13th CCSK Annual Scientific Conference

13–15 May 2026  |  Argyle Grand Hotel, Nairobi
📢 Announcement
FRUGAL INNOVATION — Evidence-Based, Locally Driven Solutions for a Global Future
08:00 – 08:30
Registration
Main Lobby
08:30 – 17:00  |  Pre-Congress Workshops
Airway Management in the ICU — Navigating the Physiological Frontier
Victoria Hall 1  |  08:00 – 16:30  ·  Based on DAS 2025 Guidelines
Lead: Dr Kevin Umani
Faculty: Dr Charles Kabetu  ·  Dr Mohamed Billow  ·  Dr Sheila Gitau
Sponsors GE Healthcare NXS
08:00 – 08:30
Introduction & Logistics
Faculty introductions · safety brief · workshop objectives — Dr Kevin Umani
08:30 – 09:15
Lecture 1 — The ICU Airway
Physiological vs anatomical difficulty · haemodynamic consequences of intubation · pre-intubation optimisation framework — Dr Kevin Umani
09:15 – 10:00
Lecture 2 — DAS 2025 Guidelines
Updated Difficult Airway Society algorithms · Plan A–D framework · human factors in airway emergencies — Dr Charles Kabetu
10:00 – 10:15  ·  ☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15  ·  Skill Rotations — Set A
4 skills stations · rotating every 30 minutes
12:15 – 13:00  ·  🍽 Lunch Break
13:00 – 15:00  ·  Skill Rotations — Set B
4 skills stations · rotating every 30 minutes
15:00 – 15:15  ·  ☕ Tea Break
15:15 – 16:30
Wrap-up: "Code Airway"
Scenario-based crisis resource management · simulated airway emergency · debrief & key take-aways — All Faculty
Advanced Mechanical Ventilation: Beyond 6 ml/kg
Victoria Hall 3  |  08:00 – 16:00  ·  Flipped-Classroom Hybrid
Lead: Dr Idris Chikophe (ICUDemy)
Faculty: Dr Sally Getugi  ·  Dr Betty Sirera  ·  Dr Carolyne Njoki  ·  Dr David Odaba
Sponsors Dräger Nexus Medical
08:00 – 08:30  ·  Registration & Welcome Coffee
08:30 – 08:45  ·  Introduction & Setting the Stage
08:45 – 10:00  ·  Plenary Lectures — Part 1
A — Foundations
A1
The 6 ml/kg Rule — Then and Now
08:45 – 08:54  ·  ARDSNet legacy → driving pressure as the real target  ·  Dr Betty Sirera
Watch lecture
A2
Mechanical Power — The Missing Variable
08:54 – 09:03  ·  MP equation · squaring effect · VILI threshold >12 J/min  ·  Dr Betty Sirera
Watch lecture
A3
The Baby Lung — Regional Strain & CT Compartments
09:03 – 09:12  ·  4-zone aeration model · functional weight · regional strain  ·  Dr Sally Getugi
Watch lecture
B — Bedside Manoeuvres
B1
The Inspiratory Pause — Your Most Valuable 30 Seconds
09:12 – 09:21  ·  Pause manoeuvre · decompose PIP into resistive & elastic components  ·  Dr Betty Sirera
Watch lecture
B2
Measuring Compliance at the Bedside
09:21 – 09:30  ·  Static Crs · driving pressure ΔP · interpreting plateau pressure  ·  Dr Betty Sirera
Watch lecture
B3
Baby Lung Correction & the Safety Dashboard
09:30 – 09:39  ·  Functional weight correction · 5-parameter Safety Dashboard  ·  Dr Sally Getugi
Watch lecture
C — Regional Aeration
C1
Regional Aeration — What the CT Tells You
09:39 – 09:48  ·  4 CT compartments · slinky effect · prone positioning  ·  Dr Idris Chikophe
Watch lecture
C2
LUS & PEEP — The ΔP Compass
09:48 – 09:57  ·  LUS A/B-line patterns · PEEP step test · ΔP compass method  ·  Dr Sally Getugi
Watch lecture
10:00 – 10:30  ·  ☕ Tea Break
10:30 – 11:06  ·  Plenary Lectures — Part 2
D — APRV
D1
APRV — Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
10:30 – 10:39  ·  4 parameters · T_low peak-flow method · candidate selection  ·  Dr Betty Sirera
Watch lecture
D2
APRV Waveforms — Reading the Physiology
10:39 – 10:48  ·  3-trace waveform reading · VCV vs APRV comparison  ·  Dr Idris Chikophe
Watch lecture
E — ASV
E1
ASV — Solving the Otis Equation
