Joshua A Marks MD

ALT Promotional poster for the Critical Care Congress in Chicago, March 22–24, 2026. Headline reads “Star Research Presentations: Quality and Patient Safety” with the presentation title “Higher PEEP, Fewer Events: An Institutional Initiative to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Complications.” Speakers listed are Michael Q. Dong, MD; Darlene Rosendale, BSN, RN; Jack Evans; Erika Yoo, MD, FCCP; Bridget Gekas, BS, RRT; and Joshua Marks, MD, FCCM, FACS, all from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. The design features blue and green geometric shapes, a bronze award ribbon, and a white silhouette of the Chicago skyline at the bottom.

ALT Poster text describing a Star Research Presentation on Quality and Patient Safety titled “Higher PEEP, Fewer Events: An Institutional Initiative to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Complications.” The poster includes sections labeled Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions summarizing a multicenter ICU protocol that increased baseline PEEP to reduce ventilator-associated events, with reported reductions in VAC, IVAC, and PVAP rates. The layout uses a white background with orange and black headings and green, blue, and orange geometric shapes along the bottom.