Jos Latour

Professor Jos Latour is a leading academic in Clinical Nursing, affiliated with the University of Plymouth (UK) and Curtin University (Australia). He serves as Chair of the European Society Intensive Care Medicine Ethics Section, the first nurse to hold this position. His research focuses on Family-Centered Care, End-of-Life Practices, and Quality of Care across Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult Intensive Care settings.

• Lead, Clinical School at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
• Advisory Professor, Zhongshan Hospital (Fudan University, China)
• Professor of Paediatric Nursing, Hunan Children’s Hospital (China)

His work bridges clinical practice and academic research, emphasizing consumer empowerment, transition care, and dementia management. He has developed and validated tools like the EMPATHIC-N questionnaire for parental empowerment in NICU and chairs the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Ethics Section.

Scientific awards include:

• 2022: Paper of the Year, ESICM
• 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award, ESPNIC
• Multiple Presidential Citations from SCCM (2006, 2010, 2014)

He mentors international PhD students and oversees clinical trials like the PROBiS Study (2024–2026) on bile duct stones and the REACT-65 study on emergency care for older adults. His editorial roles include Intensive Care Medicine - Pediatric and Neonatal, Frontiers in Pediatrics, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.