10:48 – 10:57  ·  Otis U-curve · %MinVol prescription · 3 mechanics scenarios  ·  Dr Idris Chikophe
Watch lecture
E2
ASV — Prescribing Metabolic Need & Weaning
10:57 – 11:06  ·  Weaning indicator threshold · auto-PEEP on flow-time waveform  ·  Dr Idris Chikophe
Watch lecture
🏭  11:06 – 11:36  ·  Industrial Presentation — Dräger
Lung Protective Ventilation Strategies  ·  Nadja Ferber
11:40 – 13:00  ·  Practical Stations — Rotations 1 & 2
Delegates rotate through all 3 stations — Rotation 1: 11:40 · Rotation 2: 12:20
Station 1  ·  Ventilator Room
The Inspiratory Pause — Driving Pressure in ARDS & Asthma
Hands-on: perform pause manoeuvre · calculate ΔP & Crs · apply Baby Lung correction · compare ARDS vs obstructive mechanics · interpret the 5-parameter Safety Dashboard
Lectures B1 · B2 · B3 covered in plenary  ·  40 min hands-on
Station 2  ·  Simulation Bay
APRV — Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
Hands-on: set P_high · P_low · T_high · T_low titration by peak-flow method · read 3-trace APRV waveform · VCV vs APRV case scenarios · candidate selection
Lectures D1 · D2 covered in plenary  ·  40 min hands-on
Station 3  ·  AI Lab (VentLab)
Lung Aeration Mapping & ASV
Hands-on: AI aeration mapping · LUS A/B-line recognition · ΔP compass PEEP step test · prone positioning · ASV %MinVol prescription · Otis U-curve · GO for Lung visualisation
Lectures C1 · C2 · E1 · E2 covered in plenary  ·  40 min hands-on
13:00 – 14:00  ·  🍽 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:40  ·  Practical Stations — Rotation 3
Final rotation through all 3 stations simultaneously
14:45 – 15:30  ·  MCQ Quick Fire ⚡
45-minute rapid-fire MCQ challenge — all delegates · plenary format
15:30 – 15:39  ·  Summary Lecture
∑
Precision Mechanical Ventilation — The Framework
15:30 – 15:39  ·  ΔP · MP · aeration · APRV · ASV  ·  Dr Sally Getugi
Watch lecture
15:39 – 16:00  ·  Closing, Certificates & Group Photo 📸
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) — The AI-Driven Diagnostic Standard
Victoria Hall 2  |  08:00 – 17:00  ·  Didactic + Hands-On Scanning
Lead: Dr Romeo Wahome
Faculty: Dr Susan Mutahi  ·  Derick (Instructor 1)  ·  Dr Emma (Instructor 2)  ·  Dr Susan / Derick (Instructor 3)  ·  Brian (Instructor 5)
Sponsors Hatch Technologies
08:00 – 08:30  ·  Arrival & Registration
08:30 – 09:00  ·  Introductions & Communications
All
Workshop Introductions & Communications
Team Lead: Dr Idris  ·  Dr Susan  ·  Dr Romeo  ·  Plenary (1 station)
09:00 – 10:00  ·  Didactic Sessions
I1
Introduction to POCUS & AI in POCUS
09:00 – 09:20  ·  Principles of ultrasound  ·  Derick
I2
Lung Ultrasound — Effusions, Consolidation & Thoracentesis
09:25 – 10:00  ·  AI lung assessment  ·  Dr Emma  ·  5 stations
10:00 – 10:20  ·  ☕ Tea Break
10:20 – 11:05  ·  Scanning Session — Lung
5 Scanning Stations  ·  All Instructors
Hands-On: Lung & Pleural Scanning
Supervised scanning practice: lung windows · effusion identification · A-lines & B-lines · AI lung module · thoracentesis site marking
11:05 – 12:00  ·  Cardiac POCUS & Demo
I3
Cardiac POCUS — EF, AI EF, IVC, VEXUS & FAST
11:05 – 11:45  ·  EF estimation · pericardial · pleural fluid  ·  Dr Susan / Derick  ·  5 stations
Demo
DEMO — Wireless Probes
11:45 – 12:00  ·  Sponsor demonstration  ·  HATCH
12:00 – 13:00  ·  Scanning Session — Cardiac
5 Scanning Stations  ·  All Instructors
Hands-On: Cardiac & Haemodynamic Scanning
Cardiac windows · EF visual estimation · IVC assessment · VEXUS scoring · FAST exam
13:00 – 14:00  ·  🍽 Lunch Break
14:10 – 15:20  ·  Interventional & Specialised Sessions
I4
