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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 Education & Research 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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Work with us

We are a national leader in emergency and trauma with the largest ICU and busiest trauma centre. Talk to us about joining our world-class team.

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Upcoming courses

ECHO - The Alfred ICU Comprehensive Critical Care Echocardiography Course (ACCCE) - November 2024

20 November 2024 — 21 November 2024

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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Advanced Life Support (ALS2) - November 2024

26 November 2024 — 27 November 2024

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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Critical Care Review (CCR) Down Under

10 December 2024 — 11 December 2024

The Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

Registration is now open

Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care - February 2025

4 February 2025 — 5 February 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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Advanced Life Support (ALS2) - February 2025

11 February 2025 — 12 February 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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The Alfred 6th International Nutrition in the Critically Ill Symposium

28 February 2025 — 1 March 2025

The Alfred - Innovation & Education Hub

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Latest news

“Intensive Education” Series: Next Animated Video Release

18 November 2024
This is the third video in the temporary pacing series aimed a staff managing post cardiac surgical temporary pacing.

Paul Ross Wins Research Encouragement Award

18 November 2024
The Alfred Health Nursing Research Awards were held on the 30th of October, and we are excited to share that Paul Ross won the Research Encouragement Award for an Early Career Researcher.

Check out the visual abstract for the BLENDER trial

18 September 2024
We’re proud to share that members of the Alfred Intensive Care Academic staff have been involved in the BLENDER trial, titled "Conservative or Liberal Oxygen Targets in Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation."

“Intensive Education” Animated Videos

21 August 2024
Dr Ken Hoffman, Leigh McNicol, and Dr Josh McLarty received an Intensive Care Foundation Grant last year for their project titled, "Intensive Education” Animated Videos – a series of short animated educational videos covering topics related to the practice of intensive care.