Exploring the Landscape of Critical Care Research Funding: Alternative Models, and Specialty-Specific Opportunities
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Release date: October 22nd, 2026

SCCM Product Code: DISCWEB26A

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Learning Objectives
  • Identify key funding strategies tailored to early-career clinicians in critical care.  
  • Explore the expanding role of alternative and crowdsourced funding mechanisms, including philanthropy, foundation support, and public engagement platforms.  
  • Highlight critical care–specific funding opportunities across federal, foundation, and industry programs. 
Target Audience

This activity is intended to meet the needs of all practitioners who care for critically ill patients. 

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Disclosures

The content of this activity has been peer reviewed and has been approved for compliance. The faculty and contributors have indicated the following financial relationships, which have been mitigated through an established conflict-of-interest resolution process and have stated that these reported relationships will not have any impact on their ability to provide unbiased content. 
 

Planners:  

 

Siddharth P. Dugar, MD, FCCM

Director of Point of Care Ultrasound

Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Study Funding: Innoviva Pharmaceutical

 

Kathryn Abplanalp, OTR/L
Senior Program Manager, Research and Quality
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose

 

Faculty: 

 

An-Kwok Ian Wong, MD, PhD
Critical Care Specialist and Pulmonologist
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Founder: Ataia Medical (closed); Synappsed, LLC
Consultant: Merck and Dohne

 

Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, USA

No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose
 

Michael T. McCurdy, MD, FCCM

Clinical Professor

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Clinical Advisor: Abbot, Novascope, Access Vascular
CMO:  Nereus
CMO, Director: Clairyon

 

Siddharth P. Dugar, MD, FCCM

Director of Point of Care Ultrasound

Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Study Funding: Innoviva Pharmaceutical

 

Summary
Availability:
Registration Required
Expires on Nov 22, 2026
Location:
Online Meeting
Date / Time:
Oct 22, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Credit Offered:
1 Certificate of Participation Credit
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