New SSAI Clinical Practice Guideline: fluid and drug therapy in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome
The Clinical Practice committee of the SSAI has published a very informative guideline. Please find it here.
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Call for Applications for the 17th Program in Intensive Care Medicine 2017-2018
The Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) co-ordinates an advanced training program in Intensive Care Medicine for doctors working at Scandinavian hospitals. Please, find further information here. Application deadline: September 1, 2016
USabcd course dates 2016
Courses are offered by the USabcd and taking place in Aarhus or Copenhagen, Denmark. They are one day courses for anaesthesiologists, intensivists, emergency physicians, internal medicine physicians, surgeons, general practitioners. Dates: April 6 2016 USabcd course Basic FATE, Aarhus University…
Engage: Science4refugees – Helping refugee scientists find suitable jobs
The European Commission has launched the Science4Refugees initiative to help refugee scientists and researchers find suitable jobs that both improve their own situation and put their skills and experience to good use in Europe’s research system. Science4Refugees matches talented refugees…
Promoting appropriate antibiotic use in European intensive care units: European Antibiotic Awareness Day – November 18th 2015
This EU initiative is endorsed by ESICM! (here you can find evidence-based key messages and materials for different target audiences, including messages and template materials for medical doctors (hospital prescribers and primary care prescribers)) Patients in European intensive care units…
Special issue on pediatric anesthesia and critical care medicine from the Norwegian Society
The last NAForum (Editor-in-Chief: Anne Berit Guttormsen) was published as a special issue covering many aspects of pediatric anesthesia and critical care medicine. Articles are written by senior Scandinavian experts and are meant to inform and help the general anesthesiologist…
Interesting studies published under ESICM LIVES2015 conference
Some important studies were published under the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine congress LIVES 2015 held in Berlin during the first week of October. Please find here an overview of these studies: JAMA: Buffered Crystalloid vs Saline and Acute Kidney…
The world sepsis day September 13th, 2015 – a call for action!
The non-profit organization Global sepsis alliance (an alliance of several other non-profit organizations like WFSICCM) announces a call for action to raise public and professional awareness of sepsis and to increase survival. Please find more information here. You can sign the…
esicm.org is safe and can be used as usual
Today (26/8-15), ESICM provided proof that the issue of potential cyber attack of the provider of the website is solved. You can therefore use esicm.org as usual and especially the registration site for the congress! Message to the Norwegian…
European Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiology is improving the anaesthetic care of sick children using DefinitiveDx
ESPA has formed an online expert panel that is using DefinitiveDx to improve the anaesthetic care of sick children around the world. SSAI members can actively contribute. DefinitiveDx is the new way for doctors to share and discuss complex patient…