Level 2: Nuts and bolts of critical care research design

Pathway directors

• Andrew CONWAY MORRIS MD, MRC – Clinician Scientist, University of Cambridge; Hon Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Chair, Infection Section, ESICM.
• Nathan D. NIELSEN M.D., M.Sc., FCCM – Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine & Section of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Executive Editor – European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Academy.

• To allow a progressive build from the basic introduction to research and research methods for participants with little or no post-graduate research experience to the more advanced level which may be of specific interest to those with more research experience who want a refresher or need focused training on a specific topic.
• To cover the range of knowledge and skills required to embark on a career as an intensive care researcher.
• Descriptive statistics
• Types of data and their representation
• The normal distribution as an example of parametric distribution
• Indices of central tendency and variability

Deductive & inferential statistics

• Simple probability theory and the relation to confidence intervals
• The null hypothesis.
• Choice of simple statistical tests for different data types
• Type I and type II errors.
• Inappropriate use of statistics

• Mentorship in Research
• Formulating Research Questions
• Data Analysis Plan Writing
• Writing for success: Grants & papers
• Picking a target
• Research in resource-limited settings
• Systematic review and meta-analyses
• Fundamental & translational science
• Clinical Trials (small, large and platform)
• Data science, Machine learning & Big Data
• Qualitative Research

This learning pathway aims to provide an educational resource for intensive care trainees, qualified intensivists, intensive care nurses and allied health professionals who wish to learn how to conduct and appraise research in intensive care.

Join Level 2 to:

• Improve your knowledge and skills required to embark on a career as an intensive care researcher
• Join our network of researchers and contribute to more evidence-based projects
• If you completed Level 1

ESICM members from the Emerging Nations and Eastern Europe (see list of countries here) are entitled to an discount on registration fees. To qualify, participants must be active ESICM members for the current year. To become a member, please see more information here.

An application will be made to the UEMS EACCME® for CME accreditation of each live event.