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In this episode, I explore the origins and evolution of the daily sedation hold — also known as the spontaneous awakening trial (SAT) — one of the most influential shifts in ICU sedation practice.I unpack the key trials that demonstrated SATs could safely reduce ventilation time and ICU stay, and examines how these findings became standard care. But it's […]

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In this episode, I explore how sedation practices in critical care have evolved over time — from the routine use of deep, continuous sedation to the early evidence that challenged it. You'll hear about pivotal studies that revealed the risks of over-sedation, the emergence of structured sedation protocols, and the beginnings of a culture shift […]

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This is a conversation I had with Francesca Trotta, a nurse from Rome who is at the last stages in her PhD. This was at the BACCN conference in Aberdeen in 2024.

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This is a chat I had with David Wightwick who is the CEO of UK Med a humanitarian medical aid charity. This happened at the BACCN 2024 conference in Aberdeen.

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This is a conversation I had with professor Tim Buchman who is Professor of Surgery and founding director at the Emory Centre for Critical Care in the US.  We discuss the advent of Advanced Practice in the US and how it will inform the same developments in the UK

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AI is here! How will it effect us and how can we use it to make learning fun with AI, or not use it to help with our work? Aarti gives some easy to understand explanations of the key concepts.

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This is a chat with Rowan Grieves, who works in Belfast, about her journey to become an ACCP and the hurdles she had to overcome when starting this new role.

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This was originally a Facebook livestream with an ex patient- Carol Billian, Christine representing ICU Steps, a group helping support ICU survivors and Peter Nydahl from Germany who also aims to support the same group.

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