"This article was first published in the Fall 2023 issue of Critical Connections.

Infectious disease epidemics have shaped advancements in critical care medicine for nearly a century. Polio ushered in innovations as few other diseases did, says Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, FCCM, during the Ake Grenvik Honorary Lecture at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 2023 Critical Care Congress.

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