ISOREA (2017)

International survey on the Structure and Organisation of the Intensive Care Unit (ISOREA). The objective was to evaluate the current structure and organisation of ICUs in a very large sample of countries with low, middle and high income, given the scarcity of data in this area.

This survey was endorsed by the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF), by the Subsaharian Society for Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SARANF) and by ESICM.

It was organised by Pr. Armand MEKONTSO DESSAP, Medical ICU, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France

Mekontso Dessap A. Frugal innovation for critical care.
Intensive Care Med. 2019 Feb;45(2):252-254. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5391-6. Epub 2018 Oct 4.

Ary Serpa Neto et al. Ventilatory support of patients with sepsis or septic shock in resource-limited settings.
Sepsis Management in Resource-limited Settings. Cham (CH): Springer; 2019. Chapter 6. 2019 Feb 9.

Otto Schell C., Gerdin Wärnberg M.et al. The global need for essential emergency and critical care.
Crit Care. 2018 Oct 29;22(1):284. doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2219-2.

Flavia R. Machado et al. Trying to Improve Sepsis Care in Low-Resource Settings.
JAMA. 2017 Oct 3;318(13):1225-1227. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.10547.

Benbenishty J et al. The migrant crisis and the importance of developing cultural competence in the intensive care unit.
Nurs Crit Care. 2017 Sep;22(5):262-263. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12313.

Intensive Care in a Resource-Poor Setting (2020)

How can a functional intensive care system be established in these settings?

In this icTV interview, Martin Dünser answers these important questions and updates us on the initiatives of ESICM and its partners in resource-poor settings.

Preparing for the Next Pandemic (2020)

In this interesting icTV interview, Jeremy Farrar, Oxford University Professor and Director of the UK’s Wellcome Trust discusses the implications of emerging infections on intensive care, and provides some prognostic advice on preparing for future pandemics.

The Global Burden of Disease (2013)

Global health expert Majid Ezzati provides an interesting overview of the current state of global health and explains his vision for how intensive care clinicians can play a greater role in effecting positive change.

Sepsis Prevention and Management Course for LMIC – ALIVE Project

In collaboration with the ESICM Global Intensive Care group, led by Prof. Mervyn Mer, the first ALIVE project was a focused, theoretical and practical training course developed to improve knowledge of sepsis and global infections: Sepsis Prevention and Management Course in Low- and Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMIC).

Enthusiastic reception for the ALIVE sepsis training in Uganda

More than 40 healthcare professionals from across Uganda attended a two‑day sepsis training in Kampala on 10–11 June 2019. The programme combined interactive lectures and ICU bedside teaching led by local and international faculty and was met with strong engagement and enthusiastic feedback. The initiative highlights ESICM’s commitment to meaningful global education, made possible through close collaboration with our Ugandan hosts.

ALIVE supports sepsis management training in Pakistan

ALIVE supported its first sepsis management training course in Pakistan in November 2019 at the Medical and Dental College in Karachi. The two‑day interactive programme attracted 450 participants from a wide range of medical and nursing disciplines and was delivered by international and local faculty. A subsequent bedside teaching session in the medical ICU at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital involved 50 attendees. The course was met with enthusiastic feedback, and ESICM extends its sincere thanks to the local faculty, hosts, and authorities for their exceptional support.
Follow‑up training in Pakistan and additional courses in the Caribbean and Mongolia are planned.