Editorial introductions

Editorial introductions

First, Do No Harm: Less Training ≠ Quality Care

Fifty Years of Critical Care Medicine: The Editors' Perspective.

Women as a Growing Force in Critical Care Medicine-the Journal, Profession, and Society.

Lessons Learned From Web- and Social Media-Based Educational Initiatives by Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Societies

The Critical Care Professional Societies Address the Critical Care Crisis in the United States

Hunninghake, Gary W. MD; Mark, James D. MD; Rainey, Thomas G. MD FCCM; Fish, James E. MD Author Information

Surviving Sepsis Campaign.

Forget Paris: Emergency Physicians Can Soon Sit for US Critical Care Boards

After careful preparation and collective efforts, we are honored to announce the launch of the first issue of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. This journal offers a new opportunity to cross professional boundaries, track research hotspots, and produce innovative medical research results in the fields of emergency and critical care medicine. There are several reasons for the creation of this journal. The primary one is to introduce emergency events and medical research, thereby promoting the integration and communication between emergency and critical care medicine. In addition, although there are a variety of publications that include emergency and critical care, an all-encompassing medical journal of emergency and critical care is still absent in East Asia. It is our passion to establish a medical journal covering emergency- and critical care-related research from a global perspective. Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is interested in the following research areas: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, acute cardiovascular diseases, stroke, shock, acute respiratory failure, infection, trauma, out-of-hospital emergency medical services, emergency, critical care, disaster management, toxicology, organ dysfunction, artificial intelligence, life-supporting devices, and more. This journal provides rapid publication of original articles, reviews, case reports, meta-analyses, comments, methodologies, perspectives/viewpoints, editorials, images, news, communications, letters to the editor, etc., from professionals and researchers worldwide. All submissions are processed online through https://www.editorialmanager.com/eccm/. This new journal is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal with mechanisms for buzz-check and a priority publication service. In other words, all articles that pass the fair peer-review procedure and publication by the journal are free and available on the official website from 2021 to 2025 for the benefit of the entire academic community. Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, an official journal of Shandong University, is published by the world-class medical publisher, Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, with the support of the Chinese Society of Emergency Medicine and the Chest Pain Branch of the China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care. The journal will define itself by the ability to provide a friendly communication platform for an increasing number of innovative findings in the field of emergency and critical care. In addition, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is supported by the “High-level New Journal of 2019 Action Plan for the Excellence of China Science and Technology Journals” project, and it is our belief that the journal is poised to make a great breakthrough not only in China but all over the world. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the experienced and distinguished editorial board members, whose advice and actions contributed significantly to the creation of this journal. In the years to come, the editorial board and I will work closely to make this journal a success. I also genuinely thank each author for their enthusiasm, trust, and contributions, on which the growth of this journal depends. Furthermore, my deep appreciation goes to the reviewers, who are prominent experts and always send timely comments and feedback on every manuscript. We welcome you as we take on the challenge of making Emergency and Critical Care a globally respected medical journal that contributes to bettering human lives. Numerous changes have taken place in the fields of emergency and critical care medicine, and various new theories, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic strategies have been proposed. With a broad and multidisciplinary scope, this journal will do its utmost to act as a platform for sharing professional knowledge, diverse thinking, cases, as well as basic and clinical research, in an efficient and interactive way. Novel and highly qualified papers are welcome from physicians, researchers, nurses, and other medical workers and students in related areas. We hope the journal can become a significant information source and contributor to the advancement of emergency and critical care medicine.

