MCA Scientific Events 34th International Congress of ESPNIC 2025 (Videos)

Comprehensive Updates in Pediatric & Neonatal Intensive Care, ECMO, Mechanical Ventilation, Sepsis, Critical Care Nephrology, Neurocritical Care, and Evidence-Based PICU & NICU Management

Advance your expertise in pediatric and neonatal critical care with the MCA Scientific Events 34th International Congress of ESPNIC 2025, one of the world’s leading educational programs dedicated to Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU). Organized in collaboration with the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC), this comprehensive congress delivers cutting-edge education covering the latest scientific discoveries, life-support technologies, multidisciplinary critical care, and evidence-based management strategies for critically ill newborns, infants, and children.

Held June 25–28, 2025, in Alicante, Spain, the congress brings together internationally recognized intensivists, neonatologists, pediatric specialists, researchers, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to discuss innovations in pediatric critical care, neonatal medicine, extracorporeal life support, advanced respiratory management, sepsis, organ support, neurocritical care, and quality improvement initiatives.

Through expert-led lectures, clinical case discussions, multidisciplinary panels, and the latest scientific research, participants gain practical knowledge that enhances bedside decision-making while improving outcomes for critically ill pediatric and neonatal patients.

Product Details

• Course: 34th International Congress of ESPNIC 2025
• Provider: MCA Scientific Events
• Scientific Society: European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC)
• Conference Dates: June 25–28, 2025
• Location: Alicante, Spain
• Format: Videos
• Language: English
• Educational Level: Advanced

Course Overview

The management of critically ill neonates and children requires advanced clinical expertise, multidisciplinary collaboration, and continuous integration of emerging evidence into intensive care practice. Rapid advances in mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal life support, bedside monitoring, precision medicine, and critical care technologies continue to transform outcomes for patients admitted to neonatal and pediatric intensive care units.

The 34th International Congress of ESPNIC 2025 provides an in-depth review of contemporary pediatric and neonatal critical care medicine, combining current clinical guidelines with practical bedside applications. The curriculum emphasizes early recognition of life-threatening illness, advanced organ support, individualized patient management, and multidisciplinary collaboration across multiple pediatric subspecialties.

Participants explore complex clinical scenarios involving respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability, sepsis, neurologic emergencies, renal dysfunction, extracorporeal support, nutritional management, and quality improvement while learning directly from internationally recognized leaders in pediatric intensive care.

What You’ll Learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply evidence-based critical care strategies in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.
• Recognize and manage severe respiratory failure, sepsis, and systemic inflammatory syndromes.
• Optimize mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support.
• Utilize advanced monitoring technologies for critically ill children and neonates.
• Improve multidisciplinary management of cardiac, renal, neurologic, hepatic, and infectious diseases.
• Incorporate current research and data-driven approaches into critical care practice.
• Enhance patient safety and long-term outcomes through evidence-based ICU protocols.
• Strengthen collaboration among multidisciplinary pediatric critical care teams.

Comprehensive Topics Covered

Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU)

Review contemporary evidence-based management of critically ill children.

Topics include:

• Pediatric critical illness
• Shock management
• Multiorgan failure
• Pediatric emergencies
• Intensive care protocols
• Clinical stabilization
• Critical care decision-making

Faculty discuss practical bedside approaches to complex pediatric ICU cases.

Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)

Develop advanced knowledge in the management of critically ill newborns.

Topics include:

• Neonatal critical care
• Prematurity
• Respiratory distress
• Neonatal stabilization
• Intensive neonatal monitoring
• Neonatal emergencies
• Developmental outcomes

Mechanical Ventilation

Strengthen ventilator management skills across neonatal and pediatric populations.

Topics include:

• Conventional ventilation
• High-frequency ventilation
• Lung-protective ventilation
• Ventilator optimization
• Respiratory mechanics
• Weaning strategies

Participants learn practical methods for managing complex respiratory failure.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Explore advanced extracorporeal life support in critically ill pediatric patients.

Topics include:

• ECMO indications
• Patient selection
• Cannulation strategies
• Circuit management
• Complication prevention
• Weaning from ECMO

Faculty review current evidence supporting extracorporeal therapies in neonatal and pediatric critical care.

Pediatric Sepsis & Systemic Inflammation

Review current recommendations for managing severe infections and septic shock.

Topics include:

• Pediatric sepsis
• Septic shock
• Systemic inflammatory response
• Early recognition
• Antimicrobial therapy
• Hemodynamic management
• Organ support

Neurocritical Care

Enhance management of neurologically compromised children.

Topics include:

• Neuro-monitoring
• Intracranial pressure
• Traumatic brain injury
• Seizure management
• Neurologic emergencies
• Cerebral perfusion
• Critical neurologic assessment

Critical Care Cardiology

Review cardiovascular support strategies for critically ill pediatric patients.

Topics include:

• Congenital heart disease
• Cardiac dysfunction
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Vasoactive medications
• Cardiac intensive care
• Circulatory support

Critical Care Nephrology & Organ Support

Develop practical approaches to renal dysfunction in intensive care.

