European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

12/05/2026

🚨 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!

📣 All eligible are invited to take part in this important moment for our community!

This is your opportunity to:
🔹Make your voice heard
🔹Support the next generation of leaders
🔹Contribute to the direction of our society

🗳️ 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 👉 https://www.esicm.org/the-esicm/elections/

12/05/2026

📣 Empowered nurses save lives! On , we celebrate the professionals at the heart of patient care, combining science, compassion, and unwavering dedication.

💡 Nurses are essential partners in multidisciplinary teams, driving better outcomes through expertise, empathy, and innovation. Yet, greater recognition and empowerment remain key to unlocking their full potential.

🤝 Supporting nurses to lead, grow, and shape healthcare is not optional, it is 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲!

Happy International Nurses Day!

12/05/2026

🎓 ESICM is proud to launch the first national event of the 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲, supported by bioMérieux, in Porto, one of the 𝟱 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.

🤝 With the support of Sociedade Portuguesa de Cuidados Intensivos
and Grupo de Infecção e Sepsis – Portuguese Infection and Sepsis Group, the event brought together 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, infection management, and antimicrobial stewardship through a multidisciplinary approach focused on local needs, collaboration, and the sharing of best practices.

💡 This is just the beginning of a strategic and exciting 24-month collaboration journey. See you again at !

Andre Amaral Gomes | Elsa Afonso | Adelina Baloi | Mario Branco | Ana Paula Castro | Cristian Cobilinschi | Ruben Fidalgo | Joao Goncalves Pereira | Christina Konig | Virginia Lopes | Paulo Mergulhao | Dina Mendes | Filipa Pais Da Silva | Jose Artur Paiva | Nuno Principe | Pedro Povoa | Claire Roger | Kordo Saeed | Fredrik Sjovall

11/05/2026

🎥 In the wake of the MV Hondius cruise ship-associated 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸, clinicians may face questions around recognition, infection prevention, diagnostics and ICU preparedness. Although the risk to the general population remains low, severe hantavirus disease can progress to respiratory failure, shock and life-threatening illness.

💡 This will provide 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗖𝗨 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 on when to suspect hantavirus infection, and how to manage organ support in critically ill patients.

Webinar's agenda:

🔹Introduction: why this outbreak matters for intensive care, by Maurizio Cecconi (ESICM Past-President) and Marlies Ostermann (ESICM President-Elect)
🔹The MV Hondius outbreak: current facts, uncertainties and European implications, by Charlotte van den Berg
🔹Hantavirus for intensivists: the syndrome behind the headlines, by Pierre Tattevin
🔹The crashing patient: Managing Hantavirus infection in the ICU, by Alejandro Bruhn
🔹The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control perspective, by Agoritsa Baka

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟯 𝗠𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧 👉 https://lives-stream.esicm.org/en/catalog/webinar/article/6a01eed24cc1e1b295c0ce6e/from-cruise-ship-to-icu-hantavirus-preparedness-for-europe

11/05/2026

🎓 Take your expertise to the next level! The ESICM & EuroELSO 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗦/𝗘𝗖𝗠𝗢 (𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟯) is designed for senior clinicians, perfusionists, and nurses ready to master the most complex aspects of extracorporeal support, among others.

📚 What you'll cover:
🔹 Non-standard ECMO configurations & cannulation strategies
🔹 VV-ECMO — ventilator management, prone positioning & weaning
🔹 VA-ECMO — LV overload, differential oxygenation & limb ischaemia
🔹 VA-ECMO vs. other circulatory support devices (Impella, IABP)
🔹 ECMO for refractory cardiac arrest (ECPR) — evidence, indications & neuro prognostication
🔹 ECCO₂R — evidence, indications & techniques
🔹 Awake ECMO, drug pharmacokinetics, circuit complications & inter-hospital transport

Led by Daniel De Backer, Leen Vercaemst, Dieter Dauwe and Matthieu Schmidt, continue your path toward the ELSO Adult ECMO Practitioner Certification (E-AEC)! 🏅

🗓️ 𝟭𝟳–𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

🔗 Secure your seat! 👉 https://www.esicm.org/ecls-ecmo-pathway3/

June 17-18, 2026 | Online

11/05/2026

🌍 Join us in Lisbon and be part of one of the most influential events in intensive care medicine!

🎟️ Take advantage of early bird rates and 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲!

Don’t miss your chance to be part of it. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗻!

🗓️ 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 https://www.esicm.org/events/39th-annual-congress-lisbon/

11/05/2026

🎙️ Tune in to our latest educational podcast - 𝗨𝗻𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗦: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀?

