Sections & Working Groups

The aim of the Infection, Systemic Inflammation and Sepsis section is to facilitate research and organize education to improve outcome in treatment and prevention of critically ill children and neonates with infection, systemic inflammation and sepsis.

The aim of the Metabolism, endocrinology, and nutrition section is to provide the optimal nutritional and metabolic support to ensure the best short- and long-term outcome for every critically ill child. We need to elucidate the causes and consequences of metabolic and nutritional changes in critically ill children. This will pave the way forward to individualized nutrition and treatment in the right modality at the right time of the disease course.

The aim of the Neuro Critical Care Section is to bring together researchers, clinicians & educators in the field of paediatric neuro-critical care from across Europe to improve our understanding of the injuries and diseases that affect the brain. We aim to advance diagnostic skills, monitoring techniques and therapeutic management of these conditions within paediatric and neonatal critical care, to improve the neurodevelopmental outcomes of the infants and children we care for.

The aim of the Paediatric and Neonatal nursing section is to bring clinical PICU and NICU nurses from across Europe together.  This is a forum for members to share experiences in daily practices, discuss clinical uncertainties, review education about PICU and NICU and discuss the impact of research on daily practice. Education is a really important part of our section and we are committed to developing and raising minimal educational standards for PICU and NICU nurses, to improve the quality of care for critically ill children and neonates across Europe. There is some fantastic research taking place by nursing and allied health professionals and we work closely with the Nursing Science section to help implement research results and evidence into daily practice. This helps ensure that our members have access to the best evidence surrounding PICU and NICU care and our patients and families receive the best care possible. 

The aim of the Pharmacology section is to enhance the level of evidence based pharmacotherapy in critically ill newborns and children, to provide the scientific community a forum for discussions around innovative trial designs appropriate for the PICU environment, and be a leader in postgraduate education in the area of pharmacotherapy.

The aim of the Quality improvement, patient safety, and long term outcomes section is to improve individual care during and after PICU admission and provide a basis for outcome research, intervention studies and follow-up after trials performed in the PICU.

The aim of the Respiratory Failure section is to improve the acute and long-term outcome of the critically ill child by promoting, encouraging and performing education and scientific research related to all aspects of acute respiratory failure in children, including pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment.

The aim of the Resuscitation Section is to collate, promote and disseminate best practices in the identification of the deteriorating child and management of the child and infant in cardiorespiratory arrest to optimise outcomes. This will include a focus on education and training of providers in quality improvement CPR programmes.

The aim of the ESPNIC Transport Section is to improve the clinical care of the critically ill newborn and child requiring inter-hospital transport and to improve the experience of their parents and families.