Nov 8, 2018
What number of patients should an intensivist simultaneously care for to optimise outcomes?
Is a system with different day and night intensivists best for all?
These are two of the questions discussed during the latest episode of Mastering Intensive Care in which Hayley Gershengorn shares her research and personal...
Sep 28, 2018
How did your patient feel that time you took several attempts to place a CVC?
What might happen after a dose of haloperidol for delirium?
In this compelling episode, Professor Paul Wischmeyer, shares some of his experiences as a patient in the ICU. Since he was 15 he has endured multiple hospitalizations and ICU stays...
Sep 12, 2018
Do you have too many career interests outside of your basic clinical practice?
Are your daily focus areas as few as three? Family, clinical and perhaps one other thing?
In this episode Australian intensivist, Marianne Chapman, speaks about how she keeps her life under control by focussing on her big three - family,...
Aug 23, 2018
Do you spend time finding out what the “why” is for your patient?
Have you considered it’s not what is the matter with the patient but what matters to the patient? What the patient thinks their purpose is? Or at the very least, what they wish for during the next part of life, however short that may be?
In this...
Jun 27, 2018
What is it like to witness an intensivist struggle?
And what can we learn from the shocking death of an intensivist?
This special Mastering Intensive Care episode is on a difficult and important topic. Rather than focusing on bringing our best selves to work, the focus of this episode is the ultimate tragedy of our...