Multisociety Task Force for Critical Care Research

As early as August 1974, "organ failure resuscitation ward" for critically ill patients with cardiac, respiratory or renal failure had appeared as independent medical units in China. In 1980s, the discipline of critical care medicine had experienced a rapid development, shown its superiority in both daily health care and public health emergency, also its status in the academy of medicine. On September 4th, 1989, the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM) accepted the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine (TCMWMCSCCM) as an official member. In November 1989, the former State Scientific and Technological Commission approved the establishment of Critical Care Medicine in Tianjin, the first journal in the very field in China, indicating that Chinese critical care medicine has been officially accepted by the international academia and its academic status has been determined. In September 1997, the Chinese Association of Pathophysiology organized the Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine. In March 2005, the Chinese Medical Association organized the Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine had found. In July 2009, Chinese Association of Critical Care Physicians had found under the Chinese Medical Doctor Association. In 2008, Critical Care Medicine had been defined as secondary clinical discipline (Subject code 320.58) by Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China. In 2009, it was listed in the first clinical discipline (Code 28). In 2001, Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine under the Chinese Association of Pathophysiology had officially joined the WFSICCM and the Asia Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine (APACCM), and became a member in both councils. Between 2006 and 2010, Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine under the Chinese Association of Pathophysiology had become the presidency and member in APACCM, WFSICCM and Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA), respectively. So far, there are a number of critical care physicians from China serve as a member in international academic organizations. In ESICM LIVES 2012, held in Lisbon, Portugal, the Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine under the Chinese Association of Pathophysiology was invited on behalf of China and gave lectures, showing the elegant demeanor of Chinese scholars. Since 2013, the Annual Congress of Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine has set up the China-USA Joint forum and China-Europe forum. In 2018, the Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine started a series of "Belt and Road" academic activities, signed the cooperation agreement with 18 academic community of critical care medicine from respective countries or districts along the Belt and Road, and established a long-term relation of communication and cooperation, indicating that Chinese critical care medicine has intensively participated in international communication and integration. Year 2019 is the 40th year of Chinese construction and development in critical care medicine. Today, Chinese critical care medicine is taking off. It has developed rapidly on a brand-new level, advanced on the highway of professional and standardized development, achieved a series of development and won the praise of peers around the world. Since the establishment of Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine in March 2005, the scale of annual congresses has expanded year by year, participants increased from mere 1 000 to more than 15 000, contributions increased from hundreds to thousands, exhibiting the prosperity of Chinese critical care medicine. Meanwhile, the society has published guideline series, technical specifications and academic yearbooks, implemented Chinese Critical Care Certified Course (5C training), carried out the continue education program and grassroot education activities, set up the "lifetime achievement award", etc., to promote continuous progress and development in Chinese critical care medicine. The Chinese Association of Critical Care Physicians has greatly contributed to the promotion in critical care specialist training, also push forward the progress. In August 2018, department of critical care medicine was selected in the second batch of standardized training bases for specialists, and began recruitment in both medical and surgical critical care medicine in March 2019. The future of Chinese critical care medicine requires us to make clear the developmental blueprint of the discipline, to persevere with integration and innovation, and to meet the needs of society. Efficient and normative systems are also required in the discipline construction, talent cultivation, diagnosis and treatment system, academic construction, and intelligent application of network data. Particularly, we should vigorously carry out and promote the homogenization of critical care specialist training for talent resources reservation. We should actively promote the establishment of clinical research platforms for critical care medicine, encourage and support multicenter clinical researches. We should promote multi-channel communication in the field at home and abroad, expand the international influence of Chinese critical care medicine step by step, to promote the sustainable development of Chinese critical care medicine, to explore further forefront of modern medicine, to promote greater contribution to human health.

Multisociety Task Force for Critical Care Research: Key Issues and Recommendations

Pressure-synchronized cineangiography during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

To identify, catalog, and critically evaluate Web-based resources for critical care education. A multilevel search strategy was utilized. Literature searches were conducted (from 1996 to September 30, 2010) using OVID-MEDLINE, PubMed, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature with the terms "Web-based learning," "computer-assisted instruction," "e-learning," "critical care," "tutorials," "continuing education," "virtual learning," and "Web-based education." The Web sites of relevant critical care organizations (American College of Chest Physicians, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Thoracic Society, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine, World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and World Federation of Critical Care Nurses) were reviewed for the availability of e-learning resources. Finally, Internet searches and e-mail queries to critical care medicine fellowship program directors and members of national and international acute/critical care listserves were conducted to 1) identify the use of and 2) review and critique Web-based resources for critical care education. To ensure credibility of Web site information, Web sites were reviewed by three independent reviewers on the basis of the criteria of authority, objectivity, authenticity, accuracy, timeliness, relevance, and efficiency in conjunction with suggested formats for evaluating Web sites in the medical literature. Literature searches using OVID-MEDLINE, PubMed, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature resulted in >250 citations. Those pertinent to critical care provide examples of the integration of e-learning techniques, the development of specific resources, reports of the use of types of e-learning, including interactive tutorials, case studies, and simulation, and reports of student or learner satisfaction, among other general reviews of the benefits of utilizing e-learning. Review of the Web sites of relevant critical care organizations revealed the existence of a number of e-learning resources, including online critical care courses, tutorials, podcasts, webcasts, slide sets, and continuing medical education resources, some requiring membership or a fee to access. Respondents to listserve queries (>100) and critical care medicine fellowship director and advanced practice nursing educator e-mail queries (>50) identified the use of a number of tutorials, self-directed learning modules, and video-enhanced programs for critical care education and practice. In all, >135 Web-based education resources exist, including video Web resources for critical care education in a variety of e-learning formats, such as tutorials, self-directed learning modules, interactive case studies, webcasts, podcasts, and video-enhanced programs. As identified by critical care educators and practitioners, e-learning is actively being integrated into critical care medicine and nursing training programs for continuing medical education and competency training purposes. Knowledge of available Web-based educational resources may enhance critical care practitioners' ongoing learning and clinical competence, although this has not been objectively measured to date.