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The Intensive Care Society is proud to present our open access podcasts. These include our educational events, interviews with the very best in Critical Care and presentations from the UK's biggest multidisciplinary critical care conference, State of the Art.

Intensive Care Society


    • Dec 6, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
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    Meet our Pharmacy PAG

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 35:46


    Members of our Pharmacy Professional Advisory Group got together to chat about their experience of working in ICU, the future of their profession, and how AI could prove to be a helpful tool for ICU pharmacists.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Dan Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 17:54


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Dan Martin on being editor of JICS, oxygen therapy and pulse oximetry at State of the Art 2023.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Dale Gardiner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 14:31


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Dale Gardiner at State of the Art 2023 about his Breaking Bad News session.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Jonny Wilkinson and Marcus Peck

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 11:51


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Jonny Wilkinson and Marcus Peck at State of the Art 2023 about FUSIC.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Anne Bachelor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 21:24


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Anne Bachelor at State of the Art 2023 about Getting it Right the First Time.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Laura Vincent

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 12:29


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Laura Vincent at State of the Art 2023 about what a good day on the ICU looks like for her.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Nandy Gautam

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 21:39


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Jerry Nolan at State of the Art 2023 about his COVID experience in Birmingham and the post COVID syndrome.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Hugh Montgomery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 15:23


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Hugh Montgomery at State of the Art 2023 about sustainability.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Matt Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 11:43


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Matt Morgan at State of the Art 2023 about Comparative Physiology and the ICU.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Jerry Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 18:07


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Jerry Nolan at State of the Art 2023 about ACLS.

    Black History Month - Saluting our Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 65:29


    For this podcast episode we were joined by Mariam Amoran, Sekina Bakare, Ronke Salawudeen and Abibat Gbadamosi, to talk about the intersection of race and gender, why the right support at work makes all the difference, and the changes we need to make in intensive care.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Danny McAuley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 25:31


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Danny McAuley at State of the Art 2023 about ARDS.

    Critical Care Commute Podcast - Hugh Montgomery and Jessica Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 28:48


    The Critical Care Commute Podcast team chat to Hugh Montgomery and Jessica Sullivan at State of the Art 2023 about their plenary session on hypoxemia.

    Our intensive care nursing workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 53:09


    Our Nursing Professional Advisory Group were joined by Alison Leary to discuss our intensive care nursing workforce and the challenges we face.

    Meet our AHP Professional Advisory Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 44:21


    Hear from our AHP Professional Advisory Group about the challenges facing their ICU professions, how they chose to work in ICU, and why there's power in numbers.

    Care of transgender patients in intensive care

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 58:51


    Luke Flower, Stuart Edwardson, Alice Humphreys and Kamilla Kamaruddin joined us to discuss their recent article in the Journal of the Intensive Care Society (JICS) about the care of transgender patients in ICU, and what all clinicians can do to provide more inclusive care fro these patients.

    Meet our Physiotherapists Professional

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 40:23


    Hear from our Physiotherapists Professional Advisory Group about patient experience, the challenges facing their profession, and why they love being physiotherapists in intensive care.

    Meet our Trainee Advisory Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 36:53


    Hear from our Trainee Advisory Group (TAG) about the challenges facing intensive care trainees, what they'll be up to in 2023, and how you can join them.

    Black History Month: Intensive care promoting change and facing up to issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 69:29


    Listen to our Black History Month Podcast Chaired by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group Member, Dr Sekina Bakare, as she talks to colleagues about using the Society to promote change and addressing the issues faced/needs of black people within the intensive care worforce. Dr Sekina Bakare - Intensive Care Trainee Dr Hakeem Yusuff MRCP FRCA FFICM - Consultant Anaesthesia, ECMO and Intensive Care Medicine - Honorary Senior Lecturer Ms Mariam Amoran - Critical Care Charge Nurse - UCL Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Co.Chair Dr Nikiesha Lee - Stage 2 Dual Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Trainee Dr Peter Watson - Stage 3 Dual Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine Trainee 

    #ICUWeek2022 with the ICS Nurses PAG

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 25:11


    This #ICUWeek2022 four members of the Intensive Care Society Nurses Professional Advisory Group sat down to chat about their career journeys as ICU nurses. From research, to care at the bedside to patient outreach and rehabilitation, a career as an intensive care nurse can take you anywhere.

    LGBT+ History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 58:11


    In recognition of LGBTQ+ History Month, Dr Luke Flower and Dr Stuart Connal sat down with Dr Andrew Hartle, Dr Stuart Edwardson and Dr Leyla Turkoglu to talk about their experiences as LGBTQ+ doctors working in anaesthesia and critical care.

    Journey to Work: Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 28:03


    Julie speaks to Matt Morgan, a consultant in intensive care from Wales, about his reflections on being a doctor during the pandemic.

    Journey to Work: Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 37:39


    Julie speaks to Sarah Gilbert-Kerr, an ICU Nurse from the North of England about her experiences during the pandemic.

