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Critical Care PractitionerHHS (Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State)HHS (Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State) is the quiet counterpart to DKA. It develops slowly in older type 2 diabetics with residual insulin, leading to extreme hyperglycaemia and dehydration without ketosis. In this 2-hour deep dive, Jonathan explains why HHS kills through water loss and hyperviscosity rather than acid, and how to manage it safely.Key Learning Points:· Pathophysiology: Relative […]
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2025-10-3131 minCritical Care PractitionerMobilisation in Critical Care- Barriers and CultureMobilisation in the ICU raises two big questions: is it safe, and will staff embrace it?In this discussion, Jonathan explores both sides of the story:Safety first:Large prevalence studies show mobilisation is happening, though often inconsistently.A systematic review of 1,800+ sessions found serious adverse events in only 0.6% — most minor and short-lived.Even patients on CRRT can safely mobilise […]
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2025-09-2405 minCritical Care PractitionerEpisode 1- Mobilisation in the ICUSummaryFor much of critical care history, immobility was the norm: patients were sedated, kept still, and “protected.” But decades of research have revealed the hidden costs — profound muscle wasting, delirium, and long-term disability.Jonathan explores how our understanding of mobilisation in ICU has evolved — from the recognition of harm caused by bedrest, to the […]
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2025-09-1606 minCritical Care PractitionerEpisode 6: Guidelines and the Future of Sedation in Critical CareSedation practices in the ICU have evolved dramatically over the past decade — but are we truly following the evidence?In this episode of The Critical Care Practitioner Podcast, Jonathan takes you through the key milestones in sedation guidance, the persistent gap between recommendations and real-world practice, and the emerging shift toward human-centered, wakeful care.What You’ll […]
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2025-09-1206 min
CoROM cast. Wilderness, Austere, Remote and Resource-limited Medicine.160-Critical Care Practitioner with Jonathan DownhamThis week, Aebhric O’Kelly talks with Jonathan Downham, an advanced critical care practitioner, who shares his journey and insights into the evolving role of advanced practitioners in healthcare. He discusses the training pathways, responsibilities, and the importance of collaboration with junior doctors. Jonathan emphasises the need for continuous learning, research opportunities, and the future of advanced practice in critical care. He also highlights his innovative approach to training through e-learning and podcasts, aiming to enhance the skills of healthcare professionals.TakeawaysJonathan Downham is an advanced critical care practitioner with extensive ex...
2025-09-1236 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 137: VR and Critical Care. Really?!The post CCP Podcast 137: VR and Critical Care. Really?! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-07-0231 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 136: Delirium with David AaronovitchThe post CCP Podcast 136: Delirium with David Aaronovitch appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-06-0352 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 135:COVID-19 and EthicsThe post CCP Podcast 135:COVID-19 and Ethics appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-05-2033 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 134- CCP Podcast 134- COVID 19- When to do that tracheostomy?The post CCP Podcast 134- CCP Podcast 134- COVID 19- When to do that tracheostomy? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-04-1840 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 133: Ollie Poole and SCCM Guidelines on Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19The post CCP Podcast 133: Ollie Poole and SCCM Guidelines on Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-04-0221 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 132: COVID- Early Days?The post CCP Podcast 132: COVID- Early Days? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-03-2647 minCritical Care PractitionerPreparing to Prone- Courtesy of the BACCNThe post Preparing to Prone- Courtesy of the BACCN appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-03-2651 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 131: The Rose TrialThe post CCP Podcast 131: The Rose Trial appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-03-0227 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 130: Twitter ChatsThe post CCP Podcast 130: Twitter Chats appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-02-1839 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 129: APRV- Why you shouldn’tThe post CCP Podcast 129: APRV- Why you shouldn’t appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2020-01-0938 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 128: PJ Paralysis!The post CCP Podcast 128: PJ Paralysis! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-12-0918 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 127: Sedation HoldThe post CCP Podcast 127: Sedation Hold appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-11-0531 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 125: Another way to assess patient outcomes?The post CCP Podcast 125: Another way to assess patient outcomes? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-10-1531 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 125: A to Z Checklist with Dr Paul Hughes-WebbThe post CCP Podcast 125: A to Z Checklist with Dr Paul Hughes-Webb appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-09-1939 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 124: Pain, Agitation and Delirium in the ICUThe post CCP Podcast 124: Pain, Agitation and Delirium in the ICU appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-09-0145 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 123: The PERFECT protocol and how we feed our patients.The post CCP Podcast 123: The PERFECT protocol and how we feed our patients. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-08-1043 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 122: Aneamia and how we deal with it.The post CCP Podcast 122: Aneamia and how we deal with it. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-06-0435 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 121: How we use Social Media and Goodbye NTI2019The post CCP Podcast 121: How we use Social Media and Goodbye NTI2019 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2633 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 120: Sepsis Studies and ProningThe post CCP Podcast 120: Sepsis Studies and Proning appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2621 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 119: Sepsis management- has anything changed?The post CCP Podcast 119: Sepsis management- has anything changed? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2618 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 118: QR codes and Just in Time LearningThe post CCP Podcast 118: QR codes and Just in Time Learning appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2617 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 117: Eugene Mondor and HeamodynamicsThe post CCP Podcast 117: Eugene Mondor and Heamodynamics appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2625 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 116: An ITU survivor and now an ITU nurse- Jason KirchickThe post CCP Podcast 116: An ITU survivor and now an ITU nurse- Jason Kirchick appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2218 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 115: @OnlyintheICU- How we can better manage our own mental health.The post CCP Podcast 115: @OnlyintheICU- How we can better manage our own mental health. appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2225 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 114: Sean Sent and Barbara Maclean discuss nurse communicationThe post CCP Podcast 114: Sean Sent and Barbara Maclean discuss nurse communication appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2232 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 113: Sean Dent and Sarah with the newthingnurse.comThe post CCP Podcast 113: Sean Dent and Sarah with the newthingnurse.com appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2135 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 112: Nicole KupchikThe post CCP Podcast 112: Nicole Kupchik appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2124 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 111: Expanding Roles for APRNs in TelehealthThe post CCP Podcast 111: Expanding Roles for APRNs in Telehealth appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2120 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 110: Nicole Frederick and Anna Rodriguez talk genetics and meds NTI2019The post CCP Podcast 110: Nicole Frederick and Anna Rodriguez talk genetics and meds NTI2019 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2018 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 109: Nancy Blake and Gayle Lukar #NTI2019The post CCP Podcast 109: Nancy Blake and Gayle Lukar #NTI2019 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2025 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 108: Liver problems in the ICUThe post CCP Podcast 108: Liver problems in the ICU appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2033 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 107: Megan Brunson talks with Jon WhiteThe post CCP Podcast 107: Megan Brunson talks with Jon White appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-2022 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 106: Enough with the noise already!The post CCP Podcast 106: Enough with the noise already! appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-05-0143 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP POdcast 105: Advanced Practice Across the WorldThe post CCP POdcast 105: Advanced Practice Across the World appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-03-2756 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 104: Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Critical CareThe post CCP Podcast 104: Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Critical Care appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2019-02-2641 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 103: Acute Right Heart FailureThe right ventricle is often overlooked in critical care in favour of the attention to the left side of the heart. But acute right heart failure is important and today on the podcast we discuss its implications for critical care. My guest is Barbara McLean, a critical care nurse practitioner from Atlanta, GA. You can […]
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2019-01-3145 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 095: More mechanical ventilation with ThomasThis is the second chat with Thomas Piraino (@respresource) who is a Clinical Specialist in mechanical ventilation at the Centre of Excellence in Mechanical Ventilation, St. Michael’s Hospital. We are moving onto some of the more complex modes of ventilation here with more variability and tweekability being offered by the ventilator. Interview Questions for Advanced Critical […]
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2019-01-2342 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 051: ICU Follow Up ClinicsThis is an episode I recorded with Professor Stephen Brett, outgoing President of the Intensive Care Society at the State of the Art meeting 2016 about the merits of the ICU Follow Up Clinics. During the conference, he had had a pro-con debate with Brian Cuthbertson who is Chief of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at […]
