N&AHPs Committee
An interprofessional community
The N&AHPs Committee welcomes all health and social care professionals working in or affiliated with intensive care who are not physicians, such as nurses, pharmac(olog)ists, physiotherapists, psychologists, nutritionists and other allied health professionals.
We share knowledge, interests, experiences, best practices, and challenges in our work.
Special Membership Fees
N&AHPs can take advantage of a special membership fee of only 60 euros per year.
Join our ESICM community and benefit from all the advantages the Society offers, including international networking opportunities, educational tools and resources, leadership opportunities and access to the latest scientific resources to further your career.
Get in touch
Do you wish to get involved in the N&AHPs educational, clinical and research activities?
Or do you have any ideas for future projects and collaborations?
We look forward to your suggestions and comments! Contact us at nahp@esicm.org.
Education – Training Programmes and Webinars
Humanisation in critical care refers to the approach of treating patients and their families as individuals with unique experiences, emotions, and needs.
This course aims to provide an overview of the importance of humanisation in critical care and how healthcare professionals can provide evidence-based, person-centred care in their daily practice to improve patient outcomes and experiences.
At the end of each webinar, there will be 5-10 multiple-choice questions to test knowledge. ESICM will offer 20 free entries to LIVES 2023 in Milan to the top-scoring participants. (Note: priority will be given to ESICM N&AHP and pharmacist members).
Nebulised antibiotic therapy in mechanically ventilated ~ April 2018
Infectious Hazards for the Intensive Care Health Care Worker ~ April 2018
Infection prevention in special populations: The young and old ~ April 2018
Infections in immunocompromised hosts ~ March 2018
Essentials of Antimicrobial Therapy ~ March 2018
Early Detection and Recognition of Sepsis ~ February 2018
Prevention of device-associated infection through quality improvement strategies ~ January 2018
Central-line associated bloodstream infection ~ January 2018
Targeted infection prevention: Ventilator-associated pneumonia ~ November 2017
General infection prevention and control ~ November 2017
Risk factors and epidemiology of infection ~ November 2017
Secretions ~ Worth the bother? ~ April 2020
Renal Replacement Therapy ~ September 2020
Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure ~ September 2020
Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day ~ November 2018
Building a sustainable safety culture in the ICU ~ November 2017
Achieving a good discharge ~ September 2017
Families Visiting the ICU: a Blessing or a Curse? ~ May 2017
Why aren’t we progressively mobile in spite of the evidence base? ~ May 2017
Our Bedside Tool for Nurses
Since 2017, AppIC has been the application designed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals to provide state-of-the-art evidence-based practices in critical care nursing.
Easily accessible and user-friendly, AppIC is currently being updated by expert Nurses & Allied Healthcare Professionals within ESICM. In addition to adult Critical Care Nursing content, it will include paediatric, neonatal and physiotherapy content.
Research
ESICM offers direct funding to researchers in the field of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensivists working in all areas of the discipline are invited to apply by submitting their proposed research projects.
Ongoing Projects
Physiotherapy Provision and Practice: A EuropeAn Intensive CarE Unit (ICU) Survey (PEACE)
PEACE is a prospective, observational cross-sectional study that aims to provide an up-to-date, international picture of the provision of physiotherapy services within ICUs across Europe.
LIBERATION Study
This prospective, multicentre observational study aims to investigate the epidemiology and treatments given to the patients and evaluate the implementation of evidence-based ICU care and its association with the outcomes of patients with ARDS admitted to the ICU.
Completed Projects
DecubICUs: A Multicentre International One-Day Prevalence Study on Pressure Injuries in Intensive Care Units
The objective of this study was to provide an up-to-date, global picture of the extent and patterns of pressure injuries in ICUs. Point prevalence studies are only of value when performed on a vast scale. To sample a representative cohort, we intend to recruit about 1200 ICUs with all continents covered and as many countries as possible within each continent.
PIs: Stijn Blot / Sonia Labeau
Inactic Study
INACTIC [International Nursing Advanced Competency-based Training for Intensive Care] Erasmus+ funded project. The aim of this two-year project was to develop a set of detailed competencies required of an advanced-level intensive care nurse and to map these competencies against country-specific and multi-country policies and evidence for advanced practice nursing.
The project has resulted in competency statements in 8 different languages, and a framework of online resources mapped to these competencies.
In Level 3, participants are expected to develop a research proposal up to the point of being ready to submit the project for funding. Faculty involvement will shift from teaching to a mentorship role, supporting and guiding participants in developing a research proposal in their chosen area.
Suggested by N&AHPs Experts
In this icTV interview, Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, Carole Boulanger, describes the rationale for advanced nursing training and updates on the current state of practice in the UK and Europe.
Often considered a healthcare complication of the past, pressure injuries sadly remain an issue for long-term ICU patients – one that threatens the safety of these patients and, as such, requires study and, ultimately, solutions.
The objective of this multicentre International one-day prevalence study from the ESICM Trials Group is to provide an up-to-date, international “global” picture of the extent and patterns of pressure injuries in ICUs.
Co-PI, Stijn Blot, describes the rationale for DecubICUs and outlines the aims.
Stijn Blot discusses considerations surrounding the use of peripherally-inserted central catheters versus central venous catheters in the ICU in this icTV interview.
Physiotherapy Transversal Working Group
The working group for Physiotherapy seeks to establish a global ICU network of physiotherapists to increase the profile of physiotherapy within ESICM and the wider critical care community. The group aims to develop a multidisciplinary network to allow the exchange of ideas and the promotion of research activity to support physiotherapy within the ICU.
