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Barbas CSV. The role of women as critical care physicians. REVISTA DA ASSOCIACAO MEDICA BRASILEIRA (1992) 2023; 69:e2023S102. [PMID: 37556621 PMCID: PMC10411696 DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.2023s102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas
- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Disciplina de Pneumologia – São Paulo (SP), Brazil
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva- Adultos – São Paulo (SP), Brazil
- Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira – São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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Hamzaoui O, Boissier F, Salmon Gandonnière C, Aubron C, Bodet-Contentin L, Fartoukh MS, Faure M, Jourdain M, Le Marec J, Tamion F, Terzi N, Hauw-Berlemont C, Aissaoui N. Ten actions to achieve gender equity among intensivists: the French Society of Intensive Care (FICS) model. Ann Intensive Care 2022; 12:59. [PMID: 35779125 PMCID: PMC9250559 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-022-01035-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
In our recent survey, we aimed to collect information on perceived inequity as well as professional and personal fulfillment among women intensivists in France. For the 371 respondents out of the 732 persons who received the survey, the findings were unequivocal: for one-third of the respondents, being a woman was considered as an obstacle to careers or academic advancement, and for two thirds, pregnancy was viewed as a barrier to their career advancement. Gender discrimination had been experienced by 55% of the respondents. In 2019, to promote and achieve gender equity in the French Intensive Care Society (FICS), ten actions were initiated and are detailed in the present manuscript together with supporting data: (1) creation of a working group: the FEMMIR group; (2) promotion of mentorship; (3) implementation of concrete sponsorship; (4) transparency and public reporting of gender ratios in editorial boards; (5) workshops dedicated to unconscious gender bias; (6) workshops dedicated to improved women assertiveness; (7) role models; (8) creation of educational/information programs for young intensivists; (9) development of research on gender inequity and, as a perspective; and (10) development of a wide-ranging program. This review is aimed at providing a toolbox of organizational best practices designed to achieve gender equity. It is particularly important to share promising practical action engaged in our FEMMIR group with other concerned professionals around the world.
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- Olfa Hamzaoui
- AP-HP, Service de réanimation polyvalente, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France.
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Universitaire de Poitiers, INSERM CIC 1402 (ALIVE Group), Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Régional Et Universitaire de Brest, Université de La Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, INSERM CIC 1415, CRICS-TriGGERSep Network, CHRU de Tours and methodS in Patient-Centered Outcomes and Health ResEarch (SPHERE), INSERM UMR 1246, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, APHP, and APHP, Sorbonne Université, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Diplôme d'études Spécialisées Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Nouzilly, France
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- Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Membre de l'unité INSERM U1190 - Recherche Translationnelle Sur le Diabète, CHU de Lille, Lille, France
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- AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Site Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Service de Pneumologie, Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Département R3S, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale Et Clinique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Médecine Intensive Et Réanimation, Hôpital Universitaire de Rouen, INSERM U1096 EnVi, Université Normandie, UNIROUEN, Rouen, France
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- Inserm, U1042, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, APHP Centre, Cochin et Université de Paris, INSERM Unit 970, Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), Paris, France
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Liao X, Yang Y, Francesca R, Kang Y, Rello J. Female representation in intensive care medicine: Challenges and perspectives from China. JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2:89-91. [PMID: 36789189 PMCID: PMC9923977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jointm.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The gender gap in the practice of intensive care medicine has increasingly been recognized as a problem in recent years. Despite limited information, the available data suggest that representation of women in the physician workforce, academic positions, and leadership roles in intensive care is inadequate globally. In this article, we describe the situation of female intensive care unit (ICU) physicians from the perspective of Chinese intensivists. The proportion of female ICU physicians in China has been increasing in recent years. The biggest challenges faced by female ICU physicians include balance of work and life, difficulties in career planning, and lack of academic influence. More attention and policy support should be provided to help them play a better role in intensive care medicine.
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- Xuelian Liao
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. Chengdu, Sichuan 610044, China,Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Tianfu Hospital, Sichuan University. Chengdu, Sichuan 610213, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, McGill University, Montreal H3A 0G4, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. Chengdu, Sichuan 610044, China,Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Tianfu Hospital, Sichuan University. Chengdu, Sichuan 610213, China
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- Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, and Infections Area, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research, Barcelona 08035, Spain,Corresponding author: Jordi Rello, Catedràtic de Medicina, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Clin Research/Epidemiol In Pneumonia and Sepsis (CRIPS)- VHIR, Ps Vall d'Hebron 119, AMI- 14a Planta, Barcelona 08035, Spain.
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Ravioli S, Moser N, Ryser B, Pfortmueller CA, Lindner G. Gender distribution in boards of intensive care medicine societies. J Crit Care 2021; 68:157-162. [PMID: 34836749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The established gender gap in intensive care medicine is larger compared to other medical specialties. The aim of this study was to evaluate gender distribution in boards of intensive care medicine societies worldwide. METHODS In this cross-sectional analysis, board members and presidents of all intensive care medicine societies associated with the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine were eligible for study inclusion. Exclusion criteria were: A) society without focus on intensive care and B) online information unavailable. RESULTS In 2021, 65 presidents and 820 board members were analyzed. Ten presidents (15%) and 231 board members (28%) were women. The proportion of women presidents reached from 0% in Africa to 20% in Europe and South America. The proportion of women board members was highest in North and South America with 42% and 46% respectively and lowest in Africa (21%) and Asia (10%). In Europe, 31% of board members were women and 35% in Australia/New Zealand. Among presidents, women were underrepresented in all continents while gender distribution among board members varied significantly between countries (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Our analysis reveals an inequality in gender distribution in the boards of national intensive care medicine societies which varies but persists for all global regions.
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- Svenja Ravioli
- Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Buergerspital Solothurn, Switzerland.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Buergerspital Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Buergerspital Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Buergerspital Solothurn, Switzerland
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