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2019-01-2323 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 047: Advanced Critical Care PractitionersThis episode is in conjunction with my friends over at JICScast Segun Olusanya and James Day. We met with Dr Anna Batchelor, Carole Boulanger and Gavin Denton to discuss the role of the Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, its impact on the service as a whole and what the future may look like for this growing […]
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2019-01-2331 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 010: Cricoid Pressure: Do it? Do it right? Or don’t do it at all?Cricoid pressure is the application of backwards pressure on the cricoid cartilage to occlude the oesophagus. Originally described by Sellick in 1961, he described how pressure applied at the level of the 5th cervical vertebrae obstructed the lumen of the oesophagus. This manoeuvre is performed to minimise the risk of gastric aspiration should the patient […]
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2019-01-2336 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 029: Mechanical Ventilation…Phases of the BreathThe third in the series with Ollie Poole (@RespReview) on mechanical ventilation. Ollie goes into some more detail on the phases of the breath. This requires some visualisation of the waveform involved. Below is the video from YouTube that Ollie originally produced which should help with that. Irma Bilgrami does a great job of breaking […]
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2019-01-2329 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 011: Social Media…Use it, don’t abuse it!Another busy time in the world of the Critical Care Practitioner! This episode focuses on a discussion I had with Kaye Rolls (@Kaye_rolls) Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Intensive Care Coordination & Monitoring Unit (ICCMU). She and I had a Twitter discussion around a couple of articles she had read about the use of social media […]
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2019-01-2337 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 079: The Two Jonnys November 2017NOT The Two Ronnies…but The Two Jonnys….and Twitter! This is the another episode of an exciting new podcast project with Jonny Wilkinson (@WilkinsonJonny) who is an anaesthetist and Intensive Care Consultant at Northampton hospital He has a website, Critical Care Northampton, from where he does regular reviews of some of the many issues one can find […]
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2019-01-2343 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 037: How to Make Ultrasound Easier!In this episode I talked to Jennifer Cotton (@sonomojo) who runs the website Sonomojo which is a guide to ultrasound education and she talks about her reasons for setting up the site. The aim of the site is about connecting people to resources about ultrasound. Jennifer is just about to become a doctor and has worked […]
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2019-01-2339 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 046: PTSD in Critical Care III have covered some aspects of PTSD already in CCP Podcast 041: PTSD in Critical Care when I chatted with Dorothy Wade about some of her research. This gave me great food for thought, so I went to read some of the plentiful research out there. I posted this recently but also decided to release my […]
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2019-01-2319 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 036: Head of Bed Elevation and Reflux.Lynn Schallom is a research scientist at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She published a paper ‘Head of Bed Elevation and Early Outcomes of Gastric Reflux, Aspiration, and Pressure Ulcers’ in the American Journal of Critical Care in January 2015. Head of Bed Elevation There is a conflict between the need to keep a patients head […]
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2019-01-2336 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 093: Recent research with Nicole KupchikNicol (@nicchik90) is an RN and an author over in the US. She also has a website over at nicolekupchikconsulting.com where she has many other great resources for others in the profession to use. She recently presented at NTI Boston 2018 and. amongst other subjects, she discussed some of the recent papers we should all be aware […]
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2019-01-2339 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 043: Why Won’t My Patient Sleep?Why Won’t My Patient Sleep! The Intensive Care patient will often lie awake at night, eyes wide open, clearly with no intention of sleeping. So why won’t the intensive care patient sleep? Perhaps we need to understand what happens during normal sleep and take it from there….. Stages of sleep Sleep is divided into non-rapid […]
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2019-01-2317 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 102: Dale Needham and DeliriumI was lucky enough to be able to join Tanj and Dale Needham in this conversation at the ICS State of the Art conference 2018 in London. We discuss some of the ongoing issues with delirium in the critical care patient and how we might help them in prevention. Interview Questions for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners […]
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2019-01-2314 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 084: Audits on some ACCPs skills with Gavin Denton.ACCPs skills are many and varied as those of you who do the job will know. My friend Gavin Denton (@DentonGavin) has conducted 3 different audits along with his colleagues at the Heart of England NHS trust. In this podcast he presents some of the very interesting findings. I think it proves that we are very worth the time […]
