Intensive Care Society Critical Care of Burns, Plastic and Dermatological Emergencies New Threats, New Solutions 2025

Critical Care of Burns, Plastic and Dermatological Emergencies: New Threats, New Solutions

Join us for a focused study day uniting expert clinicians to explore the latest advances in critical care for burns, plastics, and dermatological emergencies.

9am – 4.30pm GMT4 December 2025

This focused study day brings together leading clinicians to share current insights and practical advances in the critical care management of burns, plastics and dermatological Emergencies.  Sessions will explore evolving injury patterns, including inhalation, electrical, and chemical burns, alongside new approaches to fluid resuscitation and metabolic optimisation.  Delegates will gain insight for best practice for early referral and initial management, discuss preparedness for mass casualty scenarios, and examine complex dermatological and surgical emergencies such as SJS/TEN and necrotising fasciitis.

The day concludes with a session on psychological trauma, emphasising resilience and wellbeing across patient and team care.

By integrating evidence-based updates with real-world application, this programme aims to strengthen clinical decision-making, multidisciplinary coordination, and preparedness across critical care and burn services.

 Learning Objectives

– Describe and apply the principles of timely recognition, triage, and transfer of patients with suspected acute ischaemic stroke, including identification of stroke mimics and use of video triage systems.
ICM HiLLOs: 5, 11, 12
ICS AHP Capabilities: Assessment & Decision Making; Communication; Systems & Pathways

– Critically appraise decision-making for mechanical thrombectomy, including interpretation of CT brain and CT perfusion imaging, patient selection, and the emerging role of AI decision-support tools.
ICM HiLLOs: 6, 11, 12
ICS AHP Capabilities: Clinical Reasoning; Evidence-Based Practice; Digital & Data Literacy

– Recognise and manage neurological deterioration following large vessel stroke, including malignant MCA syndrome and haemorrhagic transformation, and understand indications and timing for decompressive surgery.
ICM HiLLOs: 6, 12
ICS AHP Capabilities: Managing Complexity; Escalation of Care; Risk Management

– Explain principles of personalised neuromonitoring and optimisation of cerebral perfusion following neurosurgical intervention or thrombectomy to minimise secondary brain injury.
ICM HiLLOs: 6, 12
ICS AHP Capabilities: Monitoring & Interpretation; Use of Technology; Patient Safety

– Plan and contribute to early rehabilitation following critical illness due to stroke, including ventilator weaning, tracheostomy decision-making, communication support, and psychological care.
ICM HiLLOs: 8, 9
ICS AHP Capabilities: Rehabilitation & Recovery; Person-Centred Care; MDT Working

– Demonstrate effective multidisciplinary communication with patients and families around prognosis, goals of care, and uncertainty following severe stroke.
ICM HiLLOs: 1, 8, 9
ICS AHP Capabilities: Communication; Compassionate Care; Cultural & Ethical Practice

– Participate in and lead shared decision-making regarding tracheostomy, escalation, and de-escalation of treatment, including best-interests discussions after discharge from critical care.
ICM HiLLOs: 8, 9
ICS AHP Capabilities: Ethical Practice; Leadership; Advocacy

– Understand the legal and ethical framework underpinning withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in stroke, including recent UK case law and its application to clinical practice.
ICM HiLLOs: 1, 8
ICS AHP Capabilities: Legal & Ethical Practice; Professional Accountability

– Coordinate safe repatriation and continuity of care closer to home, working across organisational boundaries between neuroscience centres and referring hospitals.
ICM HiLLOs: 5, 9
ICS AHP Capabilities: Systems Leadership; Integrated Care; Handover & Transitions

– Reflect on how multidisciplinary collaboration across the stroke pathway improves equity of access, patient outcomes, and experience, and identify opportunities for service improvement within local stroke networks.
ICM HiLLOs: 2, 9
ICS AHP Capabilities: Quality Improvement; Population Health; Service Development

The Intensive Care Society – Critical Care of Burns, Plastic and Dermatological Emergencies: New Threats, New Solutions 2025 symposium is best for intensivists, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and multidisciplinary critical care teams who manage acute burn injuries and complex dermatological emergencies. It emphasizes cutting‑edge strategies, collaborative care, and innovative solutions for life‑threatening conditions.

Who Should Attend
Intensivists & critical care physicians managing severe burns and dermatological crises in ICU settings.
Emergency medicine specialists handling acute presentations in trauma and ER departments.
Anesthesiologists involved in perioperative and critical care of burn patients.
Plastic & reconstructive surgeons treating complex burn and skin trauma cases.
Dermatologists managing severe dermatological emergencies (e.g., toxic epidermal necrolysis, necrotizing fasciitis).
Nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals working in burn units, ICUs, and trauma centers.
What You’ll Learn
New threats: emerging challenges in burn and dermatological critical care.
Innovative solutions: novel therapies, surgical techniques, and critical care protocols.
Multidisciplinary collaboration: integrating surgical, medical, and nursing perspectives.
Case‑based learning: real‑world scenarios of burns and dermatological emergencies.
Future directions: research, technology, and evolving standards of care.

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4 December 2025.mp4 Full Live

09:00 Opening Remarks & Objectives for the Day Mel Duval

09:10 Inhalation Injuries from Fire to Modern Threats Professor Suveer Singh

09:55 Fluid Resuscitation and the Hypermetabolic Response – What’s New? Dr. Pete Berry

10:40  Q&A 

10:50 Break 

11:05 Burns Referral Pathways and Initial Management – Getting the First Hour Right Nicole Lee

11:50 Mass Casualty Incidents – What If It’s Tomorrow? Mr. Niall Martin

Pediatric considerations
Electrical/chemical/radiation burns
Mass casualty scenarios

12:35 Q&A

12:45 Lunch Break

13:35 Dermatological Emergencies: SJS/TEN & NSTI Sheila Ryan

Stevens-Johnson syndrome controversies
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI)
New SIARI scoring systems
When to transfer to burns vs manage locally

14:20 Surgical Innovation & Decision-Making – From TBSA to Necrotising Fasciitis Elena Whiteman

Enzymatic debridement updates
Bioprinting trials
Meek micrografting
Include MDT surgical planning discussion

15:05 Q&A

15:15 Break

15:25 Psychological Trauma: Team & Patient Resilience Dr Raphaëlle Dusoulier

16:10 Close and Final Q&A