MCA Scientific Events: 7th International Congress on Vital Monitoring & Ultrasound (VOLT 2026) (Videos)

Comprehensive Updates in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Neonatal & Pediatric Critical Care, Lung Ultrasound, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT), ECMO Monitoring, and Advanced Vital Monitoring

Advance your expertise in neonatal and pediatric critical care with the 7th International Congress on Vital Monitoring & Ultrasound (VOLT 2026), one of the world's leading continuing medical education (CME) events dedicated exclusively to Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and advanced physiologic monitoring. Organized by MCA Scientific Events and chaired by internationally renowned neonatologist Prof. Daniele De Luca, this prestigious congress brings together global experts to present the latest scientific discoveries, innovative technologies, and evidence-based clinical applications in neonatal and pediatric critical care.

Held January 22–24, 2026, at the Hotel Universo, Rome, Italy, VOLT 2026 continues the legacy of one of the most respected international ultrasound congresses, welcoming specialists from more than 40 countries. Through expert lectures, scientific presentations, clinical workshops, consensus updates, and original research sessions, participants gain advanced knowledge in lung ultrasound, quantitative ultrasound, electrical impedance tomography (EIT), artificial intelligence (AI), vascular access, ECMO monitoring, neonatal respiratory care, neurologic monitoring, and multimodal hemodynamic assessment.

The congress emphasizes practical bedside applications that improve diagnostic accuracy, optimize patient monitoring, and enhance outcomes for critically ill neonates and children.

Product Details

• Course: 7th International Congress on Vital Monitoring & Ultrasound (VOLT 2026)
• Provider: MCA Scientific Events
• Congress Chair: Prof. Daniele De Luca
• Conference Dates: January 22–24, 2026
• Location: Hotel Universo, Rome, Italy
• Format: Videos
• Language: English
• Educational Level: Advanced
• Learning Format: Scientific Lectures, Research Presentations, Expert Panels, Clinical Workshops, Consensus Sessions

Course Overview

Point-of-care ultrasound has transformed the diagnosis and management of critically ill neonates and children by providing rapid, radiation-free, bedside assessment of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, and hemodynamic conditions. Continuous advances in ultrasound technology, artificial intelligence, quantitative imaging, and multimodal physiologic monitoring continue to redefine pediatric intensive care medicine.

VOLT 2026 provides one of the world's most comprehensive educational programs focused entirely on advanced vital monitoring and pediatric critical care ultrasound. International experts review the latest scientific evidence supporting lung ultrasound, vascular access, diaphragmatic assessment, lung elastography, quantitative imaging, electrical impedance tomography, ECMO monitoring, and integrated multimodal monitoring strategies.

Participants gain practical knowledge that enables safer procedures, earlier diagnosis, improved respiratory management, enhanced hemodynamic monitoring, and more precise bedside decision-making across neonatal and pediatric intensive care settings.

What You'll Learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply advanced lung ultrasound techniques including speckle tracking and diaphragmatic strain assessment.
• Integrate Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) with lung ultrasound for respiratory monitoring.
• Utilize artificial intelligence to improve interpretation and workflow in point-of-care ultrasound.
• Apply current international guidelines for quantitative lung ultrasound and vascular access.
• Perform advanced multimodal monitoring using integrated VExUS assessment and lung elastography.
• Evaluate respiratory mechanics using transpulmonary pressure and EADi-based pleural pressure estimation.
• Optimize monitoring during ECMO cannulation, neonatal resuscitation, and pediatric critical illness.
• Understand regulatory, legal, and billing considerations for POCUS implementation in clinical practice.

Comprehensive Topics Covered

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Master advanced bedside ultrasound applications in neonatal and pediatric critical care.

Topics include:

• Point-of-care ultrasound
• Bedside imaging
• Critical care ultrasound
• Pediatric ultrasound
• Neonatal ultrasound
• Clinical integration
• Ultrasound-guided decision-making

Faculty demonstrate evidence-based approaches for incorporating POCUS into everyday critical care practice.

Lung Ultrasound

Strengthen diagnostic accuracy in respiratory disease.

Topics include:

• Lung ultrasound
• Quantitative lung ultrasound
• B-lines
• Consolidation
• Pleural abnormalities
• Diaphragm assessment
• Lung aeration monitoring

Participants learn advanced techniques for evaluating respiratory pathology in critically ill neonates and children.