Interventional Ultrasound — PICC Lines, CVC & Thoracentesis
14:10 – 14:50  ·  Didactic + practical  ·  Dr Romeo  ·  3–5 stations
I1
Undifferentiated Shock — POCUS-Guided Approach to Triage
15:00 – 15:20  ·  Shock protocol · rapid assessment  ·  1 station
15:30 – 16:20  ·  Neuro Monitoring
I5
ETT Confirmation, ONSD & Neuro Monitoring
15:30 – 16:20  ·  Didactic + practical  ·  Brian / Dr Romeo  ·  3–5 stations
16:30 – 17:00  ·  Discussion & Open Practice
5 Stations  ·  All Instructors
Open Scanning, Discussion & Q&A
Free scanning · consolidation of learning · faculty Q&A · certificate distribution
15:30 – 16:00
☕ Tea Break
16:00 – 18:00
Symposium · Victoria Hall 1
Parenteral Nutrition: Smarter Lipids for Critical Care
Thandolethu Maboso
Chairs: Dr Cynthia Kamau & Dr Monali Thakkar
Sponsored byFresenius Kabi
08:30 – 10:20  |  Parallel Sessions
Deriving Cardiac Output · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr Angela Ongewe & Dr Bancy Mwangi
The "Poor Man's" Cardiac Output Monitor: Mastering the PCO₂ Gap
Dr Salim Hassanali
08:30 – 08:55
Central Venous Oxygen Saturation: The Global Perfusion Monitor
Dr Mark Gacii
08:55 – 09:20
The Diastolic Shock Index (DSI): Predicting Vasopressor Response
Dr Susan Mutahi
09:20 – 09:45
Post Cardiac Surgery Care
Dr Kevin Umani
09:45 – 10:10
Discussion
10:10 – 10:20
The Digital ICU · Victoria Hall 3
Chairs: Dr Sally Getugi & Dr Mohamed Billow
Intraoperative Blood Pressure Patterns as Predictors of ICU Admission
Dr Daniel Owambo
08:30 – 08:55
Unsupervised Discovery of MAP Trajectory Patterns in 97 Arterial-Line Cases
Dr Idris Chikophe
08:55 – 09:20
Automated Antimicrobial Stewardship using Excel, R, Python and AI
Dr Fredrick Mutisya
09:20 – 09:45
The Digital Baby Lung: 3D Volumetry in Parenchymal Lung Disease
Dr Idris Chikophe
09:45 – 10:10
Discussion
10:10 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:50
☕ Tea Break
10:50 – 11:10
Plenary · Victoria Hall 1
Opening Ceremony
11:10 – 11:55
Plenary 1 · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr Carolyne Njoki & Dr Anne-Marie Githaiga
Who Will Staff the ICU? — The Critical Care Workforce Crisis
Dr Andrew Toro
11:55 – 13:20  |  Parallel Sessions
Physics Based Resuscitation · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr Joseph Lelo & Dr Mwanamkasi Tsutsu
The Echo-Hemodynamic Interface: VTI and the Passive Leg Raise
Dr Romeo Wahome
11:55 – 12:20
Venous Congestion: The Silent Killer in Shock (The VExUS Protocol)
Dr Daniel Gakuo
12:20 – 12:45
The Tidal Volume Challenge: Unmasking Fluid Responsiveness in ARDS
Dr David Odaba
12:45 – 13:10
Discussion
13:10 – 13:20
Simulation & Training · Victoria Hall 3
Chairs: Dr Mark Gacii & Dr Daniel Owambo
Evaluation of Critical Care Fellowship
Dr Demet Sulemanji
11:55 – 12:20
Evaluation of Pediatric Emergency & Critical Program Training
Dr Rheel Bhupi
12:20 – 12:45
From Haptics to Holograms: A Scoping Review of Simulation Technology in Critical Care Pedagogy
Joash Kiptanui
12:45 – 13:10
Discussion
13:10 – 13:20
13:20 – 14:20
🍽 Lunch
14:20 – 16:15  |  Parallel Sessions
Trauma and the Red Cell · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr David Odaba & Dr Victor Nyalle
Managing Massive Blood Transfusion and Coagulopathy
Dr Anne-Marie Githaiga
14:20 – 14:45
Transfusion Triggers in Critical Care
Prof Marcus Lance
14:45 – 15:10
Can We Predict the Need for Blood? A Statistical Model for the ICU
Dr Kenan Nyalile
15:10 – 15:35
Discussion
15:35 – 15:45
Critical Care Within and Without · Victoria Hall 3
Chairs: Dr Romeo Wahome & Dr Kevin Muli
Rural vs. Urban Critical Care: Are the Needs Truly Different?
