1 – Advanced Course in Acute Respiratory Failure & Mechanical Ventilation

The ESICM Advanced Course in ARF & MV will integrate at an advanced level topics such as COPD and Weaning (SBT). Interactive lectures will alternate with clinical case discussions, practical demonstrations and discussion of techniques.

Requirements to join the course:

• Completed the ESICM Foundation course in ARF & MV
  OR
• Intensivist (in training), Anaesthesiologist (in training), or physician with at least 2 years of clinical experience in intensive care with ventilated patients
  OR
• Registered ICU Nurse / respiratory therapist with at least two years of experience treating ventilated patients

2 – Advanced Course in Haemodynamics

This ESICM Advanced Course in Haemodynamics will integrate and simulate at advanced level a management plan for the patient advanced monitoring: circulatory failure, fluid accumulation syndrome, preload responsiveness. To do so, participants will get immersed in realistic clinical scenarios using different methodologies including Virtual Reality and practical simulations.

Requirements to join the course:
Participants should have at least a basic understanding of, and preferably clinical experience with, invasive arterial pressure monitoring and derived variables, transpulmonary thermodilution, continuous cardiac output monitoring by pulse contour analysis, pulmonary artery catheterization and critical care ultrasound.

3 – Advanced Course on Critical Care Echocardiography

The ESICM Advanced Course in Intensive Care Echocardiography (EDEC) is designed for intensivists who have achieved a basic level of education and training in the use of echocardiography in an intensive care setting and would like to obtain advanced knowledge and certification of their competency.
Complement this course with a practical workshop that you can book separately during the congress. 

4 – Developing Expert Practice in Sepsis Severe Infections & Stewardship

This event represents the advanced level of the Sepsis, Severe Infections and Stewardship pathway, supported by bioMérieux, and can be completed separately or as part of the learning pathway.
The course will integrate important topics such as challenges in infection management in the ICU, fungal infections, antimicrobial stewardship, challenges in antibacterial therapy and not only.
Participants will have the opportunity to join live discussions, manage complex cases, and tackle controversial topics with world leading experts on the topic.

Requirements to join the course:
Participants should have at least a basic understanding of, and preferably clinical experience with sepsis and infection management (including community-acquired pneumonia, complicated abdominal infection, candida sepsis, fungal infection in the immunosuppressed patient, skin & soft tissue infection, hospital-acquired / ventilation-acquired pneumonia, meningitis, urinary tract infection), treatment and bundles, antimicrobial stewardship (principles, tests, team members, pharmacology).

5 – Transition Course in Intensive Care Nephrology (Intermediate level)

The ESICM Intensive Care Nephrology Pathway is an educational initiative designed to provide a structured framework for education and training in acute kidney injury (AKI) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) to intensive care physicians and allied health professionals.
Level 2 Transition in Intensive Care Nephrology. This level is designed for learners applying key concepts to clinical practice and advancing their analytical skills.
The ESICM Transition course in Intensive Care Nephrology will integrate topics such as epidemiology of AKI, risk factors, clinical examination, prescribing in AKI and RRT. Interactive lectures and tutorials will alternate with case discussions, practical demonstrations and discussion of techniques.

Requirements to join the course:

• Completed the ESICM Foundation course in Intensive Care Nephrology
  OR
• Intensivists seeking a thorough approach in Intensive Care Nephrology
  OR
• Senior intensivists wanting a comprehensive review course on the topic

6 – Fostering Sustainable Practices in Intensive Care

The ESICM Fostering Sustainable Practices in Intensive Care Course aims to provide important insights in the importance of sustainability in the ICU and will finalize with a call for action.

The imperative to embrace environmental sustainability within healthcare is underscored by the many impacts of climate change on public health. The healthcare sector’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is in stark contradiction to its mission of promoting health, necessitating a critical look at how healthcare is delivered. Beyond the immediate and direct environmental consequences, the broader implications of climate change, including increased incidence of heat-related illnesses, respiratory conditions, and vector-borne diseases, place additional strain on healthcare resources, further amplifying the urgency for sustainable transformation.