    Journey to Work: Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 33:32


    Julie speaks to Amy and Mary, two advanced practitioners in critical care about their experience working in outreach during the pandemic, and the impacts on their own and team wellbeing.

    Journey to Work: Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 25:05


    Julie interviews sister Mo Maddock, an ICU Nurse and Wellbeing lead from the South of England, about her experiences during the pandemic. 

    Journey to Work: Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 30:31


    Kate Jenkins, Clinical Psychologist, joins Dr Julie Highfield to talk about parallels between the Novichok Crisis and the pandemic, and the impact of sustained traumatic events on ICU staff. 

    Journey to Work: Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 46:10


    Debbie Forde, Pamela Page and Una St Ledger talk to Dr Julie Highfield about dehumanising the ICU, and the impact of the absence of families during the pandemic. 

    Journey to Work: Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 34:48


    Jo Talbot Bowen joins Dr Julie Highfield to discuss the wellbeing of healthcare staff, feeling frazzled, and accessing creativity. 

    Journey to Work: Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 55:11


    Dr Julie Highfield is joined by Una St Ledger to discuss the concept of Moral Distress in intensive care. 

    Journey to Work: Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 43:59


    Dr Julie Highfield talks to intensive care nurse and researcher Andrew Bates about his recent paper in JICS, and the impact of the pandemic on nurse mental health. 

    Journey to Work: Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 35:04


    Dr Julie Highfield is joined in conversation by ICU Doctors Segun Olusnaya and Adrian Wong, about the impact of COVID-19 on intensive care and their recent paper in JICS.

    Patient Safety and a Just Culture 2019: Session 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 77:37


    Patient Safety and a Just Culture – Extended Panel Conversation and Q&As- David Sellu, Stephen Drage, Jenny Vaughan, Scott Morrish, Matthew McClelland, Shaun Lintern

    Oral Platform Prize Presentations SOA 2019: Session 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 66:56


    A Qualitative Exploration of Staff Perceptions of Safety and Missed Care in Adult Intensive Care (ICU)- Clare Leon-Villapalos Impact of ACCP-Led Rib Fracture Analgesia Service- Nigel Manning Core-Peripheral Temperature Difference Assessed by Thermal Imaging and Its Association with Illness Severity in Sepsis- Matt Charlton SCARF: Supporting Community Recovery and Reducing Readmission Risk Following Critical Illness: From Research to Practice- Jo Thompson

    Case Discussion JICS Nov 2020. LVAD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 35:19


    "JICS Case Discussion: Ventricular Assist Devices   https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1751143720930583   Getting your left and right mixed up with ventricular assist devices?  In this episode I speak to Dr Jennifer Gwynn and Dr Carla Richardson about heart failure and ventricular assist devices.    Heart failure presentation Ventricular Assist Devices Indications and Contraindications How to refer patients Evidence Complications   Further reading:   https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1236 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.05.004"

    Technology and Innovation SOA 2019: Session 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 41:40


    AI in Healthcare 101- Marius Terblanche Tomorrow’s Medicine Today- Rick Body Using Technology to Understand the Complexities of Teamwork and Safety- Rob Gatherer Disrupting Technology- Molly Gilmartin Panel Conversation and Questions- Marius Terblanche, Rick Body, Rob Gatherer

    Rare Diagnosis and Medical Mimics SOA 2019: Session 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 72:10


    Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Secrets of the Great Mimicker- Jessica Manson Reno-Pulmonary Syndromes- Steve Brett Unusual Disorders of Consciousness- Saiju Jacob Panel Conversation and Questions- Jessica Manson, Steve Brett & Saiju Jacob

    Rehabilitation After Critical Illness 2019: Session 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 73:14


    Back from the Brink: Diggs’ Story Damon Beard, Susie Calvert & Steve Mathieu Early Mobilisation- Where Are We Now?- Eve Corner Occupational Hazards: OT in Critical Care- James Bruce Visualising Patient Recovery- Kate Tantam Panel Conversation and Questions Damon Beard, Susie Calvert, Steve Mathieu, Eve Corner, James Bruce, & Kate Tantam

    The Cauldron- If I Had a Million Dollars SOA 2019: Session 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 84:59


    Is Your House on Fire Yet?- Eleanor Damm Champagne, Anyone?- Rachel Jones Plan A is Bonefish Cay...- Charlie Pope Anticipating Intensive Care Admission – “Pre- ICU”- Eleanor Richards A Name Changer: The IPCU- Guy Parsons

    ICS Education: ECMO in COVID - the UK Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 71:12


    This webinar addresses the speaker's experiences of ECMO during COVID-19 and consists of presentations and a panel discussion with questions from the audience. Moderator: Charlotte Johnston Final Year Medical Student Cardiothoracic ICU/ECMO Nurse Speakers: Jo-anne Fowles Nurse Consultant Critical Care & ECMO Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust Presentation: Bedside management of the ECMO patient during a pandemic Rachel Jooste Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Critical Care Presentation: Scaling up the National ECMO service during the Pandemic Brij Patel Royal Brompton Hospital Presentation: Scientific rationale for ECMO in Covid Alain Vuylsteke Consultant in Intensive Care Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust

