Researchers of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and residents of the hospital have participated in the II Meeting of Severe Infection in Oncohematological Patients, held last week between the Saint Louis Hospital in Paris, Son Llàtzer Hospital in Mallorca and Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, in Barcelona. By means of an international videoconference, Dr. Rello, Head of the Intensive Care Service and the Clinical Research/Innovation in Pneumonia & Sepsis Group (CRISP) at VHIR, opened the meeting focused on the main challenges to improve survival in critical oncohematological patients. During the session, that could be followed live from the website of the "http://www.semicyuc.org/" Spanish Society of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine and Coronary Units, were also presented collaborative studies and clinical cases.