ISICEM

14/11/2025

ISICEM Critical Care Input
New persistent opioid use among ICU survivors after discharge: incidence, predictors, and nationwide cohort analysis
🔗https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-025-05716-w

BMC

Background Long-term opioid dependence after critical illness is an emerging concern, yet the incidence and predictors of persistent opioid use among intensive care unit (ICU) survivors remain incompletely characterized. We aimed to estimate the six-month incidence of new persistent opioid use in op...

13/11/2025

In our series “𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫”, Prof. Prof Andre Kalil provides his answer to the important and frequent concern about when should be treated in the , and when not?
Share your thoughts and experience in the comments.

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12/11/2025

🚨𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞!

Online registrations are now closed, but you can still register on site at the Registration desk next week.

💡Don’t miss this interactive course, with a lot of time devoted to 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, and 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 — all designed to enhance your daily clinical practice

👉 For more information, visit https://www.isicem.org/events/Echocardiography2025?event=1079190665

12/11/2025

ISICEM Critical Care Input
Positive Communication Program Cuts ICU Staff Burnout
🔗 https://healthmanagement.org/c/imgfr/News/positive-communication-programme-cuts-icu-staff-burnout
Healthmanagement.org

Burnout among intensive care unit (ICU) professionals remains a persistent concern, with earlier reports indicating levels approaching 60% in these se...

10/11/2025

Ready to inspire the community?

Submit your abstract for the 45th ISICEM and share your research with a global audience of clinicians, scientists, and innovators.

📅 Abstract submission deadline: December 1, 2025

https://www.isicem.org/abstracts-and-posters/abstracts

05/11/2025

ISICEM Course in Rome this Dec 7–10

Debate. Update. Innovate. 
From cardiac arrest to respiratory failure to trauma, join Fabio Taccone and other international experts to explore Challenges and Innovations in Emergency Medicine — all in the heart of Rome.

Ready for 4-days of dynamic discussions and thought-provoking debate?

Register now https://www.isicem.org/register?event=1079190666



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04/11/2025

ISICEM Critical Care Input
Rationale and Methodological Approach Underlying the Development of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)–2 Score A Consensus Statement
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840786?resultClick=3

JAMA Network

03/11/2025

In today’s 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫, Prof. Jean-Louis Vincent explains how the approach to administration has evolved from fixed-volume methods with little monitoring to personalized strategies that assess and adapt to each patient’s response and ongoing needs.
Watch now for his expert insights!

30/10/2025

Our annual Postgraduate Refresher Course on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology in is always a success — because, as Prof. Michael Pinsky explains so well, it’s the course to truly understand the fundamental whys and hows of disease and health, and how to apply these physiological foundations in daily clinical practice.

👉 If you haven’t registered yet, don’t wait — do it now on www.isicem.org

29/10/2025

Congratulations to our ISICEM Winners! 🎉
3 free ISICEM registrations awarded during LIVES 2025

- Sylvia den Boer, Netherlands
- Christian Palacean, Romania
- Anita Mrvar Brecko, Slovenia

Thank you to everyone who visited us and took part — your enthusiasm and loyalty inspire us to make ISICEM better every year.
We can’t wait to see you all at ISICEM 2026 in Brussels! 🇧🇪

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27/10/2025

Come visit us at the ISICEM booth 4.05!
Learn more about our upcoming events and get a chance to win a FREE registration for the 45th ISICEM in Brussels .
Hope to meet many of you!