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2019-01-0817 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 006: Chat with David BartonDavid Barton is Head of Department of Nursing at Swansea University and has been very involved in the development of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner role both locally and nationally. This discussion centres around his history and some of the issues in the development of the role as well as some thoughts for the future. There […]
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2019-01-0844 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 028: James DuCanto Talks IntubationI love the world of social media. It was through the medium of Twitter that I was able to connect with James DuCanto (@jducanto)who is an anesthesiologist at Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. Gavin Denton (@DentonGavin) and I picked his brains about some of the pitfalls in intubation especially for those not so experienced but […]
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2019-01-0853 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 061: Papers of the Month: March 2017Three more papers of the month for us to peruse. This time Gavin (@DentonGavin) and I are also joined by Sean Munnelly (@seanmunn). The CLASSIC trial. Restricting volumes of resuscitation fluid in adults with septic shock after initial management: the CLASSIC randomised, parallel-group, multicentre feasibility trial. Hjortrup et al. Intensive Care Med. 2016 Nov;42(11):1695-1705. Epub […]
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2019-01-0800 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 094: Magnesium for the win.“Magnesium For the Win!”- with Bryan Boling. Guest: Habib Srour Dr. Srour is an attending in the Anesthesia Critical Care Division at the University of Kentucky where I practice. The episode is the first in a mini-series on electrolyte imbalances in the ICU. I hope to record an episode on hyponatremia soon. In the episode, […]
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2019-01-0826 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 101: Palliative CarePalliative Care in the ICU All too often, we see critical care and palliative care as opposites, but they really go together nicely. Today on the podcast, we talk with Dr. Jessica McFarlin (@JessMcFarlinMD) about palliative care and how we can integrate it into the care of our ICU patients. Center to Advance Palliative Care […]
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2019-01-0841 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 076: The Two Jonnys September 2017NOT The Two Ronnies…but The Two Jonnys….and Twitter! This is an exciting new podcast project with Jonny Wilkinson (@WilkinsonJonny) who is an anaesthetist and Intensive Care Consultant at Northampton hospital He has a website, Critical Care Northampton, from where he does regular reviews of some of the many issues one can find on Twitter. During this podcast, […]
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2018-12-3142 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 060: My Critical Care Patient Can’t Swallow! Why?This is a chat about the ICU patient with problems with their swallow or dysphagia, I had with Martin Brodsky (@MBBrodskyPhD), who is an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a clinician, researcher and educator with interests in swallowing and swallowing disorders, head and […]
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2018-12-3147 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 077: NCEPOD 2017 Acute Non-Invasive Ventilation: Inspiring Change.I think this might be one of the most important podcasts I have ever done along with the next in the series. This is the first of two podcasts covering the latest NCEPOD paper on Non-Invasive Ventilation. This can also be found on the NCEPOD web page, but they also kindly agreed to allow me […]
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2018-12-311h 00Critical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 027: Crew Resource Management ContinuedCCP Podcast 026 was myself and Ken Spearpoint (@K_G_Spearpoint) talking about some of the issues around Crew resource Management. We continue the conversation in this episode and maybe even arrive at some conclusions….maybe!! [table id=1 /] [Stitcher_Radio_Logo] [get_in_touch_with_jonathan] CCP Podcast 026 was myself and Ken Spearpoint (@K_G_Spearpoint) talking about some of the issues around […]
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2018-12-3137 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 041: PTSD in Critical Care.Dorothy Wade works as a chartered health psychologist in the Critical Care Unit at UCH. She is registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, and has a PhD in psychology and health care evaluation from University College London. She is available to support patients, families and staff in Critical Care. […]
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2018-12-3134 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 086: Psychology of patients, relatives and staff.The psychology of our patients, their relatives and the staff we work with is under discussion in this podcast. I managed to get Megan Hosey (@DrMeganHoseyPhD), a psychologist from Johns Hopkins, Dr Julie Highfield (@DrJulie_H), a psychologist from Cardiff and Dorothy Wade (@dwadepsych) a psychologist from London together to discuss these important issues. We talk about […]
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2018-12-311h 04Critical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 021: Jesses’ Show!Happy Christmas all! A usurper (Jesse Spurr- Injectable Orange) takes the reins in this episode which allows Jonathan to talk about himself. Hope thats not too narcissistic! Some old guests make an appearance as well. Hope you enjoy it and Have a great Christmas. [table id=1 /] [Stitcher_Radio_Logo] [get_in_touch_with_jonathan] Happy Christmas all! A usurper […]
