Intensive care nephrology is crucial for managing critically ill patients for the prevention, recognition and management of acute kidney injury including renal replacement therapy and blood purification. It ensures timely intervention through specialized dialysis and monitoring, improving overall survival rates and recovery outcomes in the ICU setting. This learning pathway guides clinicians from beginners to highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals, ensuring they are equipped with the latest information and, just as importantly, the skills and ability to stay current as knowledge continues to evolve.
Fellowships
A total of 5 fellowships are offered to the top scoring participants in the Intensive Care Nephrology Pathway. This will be an opportunity for the participants who have achieved a sufficient level of both attendance and assessment performance to undertake fellowships in specific areas of intensive care nephrology, gaining bedside teaching from experts at globally renowned academic health sciences centres. Fellowships will last 1 week and will come with a bursary of 1000 EUR to support travel and accommodation at the site.
Centres and tutors
To be announced at a late stage
Directors
- Ilona Bobek MD, PhD Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, South-Pest Central Hospital, National Institute of Hematology and Infectology, Budapest, Hungary, Member of AKI section
- Silvia De Rosa MD MS Assistant researcher at Centre for Medical Sciences (CISMed), University of Trento – Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Chiara Regional Hospital, APSS, Trento, Italy.
Eligibility and Application for Fellowships
- Membership: Applicants must be members of ESICM (join now if you are not already a member).
- Course attendance: Applicants must attend at least 2 levels of the Intensive Care Nephrology Pathway
- Selection criteria: Fellowships will be awarded based on:
- Quality of the application
- Completion of at least 2 levels of the Intensive Care Nephrology Pathway
- Performance in the post-course evaluation
- Consideration of multidisciplinary and geographical representation
- Applicants who have previously received a fellowship may be asked to provide evidence of how the fellowship outcomes were implemented or disseminated.
- Final selection will be decided by the expert evaluators.
Application Requirements
- Complete the Fellowship Application Form.
- Upload a Letter of Motivation, outlining your professional activity and motivation for applying.
- Upload a Letter of Support from your supervisor (required for junior applicants). This should confirm that your unit will support you in implementing the knowledge and skills gained during the fellowship. Note: This must be distinct from the Letter of Motivation.
Important Note
- Priority will be given to applicants who:
- Have not previously received a fellowship on this topic
- Have not been awarded any fellowship in the current year
- Provide evidence of how the outcomes of previous fellowship they benefitted from were implemented or disseminated.
Endorsement: This Pathway is endorsed by the AKI section and the Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals (N&AHP) representative group, ESICM.
Further questions? Contact us at education@esicm.org