2026 SSC Guideline Updates: What Clinicians Need to Know

Learn about what's new in the treatment of adults and children with sepsis and septic shock in these two free webcasts.

Free Webcast

Children's Guidelines

April 7, 2026

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Central Daylight Time
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Central European Time
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Free Webcast

Adult Guidelines

April 7, 2026

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Central Daylight Time
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Central European Time
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Dive into the newly updated Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines with these two comprehensive webcasts. Cochairs from the guidelines panels will walk through the latest recommendations—updated to reflect new clinical evidence since the previous guidelines—and discuss how these changes influence the recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock in everyday practice.

Developed by expert panels representing diverse backgrounds across all continents, patients, and families, the updated guidelines reflect broad perspectives to support optimal care worldwide.

In addition to reviewing what’s new, the webcasts will explore how to interpret and apply the recommendations effectively in clinical practice with considerations for adapting to treating patients in low-resource settings. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of the guideline updates, the evidence behind them, and practical strategies for improving outcomes for patients with sepsis and septic shock.

  • The adult guidelines will be published in Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine and endorsed by 24 professional organizations.
  • The children’s guidelines will be published in Intensive Care Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and endorsed by 14 professional organizations.

Children's Guidelines Faculty


Speakers

Pierre Tissieres, MD, DSc

Pierre Tissieres, MD, DSc

SSC Children’s Guidelines Cochair

Head of Pediatric ICU and Neonatal Medicine
Hôpital Bicêtre
Paris, France

Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MB, BS, FRCP(C), FAAP, FACPE, MCCM

Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MB, BS, FRCP(C), FAAP, FACPE, MCCM

SSC Children’s Guidelines Cochair

Children’s and Women’s Global Health
UBC and BC Children’s Hospital Professor in Critical Care – Global Child Health
Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, UBC
Clinical Investigator
Child and Family Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Moderators

Marlies Ostermann, PhD, MD, EDIC

Marlies Ostermann, PhD, MD, EDIC

Campaign Co-Vice Chair

President-Elect, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Consultant in Critical Care and Nephrology
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom

Amy L. Dzierba, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM

Amy L. Dzierba, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM

2026 Campaign Co-Vice Chair

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine 
Director, Pharmacology Research for Acute Respiratory Failure & Sepsis Precision Interventions (ASPIRE) Clinical Trials Program
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York, USA


Adult Guidelines Faculty 


Speakers

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, FACP, FCCM

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, FACP, FCCM

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair

Associate Professor in Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Michigan
Core Investigator
VA Center for Clinical Management Research
Staff Physician
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Massimo Antonelli, MD

Massimo Antonelli, MD

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair
Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Director, School of Specialty in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Roma, Italy

Moderators

Jan J. De Waele, MD, PhD

Jan J. De Waele, MD, PhD

Campaign CoChair

President, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Ghent University
Intensivist, Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium

Cherylee W.J. Chang, MD, FACP, FNCS, FCCM

Cherylee W.J. Chang, MD, FACP, FNCS, FCCM

2026 Campaign CoChair

2026 President, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Division Chief, Neurocritical Care
Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, USA

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