Interrelation between anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine training in Europe

In the last decade, intensive care medicine (ICM) in Europe has encountered significant challenges. There is an intensive care workforce deficit (especially after the COVID pandemic),1 reduced allocation of resources to healthcare in some European countries, and migration of healthcare professionals due to geopolitical and economic factors. At the same time, ICM training in Europe is changing but still is not recognised as a separate profes- sional qualification making the recognition of profes- sionals across Europe challenging