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The Critical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 021: Jesses’ Show!Happy Christmas all! A usurper (Jesse Spurr- Injectable Orange) takes the reins in this episode which allows Jonathan to talk about himself. Hope thats not too narcissistic! Some old guests make an appearance as well. Hope you enjoy it and Have a great Christmas. Happy Christmas all! A usurper (Jesse Spurr- Injectable Orange) takes […]
2018-12-3147 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 034: Mechanical Ventilation…Types of breath.In this podcast I carry on my conversation with Ollie Poole (@respreview) about some of the issues with mechanical ventilation. We talk about the different types of breath and why we use them. This then helps us identify some of the very confusing terms the ventilator companies use when describing their ventilator modes. We somehow […]
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2018-12-3136 minCritical Care PractitionerDasSMACC- Day 1<p>Simple…DasSMACC Day 1- me summarising what happened. Great day-fabulous networking. Interview Questions for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners The Content on the website is provided for FREE as is the podcast. You could help support this work by going to Amazon via this link. This means that I will earn a small commission from any purchases […]</p>
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2018-12-3100 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 062: Escalate the Patient!This is a discussion I had with Liz Staveacre (@lizzys39) who is Senior Critical Care Outreach Clinical Nurse Specialist at Northwick Park Hospital. Her Masters’ dissertation looked at the factors that influence whether nurses will escalate the patient when it is necessary. From the discussion, it would seem that there is still some work to be done. It […]
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2018-12-3100 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 050: LeoPARDS TrialLevosimendan for the Prevention of Acute Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis Gavin and I try to peel apart the layers of the LeoPARDS Trial which assesses the benefits of levosimendan for the prevention of organ dysfunction in sepsis. It’s another interesting study which actually asks more questions that it answers, but all questions we may try to answer […]
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2018-12-3139 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 100: The Two Jonnys Season Two!The Two Jonnys are back! We have had a break but time we got together again. In this podcast Jonny Wilkinson (@wilkinsonjonny) and I discuss the latest post on his fabulous website breaking down some of the new stuff out there on the internet relevant to our practice. Lots of food for thought. Go and look at […]
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2018-12-3150 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 007: Chat with Bethan BishopBethan Bishop is Head of Innovation and Industry Engagement at the Heart of England NHS Trust in Birmingham. In this podcast she discusses how this role came about, having come from a background in the Pharmaceutical industry. She works as part of the MIDRU team which aims to help in the innovation process. She is […]
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2018-12-0531 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 039: Early Mobilisation- Get Them Moving!TEAM is a program of research to evaluate the effect of early mobilisation to assess functional recovery and patient-centered outcomes of ICU survivors. Carol Hodgson is one of the lead clinicians in this project, She will be presenting at the 2015 Intensive Care Society State of the Art conference, so this is an opportunity to […]
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2018-12-0544 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 083: Guidelines for Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults 2017The Intensive Care Society, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Difficult Airway Society and the Royal College of Anaesthetists have combined to provide the ‘Guidelines for the management of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults‘. The main part of the document covers Plan A to Plan D when performing this procedure. This is well worth a read […]
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2018-12-0535 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 038: WeNurses Tweet Chat About Advanced PractitionersMyself and Tracey Starkey-Moore (@TraceyStarkeyMo) led a @WeNurses chat on the 1st October about Advanced Practitioners. You can find the Summary on the discussion on the WeCommunities website with the relevant key word clouds. Tracey and I then got together with Gavin Denton (@DentonGavin) and Jemma Owen (@JemmaOwen1) to discuss some of the key issues […]
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2018-12-0543 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 099: Segun and Jonathan talk fluids- Part IThe post CCP Podcast 099: Segun and Jonathan talk fluids- Part I appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner.
2018-12-0542 minThe Critical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 099: Segun and Jonathan talk fluids- Part IFluids- WTF!
I am very confused by the fluid discussions that seem to be constantly ongoing and changing! Which fluids to give, how much, when etc, etc. I am hoping to learn something during this mini-series starting with this discussion with Segun Olunsanya- @iceman_ex. We talk about some of the physiology involved. Stick with it- I learned something and hope you will too!
