LiveThe ICU App is now on the App Store and Google Play
Books to Bedside

Bedside intensive care education, in your pocket.

Courses, live classes, an e-Library, a global community and your certificates — everything ESBICM, in one app built for doctors, nurses and paramedics.

The ICU App is the official app of the Educational Society of Bedside Intensive Care Medicine (ESBICM).
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Free to download · iOS and Android

The ICU App on iPhone — member dashboard
The ICU App on Android — member dashboard
150+
countries reached by ESBICM education
Since 2018
a registered educational society
One app
courses · live classes · library · community
What's inside

Everything the critical care team needs

Built for doctors, nurses, paramedics and every professional at the bedside — structured when you want a course, quick when you have two minutes between rounds.

Learn

Structured, certified courses

Certified courses like MechVent — with modules, exit exams, enrolment windows and faculty-led teaching — from foundation to advanced.

  • Certified structured courses with exit exams
  • Clear enrolment windows and seat counts
  • Progress and results in one place
Courses screen showing the MechVent course
Live

Live classes that go deep

Live sessions with ESBICM faculty — guideline discussions, case-based teaching and Q&A — with recordings available afterwards for members.

  • Faculty-led live sessions
  • Guideline and case-based discussions
  • Recordings to catch up any time
Live classes screen with scheduled sessions
Watch

Exclusive videos, members only

A members-only video library — focused teaching on radiology, ICU cases, drugs and mechanical ventilation you won't find on YouTube.

  • Premium teaching content for members
  • Organised by topic and tag
  • New videos added continuously
Exclusive videos screen
The ICU Channel

The whole ICU Channel, in-app

The complete free library that built ESBICM's global reach — every lecture and short, browsable in-app. Important videos now carry a “Read more about it” panel: a written summary with the source guideline or paper attached.

  • The full YouTube catalogue, in-app
  • “Read more” summaries with source PDFs attached
  • Free for everyone, always
The ICU Channel screen inside the app
Community

A global ICU community

Group discussions with members from over 150 countries — doctors, nurses and paramedics — with faculty replies highlighted so guidance is easy to find.

  • Course and topic group chats
  • Faculty answers visually highlighted
  • Voice notes, photos and case discussion
Community chat conversation
Stay informed

Notices, straight from the society

Official ESBICM announcements in one dedicated place — course openings, event dates and society updates — with a bell for your personal alerts.

  • Official announcements in one place
  • Course and event openings, as they happen
  • Personal alerts for your account
Notices screen with society announcements
Quick learning

ICUtips — evidence, distilled

A swipeable feed of clinical visual abstracts — landmark trials, bedside pearls and guideline updates, reduced to what changes your practice.

  • One-screen trial summaries
  • Bedside-first, evidence-linked
  • Two minutes between rounds is enough
ICUtips feed showing a trial summary card
Reference

The e-Library, curated

Guidelines, checklists and teaching documents curated by ESBICM — searchable, organised and downloadable for the bedside.

  • Clinical guidelines and summaries
  • Curated ICU learning resources
  • Offline-ready PDFs
E-library screen with clinical guidelines
Events

Workshops, conferences & forums

ESBICM events in one place — online meetings, workshops and conference programmes — with registration, seats and recordings tracked on your account.

  • Register for events inside the app
  • Free and paid events, clearly marked
  • Recordings and certificates after completion
Events screen showing the ESBICM Mentorship Forum
Faculty

A global faculty network

Meet the faculty behind the teaching — a directory of approved ESBICM faculty across countries, with profiles, roles and an application path for educators.

  • Approved faculty directory with profiles
  • Research, Educator and NextGen tiers
  • Apply for faculty from your profile
Faculty network directory screen
Mentorship

The Mentorship Forum

A confidential learning space for members currently in Critical Care training — a protected room to ask, discuss and grow, guided by ESBICM faculty.

  • Confidential, trainees-only forum
  • Guided by ESBICM faculty
  • Apply to join from within the app
Mentorship Forum application screen
Recognition

Certificates that verify

Course completion and faculty recognition certificates issued in-app — each with a verification link, ready to download and share.

  • Issued and stored in your profile
  • Publicly verifiable authenticity
  • Membership, course and faculty records
Certificates screen with a certificate of completion
Join

Become a member, right from the app

Not a member yet? The whole journey happens in the app — no forms to email, no paperwork to post.

  • 01Create your free account in minutes
  • 02Complete your profile and submit it for review
  • 03Your member ID, card and certificate are issued in-app
Create Your Account screen — join ESBICM from the app
✦ ESBICM Plus

Premium learning access

One membership that unlocks the full depth of ESBICM — priced for cost-recovery, not profit, so premium never means out of reach.

  • Additional exclusive videos
  • Extra e-Library resources
  • Live class recordings archive
  • Layered discounts on courses & events
  • Late entry to closed events
  • Session with senior leadership
ESBICM Plus premium access screen

By a society, for the bedside

ESBICM — the Educational Society of Bedside Intensive Care Medicine — has been delivering freely accessible, affordable intensive care education since 2018, reaching doctors, nurses and paramedics in more than 150 countries through The ICU Channel, courses, live classes, workshops, conferences and more.

A registered educational society — not a company
Home of The ICU Channel on YouTube
International in scale, teaching beyond boundaries
ESBICM — Educational Society of Bedside Intensive Care Medicine
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Built to stay current

The ICU App is updated continuously — new evidence in ICUtips, new resources in the e-Library, new courses, events and features. The app you download today keeps getting better.

Questions

Common questions

Is The ICU App free?
Yes — the app is free to download on iOS and Android, and The ICU Channel library is free for everyone. Member areas unlock when you sign in with your ESBICM account, and courses and events are enrolled individually.
Who is the app for?
Doctors, nurses, paramedics and every professional who works in critical care — from residents preparing for exams to experienced clinicians keeping current.
I'm not an ESBICM member yet — can I join through the app?
Yes. Create a free account in the app and apply for ESBICM Lifetime Membership directly from your profile — your member ID, digital membership card and certificate are issued in-app once your membership is confirmed.
Does my existing ESBICM membership work in the app?
Yes. Sign in with your existing ESBICM account — your membership, ID and certificates appear on your profile automatically.
Do I need ESBICM Plus?
No. Plus is an optional premium tier that adds exclusive videos, extra e-Library resources, recordings and layered discounts. Everything else in the app works without it.

Download The ICU App

Free on the App Store and Google Play — sign in with your ESBICM account and keep bedside learning within reach, wherever you work.

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