Programming - Resuscitation Science Symposium

November 7–8, 2026
McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois

Resuscitation science that matters

Join us in Chicago, Illinois for the most up-to-date resuscitation science and discoveries of the year!

Dive into our first Plenary session on ICECAP (Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients) and its related studies into effects of rapid cooling on a comatose patient with OHCA.

Hear award-winning lectures from outstanding scientists and explore the pros and cons of this year's debate topic: "Treat on the X vs Early Intra-Arrest Transfer."

And of course, the best Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science of the year (abstract submission is open until August 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. CST).

#ReSS26 Schedule-at-a-Glance

Sessions and events are listed in Central Standard Time (CST)

Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 #ReSS26 Activities – all times are CST (UTC -6)
Time	Activity
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.	ReSS 2026 Welcome Reception Location: River Roast, 315 N LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL (Ticketed Event)

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 #ReSS26 Activities – all times are CST (UTC -6)
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Time	Activity
7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.	Learning Studio Location: E353, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Updates in high quality post arrest care and targeted temperature management Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, Mount Sinai, USA
7:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.	Welcome Remarks Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Program Committee Chair Welcome Remarks Cameron Dezfulian, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.	Plenary 1: Repelling off the ICECAP Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Mohamud Daya, MD, MS, Oregon Health and Science University, USA Tom Aufderheide, MD, MS, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA Speakers: Presentation of main results of ICECAP and updates on numerous ancillary studies William Meurer, MD, MS, University of Michigan, USA HIBI secondary analysis Rachel Beekman, MD, Yale University, USA PRECICECAP Karen Hirsch, MD, Stanford University, USA POST-ICECAP Clifton Callaway, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA P-ICECAP implications Alexis Topjian, MD, MSCE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA P-ICECAP extended Beth S. Slomine, PhD, ABPP, Kennedy Krieger Institute, USA
9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.	Max Harry Weill and Dickinson Lecture Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Lorrel Toft, MD, Carson Tahoe Health, USA TBD Max Harry Weil Award Competition 9:30-9:45 Age-Stratified Accuracy of 911 Dispatch Recognition of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Catherine R. Counts, PhD, MHA, University of Washington, USA 9:45-10:00 Phenotypes of Non-Ischemic Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated with Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Gaspar Del Rio Pertuz, MD, University of Minnesota, USA Dickinson Lecture 10:00 – 10:30 am Demetris Yannopoulos, MD, University of Minnesota, USA
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Best of the Best (+ Best LBRS) Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: TBD TBD Speakers: 10:45-11:00 Supraglottic Airway versus Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation Strategies: The Pediatric Prehospital Airway Resuscitation Trial (Pedi‑PART) Henry Wang, MD, The Ohio State University, USA 11:00-11:15 The Critical Care Burden of Heat-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Implications for Climate-Preparedness Peter Graffy, PhD, University of Chicago, USA 11:15-11:30 Associations Between Goal-Prediction Alignment, Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions, and Regret in Disorders of Consciousness Maria Gharios, MD, University of Pennsylvania, USA 11:30-11:45 Cardiac Hemodynamics in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Rajat Kalra, MD, University of Minnesota, USA
12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.	Early Career Investigator Luncheon Location: E353, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center (Ticketed event; by invitation only)
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.	American Heart Association/Japanese Circulation Society Joint Session Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh, USA Shoji Kawakami, MD, PhD, Kurume University, Fukuoka, Japan Speakers: 12:15 - 12:30 Post-ECPR Critical Care in Japan: Hemodynamic Management and Neuroprognostication Shoji Kawakami, MD, PhD, Kurume University, Fukuoka, Japan 12:30 - 12:45 Mid-term Outcomes and Their Trajectories After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Japan Hiromichi Naito, MD, PhD, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan 12:45 - 1:00 ECPR critical care management Anna Condella, MD, Mass General Research Institute, USA 1:00 - 1:15 WLST and recovery trajectories Romer Geocadin, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.	Break
1:30 to 2:45 p.m.	Plenary 2: Rolling with the punches: adapting to No ROSC Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Cindy Hsu, MD, University of Michigan, USA Justin Benoit MD, University of Cincinnati, USA Speakers: 1:30 - 1:45 Signal to Noise – interpreting waveforms Elisabete Aramendi, PhD, University of the Basque Country, Spain 1:45 - 2:00 Titrating CPR to Brain Perfusion Taku Iwami, MD, Kyoto University, Japan 2:00 - 2:15 Titrating Epinephrine: Getting the Juice without the Rind Ryan Morgan, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA 2:15 - 2:30 Bringing the hospital to the patient Mark Dennis, MD, The University of Sydney, Australia 2:30 - 2:45 Q&A, Discussion
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.	Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center
4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.	ReSS Awards Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center 4:15-4:40 Lifetime Achievement Awardee Presentation Ahamed Idris, MD, UT Southwestern, USA 4:40-4:43 Ian G. Jacobs Award for International Group Collaboration to Advance Resuscitation Science Helping Babies Breathe – Laerdal Global, American Association of Pediatrics 4:42-4:42 ReSS Champion Awardee Courtney Schwerin-O'Reilly, Illinois Heart Rescue, USA
4:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.	Poster Sessions Location: Poster Hall, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center 4:55 - 5:25 p.m. Poster Session 1 5:35 - 6:00 Moderated Digital Posters 6:10 - 6:45 Poster Session 2
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.	3CPR Reception Location: S100 Grand Ballroom Pre-function space

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 #ReSS26 Activities – all times are CST (UTC -6)
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Time	Activity
7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.	Learning Studio – Brain Whispering Location: E353, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center
7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.	Networking Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.	The Resus Team Playbook Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Francis Guyette, MD, MS, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, USA Caitlin O’Brien, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, USA Speakers: 8:00 - 8:15 Optimizing team composition and training Elizabeth Hunt, MD, MPH, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA 8:15 - 8:30 Redefining avoidability and QI in cardiac arrest Maya Dewan, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA 8:30 - 8:45 Resuscitation in Unusual Places Sergio Timerman, MD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 8:45-9:00 The use of video and AI analysis to optimize code team performance Timmy Li, PhD, Northwell Health, USA Daniel Jafari, MD, MPH, Northwell Health, USA 9:00-9:15 Q&A/Discussion
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.	From Bench to Bedside Location: E353, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Rajat Kalra, MD, University of Minnesota, USA Tiffany Ko, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA Speakers: 8:00 - 8:15 PHLPPing peptides from bench to bedside Jing Li, MD, University of Illinois, USA 8:15 - 8:30 Never give up on cytoprotection Raul Gazmuri, MD, PhD, Rosalind Franklin University, USA 8:30 - 8:45 Mitochondrial protection Todd Kilbaugh, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA 8:45 - 9:00 Optimizing preload by auto-transfusion Adam Gottula, MD, University of Minnesota, USA 9:00 to 9:15 Q&A / Discussion
9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Abstract Oral Session – Basic/Translational Location: E353, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: TBD TBD Speakers: 9:30-9:45 Cerebral-Systemic Metabolic Uncoupling After Cardiac Arrest: A Time-Resolved, BBB-Corrected Paired Serum-CSF Study Changshin Kang, MD, PhD, Chungnam National University, South Korea 9:45-10:00 Sodium Lactate Improves Post-Cardiac Arrest Outcomes by Normalizing TCA Flux and Suppressing Neuroinflammation Chenghao Wu, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA & Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China 10:00-10:15 The Effectiveness of Velocity Time Integral Measured by a Novel Hands-Free, Noninvasive, and Continuous Carotid Doppler Ultrasound in the Porcine Models of Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Jiefeng Xu, MD, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China 10:15-10:30 Evaluating Monogenic Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk During STEMI in a Population Cohort Raflan Hassan, MBBS, Geisinger Health System, USA 10:30-10:45 High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography Toward Peri-Arrest Cerebral Monitoring in Piglets Mengyang Zhao, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Abstract Oral Session – From Bench to Bedside Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: TBD TBD Speakers: 9:30-9:45 Time Dependent and Complementary Prognostic Value of Serial MRI and CT After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Junho Lee, MD, Chungnam National University, South Korea 9:45-10:00 Airway Opening Index Impact on the Association Between End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide and Survival During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Jill Sorcher, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA 10:00-10:15 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Time to Shock Delivery in Adult Patients with Initially Shockable In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Masashi Okubo, MD, University of Pittsburgh, USA 10:15-10:30 The Super-Responder Phenotype: Who Recovers Neurologically After Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Despite Prolonged Resuscitation? Despoina Koukousaki, MD, University of Minnesota, USA 10:30-10:45 Intra-Arrest Mechanical Phenotyping with Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography Identifies Prognostically Distinct Subgroups: A Multicenter rTEECoRe Network Analysis Clark Owyang, MD, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, USA
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Plenary Session: Resuscitation in a Noisy World Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Laurie Morrison, MD, University of Toronto, Canada Robert Berg, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA Ashish Panchal, MD, The Ohio State University, USA Speakers: 11:00-11:15 The changing dynamics of research in the federal government Joshua Fessel, MD, PhD, PCORI, USA 11:15-11:30 Responding to funding termination and promoting disparity research Marina del Rios, MD, MS, University of Chicago, USA 11:30-11:45 Taking a stand when science is misrepresented Nita Mohanty, MD, MS, AAP 11:45-12:00 Relationship between government and resuscitation sciences in Europe Andrew Lockey, MD, European Resuscitation Council, United Kingdom
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.	Funding Opportunities Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Jessica Biddinger, National Senior Director, Research & Grants Administration American Heart Association
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.	Women in Resuscitation Location: E353, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Chairs: Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR, University of Florida, USA Melissa Vogelsong, MD, Stanford University, USA June Gordon, MD, Stanford University, USA
12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Year in Review Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderator: Berndt Bottieger, MD, University of Cologne, Germany Speakers: 1:30 - 2:00 Adult Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, Mount Sinai Health System, USA 2:00 - 2:30 Pediatric Anne-Marie Guerguerian, MD, SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Trials on Trial: The Neutrality Debate Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Ariane Marelli, MD, MPH, McGill University, Canada Florian Schmitzberger, MD, University of Michigan, USA Speakers: 2:45-3:00 Pragmatic clinical trials in cardiac arrest Sheldon Cheskes, MD, University of Toronto, Canada 3:00-3:15 Factorial design and Bayesian analysis Markus Skrifvars, MD, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland 3:15-3:30 Adaptive Trial Designs Robert Silbergleit, MD, University of Michigan, USA 3:30-3:45 Cluster-Randomized Trials at the System Level Christopher Granger, MD, Duke University, USA Q&A/Discussion
4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.	High‑Performance OHCA Response Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center Moderators: Ameera Haamid, MD, University of Chicago, USA José G Cabañas, MD, MPH, University Hospital Cleveland, USA Speakers: 4:15 - 4:30 Engaging the Community Katie Tataris, MD, MPH, University of Chicago, USA 4:30 - 4:45 The Leading Edge of OHCA Resuscitation Joshua Lupton, MD, MPH, MPhil, Oregon Health Sciences, USA 4:45 - 5:00 Utilizing System Improvement Science to Improve Outcomes Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA 5:00 - 5:45 Debate: Treat on the X vs Early Intra-Arrest Transfer Lenny Weiss, MD, University of Pittsburgh, USA vs. Brian Burns, MD, University of Sydney, Australia

