Delphi Process to Achieve Global Consensus on Gender Equity in Critical Care

Gender inequalities in healthcare, including among critical care professionals, have been widely recognized over the last decade. Significant gender disparities persist in areas including leadership, academia, research, workplace remuneration, and medical publication among critical care professionals. Furthermore, there remains a notable gap in knowledge and awareness regarding gender equity (all genders) and inclusivity among healthcare professionals.

Given the limited research and evidence on these issues, Investigator propose employing the Delphi methodology to generate consensus among global critical care practitioners on position statements aimed at addressing gender equity (all genders) in critical care.

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Key information

Conditions

Professional Role Research Peer Review

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

To generate consensus among a diverse panel of critical care practitioners, scientists, and researchers on the strategic measures to achieve gender equity in critical care within healthcare institutions, professional societies, organizations, and boards in various professional domains.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Professionals working in Intensive Care, Critical Care Practitioner, Scientists, or Researcher
Any one of the following: having publications, engagement in advocacy related to gender equity, and currently or in the past holding an official leadership position in the Critical Care Society, Intensive care unit, or a healthcare institution
Completed the Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT)5

Exclusion criteria

unwilling to participate

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

The survey will include statements related to the Domains Addressing healthcare workers/trainees, Critical Care (CC) Academic meetings, At the Workplace, CC Academia, Education of CC Trainees, Professionalism and Misconduct, Administration and Governance in the Workplace and in CC Societies, Environmental and logistic facilities, Publication of Gender metrics, Committee/working group for gender-balance The statements related to the domains will be drafted in the form of a 7-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, disagree, strongly disagree) Statements that achieved consensus and stability will be used to issue the position. The results of the Delphi rounds, position statements, and the manuscript will be reviewed and approved by the panelists before submission for publication

Primary outcomes

Gender equity among a diverse panel of critical care practitioners, scientists, and researchers in critical care

Time frame: 1 year

To generate consensus among a diverse panel of critical care practitioners, scientists, and researchers on the strategic measures to achieve gender equity in critical care within healthcare institutions, professional societies, organizations, and boards in various professional domains.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Sheila Myatra

CONTACT

[email protected]

02224177000 ext. 7050

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tata Memorial Centre

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Feb 26, 2025
Registry last updated: Feb 26, 2025

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