20 - Jack Iwashyna - ICU adventure camp, time-limited life support trials and regular talks with families (DasSMACC special episode)
Do you play the role of the exemplary leader in the ICU? Are you charming, funny, friendly and extroverted – even when these aren't your natural personality characteristics? Do you throw yourself into...
10 Nov 20171h 8min
19 - Alex Psirides - Doing everything at the end of life (DasSMACC special episode)
Are you receiving elderly intubated patients where someone else says they want "everything" done? Are the doctors who refer patients to intensive care finding out what their patients really want towar...
26 Okt 20171h 4min
18 - John Marshall - Getting patients out of the ICU as soon as we can
Are your ICU patients ever in a holding pattern? Do you aim to liberate your patients from ICU as soon as possible? Is your caution about moving things forward harmful to our patients? I don't think...
11 Okt 20171h 7min
17 - Flavia Machado - Improving communication, saying "I don't know" and working with limited resources (DasSMACC special episode)
Do you say "I don't know" when you really don't have an answer? Might seeking that knowledge help your patients? This is just one component of a wonderful conversation I held with Professor Flavia Mac...
27 Sep 201745min
16 - Charles Gomersall - Training junior doctors in the BASIC practice of intensive care
How did you feel the first day you worked in ICU? Was it like walking on the moon? So foreign, because you didn't understand much about the machines, the techniques, or even the words that were being ...
13 Sep 20171h 18min
15 - Peter Brindley - Human factors including being a good person, listening well and tackling burnout (DasSMACC special episode)
Whilst the skills of applying life support and resuscitation take up most of our training, they are relatively easier to master than the skills that allow us to become good at diagnosis, good at commu...
30 Aug 20171h 11min
14 - Brian Cuthbertson - On important non-technical skills like mentorship, teamwork and family meetings
Do you think your procedural skills are more important than your ability to lead and to mentor? Do you have a department head who talks about your personal wellness with you? How do you maintain and i...
23 Aug 20171h 10min
13 - Sara Gray - Voices in my head (DasSMACC special episode)
What sort of things do you tell yourself when you are resuscitating a patient? Are you self-critical about your ability to deal with the situation? Is your inner voice so loud that you can't concentra...
16 Aug 201740min
