Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network

Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network

Help expand critical care research and improve patient outcomes.

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Discovery is a research network from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) that fosters multiprofessional collaborative research to improve outcomes for critically ill and injured patients and seeks to incorporate findings into practice using SCCM’s broad base of programs.

What Discovery Is Doing

Data Science Campaign

Leverage the opportunities of data science and learn more about the annual SCCM Datathon and Discovery’s efforts into data standardization, harmonization, and sharing.

Research Collaboratives

Find a list of the current Endorsed Projects, Discovery Programs, and published works. Learn about the benefits of submitting a proposal to Discovery and having your proposal become an Endorsed project.

Get Involved

Join the SCCM Discovery Community

Network and collaborate with others in the Discovery Group and receive updates via the Discovery Newsletter.

Submit a Clinical Investigator Proposal

Receive peer feedback and the opportunity to present your proposal at a Discovery Clinical Investigators Meeting.

Upcoming Discovery Events

Enhance Your Research

Data and Clinical Coordination Services

Explore how Discovery can provide data storage, management and analysis, central IRB services, and project management to assist in your research.

Grant Support

Research grants offer opportunities for established and early-career researchers. Learn more about funding opportunities, including the SCCM-Weil Research Grant and the Discovery Research Grant.

Recent Publications

View All Discovery Articles

Guiding Principles for Data Sharing and Harmonization: Results of a Systematic Review and Modified Delphi from the Society from Critical Care Medicine Data Science Campaign
Armaignac D, Heavner S, Rausen M, et al. Crit Care Med. March 2025. 53(3):p e619-e631,
Program Type: DISCOVERY, DATA-SCIENCE-CAMPAIGN

Development of a Core Critical Care Data Dictionary With Common Data Elements to Characterize Critical Illness and Injuries Using a Modified Delphi Method
Murphy D, Anderson W, Heavner S, et al. Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 21; In press.
Program Type: DISCOVERY, DATA-SCIENCE-CAMPAIGN

Critical Data for Critical Care: A Primer on Leveraging Electronic Health Record Data for Research From Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Panel on Data Sharing and Harmonization
Heavner SF, Kumar VK, Anderson W, et al. Crit Care Explore. 6(11):e1179.  
Program Type: DISCOVERY, DATA-SCIENCE-CAMPAIGN

Association of Antibiotics With the Outcomes in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients With Elevated PCT Levels
Raavi L, Isha S, Jonna S, et al. Respir Med. 2024 Sep;231:107697.
Program Type: VIRUS, DISCOVERY

Intensive Care Unit Sleep Promotion Bundle: Impact on Sleep Quality, Delirium, and Other Patient Outcomes
Gorecki NM, Prasun MA. Crit Care Nurse. 2024 Aug 1;44(4):11-18. doi:10.4037/ccn2024972
Program Type: ICU-Liberation

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