Events
ICC-CTN Summer Meeting 2025
Tuesday, June 10th
Titanic Belfast
We are delighted to invite you to our annual Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Network (ICC-CTN) scientific meeting in the Titanic centre Belfast on Tuesday the 10th of June 2025. The meeting will be taking place in the Bridge.
We are honoured to invite you to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the ICC-CTN with us! Our program boasts fantastic national and international speakers who will be presenting on the ICC-CTNs current ongoing and new Critical Care research. We are delighted to showcase our collaboration with InFACT and we will be highlighting our emerging stars researchers as we focus on one of the network's key strategic objectives 'Clinical Trials and Trialists of the future'. Additionally, this year we are thrilled to welcome national and international PIs for Platform trials and a Phase II AKI trial.
Across three thematic sessions, national and international speakers will share insights and updates on current trials and research initiatives conducted and supported in collaboration with the ICC-CTN.
Each session will conclude with a panel & stakeholder discussion.
The themes are as follows;
- Theme 1: ICC-CTN x InFact Collaboration – the latest in platform trials federation
- Theme 2: Emerging Leaders Spotlight
- Theme 3: The Latest in Critical Care Research
This event will be a wonderful opportunity for our wide network of researchers to come together and discuss the latest developments in critical care research. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Media Disclaimer:
By participating in the ICC-CTN meeting, you consent to the capture of recordings, photographs, and videos, which may be used on ICC-CTN’s media platforms, including its website, social media, and promotional materials.
Please note this year there will be no livestream.

Upcoming Events
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April 7th
International Clinical Trials Day
May 20th
Announcement of Early Career Researcher Seed Funding Awardee
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ICC-CTN Annual Scientific Meeting
June 10th
Critical Care Reviews Meeting
June 11th - 13th
PRIME Ireland Meeting & ECR group symposium
September 8th - 9th
BASICS Research Courses
February 10th - 11th
Museum of Literature Ireland, 86 St Stephen's
Green, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 XY43
- The BASIC Clinical Research Course will take place on February 10th & 11th, 2025, in the MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland) Dublin.
- This course is aimed at anaesthetic registrars, junior consultants and allied health professionals interested in critical care research.
- Registration will open on January 16th, 2025. Numbers are limited.
POSTPONED
We have unfortunately had to postpone the BASIC Research Coordination Course which was due to take place on March 3rd & 4th, 2025, in the MoLI Dublin.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Once we have a confirmed date and location, we will circulate an email with the updated information.
March 3rd - 4th - POSTPONED
Museum of Literature Ireland, 86 St Stephen's
Green, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 XY43
- The BASIC Research Coordination Course will take place on March 3rd & 4th, 2025, in the MoLI Dublin.
- This course is aimed at bedside nurses and other researchers involved or interested in critical care research coordination.
ICC-CTN Summer Meeting 2024
Session 1
REMAP-CAP Statin Trial
Danny McAuley, Belfast
PANTHER Trial
Danny McAuley, Belfast
BrainAPT
Alexis Turgeon, Quebec
Session 2
Trialists of the Future Introduction
Ger Curley, Dublin
START AKI Secondary Analysis
Yvelynne Kelly, Dublin
Delirium Management in Irish ICUs
Leona Bannon, Dublin
PHIND Study
Kiran Reddy, Belfast
Acute Organ Rejection
Roisin Dolan, Dublin
Trialists of the Future Discussion
Yvelynne Kelly, Leona Bannon, Kiran Reddy, Roisin Dolan
Session 3
The patient and public experience of critical illness
Kathy Smith & Heather O'Grady, Canada
STEPCARE Trial
Peter McGuigan, Belfast
Research Methodology
Frances Shiely, Cork
Session Panel Discussion
Kathy Smith, Heather O'Grady, Peter McGuigan, & Frances Shiely
ICC-CTN Summer Meeting 2023
TEAM Trial
Carol Hodgson, Melbourne
EPO-Trauma
Craig French, Australia
PANTHER Trial
Danny McAuley, Belfast
Nutrition
Emma Ridley, Melbourne
PRACTICAL Trial
Ewan Goligher, Toronto
BONANZA Trial
Jamie Cooper, Melbourne
InFACT
John Marshall, Toronto
Nutrient Ireland
Kate Ainscough, Dublin
EVIDENCE Trial
Mark Dennis, Sydney
TARGET Protein
Lee-anne Chapple, Adelaide
Patient & Public Involvement
Leanne Hays, Dublin
STEPCARE Trial
Peter McGuigan, Belfast
REMAP-CAP Platform Trial
Steve Webb, Perth
SPICE IV Trial
Yahya Shehabi, Melbourne
ICCCTN Summer Meeting 2022
Welcome
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN
REMAP-CAP - How Well Did We Adapt?
Colin McArthur (New Zealand)
REMAP-CAP Public & Patient Involvement & Engagement Group
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN
Phase 2 Platform Trial in ARDS
Danny McAuley (Belfast)
InFACT
Prof John Marshall (Toronto)
SPRINT-SARI
Srin Murthy (Vancouver)
Canadian Clinical Research Network
Francois Lamontagne (Sherbrooke)
Panel Discussion
Professors Danny McAuley (Belfast, Northern Ireland), Francois Lamontagne (Sherbrooke, Canada), John Marshall (Toronto, Canada), Colin McArthur (Auckland, New Zealand), Alistair Nichol (Dublin, Ireland) and Srinivas Murthy (Vancouver, Canada), discuss issues arising from their earlier talks at the ICC-CTN Meeting 2022
ICCCTN Meeting Winter 2020
Introduction
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN
REST Trial Update
James McNamee (Belfast)
Health Research Consent Declaration Committee Update
Kathy Brickell (Dublin)
PEPTIC / PHARLAP / TRANSFUSE Trial Updates
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN
TAME Trial Update
Kate Ainscough (Dublin)
ANZICS-Research Centre, Melbourne
Tony Tripani (Melbourne)
EPO-Trauma Trial
Kate Ainscough (Dublin)
BONAZA Trial
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN
POISE-3 Trial
Ger Curley (Dublin)
PHIND Trial
Bairbre McNicholas (Galway)
Non Invasive NAVA in Bronchiolitis Trial
Siobhan Whelan (Dublin)
TEAM & SPICE Trial Updates
Kathy Brickell (Dublin)
REMAP-CAP Trial
Steve Webb (Perth)
ICCCTN Summer Winter 2016
ICC-CTG Update
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN
REST Trial Update
PHARLAP Trial
ISARIC
Gail Carson (Oxford)
Ethics Committees
Steve Webb (Perth)
Funding a Research Co-ordinator
Rachel Parke (Auckland)
Intensive Care Research Co-Ordinator Interest Group
Glenn Eastwood (Melbourne)
PHARLAP
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN
How to Write a Fundable Grant Application
Shay McGuinness (Auckland)
Closing Words
Alistair Nichol, Director ICCCTN