Transforming Patient Pathway, Workflow & Outcomes – Phase 2: Across OR, ICU and Ward

• Carole Boulanger, ACCP, RN – Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom; Secretary and Chair of the Diversity & Inclusiveness Monitoring Group, ESICM
• Audrey De Jong, MD, PhD – Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Saint-Eloi University Hospital, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France; Past Chair of the Anaesthesia & Peri-operative Medicine Section, ESICM
• Oscar Díaz-Cambronero, MD, PhD – Head of Perioperative Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care , Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
• Ricard Ferrer, MD, PhD – Intensive Care Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital; Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation Research Group, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain; Chair-elect of the Research Committee, ESICM
• Chiara Robba, MD, PhD – Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS for Oncology, Genoa, Italy; Past Chair of the Neuro-Intensive Care Section, ESICM
• Stefano Romagnoli, MD, PhD – Head of the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care and Director of the Anaesthesia and Critical Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital; Full Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence; Director of the School of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
• Bjoern Weiss, MD, PhD – Deputy Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité–Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany; Chair-elect of the Rehabilitation & PICS Section, ESICM

• Kick-off webinar: 15 September 2026 at 16:00 CEST
• Dedicated face-to-face session and networking event at ESICM LIVES in Lisbon: 12 October 2026
• Live online educational session introducing the key concepts, objectives, and methodology of Phase 2: November–December 2026
• Individual projects: November 2026–May 2027
• Fellowships: January–May 2027
• Follow-up meetings for progress review: January–May 2027

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Fellowships

A total of 15 Fellowships are offered in 2026-2027. Participants from the first edition will be prioritised.

• Duration: 1 week
• Bursary: €1,000 to support travel and accommodation

Elegibility and Application

Applicants must be members of ESICM (join now if you are not already a member).

Fellowships will be awarded based on:

• The quality of the fellowship application
• The quality of the applicant’s project abstract
• Multidisciplinary and geographical representation
• Where applicable, evidence showing how the outcomes of a previously awarded fellowship were implemented or disseminated

The final selection will be made by the expert evaluators.

Centres and tutors:

• Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy – Stefano Romagnoli and the local team
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany – Bjoern Weiss and local team
• Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Spain – Oscar Díaz-Cambronero and the local team

Projects

Participants will be invited to submit their project proposals initially in abstract format. Project selection will follow a two-phase process.

Phase 1: Abstract Submission and Fellowship Selection

A total of 15 abstracts will be selected. Their authors will be invited to participate in a fellowship, during which they will continue developing their projects under the guidance of ESICM tutors.

Phase 2: Full Project Proposals

The authors of the selected abstracts will be invited to submit full project proposals. Following expert review, the three strongest projects will be selected for further development.

Each of the three selected project authors will receive a €5,000 award to support project-development costs. The award recipients will also be expected to return to their host centres for additional project-development work.

Thanks to the unrestricted educational support from MASIMO. The programme has not been influenced in any way by its sponsor.