Intensive Care Fundamentals in Romania. A Critical Step in Romanian Intensive Care Education

Cosmin Balan^1,2, Serban-Ion Bubenek-Turconi^1,2, Mo Al-Haddad³

1 Institutul de Urgenta pentru Boli Cardiovasculare Prof Dr C C Iliescu, Bucharest, Romania
2 Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
3 Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2024-0029

Any doctor working in the field of Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) remembers their first placement in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Most would remember that time as being characterized by trepidation, confusion and worry. In order to mitigate these negative experiences, various institutions run ad hoc induction and orientation programs. The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) has recently developed the Intensive Care Fundamentals (ICF) course to standardize induction and orientation to ICU for this group of doctors throughout Europe and beyond. Now, the ICF has arrived in Romania. [More]