As a leading and global society in intensive care medicine, ESICM acknowledges this critical moment to lead by example, showing that it is possible to maintain, and even enhance patient care standards while significantly mitigating environmental impact of the activities in the ICU.

7 – Faculty Development Day (Intensive Care Fundamentals)

Join us for the next ICF Faculty Development Day (FDD) on 26 October 2025, held during LIVES in Munich. This one-day interactive event is designed for clinicians who want to become certified ICF trainers and play an active role in shaping the future of intensive care education.
The FDD offers practical guidance on delivering the ICF course, including an overview of its educational approach, tips for engaging with young trainees, and real-life showcases from experienced faculty. It’s also a great opportunity to connect with a community of passionate educators.

Registration fee: 250 EUR
This includes:

• Certification as an ICF Trainer
• Free entrance to LIVES (if you organise two ICF courses within two years as Course Director)

Do not miss this opportunity to grow as an intensive care educator and contribute to the ICF programme’s success across Europe.

1 – Airway management in the critically ill
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Learning objectives:

• Use of supraglottic airway devices in difficult airway management
• Conduct percutaneous emergency cricothyroidotomy for rescue oxygenation
• Carry out percutaneous tracheostomy in ICU
• Select suitable patients suitable for awake tracheal intubation, preparation and performance using a flexible bronchoscope

Content

• Station 1 – Supraglottic device & video laryngoscopy
• Station 2 – Emergency front of neck airway
• Station 3 – Basics of bronchoscopy in the ICU

2 – ECLS/ECMO

Joint event ESICM & EuroELSO
Duration: 4 hours/workshop

Certification:
Certificates are issued in collaboration with EuroELSO. Certificates may be validated at EuroELSO on the path to the ELSO Adult ECMO Practitioner Certification (E-AEC).

Learning objectives

• Understand the respective indications and basic management of V-A and V-V ECMO
• Identify basic circuit components & mechanical troubleshooting
• Understand the physiology of ECMO-patient interactions
• Identify and manage drainage insufficiency
• Identify and manage recirculation (V-V)
• Identify and manage LV distension (V-A)
• Identify and manage differential oxygenation (V-A)
• Understand the basics of weaning from V-A and V-V ECMO-support

Content

• Station 1 – V-V station
• Station 2 – V-A station
• Station 3 – Normal pump physiology and troubleshooting

 Complement this practical workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Case Based ECLS/ECMO Course

3 – General Intensive Care Ultrasound
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Learning objectives:

• Interpret findings from history and examination to recognise the presentation/s
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the presentation/s to support inclusion in a
• differential diagnosis
• Formulate a plan of investigation
• Synthesise a full assessment of the patient’s problems
• Define a likely final diagnosis
• Formulate a plan for management x Recognise complications
• Integrate ultrasound findings with other results to guide a case
• Understand the rationale to use ultrasound in each part of the case
• Discuss the use of whole-body ultrasound in the management of the critically ill patient throughout their illness course
• Practice obtaining standard views of the heart and lungs
• Practice obtaining standard views of the brain
• Differentiate the middle cerebral artery from other vessels
• Describe the technique of pulse-wave Doppler analysis of the MCA

Content

• Station 1 – Clinical case discussion
• Station 2 – Mock simulation
• Station 3 – Hands-on

4 – Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography
Duration: 2,5 hours

While the pre-Congress Advanced Course on Intensive Care Echocardiography combines interactive lectures, keynotes and case debates, the practical workshop to be carried out during the congress will help you to complement theory with practice through a two-component workshop:

• Component 1: Manipulation of TEE probe in advanced CCE (1 h)
• Component 2: Image interpretation in advanced ICE (1,5 h)

Please note: workshop slots may be booked also by participants who are registered for the EDEC diploma.
Complement this practical two-component workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Course in Intensive Care Echocardiography (EDEC)