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SECTIONS

Purpose

 

The Society has formed Sections for its scientific activities. The main task of the Sections will be to provide the Congress Committee and the Research Committee with the expertise within their field.

 

 

Composition

A section consists of members, a Chairperson and a deputy.  Currently the list of Sections is as follows:

  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Cardiovascular Dynamics
  • Ethics
  • Health Services Research and Outcomes
  • Infection
  • Neuro-Intensive Care
  • Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition
  • Perioperative Intensive care
  • Systemic Inflammation and Sepsis
  • Trauma Emergency Medicine

 

 

Creation

For future new Sections, a proposal should be made to the Executive Committee, supported by a minimum of 25 Ordinary or International members, who will be ready to join the new Section and to vote within the section for at least three years.  Once the proposal has been reviewed by the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee will bring the proposal of the new Section to the Council for approval/rejection.

 

 

Sections membership

Each member may belong to several Sections, but may vote only in one. This selection will be indicated annually in conjunction with the membership renewal.  If the membership of a Section falls below 25 for two consecutive years, it shall cease to exist. The purpose of this is to guarantee representation from the main interests of the membership in the Society’s Division of Scientific Affairs, and at the same time respond to the potential shifts in the areas of interest; i.e. if the activity of any Section declines substantially; it will not continue to be automatically represented in the Division of Scientific Affairs, nor in the Council.

 

 

Duties

  • The Chairperson of the section is a member of the Congress Committee. (S)he can delegate this task to another section member.
  • The Deputy of the section is a member of the Research Committee. (S)he can dele-gate this task to another section member.
  • It is the responsibility of the Chairperson and the Deputy of the Sections to democratically represent their members’ views to the Congress Committee, Research Committee and Council.
  • It is a vital role of the Chairman to facilitate communication amongst the Section members and to ensure that each Section member has the opportunity to input into the Sections activities.
  • It is the responsibility of the Chairperson and Deputy of the Section to maintain the Section web page and contribute on Section activities to the ESICM Newsletter.