Working Rules for the UEMS Multidisciplinary Joint Committee of Intensive Care Medicine

Working Rules for the UEMS Multidisciplinary Joint Committee of Intensive Care Medicine (UEMS MJCICM)

The UEMS MJCICM was established after a meeting of the Presidents of different Sections involved in intensive care medicine on May 8, 1999 in Brussels. The nine disciplines are: anaesthesiology, cardiac surgery, cardiology, internal medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, paediatrics, pneumology, surgery.

In order to facilitate the harmonisation of training in ICM accross Europe, the UEMS has created a specialty Board for ICM in 2006, with representatives drawn equally from the MJCICM and from the ESICM. The Board can thus accommodate all current national models of training. The MJCICM will act as an executive committee for the Board and provide a conduit for the Board to report the council of the UEMS. All members of the Board will have a Board.

The main aims of the MJCICM are:

1.  The harmonisation of training and practice in intensive care medicine in Europe with the establishment of minimum acceptable standards.

2.  The assessment of quality of training of ICM. Recognition of quality could be assessed by examinations and diploma. MJCICM endorsement of existing established examination (with diploma) will be evaluated and considered.

3.  Assessment of quality of training and practice of ICM may be established by a visiting programme.

Representation:

1)  Each participating Section should be represented by the respective President and/or Secretary of that Section or that Section’s nominated representative to the MJCICM. For reasons of continuity it is recommended that members should be appointed for a period of 4 years as long as they remain delegates within their section (re-election is possible).

Before every meeting invitations have to be sent to the president, the secretary and the nominated delegate the 9 sections.

2)  All decisions of the MJCICM have to be approved by the different sections, which are members of the committee.

3)  Voting rights: Only one person of the 9 sections involved has a voting right. So, either the president, the secretary or the nominated delegate of the section is allowed to vote.

4)  The MJCICM has set up an European Board of Intensive care medicine with equal representation from the 9 sections and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

5)  Other advisory members can only be admitted after approval by the president and the secretary general of the UEMS

6)  Minutes of the meetings have to be distributed to the president, the secretary and the nominated delegate