Working Groups

POKER, the PICU Oncology Kids in Europe Research group, is a working group of ESPNIC. Our ultimate goal is to improve the care and health outcomes of critically ill pediatric cancer patients. As a first step, POKER aims to obtain consensus in determining the top research priorities and core outcome measures in the field of pediatric cancer patients at the PICU for the next 10 years.

The aim of the ESPNIC Simulation Working Group is to advance paediatric and neonatal critical care training and education based on simulation technologies. Simulation-based medical education can be a platform which provides a valuable tool in learning to  improve clinical performance, patient safety, and outcomes. One of the aims of this group is to promote a simulation based educational program and work on developing a European consensus statement for training and accreditation required to become a simulation instructor for neonatal and paediatric critical care area.

The goal of the ESPNIC Data Science Working Group is to improve care in the neonatal and paediatric intensive care units with data, IT systems and eHealth solutions. As a first step, the working group aims to prioritize and address a list of (research) topics regarding Healthcare Informatics, eHealth & Big Data in the field of neonatal and peadiatric intensive care.