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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


Call closes for seed-funding Award to early career researchers

April 7th

International Clinical Trials Day

May 20th

Announcement of Early Career Researcher Seed Funding Awardee

June 10th

ICC-CTN Annual Scientific Meeting

Belfast

June 10th

Critical Care Reviews Meeting

Belfast

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