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As the year draws to an end we thought we, as the members of The Women In Intensive Care Medicine committee, thought we would share some festive musings with you as our last blog of the year....
Written by Dr Jennifer Abthorpe, Dr Anna Stout, Dr Nish Desai, Dr Mishti Oberoi, Dr Aoife Quinn and Dr Liz Thomas
Written by Dr Jennifer Abthorpe, Dr Anna Stout, Dr Nish Desai, Dr Mishti Oberoi, Dr Aoife Quinn and Dr Liz Thomas
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
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
The Role of Critical Care Outreach Teams in Improving Care.
Over a decade ago a multi-collegiate working party produced the document “Providing equity of critical and maternity care for the critically ill pregnant or recently pregnant women” in an attempt to bring together the existing standards and recommendations for the care of women who became critically ill during their pregnancy or shortly after giving birth.
Written by Dr Cathy Challifour
Over a decade ago a multi-collegiate working party produced the document “Providing equity of critical and maternity care for the critically ill pregnant or recently pregnant women” in an attempt to bring together the existing standards and recommendations for the care of women who became critically ill during their pregnancy or shortly after giving birth.
Written by Dr Cathy Challifour
Consent is the voluntary permission of a patient to be given a treatment. Consent must be obtained wherever possible before all treatments and procedures, reflecting the importance of individual patient autonomy in healthcare.
Written by Dr Kate Rimmer
Written by Dr Kate Rimmer
The Faculty responds to the announcement of the first phase implementation of Martha's Rule
The project I have been involved in is withdrawal of life sustaining treatment (WLST) in the anaesthetic room for patients undergoing organ donation post diagnosis of death using circulatory criteria (lets hope I never have to try to fit that title on a poster). If I only had one take home message, it would be the power of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and the concept of collaborative autonomy...
Written by Dr Christopher Timmis
Written by Dr Christopher Timmis
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
Written by Karen Stirling
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
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