Working groups

Dear Colleagues, 

On behalf of the Acute Medicine and Hospitalism EFIM Working Group, we are conducting a survey to better understand how Intermediate Care Units (IMCUs) are organised and integrated within acute and internal medicine services.

The aim of this initiative is to collect practical insights from national societies in order to:

The EFIM Multimorbidity Working Group is pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar, “Artificial Intelligence Applied to Clinical Practice,” taking place on, 11 June 2026, from 17:00 to 18:00 CET. This session will address key aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of clinical practice, featuring: Chair: Edouard Battegay.  Join us for this insightful session and engage with experts.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P3SGHzu8T8SFo0pRPfDjUw

Dear Colleagues,

We are working on an adaptation of Clinical Practice Guidelines of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis, focusing on most relevant and pragmatic approaches for hospitalized patients.
While selecting the PICO questions we would like to find out what are the most important issues for clinicians, who deal with VTE daily.
This is a 11-question survey about your doubts and aspects, which in your opinion could help you most in managing Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in your patients.

The EFIM Telemedicine Working Group is pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar on the Digital Transformation of Clinical Reasoning in Internal Medicine, taking place on Wednesday, 8 May from 18:00 to 19:30 CET.
Chaired by Dr. Ismael Said Criado, Chair of the EFIM Telemedicine Working Group, this session will explore how digital innovation is reshaping clinical decision-making processes, and supporting internal medicine professionals in daily practice.
Speakers:

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the EFIM Working Group on Diabetes and Obesity, we kindly invite you to help us disseminate a brief survey among your members. The goal is to assess how obesity education is integrated into internal medicine (IM) residency programs across Europe.
The survey is anonymous and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. It is aimed at individuals familiar with IM residency training curricula.

The insights gathered will help us:

Join Our Upcoming Webinar!

Title: "Hospitalist Model and Co-Management in Surgical Areas Across Europe" organised by EFIM Multimorbidity WG.
Date: Tuesday, 29th April
Time: 17:30 – 18:30 CET

Dear Colleagues,

The EFIM Multimorbidity Working Group is conducting a new survey titled:
“Feelings and Thoughts About the Role of Hospitalists: A Survey for European Internists.”

This survey aims to gather insights from internists to better understand perceptions, experiences, and expectations regarding hospitalists' roles in the multidisciplinary care of patients.

We invite all EFIM national societies to participate and share their valuable perspectives.

Dear EFIM Colleagues,

The Multimorbidity Working Group is developing Clinical Practice Guidelines for sarcopenia, focusing on the most relevant and pragmatic approaches for patients with multimorbidity.

To select the PICO questions, we highly value the invaluable input of clinicians who manage this issue daily.

We invite you to participate in a short 9-question survey designed to capture your insights and guide us in addressing key challenges in diagnosing and treating sarcopenia in in-patient clinical practice.

We are pleased to announce the next webinar organised by EFIM Multimorbidity Working Group on the topic: "Cardiovascular Disease and Depresssion" will take place on Tuesday, 18 of June from 16:00 CET.
Register now and learn from the experts: Prof. Thomas Lüscher from the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and Prof. Claudia Hackl-Zuccarella from the University Hospital in Zürich will be talking about "Heart and Depression".
The webinar will be chaired by Prof. Edouard Battegay from the International Centre for Multimorbidity and Complexity in Basel.