Peter Radermacher appointed as Editor In Chief Elect of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental (ICMx) (BRUSSELS) ~ Professor Peter Radermacher has been appointed as the Editor in Chief Elect of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental (ICMx), an official open access online journal of ESICM, focused on publication of basic and experimental research in critical care medicine. […]
Join the Clean Hands Challenge World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5th! To support this year’s slogan “It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in healthcare”, ESICM is encouraging members, colleagues and followers from around the world to participate in the Clean Hands Challenge. The Clean Hands Challenge is a global challenge focused on educating all healthcare workers about hand hygiene […]
It’s in your hands – Prevent Sepsis in Healthcare As part of its “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands” campaign, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is working to raise awareness amongst healthcare professionals about the prevention of healthcare-associated sepsis through hand hygiene and infection prevention and control (IPC). They have provided a number of key resources for practitioners […]
The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine to promote equality with Diversity Task Force Press Release/Statement BRUSSELS ~ (29 March 2018) Globally, intensive care medicine is a multidisciplinary specialty led by women and men of various races, and ethnicities, with differing cultural backgrounds and beliefs, and practised in a wide spectrum of healthcare settings – from […]
WHO’s global annual call to action for healthcare workers 5 May 2018: It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in healthcare Sepsis is estimated to affect more than 30 million patients every year worldwide. While it often occurs prior to a patient’s access to the health facility, sepsis can also result from care provided […]
Giuseppe Citerio named as Editor In Chief Elect of Intensive Care Medicine (BRUSSELS) ~ Professor Giuseppe Citerio has been named as the Editor in Chief Elect of Intensive Care Medicine (ICM), the official journal of ESICM, focused on publication of clinical research in critical care medicine. The search committee, headed by ESICM President Massimo Antonelli, […]
