2020-04-21 03:14
Jack Iwashyna, MD The Dirty Dozen
"The Dirty Dozen" common errors to avoid on discharging patients who are recovering from critical illness; co-authored by clinicians and researchers Read More
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2020-04-21 03:02
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Adult CXR Cases 006
April 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD Read More
2020-04-20 13:28
Dr Chris Nickson Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) is the maintenance of positive pressure within the lungs at the end of expiration Read More
2020-04-19 11:41
Dr Mike Cadogan Survey Shoutout
Shoutouts for the COVID-19 Critical Care Staff Wellbeing Survey; and ED screening and patient flow management of suspected COVID-19 patients Read More
2020-04-19 03:16
Dr Kyle Cunningham Abdominal Imaging Cases 006
April 2020 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD Read More
2020-04-18 12:13
Dr Chris Nickson Spontaneous breathing, assisted ventilation, and patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI)
Spontaneous breathing can occur without ventilatory support (unassisted spontane… Read More
2020-04-18 08:58
Dr Theo Sklavos ECG Interpretation: Myocardial ischaemia and infarction
Part two of a 5 part lecture series on ECG/EKG Interpretation of Myocardial ischemia and infarction with cardiologist… Read More
2020-04-17 03:58
Dr Neil Long Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 309
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 309 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF Read More
2020-04-17 02:44
Dr Gregory Brogan Imaging of COVID-19 pneumonia: a critical care perspective
Overview of lung imaging for COVID-19 pneumonia, from a critical care perspective (Critical Care Compendium) Read More
2020-04-16 08:52
Dr Theo Sklavos ECG Interpretation: The Basics
Part one of a 5 part lecture series on ECG Interpretation with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang Read More
2020-04-16 05:43
Michael A. Gibbs, MD CXR Case 158
25 year old with a history of sickle cell disease presents with severe back and bilateral leg pain. Describe and interpret the progression of her CXR's Read More
2020-04-16 04:21
Augusto Saldaña SARS-CoV-2 phenotypes
Some experts divide patients in two separate phenotypes: The “L” phenotype characterized by a hypoxemic failure and “low elasta… Read More
2020-04-16 03:42
Michael A. Gibbs, MD CXR Case 157
A 79 year old female with a history of atrial fibrillation and hypertension presents with increasing dyspnea. Interpret the evolving CXR's Read More
2020-04-12 02:27
Dr Chris Nickson Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation
Dr Stacey Turner demonstrates the pros and cons of different strategies for apnoeic CPAP for pre-oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intub… Read More
2020-04-12 01:34
Peter Brindley 5-step COVID: A cognitive aid for the pandemic airway
5-step COVID - a cognitive aid for the pandemic airway emphasising key consideration in the intubation of COVID19 patient… Read More
2020-04-11 01:26
Michael A. Gibbs, MD CXR Case 156
An 18 year old female presents with right sided pleuritic chest pain. describe and interpret her CXR Read More
2020-04-09 00:49
Albert Chan Should we use an “aerosol box” for intubation?
Dr Albert Chan shares his findings from simulation testing of the "aerosol box" for the intubation of COVID-19 patients… Read More
2020-04-06 01:34
Dr Gregory Brogan Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Overview of COVID-19, including assessment and management, from an Australia and New Zealand critical care perspective Read More
2020-04-05 02:01
Dr James Rippey Lung ultrasound: COVID-19 cases
When is a COVID case not a COVID case? Lung ultrasound: COVID-19 cases with @thesonocave Read More
2020-04-02 04:11
Michael A. Gibbs, MD CXR Case 155
A 26 year old IV drug user presents with fever and back pain. LITFL Top 150 CXR Read More
2020-04-02 03:35
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Adult CXR Cases 005
March 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD Read More
2020-04-02 02:51
Chelsea Harris, MD Visual Abstracts for COVID-19 #CoVisuals
#CoVisuals are educational visual abstracts created by Dr. Chelsea Harris, MD, MS a General Surgery Resident at the University of… Read More
2020-04-02 02:03
Michael A. Gibbs, MD CXR Case 154
A 43 yo male presents with a syncopal episode, normal labs and ECG. A CXR is performed. LITFL Top 150 CXR Read More
2020-04-01 10:14
Simran Kaur Matta, MD Shared ventilation: how to do it if you have to
Dr Simran Kaur Matta explains how to "split" a ventilator so that you can provide shared ventilation to multiple patient… Read More
2020-03-28 23:44
Jack Iwashyna A Practical Approach to Running a Scarce Resource Allocation Team (SRAT)
Practical guidance on how Scarce Resource Allocation Teams (SRATs) should conduct themselves if hospit… Read More
2020-03-28 22:18
Jack Iwashyna Should we put multiple COVID-19 patients on a single ventilator?
Prof Jack Iwashyna on the highly limited role of single ventilator / multiple patient workarounds in the COVID… Read More
2020-03-28 02:04
Dr Mike Cadogan Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osgood–Schlatter disease (OSD) Osteochondrosis or traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle. Paget (1891), Osgood (1903), Schlatter (1903) Read More
2020-03-27 07:48
Dr Mark Corden Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 308
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 307 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF Read More
2020-03-27 02:52
Dr James Rippey Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19
Medical Education video on performing and interpreting lung ultrasound in suspected SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) patients Read More
2020-03-26 00:57
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Checklist: Suspected COVID 19 intubation
Today I had the opportunity to review a very nicely created Peri-intubation Action Card that was put together in short order by… Read More
2020-03-20 08:01
Augusto Saldaña Sketchbook MD: SARS-CoV-2 infection
COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection SuperSummary for students, nurses and physicians Read More
2020-03-20 04:09
Dr Andrew Davies Preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this episode focuses on the pandemic planning all ICUs should be doing - if they haven&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-03-19 00:42
Michael A. Gibbs, MD COVID-19 a 3-step approach to intubation
Pragmatic Recommendations for Intubating Critically Ill Patients with Suspected COVID-19. Journal of the American College of Em… Read More
2020-03-11 07:40
Dr Mike Cadogan Eponymous signs in Appendicitis
Authors eponymously associated with abdominal signs, symptoms, investigation and management of appendicitis Read More
2020-03-10 04:13
Dr Chris Nickson COVID-19 airway management: better care through simulation
Dr Albert Chan from shares practical tips & resources for using simulation for Covid19 airway management based… Read More
2020-03-10 04:13
Dr Chris Nickson Covid19 airway management: better care through simulation
Editor’s note: Health services around the world are faced with the challenge of preparing for the impact of C… Read More
2020-03-08 04:18
Dr Andrew Davies COVID-19 – We are all in this together
Our need to bring our best selves to work has become more important in the face of this COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe. Ma… Read More
2020-03-06 13:03
Dr Mike Cadogan CXR eponyms in pulmonary embolism
Eponymythology associated with chest X-ray signs in pulmonary embolus and pulmonary infarction. We review related eponyms, the person behind… Read More
2020-03-06 02:37
Dr Neil Long Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 307
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 307 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF Read More
2020-03-04 10:19
Dr Chris Nickson James Hayes Fellowship Study Group 2020
James Hayes has been helping trainees pass the FACEM exam since the dawn of time. Here is how Neil Long describes the study group tha… Read More
2020-03-04 01:44
Dr Oliver Flower Pulmonary Embolism: Next Generation
Lauren Westafer introduces the concept of a new generation of pulmonary embolism (PE). What was once considered a deadly disease process… Read More
2020-03-04 01:12
Jo Deverill POCUS Physics 3
In this highly resonant third episode of POCUS Physics, we learn: where to pin-point your needle tip how to ping a U-boat why ultrasound nearly sank Celine Dion… Read More
2020-03-02 01:56
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Adult CXR Cases 004
February 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD Read More
2020-03-01 03:38
Dr Oliver Flower Follow up after Critical Care
Naomi Hammond talks about why follow up after critical illness matters, and why we need to know more about how to do it Read More
2020-03-01 02:01
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Pediatric CXR Cases 010
February 2020 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Jennifer Potter and Nicholena Richardson Read More
2020-02-29 01:14
Dr Oliver Flower 3D printing for Paediatric Anatomical models
3D printing for dummies. A how-to guide for 3D printing in simulation with Dr Jasamine Coles-Black, Vascular Research Fellow at… Read More
2020-02-28 01:59
Dr Oliver Flower Cutting Edge Cardiac Arrest
A panel with the chairs of ILCOR discussing their two newest cardiac arrest protocols. Hosted by Scott Weingart Read More
2020-02-28 01:51
Dr Mark Corden Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 306
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 306 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF Read More
2020-02-25 04:18
Dr Oliver Flower Sexual Assault in Critical Care
Sexual assault is disturbingly common - how to recognize it, record it and refer to specialized care with Kari Sampsel Read More
2020-02-24 14:12
Dr Oliver Flower Building a creative team
Sowing the seeds of creativity in the teams and the wider workplace Read More
2020-02-23 12:30
Dr Oliver Flower Pacific Island Playlist: Emergency Medicine in Fiji
