Building your future ICU in Asia Pacific: A structured regional priority-mapping summit report from the Asia Pacific Critical Care Societies Summit 2025
Authors' conclusion
The "Future of Your ICU" in the Asia Pacific region requires a staged, context-sensitive approach.
Study context
- Population
- 14 Asia Pacific Critical Care Societies, summit in Singapore on 17 August 2025
- Participants
- 14 critical care societies
- Outcome
- Qualitative thematic analysis and prioritisation of strategic domains across staged time horizons
Methodological detailsqualitative thematic analysis, satellite meeting of the Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium
- Qualitative thematic analysis
- Satellite meeting of the Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Regional ICU priorities
- Four domains: Workforce, Education, and Wellbeing; Infrastructure, Access, and Equity; Technology, Innovation, and Data; Population Health, Research, and Ethics
- Short-term priorities (0-3 years): workforce shortages and infrastructure deficits
- Medium-term priorities (3-6 years): digital integration incl. tele-ICU, selective use of AI, embedding ethical governance
- Long-term goals (7-10 years): advancing equity, strengthening research capacity, particularly for digital health technologies
- Heterogeneity: high-income countries prioritised digital maturity and precision care; low- and middle-income countries workforce expansion and ICU bed capacity
Original publication
Building your future ICU in Asia Pacific: A structured regional priority-mapping summit report from the Asia Pacific Critical Care Societies Summit 2025. J Crit Care. Published 4 April 2026. doi:10.
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