European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

10/03/2026

⏳ Last chance to secure your seat! Only a few spots remain for the European Diploma in Intensive Care ( ) Part I Spring exam. If you are planning to take the next step in your intensive care certification, now is the time to register!

📅 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵

Join a globally recognised examination that validates your knowledge and advances your career in intensive care. Don’t miss your opportunity!

🔗 https://www.esicm.org/education/diploma/edic2-2/

The EDIC registration process requires creating or updating an ESICM profile, completing registration, and undergoing validation. Fees vary for members and non-members. Validation is essential before confirming exam seats. Refund policies are based on withdrawal notice timing, and invoices are provi...

09/03/2026

📣 We are happy to present the 8th 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 (𝐏𝐎𝐕), where ESICM specialists in a certain field provide a 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭, unfolding it from 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.

In this issue of , prepared by ESICM Systemic Inflammation and Sepsis Section ⏩ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗦𝗲𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹

Read the paper here! 👇

Mattia Muller | Sasha David

The Systemic Inflammation and Sepsis section offers education and research on sepsis, antimicrobial stewardship, and severe infections in critical care.

09/03/2026

🔬 Experimental research is the backbone of progress in intensive care. The Intensive Care Medicine Experimental Journal brings together a global community working on mechanisms, pathophysiology, and translational science in critical illness.

👉 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 — and be part of the experimental intensive care community!

🔗 https://link.springer.com/journal/40635

Intensive Care Medicine Experimental (ICMx) is a peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to basic, translational and experimental reserach relating to all ...

09/03/2026

🌍 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 — a moment, for more than a century, to recognise progress, reflect on persistent inequalities and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality.

The theme of — 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻 reminds us that 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. By investing in mentorship, visibility, opportunity and leadership for women, we strengthen not only individuals but the entire professional community. In intensive care medicine, diversity and inclusion enrich scientific thinking, strengthen collaboration and ultimately improve patient care.

At ESICM, when we give, we gain. By empowering women in intensive care, we strengthen our community. Talent multiplied. Leadership amplified. When women thrive, intensive care advances.

This International Women’s Day, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

06/03/2026

Your weekly selection of from the Intensive Care Medicine Journal:

🔹OPEN ACCESS ~ Influence of multiple trauma on the effect of transfusion strategies in patients with traumatic brain injury: a sub-study of the HEMOTION trial 👉 https://rdcu.be/e6Bxc

🔹Rethinking functional recovery in older ICU survivors 👉 https://rdcu.be/e6Mxw

🔹Fibrinolytic insufficiency in sepsis-associated DIC: shift the focus from PAI-1 to plasminogen degradation by NETs 👉 https://rdcu.be/e6MwQ

🔹Postoperative ARDS: distinct etiologies, distinct priorities 👉 https://rdcu.be/e6MxH

🔹Acute kidney injury following a forest bike ride 👉 https://rdcu.be/e6Bus

🔹Ultrasound visualization of diaphragmatic spasm in persistent singultus 👉 https://rdcu.be/e51UR

🔹From online lessons to bedside insight: learning through the ESICM fellowship experience 👉 https://rdcu.be/e6Mxs

🔹Understanding double triggering in patient–ventilator asynchrony: beyond first-breath classification 👉 https://rdcu.be/e6Mw2



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

06/03/2026

🌏 What an incredible 2026! 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and a truly 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 between the European and Japanese intensive care communities made this edition an absolute success. The forum once again showed the power of international collaboration in advancing intensive care.

🤝 A heartfelt thank you to all ESICM speakers, our Japanese colleagues and partners, and especially the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine for their outstanding hospitality and for making this meeting possible.

Together we strengthened connections, shared knowledge and built new perspectives for the future of intensive care!

👉 See you at 2027!

05/03/2026

🌍 – Where continents connect, and intensive care advances.

brings together the expertise, research and clinical excellence of the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 for a dynamic exchange of science and practice.

💡 From organ support and haemodynamic management to sepsis, ARDS and emerging therapies, the programme is designed for clinicians who want practical insight, meaningful discussion and global perspective.

🤝 International faculty
🔬 Cutting-edge sessions
💬 Real-world debates
🌎 Cross-continental collaboration

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Join the conversation. Strengthen your network. Elevate your practice. Join us! 👉 https://www.esicm.org/events/euro-brazil2026/

05/03/2026

🌏 The first day of the has set the stage for inspiring exchanges between the European and Japanese intensive care communities. From insightful scientific discussions to meaningful cross-continental collaboration, today’s sessions highlighted the shared commitment to advancing intensive care worldwide!

A special thank you to the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine for their warm hospitality and for making this important exchange possible.

📸 Take a look at some highlights from Day 1 and the moments that brought experts together to exchange knowledge, ideas and perspectives.

Stay tuned for more insights from the Forum!

04/03/2026

🌏 Tomorrow we meet in Yokohama! On 𝟱–𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the second begins at PACIFICO Yokohama.

Organised 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 and held alongside the 53rd JSICM Annual Meeting, this forum brings together leading experts from Europe and Japan for two days of high-level exchange.

🔬 Key themes:
🔹Shock management
🔹Respiratory management in ARDS
🔹Kidney and liver injury
🔹The new release of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines
🔹Biomarkers in sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship

🎙️ With an outstanding — Jan De Waele, Giacomo Grasselli, Leo Heunks, Alexandre Mebazaa, Marlies Ostermann, Jean-Louis Teboul and Julia Wendon — the programme will explore cutting-edge research, practical decision-making, and the future of guidelines in intensive care.

💡 From 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿–𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆, 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, promises dynamic debate and true international exchage.

Join us! 👉 https://www.esicm.org/events/euro-japan-forum-2026/

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮!

04/03/2026

🗳️ The 2026 are coming this spring — and this is your opportunity to help shape the future of intensive care and our Society!

🤝 Stand as a candidate. Vote for the leaders who will guide our community. Influence the direction of ICU care worldwide.

📅 Key dates:
🔹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 21 April (13:00 CEST) – 5 May (11:00 CEST)
🔹 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 12 May (13:00 CEST) – 19 May (10:00 CEST)

✅ Only members who have 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 before ballots open are eligible to vote.

Check the positions & prepare to take part 👉 https://www.esicm.org/the-esicm/elections/

03/03/2026

🎓 Optimising nutrition is not supportive care; it is core ICU therapy. Join this on nutrition to strengthen your understanding of metabolic management, enteral & parenteral nutrition, nutritional targets, monitoring, and bedside translation into pragmatic protocols.

Led by internationally recognised experts including Michael Casaer and Annika Reintam Bl**er, the course combines evidence, physiology and practical decision-making to improve patient-centred outcomes.

📣 15 fellowships, fully funded by Fresenius Kabi, for the top-performing participants. 1-week fellowships at European leading centres such as Charité University Hospital (Germany), Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden) and University Hospitals Leuven (Belgium)!

If you want to move from guidelines to confident bedside implementation, this course is for you.

🎓 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 | 𝟮𝟯–𝟮𝟰 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🏆 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
✅ ESICM membership required for fellowship eligibility

Advance your nutrition practice. Elevate patient recovery. Register today! 👉 https://www.esicm.org/nutrition-in-critical-illness/