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2018-12-0542 min
Critical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 099: Segun and Jonathan chat about fluids- Part IFluids- WTF! I am very confused by the fluid discussions that seem to be constantly ongoing and changing! Which fluids to give, how much, when etc, etc. I am hoping to learn something during this mini-series starting with this discussion with Segun Olunsanya- @iceman_ex. We talk about some of the physiology involved. Stick with it- I learned something and hope you will too!
2018-12-0542 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 040: Why Won’t We Change?This episode features a chat with Fiona Moffat who is a lecturer in Physiotherapy and practising physiotherapist. She was involved in some LEAN thinking and is now interested in early mobilisation in the critical care world. As a social scientist she is also interested in how we get to normalise new technologies or interventions in health […]
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2018-11-1145 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 045: Simple Things to Help Them Sleep.Characterisation of sleep in intensive care using 24-hour polysomnography: an observational study. This was a very enlightening discussion with Rosalind Elliott from Sydney about her study. Our poor ITU patients are struggling to get any decent sleep- what can we do to help them? Rosalind Elliott qualified as a nurse in London, England in the […]
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2018-11-1138 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 059: Surviving the ICU-The Patient ExperienceThis is an episode featuring Dr Paul Wischmeyer (@Paul_wischmeyer) who is a doctor at the Department of Anesthesiology and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center. I noticed he had tweeted about a presentation (Surviving the ICU-The Patient Experience: What Patients Need Their Doctors to Know) he gave which was available on YouTube and […]
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2018-11-1148 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 090: Mechanical Ventilation with ThomasI thought it was time we explored the subject of mechanical ventilation again and so I reached out on Twitter and am now joined by Thomas Piraino (@respresource) who is a Clinical Specialist in mechanical ventilation at the Centre of Excellence in Mechanical Ventilation, St. Michael’s Hospital. We start with the basic modes and what is […]
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2018-11-1155 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 072: The Two Jonnys Do Twitter July 2017NOT The Two Ronnies…but The Two Jonnys….and Twitter! This is the fourth episode of an exciting new podcast project with Jonny Wilkinson (@WilkinsonJonny) who is an anaesthetist and Intensive Care Consultant at Northampton hospital He has a website, Critical Care Northampton, from where he does regular reviews of some of the many issues one can find […]
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2018-11-1145 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 018: Mechanical Ventilation….In this podcast episode I was lucky enough to have a discussion with Ollie Poole who is a respiratory therapist in Canada. I came across Ollies’ YouTube site Respiratory Review and was very impressed with his series on mechanical ventilation helping to explain some of the terminology and reasoning behind how we ventilate patients. He […]
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2018-11-1131 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 023: Wash Your Mouth Out!!Reducing ventilator associated pneumonia in adult patients through high standards of oral care: A historical control study Lee Cutler, Paula Sluman. Intensive and Critical care Nursing. 2014 Consultant Nurse Lee Cutler discusses the study he was involved in with his colleague Paula Sluman. Ventilator associated pneumonia is a big problem in the critical care environment so […]
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2018-11-1100 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 089: Cath and Jonathan chat about BTS2018I was lucky enough to be joined by Cath Edwards (@cathedwards_1), a physio up in Lancashire. She attended this years British Thoracic Society 2018 Summer meeting. So I picked her brains about what she heard there. It sounds like a great conference and I think one I will be trying to attend in the future. Interview Questions […]
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2018-11-1041 minThe Critical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 089: Cath and Jonathan chat about BTS2018I was lucky enough to be joined by Cath Edwards (@cathedwards_1), a physio up in Lancashire. She attended this years British Thoracic Society 2018 Summer meeting. So I picked her brains about what she heard there. It sounds like a great conference and I think one I will be trying to attend in the future. Interview Questions […]
2018-11-1041 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast- Summer BreakVery short episode…listen and you will hear why. See you in September 2015!! [table id=1 /] [Stitcher_Radio_Logo] [get_in_touch_with_jonathan] http://traffic.libsyn.com/criticalcarepractitioner/CCP_break.mp3 Very short episode…listen and you will hear why. See you in September 2015!! [table id=1 /] [Stitcher_Radio_Logo] [get_in_touch_with_jonathan]
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2018-11-1002 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 089: Cath and Jonathan chat about BTS2018I was lucky enough to be joined by Cath Edwards (@cathedwards_1), a physio up in Lancashire. She attended this years British Thoracic Society 2018 Summer meeting. So I picked her brains about what she heard there. It sounds like a great conference and I think one I will be trying to attend in the future. Interview Questions for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners The Content on the website is provided for FREE as is the podcast. You could help support this work by going to Amazon via this link. This means that I will earn a s...
