IV fluids

In this podcast, James chats to John Myburgh about IV fluids. IV fluids are an integral part of therapy for patients in the hospital but come with some adverse effects, toxicities and potential complications.

Script Writer:  Sam Orton

Interviewee:  John Myburgh

Summary Writer:  Lise Kempler

Reviewer:  John Myburgh and Luke Collett

About John Myburgh

Professor John Myburgh is Professor of Critical Care at the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales; Director of the Division of Critical Care and Trauma at the George Institute for International Health and senior intensive care physician at the St George Hospital, Sydney.

He also holds honorary professorial appointments at the University of Sydney and Monash University School of Public Health.

Professor Myburgh was a foundation member and past Chairman of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Clinical Trials Group. He has an extensive research record of accomplishment over 25 years.

Professor Myburgh is regarded as a national and international expert in:

catecholamines,

traumatic brain injury,

fluid resuscitation, and

endocrine dysfunction in critical illness.

He also has expertise from the development and co-ordination of over 40 studies in Intensive Care Medicine. He has been awarded over $75M in cumulative research funding from national and international research funding agencies.

His list of publications includes over 230 refereed research publications and 45 book chapters, with an h-index of 41. He has delivered over 400 presentations. This includes over 50 plenary presentations at major international and national scientific congresses.

Professor Myburgh has a long-established profile in education in Intensive Care Medicine, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He was instrumental in establishing the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore, he served as its President from 2010-2012. In 2014, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to medicine.

In 2013, Professor Myburgh was elected to the WFSICCM Council. He was elected as Secretary-General in November 2017 and will hold this office until 2019.