THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT is in charge of advancing the Society's journal Intensive Care Medicine, developing a comprehensive curriculum and course in intensive care medicine, as well as promoting a European-wide competency based training programme. It will continue developing the postgraduate exam process. 

THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT is composed of:

1. the Education and Training Committee
2. the Editorial and Publishing Committee.

THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE

Is led by Hans Flaatten (Bergen, Norway). The Chair of the Education and Training Committee is the Chair of the Division of Professional Development.

COMPOSITION

1. the Chair of the Congress Committee
2. the Chairs of the EDIC, PACT Subcommittees
3. the N&AHP Committee representative
4. other Committee chairs, council members, or Officers as appropriate.

he Education and Training Committee is in charge of developing and promoting the educational and training strategy of the ESICM and to effect the associated operational tasks. This entails coordinating the efficient and effective work of the EDIC, FCCS, and PACT subcommittees. The Committee also has a role in advising on the educational activities within the Society generally and specifically. This includes advice to the Congress Committee, on the educational and competency tracks of the Annual Congress and it has a role in supporting the development of the CoBaTrICE project. Education and training initiatives may require considerable adjustment to allow compatibility with national and European regulations relating to training, accreditation and continuing professional development in intensive care medicine.

BRUSSELS OFFICE

THE EDITORIAL AND PUBLISHING COMMITTEE

Ralf Kuhlen from Berlin, Germany is leading the EPC Committee and is the Deputy Chairman of the Division of Professional Development. He is also the ESICM ex officio member of the Board of Editors of the journal Intensive Care Medicine.

The Editorial and Publishing Committee is composed of

• the Chair of the Congress Committee
• the N&AHP Committee representative
• other Committee chairs, council members, or Officers as appropriate
• One nominated representative of the ICM Journal's editorial Board

AIMS AND MISSIONS

The Editorial and Publishing Committee objectives includes a need to maintain the highest level of scientific standards by maintaining the collaboration of high quality peer reviewers, by liaising with the Research Committee and the Congress Manager, and by developing novel publishing approaches in the journal Intensive Care Medicine and in any new Society publications. To achieve these objectives, the Editorial and Publishing Committee needs to

• interact with the journal Intensive Care Medicine Board of Editors and represent ESICM views on global journal goals and means of achievement
• interact with the journal Editor-in-Chief on ESICM position statements or standard documents (Consensus conferences reports, Guidelines and Recommendations)
• interact with other associations in promoting ESICM views in any publication related to the Society actions and statements.

The Editorial and Publishing Committee is also taking care of the ESICM Newsletters and the website.

The Editorial and Publishing Committee is in close relationship with the Brussels Office staff that is responsible for the daily work related to the editorial and publishing activities of the Society; in particular the Executive Officer , the Deputy Executive Officer, the Congress Manager and the PACT and Publications Secretary

BRUSSELS OFFICE

COMPOSITION

AIMS AND MISSIONS

THE ESICM DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT