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74. Cartner on Environmental Heat Stress May 27, 2013

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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.

Go to www.intensivecarenetwork.com for the slides and more.

73. Gattas on CHEST & Beyond May 15, 2013

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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.

Go to www.intensivecarenetwork.com for the podcast and more.

72. Roger Harris on Oxidative Stress May 15, 2013

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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

71. Prevent tracheostomy related deaths May 08, 2013

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How safe is your hospital for a patient with a tracheostomy? Sean Kelly from the Intensive Care Coordination Monitoring Unit (ICCMU) talks with Tony Burrell from the Clinical Excellence Commission and Ian Seppelt about improving the safety of patients with tracheostomies in and out of the ICU…….managing tracheostomy airway emergencies, before and when the cavalry arrives……and the recently released ICCMU guideline, "Adult Patients in Acute Care Facilities with a Tracheostomy" . The guideline and other resources to help implement the guideline in your hospital can be accessed at ICCMU here

70. Rosenberg on Immunosuppression May 05, 2013

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Alex Rosenberg is an Intensivist who was working in a transplant centre last year. He gave this talk on immunosupression at last year's Bedside Critical Care Conference and managed to make a fairly dry subject seem understandable and relevant. Go to www.intensivecarenetwork.com for the slides and more...

69. Janin on Fungal Infections Apr 04, 2013

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Pierre Janin is an intensivist with many interests. For example you may have seen his fantastic echo guide or his talk on transcranial doppler. One of his other passions is microbiology, and at BCC last year he gave this talk on Fungal infections. He often proudly shows pictures of his fungal balls on ward rounds.

68. Holley on Blood Transfusion Guidelines Apr 02, 2013

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Anthony Holley, a world famous transfusion and coagulation guru, draws on his military, ED and ICU experience and talks about the most recent blood transfusion guidelines. They are a great resource and can be downloaded here. This talk is different to the last one he gave at Bedside Critical Care 2012!

67. NIELSEN on Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest Mar 15, 2013

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Niklas Nielsen is an academic intensivist from Helsingborg, Sweden. He is the mastermind behind the Targeted Temperature Management Trial, a landmark international multicentre clinical that has sought to answer a question that many believed has already been answered: What is the optimal target temperature following out of hospital cardiac arrest?

The TTM trail has finished recruiting and the protocol can be seen here. The results will be out later this year.

So...

READ Niklas' FASCINATING paper which really lays down the rationale for the study

LISTEN to this podcast interview with Niklas

LEAVE some feedback if you have any comments on this controversial and emotive topic

KEEP an open mind about this topic!

66. aSAH5: Prognostication Mar 01, 2013

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A Pecha Kucha discussing prognostication following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. This includes discussion of the various grading scales used and other factors that impact upon prognosis. This is the 5th of 5 Pecha Kuchas on this topic.

65. aSAH4: Complications Mar 01, 2013

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A Pecha Kucha discussing the complications that may follow aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. This includes causes of a neurological deterioration, seizures, hyponatraemia, cardiac complications, re-bleeding and hydrocephalus. This is the 4th of 5 Pecha Kuchas on this topic.

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