Palliative Care in the ICU All too often, we see critical care and palliative care as opposites, but they really go together nicely. Today on the podcast, we talk with Dr. Jessica McFarlin (@JessMcFarlinMD) about palliative care and how we can integrate it into the care of our ICU patients. Center to Advance Palliative Care […] The post CCP Podcast 101: Palliative Care appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
NOT The Two Ronnies…but The Two Jonnys….and Twitter! This is an exciting new podcast project with Jonny Wilkinson (@WilkinsonJonny) who is an anaesthetist and Intensive Care Consultant at Northampton hospital He has a website, Critical Care Northampton, from where he does regular reviews of some of the many issues one can find on Twitter. During this podcast, […] The post CCP Podcast 076: The Two Jonnys September 2017 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
This is a chat about the ICU patient with problems with their swallow or dysphagia, I had with Martin Brodsky (@MBBrodskyPhD), who is an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a clinician, researcher and educator with interests in swallowing and swallowing disorders, head and […] The post CCP Podcast 060: My Critical Care Patient Can’t Swallow! Why? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
I think this might be one of the most important podcasts I have ever done along with the next in the series. This is the first of two podcasts covering the latest NCEPOD paper on Non-Invasive Ventilation. This can also be found on the NCEPOD web page, but they also kindly agreed to allow me […] The post CCP Podcast 077: NCEPOD 2017 Acute Non-Invasive Ventilation: Inspiring Change. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
CCP Podcast 026 was myself and Ken Spearpoint (@K_G_Spearpoint) talking about some of the issues around Crew resource Management. We continue the conversation in this episode and maybe even arrive at some conclusions….maybe!! [table id=1 /] [Stitcher_Radio_Logo] [get_in_touch_with_jonathan] CCP Podcast 026 was myself and Ken Spearpoint (@K_G_Spearpoint) talking about some of the issues around […] The post CCP Podcast 027: Crew Resource Management Continued appeared first on Critical Care Practit...
Dorothy Wade works as a chartered health psychologist in the Critical Care Unit at UCH. She is registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, and has a PhD in psychology and health care evaluation from University College London. She is available to support patients, families and staff in Critical Care. […] The post CCP Podcast 041: PTSD in Critical Care. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
The psychology of our patients, their relatives and the staff we work with is under discussion in this podcast. I managed to get Megan Hosey (@DrMeganHoseyPhD), a psychologist from Johns Hopkins, Dr Julie Highfield (@DrJulie_H), a psychologist from Cardiff and Dorothy Wade (@dwadepsych) a psychologist from London together to discuss these important issues. We talk about […] The post CCP Podcast 086: Psychology of patients, relatives and staff. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Happy Christmas all! A usurper (Jesse Spurr- Injectable Orange) takes the reins in this episode which allows Jonathan to talk about himself. Hope thats not too narcissistic! Some old guests make an appearance as well. Hope you enjoy it and Have a great Christmas. [table id=1 /] [Stitcher_Radio_Logo] [get_in_touch_with_jonathan] Happy Christmas all! A usurper […] The post CCP Podcast 021: Jesses’ Show! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
In this podcast I carry on my conversation with Ollie Poole (@respreview) about some of the issues with mechanical ventilation. We talk about the different types of breath and why we use them. This then helps us identify some of the very confusing terms the ventilator companies use when describing their ventilator modes. We somehow […] The post CCP Podcast 034: Mechanical Ventilation…Types of breath. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
This is a discussion I had with Liz Staveacre (@lizzys39) who is Senior Critical Care Outreach Clinical Nurse Specialist at Northwick Park Hospital. Her Masters’ dissertation looked at the factors that influence whether nurses will escalate the patient when it is necessary. From the discussion, it would seem that there is still some work to be done. It […] The post CCP Podcast 062: Escalate the Patient! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Levosimendan for the Prevention of Acute Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis Gavin and I try to peel apart the layers of the LeoPARDS Trial which assesses the benefits of levosimendan for the prevention of organ dysfunction in sepsis. It’s another interesting study which actually asks more questions that it answers, but all questions we may try to answer […] The post CCP Podcast 050: LeoPARDS Trial appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
The Two Jonnys are back! We have had a break but time we got together again. In this podcast Jonny Wilkinson (@wilkinsonjonny) and I discuss the latest post on his fabulous website breaking down some of the new stuff out there on the internet relevant to our practice. Lots of food for thought. Go and look at […] The post CCP Podcast 100: The Two Jonnys Season Two! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Bethan Bishop is Head of Innovation and Industry Engagement at the Heart of England NHS Trust in Birmingham. In this podcast she discusses how this role came about, having come from a background in the Pharmaceutical industry. She works as part of the MIDRU team which aims to help in the innovation process. She is […] The post CCP Podcast 007: Chat with Bethan Bishop appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
TEAM is a program of research to evaluate the effect of early mobilisation to assess functional recovery and patient-centered outcomes of ICU survivors. Carol Hodgson is one of the lead clinicians in this project, She will be presenting at the 2015 Intensive Care Society State of the Art conference, so this is an opportunity to […] The post CCP Podcast 039: Early Mobilisation- Get Them Moving! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
