Statement paper on diversity for the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

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.
Author(s): Bjoern Weiss [sup.1] [sup.2], B. Weiss [sup.1], L. Prisco, C. Boulanger, S. Einav, P. Gruber, J. H. Laake, S. Mehta, M. Ostermann, M. Antonelli, M. Ben Nun, B. Bollen [...]