s growing number of attendees, and its geographic location near major segments of the SCCM membership.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, SCCM is prohibited from political advocacy or lobbying activities. However, the SCCM Council and staff leadership carefully consider social and policy issues to ensure the safety and accommodation of Congress attendees in host cities.

Large-scale event planning requires that locations be selected and legally binding contracts in place years in advance, making it difficult to anticipate or respond to developments in various U.S. cities and states.

SCCM’s top priority is making Congress as accessible, collegial, and enjoyable as possible. SCCM understands that not everyone is able or willing to attend an in-person Congress each year. Regardless of location, the Society will continue to deliver the highest-quality educational programs both in person and online in service of its mission to secure the highest-quality care for all critically ill and injured patients.

How does SCCM fulfill its commitment to health equity, diversity, and inclusion in its Congress host cities?

SCCM is committed to engaging with Congress host city officials, local healthcare professionals, and community members to share best practices and foster collaboration to improve health outcomes for all individuals, regardless of their background or identity, by:

Working with destination management organizations, hotel representatives, and local chambers of commerce to identify minority businesses that SCCM can collaborate with and support during Congress
Planning local community projects that raise awareness of specific issues that align with SCCM’s mission and support minority communities within the host city/state
Providing badge ribbons so attendees can show support for minority communities
Highlighting the great diversity of participants in the scientific program, SCCM leadership, and the broader SCCM volunteer community and membership

What are some examples of previous community outreach projects during Congress?

In 2024, SCCM partnered with the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide education and resources to those who serve the Native American community. SCCM held an onsite Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) training course for 30 healthcare professionals at Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) January 17-18, 2024. SCCM provided IHS staff access to several in-person pre-Congress courses and offered free Congress registration to any staff who wanted to attend. SCCM also provided IHS staff in the region the opportunity to take up to two SCCM online courses within the year following the 2024 Critical Care Congress.

In 2023, SCCM partnered with Project Homeless Connect and the San Francisco Ambassadors, two groups that work with people who are unhoused. SCCM supported Project Homeless Connect’s Community Day of Service, which provided essential healthcare services delivered with care and dignity to people who are unhoused. Additionally, SCCM provided free Stop the Bleed training for the staff from these two organizations.

In 2020 and 2019, SCCM worked with local organizations to hold free public health events that provided CPR training and other lifesaving education.

What do 2025 Critical Care Congress attendees need to know about traveling to Florida?

Safety in Private Spaces Act
Florida’s Safety in Private Spaces Act makes it a second-degree misdemeanor for people 18 years or older to use restrooms that do not correspond to their sex assigned at birth in state and local government buildings, schools, colleges, and detention centers.

Here is what 2025 Critical Care Congress attendees need to know:

Orlando Airport common restrooms are covered by the law, but all Orlando airport restrooms have a private restroom adjacent to the common restroom that is available for anyone, including transgender and nonbinary people, to use.
Hotels are privately owned property and not subject to the law.
All Orange County Convention Center space contracted to SCCM is exempt from the law.
- This includes Connections Central (Exhibit Hall), education rooms and meeting rooms, and public hallways near the meeting space inside SCCM-controlled areas.