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Professional Affairs and Safety Committee Update

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Welcome to the FICM Learning Podcast, where we explore key topics shaping Intensive Care Medicine. This episode, recorded in Summer 2024, features an update from the Professional Affairs and Safety Committee on their ongoing workstreams. Joining us are: 🔹 Dr. Dale Gardiner, Chair of the Professional Affairs and Safety Committee🔹 Dr. Pete Hersey, Board Member and Chair of the Safety Committee🔹 Dr. Monika Beatty, Chair of the Ethical and Legal Policy Unit Together, they’ll discuss the latest developments in patient safety, professional standards, and ethical decision-making in...

Treatment Escalation Planning

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Join us for an insightful episode of the FICM learning podcast featuring Dr. Sonya Daniel as we delve into the complex and essential topic of treatment escalation planning. In this episode, Dr. Daniel shares her expertise on how to approach conversations around treatment limitations, the ethical considerations involved, and the practical challenges clinicians face when balancing patient autonomy with clinical judgment. We’ll discuss strategies for engaging patients and their families, how to navigate difficult discussions, and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in ensuring...

FICM Training, Assessment and Quality

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In this podcast episode, Gilly Fleming interviews Shashi Chandrasekhariah and Sarah Clark from the Training, Assessment and Quality Group. They discuss the activities of the group, including training, assessment, and quality assurance for doctors in training. They also talk about the portfolio pathway program and the increasing demand for non-traditional training pathways. The group has been working on addressing issues raised in the STR lead training survey, such as differential training experiences and undermining behaviors. The podcast concludes with an invitation for members to get...

Perioperative Medicine : The Past, the Present and the Future

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This FICM Learning podcast episode discusses perioperative medicine, its history, current state, and future direction. The panel includes Prof Ramani Moonesinghe, Professor of Perioperative medicine at UCL, Dr David Murray, Chair of the National Laparotomy Audit project, and Dr Luke Flowers, Chair of the trainee research network. The panel members, who have extensive experience in establishing perioperative medicine as a specialty, provide insights into risk assessment, risk prediction models, and the importance of shared decision-making. They emphasize the need to consider not only mortality...

Research in ICM - a trainee’s perspective

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Gareth (@garemlyn) speak with Dr Alicia Waite (@_aacw) about her journey as a trainee involved in research. They discuss the challenges and barriers to research and those specific to being a trainee focussed and acadaemia. The TRIC network is a collective of trainees with a passion for research in ICM. They are interested in hearing from any trainee who wishes to be involved in research at any level. So far they have conducted the PIM-COVID study and are collaborating on more. Follow them on Twitter @tricnetwork or check out their website Would you like to be involved in FICMlearning?...

Transfer of the Critical Care Patient

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Gareth Thomas speaks with Dr Michael Slattery (@mkyslattery), the Clinical Lead of the Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Cymru (@CritCareCymru), on the topic of Critical Care transfers. They discuss how a service can be established to meet the needs of a geographically challenging systems, the challenges faced and how they can be overcome. An essential highlight is the important role undertaken by Retrieval & Transfer Practitioners and the potential to alter the landscape of transfer medicine. #processnotlocation Would you like to be involved in FICMlearning? Whether it is a blog post, an...

“Point of Care UltraSound training on the ICU – With Hannah Conway – Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice and member of the ICS Focused UltraSound in Intensive Care committee.

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“Point of Care UltraSound training on the ICU – With Hannah Conway – Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice and member of the ICS Focused UltraSound in Intensive Care committee. This episode outlines the use and benefits of ultrasound on intensive care, as well as the training pathway to accreditation in this valuable skill. “

Burns

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Burns for the Intensivist Mr Sanjay Varma, Burn Care Speciality Service Lead and Consultant Plastic Surgeon talks about burns management on the intensive care unit. Airway management, fluid management and surgical care of the burns patient.

From Faculty to College: What happens?

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From Faculty to College – an interview with Dr Danny Bryden and Dr Jack Parry-Jones FICM recently released a statement detailing the desire to progress from being a Faculty to an independent, standalone College. Gareth Thomas (@garemlyn) and Ricky Bell (@renalricky) talk with the Dean and Vice-Dean of FICM, Dr Daniele Bryden and Dr Jack Parry-Jones about the path to becoming a college. The interview is split into three parts. This second part considers the process itself, the effects on members and those involved in providing critical care in the UK. The first part investigated the timing of...

From Faculty to College: Why now?

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From Faculty to College – an interview with Dr Danny Bryden and Dr Jack Parry-Jones FICM recently released a statement detailing the desire to progress from being a Faculty to an independent, standalone College. Gareth Thomas (@garemlyn) and Ricky Bell (@renalricky) talk with the Dean and Vice-Dean of FICM, Dr Daniele Bryden and Dr Jack Parry-Jones about the path to becoming a college. The interview is split into three parts. This first part looks at the timing of this announcement, why now? The second part considers the process itself, the effects on members and those involved in providing...

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