EVENTS, CONGRESS & REPLAYS

2026

44th Vicenza Course

AKI-CRRT-EBPT and Critical Care Nephrology

Presentation details coming soon.

June 16 – 18 

Vicenza Convention Centre
Vicenza, Italy

Unite for Sepsis Symposium

Spectral Medical Sponsor Innovation Showcase

Presentation details coming soon.

June 11 | 2:30 – 2:45 PM

Kellogg Conference Hotel Capitol Hill at Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

63rd ERA Congress

AKI & Critical Care Nephrology

Session Presentation:
Polymyxin B haemoadsorption in endotoxic septic shock (Tigris): a multicentre, open-label, Bayesian, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial.
Prof. Dr. Blaithin McMahon

June 4 | 17:15 – 18:15 BST
Scottish Event Campus
Session room: Focussed Oral Room 13
Glasgow, Scotland


ICEOS 2026

International Conference on Extracorporeal Organ Support

Session: Endotoxemia and Sepsis
Moderator: Chawla Perez

Why do we need precision medicine for sepsis?
John Kellum
Results from Tigris —what do they mean?
Javier Neyra
Endotoxin hemoadsorption ready for prime time?
Peter Pickkers

May 8 | 14:40-15:40
Hotel International
Zagreb, Croatia

AKI & CRRT 2026

Future Trends in CRRT and Critical Care 
Update from Ongoing and Late Breaking Trials

Session Presentation: Tigris Trial
Javier Neyra, MD, MS

April 1 | 11:00 – 1:15 PT
Manchester Grand Hyatt
San Diego, CA

SCCM Podcast

Society of Critical Care Medicine:
Endotoxin Activity and Precision Medicine in Septic Shock

March 2026

In a recent Society of Critical Care Medicine podcast, host Marilyn Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by John A. Kellum, MD, FCCM, to discuss the role of endotoxin activity as a potential endotype in septic shock.

The episode highlights findings from Dr. Kellum’s recent Critical Care Explorations publication examining the relationship between endotoxin activity, organ failure, and mortality in septic shock.

🎧Listen to the full podcast

Critical Care Congress 2026

SCCM Session: Late-Breaking Studies Affecting Patient Outcomes II
Moderator:
Lama Nazer, BCPS, PharmD, FCCMl

Session Presentation
Polymyxin B Hemoadsorption in Endotoxic Septic Shock: A Bayesian Randomized Trial
Javier Neyra, MD, MS

March 24 | 9:45–10:45 AM CT
Skyline Ballroom, W375D
McCormick Place, Chicago

2025

Critical Care Canada Forum 2025

Keynote Session

TIGRIS: A Clinical Trial for Septic Shock With Endotoxemia
Speakers: Dr. Matthieu Legrand & Dr. John Kellum
Editorial Commentary: Dr. Marlies Ostermann
Moderators:
Dr. Christopher Seymour & Dr. John Marshall

Watch the replay

Sepsis Alliance Sponsor Spectral

Unite for Sepsis Symposium

Spectral is proud to sponsor the upcoming Unite for Sepsis Symposium, taking place September 8–9 in Chicago!

This unique, in-person event will gather an extraordinary community of clinicians, researchers, investors, regulators, innovators, and advocates, all working together to change the future of sepsis care.

Unite for Sepsis is more than a symposium; it’s a collaborative movement focused on transforming the way we prevent, diagnose, and treat sepsis to save lives and limbs.

🔗 Learn more and register today at UniteforSepsis.org

Sepsis Alliance Sponsor Spectral

Unite for Sepsis Symposium

We’re excited to announce that Debra Foster, Clinical Consultant at Spectral Medical, will be participating in the upcoming Unite for Sepsis Symposium, taking place September 8–9 in Chicago.

Debra will be contributing to the session titled “Personalizing Sepsis Treatment” on Day 1 at 4:15 PM CT, a timely discussion on how individualized approaches may support earlier intervention and improved outcomes in sepsis care.

This session is part of a broader effort to bring together clinicians, researchers, innovators, and policymakers to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis.