2018-07-0241 minThe Critical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 019 : SepsisPAM analysed. Gav and Jonathan try to work it out!In an attempt to further my understanding of some of the methods used in research Gavin Denton (@dentongavin) and I had a discussion about the SepsisPAM trial below. This is a new approach on the podcast and one which I hope people will find useful. We go through the article using a systematic approach, and […]
2018-03-1941 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 019 : SepsisPAM analysed. Gav and Jonathan try to work it out!In an attempt to further my understanding of some of the methods used in research Gavin Denton (@dentongavin) and I had a discussion about the SepsisPAM trial below. This is a new approach on the podcast and one which I hope people will find useful. We go through the article using a systematic approach, and […]
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2018-03-1941 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 073: Bariatric Surgery in Obesity Management- HMV Conference 2017I was lucky enough to be invited to the Home Mechanical Ventilation Conference in June 2017 by Rachael Moses (@rachaelmoses) and Professor Nick Hart (@NickHartThorax) and this is one of the presentations I thought you might like to hear. Bariatric surgery has become almost routine now and Andrew Jenkinson tells us why. Diets will never seem the same again after hearing this! Interview Questions for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners The Content on the website is provided for FREE as is the podcast. You could help support this work by going to Amazon via this l...
2017-07-0732 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 068: The Two Jonnys Do Twitter June 2017NOT The Two Ronnies...but The Two Jonnys....and Twitter! This is the fourth episode of an exciting new podcast project with Jonny Wilkinson (@WilkinsonJonny) who is an anaesthetist and Intensive Care Consultant at Northampton hospital He has a website, Critical Care Northampton, from where he does regular reviews of some of the many issues one can find on Twitter. If this podcast does not convince you of the merits of Twitter then nothing will. Interview Questions for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners The Content on the website is provided for FREE a...
2017-07-0645 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 066: The Two Jonnys Do Twitter May 2017 (2)NOT The Two Ronnies...but The Two Jonnys....and Twitter! This is the second episode of an exciting new podcast project with Jonny Wilkinson (@WilkinsonJonny) who is an anaesthetist and Intensive Care Consultant at Northampton hospital He has a website, Critical Care Northampton, from where he does regular reviews of some of the many issues one can find on Twitter. If this podcast does not convince you of the merits of Twitter then nothing will. Interview Questions for Advanced Critical Care Practitioners The Content on the website is provided for FREE as...
2017-05-2943 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 033: Calling all students....Wendy Sinclair (@wlasinclair) is a lecturer in childrens nursing at Salford University and has been there for the last eight years. She started using Twitter about a year ago as a way of engaging the Salford Nursing Students. Also to see how they could use social media in both a professional and social capacity. She is also working towards a PhD in Social Media and Professional Conduct.
We are also joined by Neil Withnell (@neilwithnell) is a senior lecturer in mental health nursing and Moira McCoughlin (@levylass) who is a childrens nurse and senior lecturer.
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2015-05-0644 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 021: Jesses' Show!Happy Christmas all! A usurper takes the reins in this episode which allows Jonathan to talk about himself. Hope thats not too narcissistic!
Some old guests make an appearance as well. Hope you enjoy it and Have a great Christmas.
2014-12-1847 minCritical Care PractitionerCCP Podcast 019 : SepsisPAM analysed. Gav and Jonathan try to work it out!In an attempt to further my understanding of some of the methods used in research Gavin Denton (@dentongavin) and I had a discussion about the SepsisPAM trial below. This is a new approach on the podcast and one which I hope people will find useful. We go through the article using a systematic approach, and you can find the links to the CASP tool we use here. We also refer to CEBM.net here. We also try to stop to discuss any terminology which we were not too familiar with or needs clarification to help others understand it.
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