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The Alfred Intensive Care
Academic Centre

Patient care, education and research

The Alfred ICU is one of Australia’s largest intensive care units, leading innovation in critical care treatment, education, and research, and caring for all Victorians with life-threatening conditions.

The Academic Centre is the focal point of The Alfred ICU education and research programs, which aim to improve clinical outcomes, by promoting active, integrated, and patient focused knowledge generation, dissemination, and translation in intensive care medicine.

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About the Alfred ICU

The Alfred's ICU is one of Australia's leading intensive care units, treating thousands of patients each year and providing care for patients with life threatening conditions.

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Education & Research

The Alfred Intensive Care Academic Centre is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in research. Since 2011, The Alfred ICU has produced more than 85 publications annually.

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International Programs

The Alfred Intensive Care Academic Centre now offers bespoke educational courses tailored to specific healthcare systems.  

International Education

Upcoming courses

Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care - August 2025

5 August 2025 — 6 August 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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The Alfred ICU in Collaboration with VECMOS Adult ECMO Course - August

13 August 2025 — 14 August 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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Advanced Life Support - August 2025

19 August 2025 — 20 August 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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Alfred Bootcamp for CICM Second Part Clinical Exam Course (ABC2) - August 2025

28 August 2025 — 29 August 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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The Alfred ICU in Collaboration with VECMOS Adult ECMO Course - October 2025

15 October 2025 — 16 October 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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Critically Ill Airway (CIA) - October 2025

23 October 2025 — 24 October 2025

The Alfred Simulation Centre

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Latest news

CCR Down Under 2025 - The first four Trials have been announced! Register Today

30 July 2025
We are excited to announce the first four Trials have been announced. Following the tremendous success of our inaugural event in 2024, we invite you to attend CCR Down Under Melbourne’s Federation Square on 9-10 December 2025.

International Educational Opportunities

29 July 2025
The Alfred Intensive Care Academic Centre now offers bespoke educational courses tailored to specific healthcare systems.  This involves partnering with an organisation and deploying course faculty and resources to the chosen location. The advantage of this approach is that it allows for the training of a large number of healthcare workers in their own environment, leveraging existing teams and infrastructure.

Celebrating 60 years of ICU at The Alfred

02 July 2025
On Thursday 19 June, we proudly celebrated 60 incredible years of Intensive Care at The Alfred, bringing together past and present ICU staff for a truly memorable event.

Paediatric Neurocritical Care Symposium

26 June 2025
Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick welcomes you to register for the Paediatric Neurocritical Care Symposium. The program will feature presentations from experts in Neurology, Oncology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Nursing, and Paediatric Intensive Care, sharing the latest advances shaping neurocritical care.