Advanced Lung Imaging

Explore emerging ultrasound technologies.

Topics include:

• Speckle tracking
• Lung elastography
• Pleural strain
• Diaphragmatic strain
• Dynamic respiratory imaging
• Functional lung assessment
• Quantitative analysis

Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)

Improve bedside monitoring of pulmonary physiology.

Topics include:

• Electrical Impedance Tomography
• Regional ventilation
• Lung recruitment
• Mechanical ventilation optimization
• Respiratory mechanics
• Continuous monitoring
• Personalized ventilation

Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care

Discover how AI is transforming bedside monitoring.

Topics include:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Machine learning
• Automated image interpretation
• Clinical decision support
• Workflow optimization
• Predictive analytics
• Smart monitoring systems

Faculty review current and future applications of AI in pediatric ultrasound and intensive care.

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Optimize cardiovascular assessment using multimodal monitoring.

Topics include:

• Hemodynamic monitoring
• VExUS
• Integrated VExUS
• Fluid responsiveness
• Venous congestion
• Shock assessment
• Critical care physiology

Respiratory Mechanics

Enhance understanding of advanced respiratory monitoring.

Topics include:

• Transpulmonary pressure
• EADi monitoring
• Pleural pressure estimation
• Mechanical ventilation
• Respiratory mechanics
• Patient-ventilator interaction
• Lung protection

ECMO & Advanced Critical Care Monitoring

Strengthen monitoring during extracorporeal support.

Topics include:

• ECMO cannulation
• ECMO monitoring
• Ultrasound guidance
• Hemodynamic optimization
• Critical care procedures
• Neonatal ECMO
• Pediatric ECMO

Vascular Access & Procedural Ultrasound

Improve procedural safety and efficiency.

Topics include:

• Ultrasound-guided vascular access
• Central venous access
• Peripheral access
• Procedural guidance
• Consensus guidelines
• Training standards
• Patient safety

Neurologic & Delivery Room Monitoring

Expand bedside monitoring beyond respiratory care.

Topics include:

• Neonatal resuscitation
• Delivery room monitoring
• Neurologic assessment
• Brain ultrasound
• Cerebral monitoring
• Critical neurologic care
• Multimodal assessment

Research, Education & Clinical Governance

Review emerging science and international standards.

Topics include:

• Original clinical research
• International consensus
• Evidence-based guidelines
• Educational innovations
• Billing regulations
• Legal considerations
• Quality improvement

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Apply advanced lung ultrasound techniques including speckle tracking and diaphragmatic strain evaluation.
• Integrate Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) and artificial intelligence into bedside respiratory monitoring.
• Implement international guidelines for quantitative lung ultrasound and ultrasound-guided vascular access.
• Utilize integrated VExUS assessment and lung elastography in critically ill patients.
• Evaluate respiratory mechanics using transpulmonary pressure and EADi-based monitoring.
• Optimize monitoring during neonatal resuscitation, ECMO cannulation, and pediatric critical care.
• Understand the administrative, legal, and reimbursement aspects of point-of-care ultrasound practice.

Educational Highlights

• Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
• Lung Ultrasound
• Quantitative Lung Ultrasound
• Neonatal Critical Care
• Pediatric Critical Care
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
• Lung Elastography
• Speckle Tracking
• Diaphragm Ultrasound
• VExUS Assessment
• Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Respiratory Mechanics
• ECMO Monitoring
• Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Neonatal Resuscitation
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• Critical Care Ultrasound
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Why This Course Stands Out

The 7th International Congress on Vital Monitoring & Ultrasound (VOLT 2026) is recognized internationally as one of the most advanced educational meetings dedicated exclusively to point-of-care ultrasound and physiologic monitoring in neonatal and pediatric critical care. Bringing together internationally respected faculty from over 40 countries, the congress combines cutting-edge research, practical clinical applications, emerging technologies, and multidisciplinary collaboration into a uniquely comprehensive educational experience. Its emphasis on quantitative ultrasound, AI integration, respiratory mechanics, ECMO monitoring, and multimodal bedside assessment makes it an indispensable learning resource for clinicians seeking excellence in pediatric critical care.

