Ed Litton

Ed Litton serves as a Clinical Professor at the UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, specializing in Internal Medicine with a research focus on critical care. His work spans multiple high-impact areas including ICU patient outcomes, clinical trial methodology, and critical illness management.

His research interests center on improving outcomes for critically ill patients, with particular expertise in ICU management, sepsis care, antibiotic stewardship, and pandemic response in critical care settings. Litton's work has significantly contributed to evidence-based practices in intensive care units across Australia and New Zealand.

His publication portfolio demonstrates a strong emphasis on large-scale clinical trials and multicenter studies, with recent work focusing on core outcome sets for ICU patients, antibiotic duration for bloodstream infections, and environmental factors affecting patient outcomes in intensive care.

• Premier's Science Award: Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year 2021

Litton leads multiple major research initiatives, including a national critical care research platform for sepsis care funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (2023-2028) and NHMRC projects focused on improving outcomes for ICU survivors with anemia. He has established collaborative networks across Australian and New Zealand intensive care units, contributing to significant advancements in critical care practice through large-scale clinical trials and observational studies.