The Symposium Intensive Medicine + Intensive Care will take place as a face-to-face event in Bremen from 23 to 25 February 2022. It is the largest annual, association-independent meeting of intensive care physicians and nurses, administrators and industry representatives. The congress consists of seven thematic pillars: Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Nursing, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Management & Perspectives, Modern Campus and the Master Class Symposium. With its TED sessions, interactive workshops, Master Class Symposium, Starter Seminars and Modern Hospital Management sessions, the programme offers a comprehensive range of all content of practical relevance to intensive care and critical care medicine.