Dr Violet Kemunto
14:20 – 14:45
Critical Care After the Medical Equipment Scheme: Results of the ICU Landscaping Study
Dr Carolyne Njoki
14:45 – 15:10
Critical Care Without Walls
Prof Jana Macleod
15:10 – 15:35
Discussion
15:35 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:15
☕ Tea Break & Poster Running
Exhibition Area
16:15 – 17:30
Plenary · Victoria Hall 1
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
08:30 – 10:20  |  Parallel Sessions
Renal Salvation · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr Abdirahman Farah & Dr Betty Sirera
SLED vs. CRRT: The Evidence for Hybrid Therapies
Dr Hussein Bagha
08:30 – 08:55
Hyponatremia in the ICU: Challenges, Pitfalls, and Practical Management
Prof Ahmed Sokwala
08:55 – 09:20
Peritoneal Dialysis in Pediatric Resource-Poor Settings
Dr Daisy Odundo
09:20 – 09:45
To Dialyze or Not: Clinical Vignettes
Dr George Moturi
09:45 – 10:10
Discussion
10:10 – 10:20
Ventilation and Liberation · Victoria Hall 3
Chairs: Dr Aqsa Yusuf & Dr Eugene Muriuki
Lung Protective Ventilation: Beyond Plateau Pressure
Dr Demet Sulemanji
08:30 – 08:55
Predicting Weaning Success
Dr Leah Opere
08:55 – 09:20
Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Dr Reuben Okioma
09:20 – 09:45
Early vs. Late Tracheostomy in ICU
Dr Mark Ndara
09:45 – 10:10
Discussion
10:10 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:50
☕ Tea Break
10:50 – 11:30
Plenary 2 · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr Charles Kabetu & Dr Angela Ongewe
The Obstetric Patient in the ICU: A High-Stakes Interface
Dr Patrick Olang'
11:30 – 12:55  |  Parallel Sessions
Tiny Tots: Pediatric Critical Care · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr Wangui Manguyu & Dr Daisy Odundo
Safety of Peripheral Vaso-actives
Dr Abdirahman Farah
11:30 – 11:55
Going Tubeless: High Flow Nasal Cannula
Dr Brenda Kunga
11:55 – 12:20
Bubble CPAP: Why Oscillations Matter
Dr Brian Maugo
12:20 – 12:45
Discussion
12:45 – 12:55
Shock & Hemodynamics · Victoria Hall 3
Chairs: Dr Idris Chikophe & Dr Lesley Gesare
Recognizing Right Heart Failure in the ICU
Dr Barbara Karau
11:30 – 11:55
Midodrine in the ICU: Liberating the Bed
Dr Mbatha Wambua
11:55 – 12:20
Arterial Lines for All?
Dr Betty Sirera
12:20 – 12:45
Discussion
12:45 – 12:55
12:55 – 13:55
🍽 Lunch
13:55 – 15:20  |  Parallel Sessions
End of Life · Victoria Hall 1
Chairs: Dr George Njogu & Dr June Mutwiri
Are We Creating Survivors or Victims? Goals of Care for the Frail
Dr Esther Nafula
13:55 – 14:20
Low-Cost Comfort Care: Nurse-Initiated Interventions that Improve Dying with Dignity in Kenyan Hospitals
Lilian Karanja
14:20 – 14:45
Ethical Dilemmas in ICU: Case Based Discussion
Prof Sayed Karar
14:45 – 15:10
Discussion
15:10 – 15:20
Hot Topics in Critical Care · Victoria Hall 3
Chairs: Dr Isaac Kihurani & Dr Khadija A Mohamed
RSI Trial: Etomidate vs. Ketamine (2025)
Dr Mohamed Billow
13:55 – 14:20
Difficult Airway Society: 2025 Guidelines in the ICU
Dr Charles Kabetu
14:20 – 14:45
Cardiac Arrest: Manual vs. Mechanical Ventilation
Dr Benjamin Wachira
14:45 – 15:10
Discussion
15:10 – 15:20
15:20 – 15:50
☕ Tea Break & Poster Presentation / Judging
Exhibition Area
19:00 – 21:00
Closing Ceremony
Chairs: Dr Sally Getugi & Dr Carolyne Njoki
🎉 Closing Ceremony & Gala Dinner

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