    ICS Workforce Wellbeing Series: From debrief to safe story sharing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 59:34


    The word “debrief” is throughout our language in healthcare settings, yet it is considered controversial and potentially unsafe if in the wrong hand. However we know in the providing the critical care that our ICU workforce needs, the chance to make sense of experience and share stories is important. This webinar explores the different methodologies for doing this safely in your unit. Chair of Panel: Dr Julie Highfield, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Cardiff and ICS National Wellbeing Lead Speakers: Dr Debbie Ford, Senior Clinical Psychologist - Cardio-Thoracic and Critical Care, Harefield Hospital Consultation/Advisory role (Trust Wide) staff support Dr Sadie Thomas-Unsworth Lead Psychologist for Staff Support (Trust Wide) Paediatric Palliative Care and Paediatric Oncology Services University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, NHS Foundation Trust Dr Hatem Soliman Aboumarie Locum Consultant in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Harefield Hospital

    Let's Make Quality Critical SOA 2019: Session 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 54:29


    The Science of Improvement as It Relates to Quality in the ICU - Kevin Rooney Improving the Evidence for Improving Healthcare- Mary Dixon-Woods GIRFT: Tackling Variations in Quality- Anna Batchelor Panel Conversation and Questions- Kevin Rooney, Mary Dixon- Woods & Anna Batchelor

    ICS Workforce Wellbeing Webinar Series: What do our critical care nurses need right now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 64:39


    After experiencing the most intense period of work, our critical care nurse workforce need us to consider their needs carefully right now. In this webinar we explore individual, team and systems factors at play, and discuss how to sustain and protect our nursing workforce for the future. Presentation: Dr Julie Highfield, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and National Wellbeing Director, ICS Panel Discussion: Julie Platten Network Manager & CC3N Chair Catherine Plowright BACCN National Board Member

    Research Prioritisation Exercise SOA 2019: Session 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 67:54


    Corticosteroid Response and Gene Expression in Septic Shock (CRESS) Trial- David Antcliffe Spironolactone for Survivors of Critical Illness (SSCILL)- Mansoor Bangash Small Volume Resuscitation and Supplementation with Hyperoncotic Albumin in Septic Shock (SWIPE-2)- Jonathan Bannard-Smith The Use of Mucoactive Drugs for Critically Ill Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure in Intensive Care- Bronwen Connolly Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Family Members of Critically Ill Patients with Family Support and Engagement Intervention- Valerie Page

    The Power of Nurses SOA 2019: Session 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 46:32


    Ruth Endacott, Kate Tantam, Natalie Pattison, Liz Staveacre & Jo-Anne Fowles Presenting four bitesize topics exploring and debating the ‘Power of Nurses’, in contributing to the achievement of ICS values and strategic priorities: 1) Increasing the influence of nurses in critical care 2) Wake up to networking in your region! 3) Be inspired by the #rehablegend campaign 4) Post Registration nurse education – a funding dilemma?

    ICS Education: Covid-19 Research - What Have We Learnt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 58:59


    YouTube webinar on the above.

    The Heart of Science SOA 2019: Session 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 78:22


    Cholesterol Therapy-Mervyn Singer Troponin in Critical Care Patients and Outcomes-Anne marie Docherty Targeting the Vasculature in Sepsis: A Means or an End?-Simon Lambden The Right Heart in Critical Illness-Susanna Price Panel Conversation and Questions-Mervyn Singer, Annemarie Docherty, Simon Lambden & Susanna Price

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    ICS Workforce Wellbeing Webinar Series: What do our critical care nurses need right now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 64:38


    After experiencing the most intense period of work, our critical care nurse workforce need us to consider their needs carefully right now. In this webinar we explore individual, team and systems factors at play, and discuss how to sustain and protect our nursing workforce for the future. Presentation: Dr Julie Highfield, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and National Wellbeing Director, ICS Panel Discussion: Julie Platten Network Manager & CC3N Chair Catherine Plowright BACCN National Board Member

    ICS Education: Trauma, the Older Person and Intensive Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 54:54


    Webinar on the above released in July 2020. 

    ICS Education: Pandemics & Deemed Consent England: Challenge and Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 58:09


    This webinar will explore and explain the recent legislative change to organ donation consent in England, and the impact of the pandemic on the process and practise of organ donation and transplant in the UK.

    ICS Education: Staff Wellbeing in ICU during the Pandemic - Stories of Joy and Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 68:25


    Hearing staff stories from the front line, and making sense of the range of our emotional reactions to the pandemic. We will consider how staff feel about what next, how to take care of themselves and each other. You will also hear more about the ICS national wellbeing campaign.

    ICS Education: Training in COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 59:44


    This webinar will cover topics heard “on the ground” from trainees nationally and the recent faculty document regarding training

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