EfCCNa Strategy until 2030 defines the federation’s direction and provides a framework for strategic thinking. It relies on all EfCCNa members (Board, Council representatives and member associations) to ensure its success. Seven Mission Statements are defined. Goals and objectives are written following each mission statement in order to explain ...

The first EfCCNa newsletter is now available on the website. Go to 'News' -> 'Newsletters' and find the latest information about the federation and the activities of their member organisations.

Physiotherapy Provision and Practice: An EuropeAn Intensive CarE Unit (ICU) Survey (PEAiCE).   The purpose of this research is to investigate current provision  and practice of physiotherapy within Intensive care units in European countries. The research project is being conducted by Dr Agnieszka Lewko (Coventry University), Dr Da...

Good News for Critical Care Nurses in Europe: a new participating hospital in Germany - the University Hospital Tübingen - joined the club. Go to the Exchange Programe for more information

My name is Matej Mažič, I work at the Department of Perioperative Intensive Care Medicine. I have 22 years of experience working with the critically ill and I love this job very much. I am an ERC instructor on Advanced life support courses. European pediatric life support courses, ITLS instructor on ITLS advanced courses and pediatric courses, a...

Hello, I am Ziga Vrhovnik, husband, father of two, working in University Clinical Center in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I am a registered nurse in ICU, for a short time I also worked as perfusionist in the cardio-vascular surgery department. As a team member of our department I work with critically ill mechanical ventilated patients. I have experience ...

The Portuguese Society of Critical Care Nurses (SPEDC) is a scientific, non-profit association, made up of Nurses, whose area of interest and/or professional activity is one of the following: Pre-hospital Emergency, Urgency and Intensive Care. SPEDC's purpose is research, training and management in the area of health, more precisely in the field...

During the EfCCNa Council meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, the Latvian Association of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Nurses applied for a membership in EfCCNa. Linda Fridenberga together with her colleague Olga Cerela presented some interesting information about Critical Care nursing in Latvia and especially about their society. At present, ther...

The EfCCNa position statement on Sustainability in ICU is now published: Towards sustainable intensive care.  Find the document 'Towards sustainable Intensive Care' Towards sustainable intenisve care

EfCCNa free Webinar on Sustainability in ICU    10 April 2024 19.00 – 20.00 hrs UTC/GMT+1 on ZOOM Every ICU nurse in Europe can contribute to a more sustainable ICU  Join our free webinar to be informed about: the latest insights on sustainability in the ICU the new EfCCNa position statement on sustainability in the IC...

The 10th EfCCNa Congress is going to be held in Bologna, Italy. More information will follow ....

I am Cecilia and I have been working as an intensive care nurse at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona for more than 20 years. I have a PhD in nursing from the University of Barcelona. Researching patient empowerment to help reduce Post ICU syndrome. In addition, I teach at the University of Barcelona in both undergraduate and master's programs in ...

  Hrönn is a clinical nurse specialist in critical care nursing and is beginning her PhD study in nursing. Her focus is on quality and quality indicators. She works in a mixed intensive care unit at the Landspitali University Hospital, one of three intensive care units in Iceland. She has 22 years of experience working in Intensive care an...

I am soldier/nurse working for the field hospital in the Czech Republic and have been to missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and naval mission Mediterranean. When I'm not engaged in the army, I mostly work in the ICU at the University hospital in Brno as a critical care specialist. I am a member of the presidium and the intensive care sect...

  The Czech Association of Nurses is an expert, professional, volunteer, non-profit and non-political organization with legal subjectivity. It is the largest professional organization of nurses and other health care professionals in the Czech Republic. It is open to all nurses and other health care professionals regardless of their n...

My name is Julie Berntsen from Norway. I am a member of the National Board of the Norwegian association of Critical Care nurses. I have been a registered nurse since 2015 and have worked at the ICU in Diakonhjemmet hospital in Oslo for the last 5 years.  I received my masters in advanced practice critical care nursing with my thesis “Build...