I am a nurse in the polytrauma ICU of the Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid. My visit to Cyprus was scheduled before the pandemic, so when I was contacted again, I was overjoyed. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to see a healthcare system from the inside. Jelena facilitated all the conversations with the coordinator in Cyp...

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023): International Journal of Critical Care This issue focuses on special topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  PUBLISHED: 2023-05-01 click here to go to the journal

’So much of who we are is where we have been’’ once said by William Langewiesche. With this quote I would like to start this brief report of how my experience at the Karolinska University Hospital affected my mindset, emotional intelligence and knowledge. Through the Erasmus learning program and the valuable help of EfCCNa I was able to travel t...

In the end it finally happened, after long waiting due to the pandemic I’ve been able to attend my exchange program appointed by EfCCNa. I spent a wonderful week at Karolinska University hospital in Stockholm, Sweden from May 20 to 27. As a critical care nurse I can now confirm this experience can be considered a cornerstone of our profession.&n...

Alex Furmanov, the new representative for Israel is a nurse for already 32 years and works in the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem as a head nurse of Neurosurgery and Cardiac Surgery ICU's. During the pandemic he served as a head nurse of the COVID ICU, also. In 2017 he received his Master degree with the thesis 'Acceptance...

NEW British Council member: during the Skopje meeting Ian Naldrett introduced Nicole Lee as his successor. Here is her introduction: My name is Nicole Lee from the United Kingdom I sit on the National Board for BACCN (British Association of Critical Care Nurses). My background is Burns Intensive Care speciality, Critical Care Nursing E...

During the EfCCNa Spring Council meeting in beautiful Skopje, North-Macedonia the Dutch representation in the EfCCNa Council has changed: Margo van Mol and Paul Rood took over the post  from  Frederique Paulus. Margo van Mol worked in the ICU for almost 30 years as a clinical nurse (registered). She holds an MSc in Health Psychology a...

EfCCNa is happy to announce the winner of the Research Grant 2022: Congratulation to Adriano Friganović, Croatia, who got awarded for his investigation about the         Burnout Syndrome in Critical Care Nurses working in  COVID-19 settings Croatia and Poland  

We are delighted to promote the 'International Journal of Critical Care', the official journal of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses. The 'International Journal of Critical Care' is an open access, peer reviewed journal publishing a wide array of articles and research papers promoting evidence-based best practice in Critical Car...

Change in the Danish Council representation:   After three years beeing the Danish Council representive, Pernille Madsen hand over her post to Anja Ziemer. During the times of the pandemic unfortunately we haven't had the change to meet personally - nevertheless many thanks to Pernille for her commitment and input to the Council wo...

The latest EfCCNa newsletter is now online and provides you with the latest information about the federation and its member associations. Please find the latest edition under newsletters.

International Journal of Critical Care is the official journal of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses.  It builds on the legacy and successes of Connect, the former Journal, and endeavors to be a truly global vehicle for sharing the latest research, initiatives, policy advice, and achievements in critical care. ...

9th EfCCNa Congress in Utrecht  Please find the presentations of the key note speakers on this website. click here for access

9th EfCCNa Congess in Utrecht:  The deadline for the regular fee is approaching fast, only 10 more days to go.  To register before August 25 saves you 80€. Thus, hurry up to join Europe's largest critical care nurses congress! Click here for registration 

The latest EfCCNa newsletter with all information you need to know about the 9th EfCCNa Congress 2022 in Utrecht is now online! Go to the EfCCNa news site

Dear Colleague If you hold a PhD or are currently a PhD student, we would like to invite you to join the CCDEN meeting during the 2022 EfCCNa congress in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Critical Care Doctoral European Nurses group was created in 2015 in Valencia. Our objective is establishing a network of critical care nursing researchers. Sinc...