🔗 Learn more and register today at UniteforSepsis.org

43rd Vicenza Course

AKI–CRRT–EBPT and Critical Care Nephrology

Session: Sepsis and Sepsis-Associated AKI
Presentation: Endotoxin in Sepsis-Associated AKI: Tigris Update
presented by John Kellum, MD, MCCM

Wednesday, June 25th at 11:00
Room Tiziano A, Vicenza Convention Centre

43rd Vicenza Course

AKI–CRRT–EBPT and Critical Care Nephrology

Session: Extracorporeal Therapeutic Options in ICU
Presentation: Managing Endotoxemia with Hemoadsorption
presented by John Kellum, MD, MCCM

Wednesday, June 25th at 16:00
Room Tiziano A, Vicenza Convention Centre

asn - aki 2025

American Society of Nephrology.
Acute Kidney Injury: From Bench to Bedside

Use of Biomarkers in Interventional Trials for Sepsis and AKI

presented by John Kellum, MD, MCCM

Monday, May 5, 2025 @ 10:20 am – 12:40 pm
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA

ICEOS 2025

The International Conference on Extracorporeal Organ Support

Hemoadsorption in Different Clinical Settings

Targeted Rapid Endotoxin Removal (TREA) Can we bring precision medicine to sepsis?

presented by
John Kellum, MD, MCCM

Thursday, April 24 @ 11:30 – 12:40
Plenary Room, Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel
Dubrovnik, Croatia

ICEOS 2025

The International Conference on Extracorporeal Organ Support

Emerging Strategies in AKI and EBP

The Tigris trial: a model for the future or a dire warning?

presented by
John Kellum, MD, MCCM

Friday, April 25 @ 15:35 – 17:00
Plenary Room, Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel
Dubrovnik, Croatia

AKI & CRRT 2025

Advances in Critical Care Nephrology

Plenary Session 3
Emerging Strategies for AKI Studies

Bayesian Methods:  A Potential Path Forward for ICU Trials
presented by
John Kellum, MD, MCCM

Monday March 3, 2025 @ 1:15 PM
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA

AKI & CRRT 2025

Advances in Critical Care Nephrology

Plenary Session 7
Emerging Strategies in AKI and Extracorporeal Support

Update from Ongoing and Late Breaking Trials:
TIGRIS Trial
presented by
Matthieu Legrand, MD, PhD

Thursday March 6, 2025 @ 11:00 AM
Manchester Grand Hyatt,
San Diego, CA

SCCM 2025

Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress

Star Research Award Abstract Presentation
Combination of Endotoxin Activity and
SOFA Defines Severity in Septic Shock
presented by
Mark Tidswell, MD, ATSF
Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Sunday February 23 @ 9:45 – 10:45 AM
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
Connections Central Theater 01

SCCM 2025

Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress

Abstract Presentation
Incidence of Endotoxic Septic Shock

presented by
Laurence W. Busse, MBA, MD, FCCM
Medical Director – Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine

Tuesday February 25th @ 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
Connections Central – RST 08

2024

ASN KIDNEY WEEK

Critical Care Nephrology Update 2024 Sepsis-Induced AKI: Understanding and Managing the Microcirculation and Inflammatory Response 

John Kellum, MD

October 23, 2024 | 8:15 AM PDT 
San Diego Convention Center, CA

Sepsis Alliance Institute Sponsor Innovation Webinar: Endotoxin, The Phantom Menace of Sepsis

Debra Foster, BSc,
Mark A. Tidswell, MD, Professor of Medicine
UMASS Chan Medical School – Baystate 

October 3, 2024 | 11am PT | 2pm ET

CRRT 2024

CRRT Conference Breakfast Symposium
Waking up to Endotoxemic Septic Shock.
Replay from March 2024, San Diego, CA

APAC 2023

Dr. Kellum presenting on numerous topics at The 5th Asia Pacific Acute Kidney Injury & Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Congress (APAC) including Septic Shock and the Tigris Trial

September 21 – 24, 2023, Daegu, Korea

Endotoxic Septic Shock featured on The Balancing Act airing on Lifetime TV

Replay from Monday September 11, 2023

Sepsis Alliance Summit Sponsored Session: What is Endotoxin and Why is it Important?

Debra Foster, BSc
Wednesday September 27, 2023 | 1:40pm ET PST

vicenza course 2022

40th Vicenza Course on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) 

Symposium:
Endototoxemia in the Critically Ill and the Role of Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion

vicenza course 2021

39th Vicenza Course on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) 

Meet the Expert:
Biomarkers (EAA) – Guided Initiation of PMX Hemoperfusion in Sepsis

Symposium:
Endotoxic Shock: From Pathophysiology to Advanced Targeted Solutions

Cappuccino with Claudio Ronco:
CRRT Technology Update

vicenza course 2020

38th Vicenza Course on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) 

Cappuccino with Claudio Ronco

SAMI, an innovative platform for CRRT

Meet the Expert

Is Endotoxemia Relevant in COVID-19?
 

Web Symposium

Septic Shock and COVID-19: The Dysregulated Host Response

Meet the Expert

Endotoxemia and PMX therapy: a picture from the real clinical practice