Critical Care in the ED
Virtual Meeting – March 19, 2026
(No CME offered through this course)
Wayne State University Department of Emergency Medicine in partnership with the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians, Michigan SCCM, Henry Ford Hospital, Indiana University, and Medical College of Wisconsin are sponsoring the 16th Annual Critical Care Practice in the Emergency Department Conference.
The objective of this conference is to provide high level information concerning the management of critically ill patients.
The conference will again be held virtually on Thursday, March 19th, 2026. Previous attendees have described this conference as a “can’t miss” event for physicians and residents of any field who care for critically ill patients.
Robert Sherwin, MD, FACEP; Ronny Otero, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Gina Hurst, MD, FACEP & Sharmistha Dev, MD, MPH – Program Co-Directors
Registration Information
Registration Fees:
Resident – $45; Nurse/PA – $100; ACEP Physician – $200; Physician, Non-Member – $275
Sending a group of residents? Please contact Madey Costello at madeyv@mcep.org for further information and where to provide your resident list, etc.
Registrants will receive an e-mail with the Zoom link & meeting information the week prior to the conference.
Registration Cutoff – Wednesday, March 18th, 4:00 pm.
*All refunds must be requested in writing. If your written cancellation is received two weeks prior to the course date, you will receive a refund minus a $25 administrative fee. No refunds on cancellations less than two weeks prior to the course.
**Regpack Purchase Protection is offered through the Regpack Registration System not MCEP. If you purchase their purchase protection refunds will be issued through Regpack not MCEP. Please contact purchaseprotection@regpacks.com with any questions relating to refunds through their purchase protection.
No CME offered through this course.
2026 Program Brochure & Agenda
March 19, 2026 (EST)
8:00 – 8:25 a.m. Scars You Can’t See: Moral Injury in Emergency Medicine Jacqueline Pflaum-Carlson, MD
8:25 – 8:50 a.m. Get Out of My Way! Mastering the LVOT Obstruction James Paxton, MD, MBA, FACEP
8:50 – 9:15 a.m. Squeeze Play: Diagnosis & Rescue in Cardiac Tamponade Tyler Turner, MD
9:15 – 9:40 a.m. Wheeze, Please! The Care and Feeding of the Crashing Asthmatic Paul Jansson, MD, MS
9:40 – 9:50 a.m. BREAK
9:50 – 10:25 a.m. A Common Thread: When the Aorta Tears You Apart Aaron Surrey, MD
10:25 – 10:50 a.m. Under Pressure & Under Fire: Critical Care Lessons Laurae Rettig, MD
from Afghanistan
10:50 – 11:30 a.m. Latest in Perfusion Therapy for Pulmonary Embolism Jeff Kline, MD, FACEP
11:15 – 11:55 a.m. Blink and You’ll Miss It: Time-Critical Ophthalmic Diagnoses Sharmistha Dev, MD, MPH
in Emergency Medicine
11:55 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. LUNCH
12:25 – 1:00 p.m. The Hole Truth: Penetrating Trauma from Tip to Tail Alex Marinica, DO
1:00 – 1:25 p.m. Rage Against the IV”: Time Sensitive Management of Ronny Otero, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Acute Agitation
1:25 – 1:50 p.m. When 100% Isn’t Enough: Wrestling Jayna Gardner-Gray, MD
the Refractory Hypoxemic Patient
1:50 – 2:15 p.m. Airway… Not Patent! Tales From the Edge of Asphyxiation Robert Sherwin, MD, FACEP
2:15 – 2:40 p.m. Seeing Is Believing: Ultrasound That Changes the Game Sarah Kennedy, MD, FACEP
Schedule may be subject to change.
Photo Disclaimer
Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the Critical Care Course. These will be used by MCEP for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media or in any third-party publication. To opt-out please contact mcep@mcep.org.
2026 Meeting Sponsors
2026 Critical Care Sponsor Form
Special thanks to the 2026 Critical Care in the ED Conference Sponsors for their support. Without the assistance from our meeting sponsors we would not be able to put on this caliber of a course, while keeping fees low.
GOLD Sponsors:
Exhibit Booths: