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SCCM SOCAL Annual Symposium

September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025
8:30 AM PDT - 3:30 PM PDT
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The Cove @ UCI
5270 California Ave
Irvine, CA 92617
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SCCM SoCal Annual Symposium

About the Event

The Symposium aims to build new connections among critical care professionals in Southern California. Presenters will be local experts from multiple disciplines, including physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. Healthcare trainees are encouraged to attend. Visit our membership page to learn more about Sponsored Trainees and SCCM SoCal Chapter memberships.

Note: All SCCM SoCal memberships are purchased through the SCCM Store. If you're new, reach out to us after your purchase so we can add you to the website.

Join us for a hosted networking event after the symposium (3:30 pm - 5:00 pm) at The Cove @UCI.

CE Credit Update

5 CME/CE for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists attending the Annual Symposium!

Keynote Speaker

Jose L. Pascual, MD, PHD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM
2025 SCCM President

Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM, is the system section chief of surgical critical care for the Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a professor of surgery and neurosurgery with a cross-appointment in the School of Nursing and serves as a surgical and neurointensivist across several Penn hospitals. Dr. Pascual runs a trauma-focused research lab, directs simulation training, and has held numerous national leadership roles in EAST, AAST, and SCCM, where he has served since 2000. He has authored over 150 publications and sits on the editorial board for Critical Care Medicine.

2025 SoCal SCCM Symposium Agenda

Time	Session
08:30 – 09:00	Registration / Check-In
09:00 – 09:05	Welcome Address by SoCal SCCM Chapter President
09:05 – 09:55	Panel Discussion: Wellness – What Are the Disciplines Doing to Promote and Maintain Wellness? Speakers: Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, CCRN, FCNS; Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, MBA; Jignesh H. Patel, PharmD, B.Sc. Moderator: Olena Svetlov, DNP, RN, AGNP/CNS, CCRN, PHN, FCNS
10:00 – 11:00	Keynote Speaker: Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM Topic: Transitions of Care in the ICU Setting Introduction by J. Perren Cobb, MD, FACS, FCCM
11:00 – 11:30	Break / Vendor Exhibit
Session 1: 11:30 – 13:00	Session 1 11:30-12:30: Pooja Nawathe, MD, FAAP, FCCM, CHSE-A, CHSOS-A, FSSH & Jack Green, MD Topic: Individualized and system-wide strategies to enhance professional fulfillment & resilience in critical care Subsession 1 12:30-1300: Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, MBA Topic: “AI Helping With Wellness? We’re Skeptical Too. You Might Rethink It.”
Session 1: 11:30 – 13:00	Session 2: Chris Clapp, BSN, RN, NE-BC; Suzanne Agarwal, MS, BS, BSN, RN; Karen Armenion, MSN, RN, CMS-RN, NE-BC; Courtney Sanchez, LCSW Topic: Talking to Your Colleagues About Suicide
13:00 – 13:45	Lunch/Vendor Exhibit
13:45 – 14:30	Patient Perspective: What we can do to make them feel cared for and loved. Speaker: Elizabeth Lovat, H. Bencheqroun, MD, and David Marshall, JD, DNP, RN, FAAN Moderator: Jeffrey Chen, MD & Mara O. Ayodele, MD
14:30– 15:15	Abstract Presentations Moderator: Sonam Sidhu, MD and Michelle Perrett, BSN, RN, CCRN
15:15 – 15:20	Abstract Winner Awards
15:20 – 15:30	Closing & Adjourn
15:30 – 17:00	Happy Hour / Networking
	5 CME / CEs Available

Abstract Submission

Continue our tradition with the 2025 multi-disciplinary research theater! Abstracts must be submitted by August 15, 2025, at midnight PST via Jotform. Submit your abstracts here.