Resuscitation Science Symposium Leadership

Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Program Committee Chair

Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD, FAHA

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Program Committee Chair-Elect

Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE, FAHA

Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Programming Committee Immediate Past Chair

Manesh Patel, MD, FAHA

American Heart Association President, 2026-27

Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Members

Audrey Blewer, PhD, Duke University
Janet Bray, RN, PhD, Monash University
Katie Dainty, PhD, University of Toronto
Bryan Fischberg, BSEE, Rutgers University
Ameera Haamid, MD, University of Chicago Medicine
Daniel Jafari, MD, MPH, Northwell Health
Vicky Joshi, PhD, Glasgow Caledonian University
Rudolph Koster, MD, PhD, Academic Medical Center
Jing Li, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Carolina Maciel, MD, MSc, University of Florida
Ryan Morgan, MD, MS, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Laurie J. Morrison, MD, MSc, FRCPC, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
Maryam Naim, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Theresa Olasveengen, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital
Cecelia Ratay, DNP, ARNP, University of Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine
David Seder, MD, Maine Medical Center
Willard Sharp, MD, PhD, University of Chicago
Jacob Stebel, Critical Care Paramedic
Alexis Steinberg, MD, MSc, University of Pittsburgh

Liaisons

David Berg, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sheldon Cheskes, MD, University of Toronto
Jeanette Previdi, MPH, BSN, RN

Early Career Member

Benjamin Leung, PhD, University of Toronto