Abstract
Introduction: Diversity has become a key-strategic element of success in various political and economic fields. The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) decided to make diversity a key strategic priority for the future and appointed a Task-Force on this topic. Methods: In a consensus process, three Working-Groups, nominated by Task-Force members, developed statements on strategic future topics. In addition, diversity-related data available from the membership database have been analyzed and reported in aggregated form. Results: The Task-Force decided to nominate working groups on (1) “sex, gender identity and sexual orientation”, (2) “ethnicity, culture and socio-economic status”, and (3) “multiprofessionalism”. These are the first prioritized topics for the near future. The first diversity-report shows targetable items in all three domains. Conclusion: The diversity Task-Force defined actionable items for a one- and three-year plan that are especially aiming at the identification of potential gaps and an implementation of concrete projects for members of the ESICM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1002-1005 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Intensive Care Medicine |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Critical care
- Culture
- Diversity
- Female
- Intensive care medicine
- Male
- Society
- Minority Groups
- Societies, Medical/organization & administration
- Humans
- Cultural Diversity
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Sex Factors
- Critical Care