3 👉 https://www.esicm.org/esicm-talk-unmet-needs-pics-are-we-measuring-what-matters/

Featured guests:
🔹Simone Piva: Spedali Civili University Hospital and Brescia University, Brescia (IT)
🔹Vincent Van den Broeck: ICU survivor (BE)
🔹Zeineb Drissi: Vincent's wife (BE)
Moderators:
🔹Jekaterina Jagodzinska-Peskova: Sygehus Sønderjylland, Aabenraa (DK)
🔹Cheryl E. Hickmann: HEPH-Condorcet, Tournai (BE)

💡 What truly matters in recovery after critical illness? In this episode, we explore the unmet needs in Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) and question whether current approaches truly capture the outcomes that matter most to patients and families. This conversation explores the challenges of measuring physical, cognitive, and psychological recovery after ICU, the gaps that remain in long-term follow-up, and how intensive care teams can move toward more patient-centred outcomes and meaningful recovery.

09/05/2026

🎥 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗖𝗨: 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲

Following the recent MV Hondius cruise ship-associated Andes hantavirus outbreak, ESICM is bringing together leading experts for a timely on , , and intensive care response.

This important discussion will explore:
🔹Current risk assessment in Europe
🔹ICU preparedness strategies
🔹Coordination and implications for hospitals
🔹Practical insights into recognising and managing hantavirus infection in critically ill patients.

Join us for an expert-led conversation focused on preparedness, collaboration, and reassurance through science.

🗓️ 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟯 𝗠𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧

📢 More information and webinar link coming soon!

08/05/2026

Your weekly selection of from the Intensive Care Medicine Journal:

The Brain in the Line of Fire - Topical Collection
🔹Bridging the gap: pragmatic neuromonitoring and management of traumatic brain injury in resource-limited settings 👉
https://rdcu.be/fha43

Latest Articles
🔹Dr Rick van Saene 1946–2026 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffOIT
🔹Temporal trends and prognostic factors in critically ill adult patients with acute leukemia: an individual participant data meta-analysis 👉 https://rdcu.be/fha4F
🔹Risk heterogeneity within hypoinflammatory acute respiratory failure: continuous probabilities identify high-risk patients masked by binary classification 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffOEx
🔹Restrictive nutrition in shock: reassuring renal signals—but no proof of safety 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffOFJ
🔹Personalized approach to high-risk and intermediate-high-Risk pulmonary embolism in older adults 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffOE5
🔹Tuberculous spondylitis causing airway compromise 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffONx
🔹Venous air embolism following blast injury: not always imaging the worst 👉 https://rdcu.be/fha9n
🔹Stroke or mimic? A clinical fork in the road 👉 https://rdcu.be/fha8W
🔹Critical illness-associated cerebral microbleeds in a patient with severe organophosphate poisoning 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffOM2
🔹How outcomes are defined in randomized controlled trials of acute kidney injury: a scoping review 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffOwh
🔹OPEN ACCESS ~ Standard of care for rehabilitation in critical illness 👉 https://rdcu.be/fgsmI
🔹OPEN ACCESS ~ Stepwise clinical and diagnostic strategy for coma of unknown origin 👉 https://rdcu.be/fgsiz
🔹OPEN ACCESS ~ Non-invasive intracranial pressure estimation in the intensive care unit: narrative review of methods and clinical applications 👉 https://rdcu.be/ffODm
🔹Which issues should be addressed in future trials regarding the use of corticosteroids in community acquired pneumonia? A survey of REMAP-CAP investigators 👉 https://rdcu.be/ff0Ru

Read more articles here! 👉 https://www.springer.com/journal/134

08/05/2026

📣 The ESICM 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 is an initiative developed by the ESICM 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 to strengthen engagement between 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 (Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) and Intensive Care Medicine Experimental (ICMx)).

The aim of the programme is to:
✔️ 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 early career NEXT members with the editorial teams of ICM and ICMx.
✔️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 exposure to editorial decision-making processes.
✔️ Enhance participants’ scientific 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀.
✔️ 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 in the peer review process and digital content creation (e.g., educational materials, social media posts, visual abstracts, podcasts).

By the end of the programme, Junior Editors are expected to have developed a comprehensive understanding of editorial roles and responsibilities and gained hands-on experience in academic publishing processes.

❗ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟯:𝟱𝟵 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧

Complete the registration form and benefit from this pioneer initiative! 👉 https://www.esicm.org/education/career-development/junior-editor-programme/