Anne Creaton is interviewed by Peter Brindley. She talks about her experience in setting up Emergency Medicine Training i… Read More
2020-02-22 13:59
Dr Oliver Flower Turning a Zebra into a Horse
A deep dive into a much more common frightening entity than you may think. Turning a zebra into a horse with David Carr Read More
2020-02-21 06:00
Dr Neil Long Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 305
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 305 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF Read More
2020-02-21 00:53
Dr Oliver Flower Real world outcomes from TBI
Des Gorman talks about outcomes and controversies following traumatic brain injury Read More
2020-02-20 12:30
Dr Oliver Flower Pacific Island Playlist: Death and compassion
Pacific Island Playlist is a bit of a secret. Suffice it to say it's a chance for non traditional speakers to highlight non tra… Read More
2020-02-19 13:43
Dr Oliver Flower The Back-end of sepsis
Hallie Prescott tells us about why the back-end of sepsis matters and is a neglected aspect of our management Read More
2020-02-18 13:19
Dr Oliver Flower Top 5 common misses in trauma imaging
Andrew Dixon from Radiopaedia goes through 5 classic fails - common misses in trauma imaging. Learn from this rather than missing them… Read More
2020-02-18 12:32
Dr Kyle Cunningham Abdominal Imaging Cases 005
February 2020 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD Read More
2020-02-17 12:17
Dr Oliver Flower Pacific Island Playlist: Dance and Medicine
Peter Brindley interviews Khairil Musa and they discuss Khairils passion outside of medicine: dance Read More
2020-02-16 04:19
Dr Oliver Flower Emergency management of Pre-eclampsia
Kat Evans takes us through the reality of managing pre-eclampsia in South Africa, highlighting what we cannot miss Read More
2020-02-15 03:59
Dr Oliver Flower Classic CT brain pathology
Andrew Dixon from Radiopaedia covers all the common pathology seen on CT scans in critical care Read More
2020-02-14 08:31
Dr Mark Corden Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 304
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 304 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF Read More
2020-02-13 03:51
Dr Oliver Flower Airway management
Adam Rehak provides practical pearls about managing the unexpected difficult airway; emphasising the importance of effective teamwork with the Vortex appro… Read More
2020-02-12 03:37
Dr Oliver Flower Paediatric analgesia
Great pediatric care requires excellent pain management, and excellent pain management requires the recognition that sucrose is not a pain medication Read More
2020-02-10 14:34
Jarrad Hall The Novel coronavirus
While nCoV19 is a public health threat, the public are perceiving it to be a larger threat than it is. If we have learned anything from SARS, this large gul… Read More
2020-02-10 03:30
Dr Oliver Flower Is less best in critical care?
John Myburgh gives a philosophical talk about what life (and death) is really about and what the new challenges are in critical care Read More
2020-02-09 03:14
Dr Oliver Flower Grief and Loss
Liz Crowe gives sage advice about dealing with grief and loss in the critical care setting, for both relatives and health care professionals Read More
2020-02-08 03:08
Dr Oliver Flower Intracranial Hypertension
Rhonda Cadena discusses management of intracranial hypertension, specifically substantial practice variation Read More
2020-02-06 02:53
Dr Oliver Flower Clot retrieval for stroke
A case example of a large vessel obstruction of the brain and our current techniques available to treat it. How we make decisions on endovascular t… Read More
2020-02-05 07:38
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Pediatric CXR Cases 009
January 2020 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Jennifer Potter and Nicholena Richardson Read More
2020-02-05 02:36
Dr Oliver Flower Fat, Feed and Futility
Muscle wasting in intensive care is the thief of future health. Hugh Montgomery shows us what a big issue this is and what can be done to mitigate the… Read More
2020-02-05 02:26
Dr Oliver Flower ICU through their Eyes
If we put "emotion before cognition" and respond with empathy and curiosity instead of "answering feelings with facts" we build trust and learn values… Read More
2020-02-04 02:39
Dr Oliver Flower High emotion in the workplace: Session 5
The most challenging moments in resuscitation are often not the clinical decisions. Learning to react, accept, reset and engage is a… Read More
2020-02-03 02:08
Dr Chris Nickson ANZCEN Clinician Educator Incubator EOIs close soon!
Some of us (mostly me) are getting a little excited about the upcoming launch of the ANZCEN Clinician Educator Incubator… Read More
2020-01-31 02:00
Dr Joe Rotella Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 303
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 303 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF Read More
2020-01-30 11:50
Dr Oliver Flower Mind the Gap
A (happy) error: or why you should "mind the gap" with Peter Brindley Read More
2020-01-26 06:20
Dr Oliver Flower I Don’t Trust Doctors
A growing distrust in doctors presents challenges in the neuroICU. SMACC presentation with Celia Bradford Read More
2020-01-24 06:04
Dr Oliver Flower What is Creativity?
