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SCOTT WEINGART on TUBING THE SHOCKED PATIENT

A brief promo talk for BCC4 with a discussion about what's in store and what the highlights may be.

With Roger Harris & Oli Flower.

There's more info here.

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ANTHONY DELANEY on Goal Directed Therapy: Where are the goalposts?

Anthony Delaney examines the evidence for usefulness of goal directed therapy in the septic patient.

From the UK, Dr Olusegun Olusanya and Dr James Day discuss recent literature based around the October 2012 edition of the Journal of the Intensive Care Society (JICS).
The articles mentioned are found at the following link: JICS October 2012

Many thanks to Segun (@iceman_ex) and James for involving ICN with sharing this JICS Cast.

The Critical Care Conference with a difference is back and is booking up fast!

Why should you go?

• Strong critical care academic program
• Short, digestable clinical updates on topics that are genuinely relevant
• Small group workshops on practical skills you want and need to practice
• Incredible venue on the marina in Cairns
• During school holidays, perfect for the familiy, and not eating up another weekend
• Social program and optional activities like no other conference
• FREE registrar day on the Monday - LIMITED places though!

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SCOTT WEINGART on TUBING THE SHOCKED PATIENT

MATT O'MEARA on FLUIDS & KIDS: FEAST or Famine?

ANDREW NUMA: WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

SIMON CARLEY on RELAX! CHILDREN ARE JUST LITTLE ADULTS

This talk was given at the last Victorian Intensive Care Network meeting. Dash Gantner is an ICU Fellow from Melbourne who has been at the cutting edge of research in the past couple of years, working closely with ANZICS CTG research guru, Jamie Cooper. Dash is not new to research and previously worked in China for The George Institute and mastered Mandarin whilst he was over there. Watch out for big things in the future with this one.

Professor Jamie Cooper is the Director of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University. He is well known for his contribution to ICU research, having published over 160 journal papers and being the Principal or Co-Investigator on numerous peer reviewed research grants, including 16 from the NHMRC. 

This talk was given at the last Victorian Intensive Care Network meeting and is the first of two talks, the second which is presented by Dash Gartner.

Professor Jamie Cooper is the Director of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University. He is well known for his contribution to ICU research, having published over 160 journal papers and being the Principal or Co-Investigator on numerous peer reviewed research grants, including 16 from the NHMRC. 

This talk was given at the last Victorian Intensive Care Network meeting and is the first of two talks, the second of which is presented by Dash Gartner.

Oli Flower interviews David Riggs, an intensivist from Hobart and the medical convenor of this year's ANZICS ASM.

David explains more about what ANZICS is and does, and reveals what's coming up at this year's ASM.

Oli Flower interviews David Riggs, an intensivist from Hobart and the medical convenor of this year's ANZICS ASM.

David explains more about what ANZICS is and does, and reveals what's coming up at this year's ASM.

Oli Flower gives an iconoclastic view of neurocritical care.

This is a talk that was given at the College of Intensive Care Medicine's ASM in Wellington in June 2013.

It focuses on three aspects of traumatic brain injury management:

• Prognostication
• Transfusion thresholds
• The role of ICP monitoring

Messages from the CICM ASM 2013

Oli and I were at the CICM's Annual Scientific Meeting in Wellington at the weekend, along with Marrianne Kirrane from the Brisbane ICN, Chris Nickson from Life In The Fast Lane and Todd Fraser from CritIQ. Both Oli and Chris gave talks at the meeting; Oli gave a SMACC-style presentation on neurocritical care iconoclasticism and Chris gave two talks, one on toxicology half-truths and the second on the role of FOAMed (he wants to move away from the term social media) in medical education and training. There were also a number of other online meducators present, including Doug Lynch (@TheTopEnd), David Anderson (@expensivecare), Jeremy Fernando (LITFL and ICN) and Colin Barnes (@barc00), with whom I had a chance to meet up and go for a coffee or a pint.

The theme of the conference was "Down with Dogma" and there were a mix of approaches and strategies to this as the schedule of topics was covered, spanning the full range of evidence and eminence base and of audience opinion.

Are you heading over to Wellington to pick up your Fellowship certificate? Or maybe you already have it and have been enjoying the wider mysteries of consultancy, such as the administrative management, conflict resolution and representing your department on hospital committees.

Anyone keeping an eye on the CICM curriculum development will be aware of the increased focus on making the transition from trainee to effective consultant.

If this sounds like you,then you might want to check this course out.

SMACC INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY EDUCATION

MARY McCASKILL

NEONATAL NIGHTMARES

Michaela Cartner, an Intensivist and ED physician from Queensland's Gold Coast, gives a fascinating talk on environmental heat stress. The Marathon des Sables provided a perfect backdrop to discuss this important topic.

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SMACC INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY EDUCATION

CLIFF REID

MAKING THINGS HAPPEN

SMACC INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY EDUCATION

SCOTT WEINGART

THE ESSENCE OF CRITICAL CARE: UPSTAIRS CARE, ANYWHERE!

By Pierre Janin

Case 1

SMACC INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY EDUCATION

JOHN MYBURGH

CATECHOLAMINES, RESUSCITATION AND RESURRECTION:

FACT OR FICTION?

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David Gattas is an Intensivist and clinical researcher from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

Known for his dry wit and calm composure under fire David is a rising power player for the ANZICS CTG and was heavily involved with the recent CHEST study.

This talk was given at a Sydney Intensive Care Network meeting this February.

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Roger Harris, the Bedside Critical Care big dog gives his last talk of the 2012 conference.

From the maker of Sex and Nutrition comes Oxidative Stress.

Roger specifically discusses:

• What is Oxidative stress
• Why is Oxidative Stress important
• How does Selenium fit into Oxidative stress
• Selenium (Se) in critical illness
• What’s the current evidence for Se in ICU

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SMACC INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY EDUCATION

SMACC 13 OPENING CEREMONY Director's Cut

Director's cut: a low-key talk through the Opening Ceremony video with Oli Flower and Roger Harris.

SMACC INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY EDUCATION

SMACC 13 OPENING CEREMONY

The stunt that opened smacc 2013.