The Intensive Care Society, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Difficult Airway Society and the Royal College of Anaesthetists have combined to provide the ‘Guidelines for the management of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults‘. The main part of the document covers Plan A to Plan D when performing this procedure. This is well worth a read […] The post CCP Podcast 083: Guidelines for Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults 2017 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Myself and Tracey Starkey-Moore (@TraceyStarkeyMo) led a @WeNurses chat on the 1st October about Advanced Practitioners. You can find the Summary on the discussion on the WeCommunities website with the relevant key word clouds. Tracey and I then got together with Gavin Denton (@DentonGavin) and Jemma Owen (@JemmaOwen1) to discuss some of the key issues […] The post CCP Podcast 038: WeNurses Tweet Chat About Advanced Practitioners appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
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This episode features a chat with Fiona Moffat who is a lecturer in Physiotherapy and practising physiotherapist. She was involved in some LEAN thinking and is now interested in early mobilisation in the critical care world. As a social scientist she is also interested in how we get to normalise new technologies or interventions in health […] The post CCP Podcast 040: Why Won’t We Change? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Characterisation of sleep in intensive care using 24-hour polysomnography: an observational study. This was a very enlightening discussion with Rosalind Elliott from Sydney about her study. Our poor ITU patients are struggling to get any decent sleep- what can we do to help them? Rosalind Elliott qualified as a nurse in London, England in the […] The post CCP Podcast 045: Simple Things to Help Them Sleep. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
This is an episode featuring Dr Paul Wischmeyer (@Paul_wischmeyer) who is a doctor at the Department of Anesthesiology and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center. I noticed he had tweeted about a presentation (Surviving the ICU-The Patient Experience: What Patients Need Their Doctors to Know) he gave which was available on YouTube and […] The post CCP Podcast 059: Surviving the ICU-The Patient Experience appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
This episode features Thomas Piraino, a Clinical Specialist in mechanical ventilation, who simplifies complex ventilator modes. He explains the basics of conventional modes like Volume Assist Control, Pressure Assist Control, Pressure Support, and SIMV, emphasizing the importance of understanding minute ventilation and lung compliance. Thomas also delves into how different settings impact patient care and highlights volume control as a valuable monitoring tool for assessing plateau pressure and resistance. The discussion includes practical advice on mode selection, common pitfalls like asynchrony, and the historical use of SIMV as a weaning mode.
NOT The Two Ronnies…but The Two Jonnys….and Twitter! This is the fourth episode of an exciting new podcast project with Jonny Wilkinson (@WilkinsonJonny) who is an anaesthetist and Intensive Care Consultant at Northampton hospital He has a website, Critical Care Northampton, from where he does regular reviews of some of the many issues one can find […] The post CCP Podcast 072: The Two Jonnys Do Twitter July 2017 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
In this podcast episode I was lucky enough to have a discussion with Ollie Poole who is a respiratory therapist in Canada. I came across Ollies’ YouTube site Respiratory Review and was very impressed with his series on mechanical ventilation helping to explain some of the terminology and reasoning behind how we ventilate patients. He […] The post CCP Podcast 018: Mechanical Ventilation…. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Reducing ventilator associated pneumonia in adult patients through high standards of oral care: A historical control study Lee Cutler, Paula Sluman. Intensive and Critical care Nursing. 2014 Consultant Nurse Lee Cutler discusses the study he was involved in with his colleague Paula Sluman. Ventilator associated pneumonia is a big problem in the critical care environment so […] The post CCP Podcast 023: Wash Your Mouth Out!! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Happy Christmas…thats all! Happy Christmas…thats all! The post CCP Podcast: Happy Christmas 2015 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .
RSI My good friend Dr. Nitin Arora and I had a discussion about the various combinations of drugs which can be used during a rapid sequence induction or RSI and the reasons for giving them. Sometimes its not always evident why the doctor wants the drugs he asks for. Hopefully, in this podcast, some of […] The post CCP Podcast 048:RSI- Which Drug? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
This is a conversation I had with Marcus Peck (@ICUltrasonica) who is the chair of the FICE committee (Focussed Intensive Care Echocardiography) and Hannah Conway who is an ACCP at Glenfield Hospital and is VERY qualified when it comes to ultrasound and echocardiography. It would seem that Marcus and colleagues are very keen for us to do echo! […] The post CCP Podcast 082: FICE…Just Do It! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
In this podcast episode, Gavin Denton and I look at three recent papers, breaking them down to try to help us and you understand some of their conclusions and how they reached them. Our notes can be found below. Video laryngoscopy vs direct laryngoscopy on successful first pass orotracheal intubation amongst ICU patients. JAMA Jan […] The post CCP Podcast 055: Papers of the Month appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
I have been an advocate of using YouTube for many years now and one of the YouTube resources I have used for a while now is that created by Dr Eric Strong. I love his style and he teaches a lot of subjects which I encounter in critical and emergency care. People often ask me […] The post CCP Podcast 016: The Strong Arm of Eric…YouTube Learning appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
Gavin Denton and I get together again to review a couple of recent papers that have some bearing on our practice. Welcome to the Papers of the month. This month we cover Check Up- Position- “A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Ramped Position vs Sniffing Position During Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults” and the APRV trial –BILEVEL-APRV […] The post CCP Podcast 085: Papers of the Month March 2018 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner ....
