Mastering Intensive Care: 50 - Everybody has a story to tell on Mastering Intensive Care

50 - Everybody has a story to tell on Mastering Intensive Care

Dec 18, 2019

To celebrate the 50 episode milestone, podcast host and intensivist Andrew Davies (yes that’s me) is in the spotlight.

Having started the show to learn perspectives that could help me, as well as you, to be better and more human healthcare professionals, I’ve published 49 episodes with some amazing guests. Based on many of you asking for this, I finally plucked up the courage and switched the microphones so I’m the one being interviewed.

I also had the very difficult task of picking an interviewer and eventually chose my good friend, Neil Orford, who was one of the early, and very popular, guests on the show. He got the gig because he and I usually have outstanding conversations based mostly around Neil's curiosity and his interest in things that aren’t the “bread and butter” topics of Intensive Care.

If you want to know more about Neil, listen to episode 4. If you want to know more about me, listen in here.

Neil asks me about all sorts of topics including:

What’s changed as I’ve done the previous 49 episodes
The common themes I’ve identified on the show
How I incorporate kindness, compassion and a team approach to my work
Some reflections on ward rounds I lead
Showing respect to the ICU team
My thoughts on listening
Transitioning from a tertiary ICU to a smaller ICU
Why I pivoted from an academic career to a focus on podcasting and wellness
My advice about wellness for Intensive Care practitioners
What I think are the key planks for my health and wellbeing
Some thoughts on moderation and tolerance
Whether I still enjoy being an intensivist
What my life might look like in 5 years
And my thoughts on the future of Intensive Care

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Andrew Davies

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About the Mastering Intensive Care podcast: The podcast is aimed to inspire and empower you to bring your best self to the intensive care unit, through conversations with thought-provoking guests. The hope is you’ll glean insights to move you closer towards being the best and most human healthcare professionals you can be, so you can make the most valuable contribution to your patient’s lives.

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Links related to Andrew Davies

Andrew Davies at Peninsula Health

Andrew Davies profile at World Congress of Intensive Care

Andrew Davies on Twitter: @andrewdavies66

Andrew Davies on Instagram: @andrewdavies66

Andrew Davies on LinkedIn

Links related to Neil Orford

Neil Orford at Barwon Health

Neil Orford profile at World Congress of Intensive Care

Neil Orford at Deakin University

Neil Orford on Twitter