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The European Society of Intensive Care’s Annual Conference (LIVES) is typically held in destination cities across Europe, and when I saw that it was being held in Milan it seemed too good an opportunity to miss.  

I convinced one of my good registrar friends that us attending LIVES would be a good use of our time and our study budget...

Written by Dr Christopher Shaw

Eighteen months ago I moved jobs. I’m sure the trainees/rotational doctors reading this are thinking this isn’t anything worth blogging about, but as I’d been a consultant for 10 years it was quite a change for my world. I feel it helped me see the world, the NHS and critical care through different eyes and therefore I volunteered to write a blog for WICM about it...

Written by Dr Liz Thomas

Words we thought we would never hear. Terrifying screams drowned out by the fire alarms. Thick black smoke filled the ward, flames flowing up the wall and across the ceiling, and windows shattered with the heat...

Written by Karen Stirling

It all started with a crucial question from a colleague working on an ECHO HD data collection form design: "Should we include gender options alongside sex on this data collection form?" This seemingly simple query opened a much broader discussion about the importance of inclusive data collection in medical research, particularly when it comes to understanding the long-term health outcomes of transgender individuals...

Written by Dr Sameera M Jahagirdar

In our interconnected world, email is an indispensable tool for professional communication. Whether you’re interacting with your close own colleagues, those of another speciality or those who work within the wider hospital infrastructure...

Written by Dr Gilly Fleming

In Life, put your little finger out and if someone pulls it, go with them.

I was told this when I was 20 by Prof Peter Baker (1939 – 1987), of squid neurone action potential fame (KCl). He was telling me to make the best of opportunities which come my way. I have tried to live by this since, and life has been interesting...

Written by Professor Barbara Philips