What’s new for the journal ? “Diversity” sums up the characteristic of the new composition of the ICM Editorial Board. 11 new editors have joined the journal’s editorial team and come from a truly diverse geographical range of countries, including India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Editor-in-Chief, Giuseppe Citerio, tell us in this recent […]
Expert N&AHP join the faculty of ESICM courses N&AHP experts are becoming increasingly involved in ESICM Masterclasses and now regularly join the Faculty, reflecting how care is delivered in the ICU. It is also hoped that this will encourage more N&AHP participation in the courses. Speaking to ESICM, N&AHP Committee Chair, Carole Boulanger, says […]
Interview with lead author of the MQTiPSS, Marcin F Osuchowski In this recent icTV interview, lead author of the Minimum Quality Threshold in Pre-Clinical Sepsis Studies (MQTiPSS), Marcin Osuchowski explains the importance of these guidelines for intensive care medicine, how they can raise awareness of sepsis and enhance the translational value of animal studies […]
Reasons to attend ESICM’s main events of the year EuroAsia 2019 is an ideal way for European intensivists to connect with those from Asia. For the third year in a row, the ESICM Euro Asia Conference will bring colleagues together from both continents to hear how specific cases and diseases are handled. The conference […]
How the journal is evolving under the new Editor-in-Chief The new ICMx Editor-in-chief, Peter Radermacher, is very much encouraged by the volume of citations and papers received in 2018 and has recorded a 30% increase in the number of submissions in January 2019. More manuscripts would be welcome in the future. Geographical spread of […]
Why the Society is involving nurses and allied health professionals in its advanced training courses Nurses and allied health professionals are starting to take over more advanced roles and the profession is changing. Not all countries have enough medical physicians or intensivists to work in ICUs and more N&AHP are being recruited, according to […]
What next for calorie intake in intensive care ? What represents optimal calorie delivery in intensive care patients is controversial, with some studies suggesting increasing intake improves outcomes, whereas others suggest daily calorie intakes of around 1000 calories (termed ‘permissive underfeeding’) — or even as low as 400 calories — are not associated with adverse […]
Announcing the ESICM Edwards Advanced Haemodynamic Monitoring Fellowship A new, thematic Fellowship is launched this year for NEXT members. Places for the NEXT Edwards ‘Advanced Haemodynamic Monitoring’ Fellowship will be offered at seven European Centres of Excellence. Over a very intensive and practical five days, Fellows will learn more about the best practices in […]
icTV interview with Peter Pickkers […]
Application Platform Now Open with New Procedure The platform for the ESICM & Industry Research Awards Programme 2019 is now open. This highly-anticipated, annual programme recognises researchers and promotes cutting-edge research related to intensive care medicine. ESICM members are invited to submit their research project proposals online, via the dedicated platform. A new […]