Topics include:

• Acute kidney injury (AKI)
• Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
• Fluid management
• Electrolyte disorders
• Renal support
• Multiorgan dysfunction

Hepatology, Nutrition & Multidisciplinary Care

Explore integrated management strategies for complex ICU patients.

Topics include:

• Critical care hepatology
• Clinical nutrition
• Metabolic support
• Liver dysfunction
• Nutritional optimization
• Multidisciplinary collaboration

Research, Innovation & Data Science

Examine emerging technologies and research transforming pediatric intensive care.

Topics include:

• Artificial intelligence
• Clinical research
• Predictive analytics
• Data science
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety
• Precision critical care

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Integrate advanced evidence-based practices into pediatric and neonatal intensive care.
• Apply current management strategies for severe respiratory disease, sepsis, and systemic inflammation.
• Utilize ECMO, mechanical ventilation, and advanced monitoring technologies effectively.
• Collaborate across multiple specialties in managing critically ill children and neonates.
• Apply research findings and quality improvement strategies to optimize patient safety and clinical outcomes.
• Improve multidisciplinary decision-making in complex pediatric critical care scenarios.

Educational Highlights

• Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU)
• Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)
• Pediatric Critical Care
• Neonatology
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Neurocritical Care
• Pediatric Sepsis
• Systemic Inflammation
• Critical Care Cardiology
• Critical Care Nephrology
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Pediatric Hepatology
• Clinical Nutrition
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Patient Safety
• Data Science in Critical Care
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Multidisciplinary Critical Care
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Why This Course Stands Out

The 34th International Congress of ESPNIC 2025 represents one of the most comprehensive educational events dedicated exclusively to pediatric and neonatal intensive care. Covering every major aspect of modern PICU and NICU practice, the congress integrates cutting-edge scientific research with practical bedside management. Its multidisciplinary faculty, extensive coverage of ECMO, mechanical ventilation, neurocritical care, sepsis, organ support, and quality improvement make this program an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals caring for critically ill children and newborns.

Target Audience

This educational activity is ideal for:

• Pediatric Intensivists
• Neonatologists
• Pulmonologists
• Cardiologists
• Nephrologists
• Hepatologists
• Pediatricians
• Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Neurologists
• Infectious Disease Specialists
• Hematologists
• Oncologists
• Endocrinologists
• Clinical Nutritionists
• Clinical Pharmacologists
• PICU & NICU Nurses
• Fellows, Residents, and Clinical Researchers

Why Choose This Course?

Whether you specialize in pediatric intensive care, neonatology, pulmonology, cardiology, nephrology, or emergency medicine, the MCA Scientific Events 34th International Congress of ESPNIC 2025 provides an exceptional evidence-based review of modern pediatric and neonatal critical care. Featuring internationally recognized experts, multidisciplinary discussions, advanced life-support technologies, and the latest scientific research, this program equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge and practical skills needed to improve outcomes for critically ill newborns and children.

Topics

Plenary Sessions & Special Lectures:

• Opening Ceremony

• Closing Session & Awards

• Presidents session & Denis Devictor award lecture

• Plenary session 01

• Plenary session 02

• Plenary session 03

• Plenary Session 04 – Interdisciplinary session on PARDS

• Plenary Session 05 – End of life care- supporting families and staff

• Plenary Session 06

• Launch of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the future of neonatology

• Year in review

• Young investigator session

Long Scientific Sessions:

• Advances in neuro-monitoring

• Extracorporeal support in PIC

• How to set the ventilator for

• Infections in PICU

• Kidney cross-talk with other organs

• Lets have a change of heart

• Lets treat our heart well

• Life saving decisions

• Medications in PICU

• Nutritional challenges

• Revisiting new approaches to the lung disease

• Simulation group

• Systemic inflammation & sepsis

• Transfusion working group

• Ventilation weaning

• What I wish I knew about the lung when I started ICU training

Short Scientific Sessions:

• Blood challenges on pediatric ECMO

• Critical care nephrology & hepatology

• Early rehabilitation and mobilisation on ECMO

• EURO ELSO

• Metabolism, endocrinology, and nutrition

• Neonatal critical care

• Neurocritical care

• Oncology group

• Oxygen friend or foe

• Paging dr, emergency emergency emergency

• Pharmacology

• POCUS

• Respiratory critical care

• Respiratory monitoring in NICU-PICU

• Sync & pump lets take care of our heart

• Systemic inflammation & sepsis 1

• Systemic inflammation & sepsis 2

• Thinking beyond the patient

• You dont have to go home but you cant stay here

Interdisciplinary Sessions:

• CLABSI infection in the NICU-PICU

• Conundrums in Liver Intensive Care

• Data Science in Critical Care

• Guidelines and trials in PICU

• Metabolism, endocrinology, and nutrition

• Miscellaneous Topics in PICU

• Neonatal critical care

• Neurocritical care

• Nutrition in Critical Care

• Pharmacology

• Respiratory critical care

• Resuscitation and transport

• Thinking outside the heart

Industry Supported Sessions & Miscellaneous:

• Industry Supported Session (BIOPORTO)

• Industry Supported Session FRESNIUS

• Industry Supported Session INTERSURGICAL

• Industry Supported Session INOZYME

• Industry Supported Session USCOM

• Short oral presentations 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10