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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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. 

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. 

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

YouTube webinar on the above.

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

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

Webinar on the above released in July 2020. 

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.

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.

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.

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

This webinar from the ICS will explore a MDT approach to rehab following critical care.

Every Critical Care Dietitian dreams of delivering nutritional perfection. It was Charlie Bucket’s dream to find the golden ticket. What if Wonka did critical care nutrition? Join us in taking a light hearted look at nutrition in Alice’s Wonderland, and from the Wonka Chocolate Factory. You never know, we may unearth the future of critical care nutrition. 

Ella Terblanche and Rob Cronin

Dermatological Emergencies: When the Skin Fails- Richard Groves

Ophthalmology: The Eye of the Storm- Fiona Carley

Rheumatological Emergencies- Jessica Manson

Panel Conversation and Questions

F Richard Groves, Fiona Carley, & Jessica Manson