The Council is responsible for mutual contacts between the Society, the regional intensive care societies, national training organisations and relevant health authorities.
The Executive Committee is responsible for the activities of the Association, in so far as it does not delegate the management to the Chief Executive Officer according to the Standard Operating Procedures.
The Congress Committee is responsible for the scientific development and proceeding of the ESICM Annual Congress and other scientific events, such as LIVES Forums.
The Research Committee aims to foster high-quality multidisciplinary research in ICM by facilitating, integrating, initiating and supporting research conducted by members or research groups of the ESICM or external collaborating individuals and groups.
The Education and Training Committee is responsible for the coordination, organisation and development of all educational activities within the Society.
The Methodology Group is responsible for providing methodological expertise for guidelines or systematic reviews produced by the Society. The group is also in charge of organising educational activities related to systematic reviews, guidelines and evidence grading in general.
The Social Media and Digital Content Committee is responsible for the promotion of the highest standards of content, the review and monitoring of scientific texts in journals and Journal Review Club, Social media, Section webinars and websites, and the creation of contents for publishing on social media and digital portal.
The Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals Committee aims at reinforcing nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and allied healthcare professionals’ participation within ESICM, fostering a better integration and developing their role in various learning and research activities of ESICM.
The NEXT (= members ≤ 37 years) Committee aims to reinforce young physicians’ participation within ESICM, foster better integration and develop their role in the different activities of ESICM.
The first Statutes of the Society were written in March 1982 at the foundation meeting held in Geneva at the WHO (World Health Organisation). The latest version is available here:
Statutes: July 2021 (PDF 50KB)[EN]
Statutes: July 2021 (PDF 50KB)[FR]
The Statutes are accompanied by the Standard Operating Procedures of the Society, which contain additional information, as well as Internal Operating Instructions: they describe in detail important information about the daily work of the Society and include descriptions of committees, positions and procedures.
ESICM’s permanent office is located in Brussels, Belgium. The office is managed by a Chief Executive Officer, appointed by the Executive Committee and directed by the ESICM General Secretary. The Brussels office staff are responsible for the daily work related to all the Society’s activities.