The 28th Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium is a well-established, premier national conference focused on advancements, research, and best practices in the field of pediatric critical care medicine. This conference brings together multiprofessional disciplines to discuss innovative and pragmatic topics related to pediatric critical illness management.
Target Audience
This conference is designed for the continuing education of healthcare professionals, including intensivists, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, nurses, respiratory therapists, trainees (i.e., fellow physicians and resident physicians), researchers, and allied health professionals who manage the care of critically ill children.
Learning Objectives
- Disseminate current best evidence for common but complex areas of pediatric critical care management, including complex immune dysregulation syndromes, neurocritical care, post-intensive care unit syndrome, end of life ethics and shared decision making, and solid organ transplantation.
- Translate complex science into practical, bedside-ready concepts, including artificial intelligence and machine learning methods into pediatric intensive care unit workflow.
- Define and explore optimal strategies in interprofessionalism emphasizing resilience frameworks, career development models, and team science in the pediatric intensive care unit environment.
Conference Chairs
Kristina Darville, ARNP
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
Alyssa Rake, MD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Director, Center for Medical Simulation and Innovative Education
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
Ashley Siems, MD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
Anthony Sochet MD, MSC
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
Pre-Conference Workshops
Pediatric Critical Care Medical Educators’ Leadership Development Course
Fundamental Critical Care Support: Pediatric
Post Conference Workshop
Pediatric Difficult Airway Course
Key Dates
Conference: October 15-18, 2026
Early Registration Deadline: August 30, 2026
Hotel Reservation Deadline: September 7, 2026
Call for Abstracts Submission Deadline: Friday, August 21, 2026