Grace Leo runs a workshop exploring what creativity really is, with special guest and Hugh Montgomery Read More
2020-01-22 05:50
Dr Oliver Flower The latest on Myocardial Infarction
Update in current chest pain protocols and risk stratification with the use of high sensitive troponin with Barbra Backus Read More
2020-01-21 05:38
Dr Oliver Flower Feedback in Medicine
Peer review lets you see yourself, and your abilities as the rest of the world sees you. Simon Carley Read More
2020-01-20 12:04
Dr Kyle Cunningham Abdominal Imaging Cases 004
January 2020 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD Read More
2020-01-18 02:42
Dr Oliver Flower Outcomes following Brain Injury
Measuring patient outcomes is at the core of prognostication and research in neurocritical care, but there is increasing concern that the way… Read More
2020-01-17 00:00
Dr Oliver Flower Rehabilitation post Traumatic Brain Injury
The rehabilitation of people who have cognitive impairment after TBI should be based on an understanding of what is the likely cau… Read More
2020-01-16 02:22
Dr Oliver Flower High Performance Teams
The secret of success in teams is not individual behaviour, it's team-based.At the core of every elite team is psychological safety with Chris Hicks Read More
2020-01-15 02:06
Dr Oliver Flower Technology versus Learning
Technology is good for learning, but technology is bad for learning. Spot the difference and have a personal strategy to make a difference Read More
2020-01-14 05:50
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Adult CXR Cases 003
January 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD Read More
2020-01-14 01:50
Dr Mike Cadogan SMACC 2019 Opening Ceremony
The SMACC 2019 Opening Ceremony The SMACC Opening Ceremony is an integral part of the conference welcoming delegates to an educational experience… Read More
2020-01-12 02:03
Dr Oliver Flower High emotion in the workplace: Session 4
Role plays are a very powerful way to teach and learn about our reactions to human emotions. Jessica Stokes-Parish, Renee Lim, Clair… Read More
2020-01-10 04:41
Dr Gary Zhang Westermark sign
Nils Johan Hugo Westermark (1892 - 1980) was a Swedish radiologist. Westermark sign (1938) of relative oligemia on CXR in pulmonary embolism Read More
2020-01-10 01:38
Dr Oliver Flower Optimise don’t compromise
Review of the optimal intravenous fluid for different clinical scenarios. Discussion of the evidence and pros and cons of different intraveno… Read More
2020-01-09 02:03
Dr Oliver Flower High emotion in the workplace: Session 3
Providing excellent peer feedback is broken down into 4 simple domains in the fantastic talk with Jenny Rudolph and the SMACC team Read More
2020-01-07 23:20
Dr Oliver Flower What is Intensive Care really?
Knowing how to manage dying is just as important as preventing it. - Alex Psirides Read More
2020-01-05 23:30
Dr Oliver Flower High emotion in the workplace: Session 2
Dealing with high emotion in critical care causes us to react. This talk provides simple tools to manage those reactions. Chris Hick… Read More
2020-01-05 23:17
Dr Oliver Flower Creativity in your medical career
How can you live a full creative life in the midst of a busy medical career? Ask Dr Fiona Reilly Read More
2020-01-04 02:59
Dr Oliver Flower High emotion in the workplace: Session 1
Dealing with high emotion in critical care causes us to react. This talk provides simple tools to manage those reactions Read More
2020-01-02 23:40
Dr Oliver Flower Wellbeing for healthcare providers: Reinvigorate
The 3R's of wellbeing: Reinvigorate. Reinvigorating yourself is an essential aspect to maintaining practioner wellbeing Read More
2020-01-02 02:31
Dr Oliver Flower Neonatal Intensive Care
A neonates journey, just what feedback would your neonatal patient give you after 3 months of intensive care? Insight into the world of a NICU with T… Read More
2020-01-01 10:36
Dr Oliver Flower Wellbeing for healthcare providers: Reflect
The 3R's of wellbeing: Reflection with Natalie May. Reflection is an essential part of healthcare practitioners wellbeing Read More
2019-12-31 03:44
Jo Deverill DL: Dark Fate
Who has won the seven year bet on video laryngoscopy versus the old Mac? Let's find out - with a little help from The Terminator Read More
2019-12-31 00:41
Dr Oliver Flower Drugs in cardiac arrest: Should we bother?
Review of the latest evidence on Cardiac arrest resuscitation from ILCOR lead Gavin Perkins Read More
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