Target Audience

This educational activity is ideal for:

• Neonatologists
• Pediatric Intensivists
• Pediatricians
• Critical Care Physicians
• Pediatric Critical Care Specialists
• Neonatal Intensive Care Specialists
• Pediatric Anesthesiologists
• Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Respiratory Physicians
• Pediatric Pulmonologists
• Critical Care Fellows
• Neonatal Fellows
• Pediatric Residents
• Sonographers with Critical Care Focus
• Healthcare Professionals involved in neonatal and pediatric intensive care

Why Choose This Course?

Whether you specialize in neonatology, pediatric intensive care, pediatric anesthesia, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine, or critical care, VOLT 2026 provides one of the world's most comprehensive educational experiences in advanced point-of-care ultrasound and physiologic monitoring. Through internationally recognized faculty, evidence-based lectures, groundbreaking research, practical clinical demonstrations, and cutting-edge technological innovations, participants gain the expertise needed to improve diagnostic precision, optimize bedside monitoring, and deliver safer, more effective care for critically ill neonates and children.

Topics

• NEW TECHNIQUES IN LUNG ULTRASOUND

  • Speckle tracking

  • Ultrasound evaluation of pleural and diaphragmatic strain in children

• NEWS ON LUNG ULTRASOUND TRAINING

  • Impact of a diagnostic POCUS program in a PICU

  • International consensus on lung POCUS training

• EIT: THE COMPETITOR OF LUNG ULTRASOUND!

  • EIT in neonates: the update

  • EIT in children: the update

• AI AND LUNG ULTRASOUND: NEW FRIENDS?

  • AI-guided lung ultrasound: the adult experience

  • AI diagnosis of neonatal pneumothorax

  • Human to AI agreement in the interpretation of lung ultrasound

• ROUND TABLE – UPDATE ON VASCULAR ACCESSES

  • Ultrasound differentiation between thrombosis and fibrin sheath

  • Ethanol lock: is it an option?

  • GAVePED Consensus for children

  • GAVePED Consensus for neonates

  • NEVAT experience on vascular access training

• LUNG ULTRASOUND: IS IT REALLY OPERATOR DEPENDENT?

  • Lesson from the LESSON study

  • Meta-analytical comparison of newborn data

• ESICM-ESPNIC GUIDELINES ON QUANTITATIVE LUNG ULTRASOUND

  • Background and adult part

  • Pediatric and neonatal part

• JOINT FORCES – COMBINED MONITORAGES

  • Joining forces: quantitative LUS and EIT?

  • Integrated Vexus for neonates and children

• THE PLEURA

  • How to measure the pleura and its irregularities? Expert advices

  • What information do we have from the pleural ultrasound

• LUNG ELASTOGRAPHY: THE LAST NOVELTY

  • Lung elastography: what for? Pro and con?

  • Lung elastography to diagnose pneumonia in children

  • Lung elastography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax

• LUNG MECHANICAL MONITORAGE

  • The importance of transpulmonary pressure monitoring in ARDS

  • Pleural and transpulmonary pressure for protective ventilation in children

  • EADi-based estimation of pleural pressure in preterm neonates: a new monitoring tool

• NEONATAL INNOVATION AWARD 2025 LECTURE

  • The “discovery” of HFOV alveolar recruitment

• ECMO ROUND TABLE

  • Ultrasound for cannulation in the PICU

  • Ultrasound for cannulation in the NICU

  • Ultrasound for diagnosing adverse events in the PICU

  • Ultrasound for diagnosing adverse events in the NICU

• ADVANCED MONITORING IN THE DELIVERY ROOM

  • NIRS in the delivery room: what for?

  • POCUS in the delivery room

  • End-tidal CO2 monitoring in the delivery room: now unavoidable

• ADVANCED NEUROLOGICAL MONITORING

  • Super resolution ultrasound of newborn brain: a new frontier

  • Transcranial doppler monitoring: an update

  • Nociception monitoring in neonates

  • Brain elastography in neonates: is it already a reality?

• HEART FAILURE

  • The value of lung ultrasound in monitoring of heart failure

  • Lung ultrasound monitoring in babies with congenital heart defects

  • Lung ultrasound and heart failure the experience of adults

• ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL ISSUES OF POCUS

  • Billing and legal framework of point-of-care ultrasound in the USA

  • How to describe a point-of-care ultrasound exam and legal aspects in EU