Tune in to a cross over episode with Simulcast, as Jesse Spurr and Victoria Brazil discuss Safety-II, Drugs and Design Sprints in Intensive Care. In this episode, Vic and Jesse catch up to talk through a human centred design project aimed at improving medication safety in the Intensive Care Unit. Moreover, Vic and Jesse discuss…
How the pandemic narrowed the great divide between ICU and ward care Irma Bilgrami, Alissa Starritt and Paula Lyons believe that the pandemic has narrowed the great divide between ICU and ward care. Covid has put incredible pressure on healthcare systems around the world. This has forced hospitals into overdrive, whereby staff have been redeployed…
In this cross over chat between Medical Mums and Coda, Dr Chris Bowles & A/Prof Nada Hamad discuss Gender Equity in Medicine – What is it & Why Does it Matter? Chris and Nada take a deep dive into gender equity in medicine. Including the impact of the pandemic and the possible solutions. First, they…
Impella and modern mechanical support From CodaZero Live, Steve Morgan talks to us about temporary mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock. Steve gives an example of a patient with refractory cardiogenic shock, who hasn’t responded to pharmacological support. How do we go about choosing between temporary circulatory support options? First, Steve acknowledges that critical care…
Brain injury outcomes and predictors by Kiran Lele Being able to prognosticate in the aftermath of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important as it assists with counselling patients and families. Moreover, it helps rationally allocate healthcare resources. However, due to the heterogenous nature of TBI and variable pre brain injury patient factors and post…
COVID-19: A patient’s experience by Dr Celia Bradford & Dr Bing Brotohusodo In this podcast, Celia Bradford talks to Bing Brotohusodo about a challenging time in his life. Early in 2020, Bing contracted COVID-19. This resulted in a two-month hospital stay and admission to the ICU. Celia was one of Bing’s physicians and together, they…
Vascular Access: RaCeVA, RaPeVA, Micropuncture, Tip position In this second episode on vascular access, the team from the Australian Vascular Access Society (AVAS) discuss vessel assessment with RaCeVA and RaPeVA as well as the use of Micropuncture and establishing optimal catheter tip position. Before puncturing a vessel for vascular access it is important to: Trace…
Prehospital resuscitation of TBI with Marty Nichols. The prehospital management of patients with moderate and severe TBI can be complex. In this podcast, Marty Nichols talks us through managing patients with TBI in a prehospital environment. This involves avoiding hypoxia and hypotension, ensuring a safe transportation and getting to the right treatment centre the first…
Top 10 Critical Care Papers of 2020 by Ed Litton In this podcast, Ed Litton summarises 10 clinical trials in 10 minutes. Ed invites you to choose, based on the title alone, whether the findings were consistent with, or contrary to, the study hypothesis. Furthermore, Ed discusses 10 non-covid clinical trials, all published in 2020.…
The importance of communication in pain management by Claire Ashton-James In this podcast, Claire discusses the role of clinician communication and its impact on acute pain management. Claire explains how pain management outcomes can be optimised by enhancing patient expectations of benefit via patient-provider communication. To illustrate this, Claire draws on studies to demonstrate two…
