ICU Life and Recovery Podcast

This episode is recorded with Dr. Kelly Casey, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP, CPAM. Who has been an occupational therapist in the acute care and ICU settings at The Johns Hopkins Hospital for the past 18 years. She is the Acute Care Rehab Therapy Manager for PT, OT, and SLP. She is the Director of the Johns Hopkins OT Acute Care Fellowship Program. She is also the Director of the Johns Hopkins Assistive T...

This episodes guest is Dr. Wes Ely who is a highly respected and accomplished medical professional who has made significant contributions to the field of critical care medicine. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, Dr. Ely has dedicated his career to improving patient care and advocating for the well-being of critically ill individuals. Dr. Ely is recognized as a leading authority in the area...

My guest this episode is Dr Julie Highfield a clinical ICU Psychologist in both the Paediatric and Adult Critical Care for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. She is also the National Project Director for Wellbeing at the Intensive Care Society as well as being a trustee for ICU Steps a Charity that supports the creation of peer to peer support groups for ex-patients of ICU, their family and...

My guest this episode is Dr Julie Highfield a clinical ICU Psychologist in both the Paediatric and Adult Critical Care for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. She is also the National Project Director for Wellbeing at the Intensive Care Society as well as being a trustee for ICU Steps a Charity that supports the creation of peer to peer support groups for ex-patients of ICU, their family and...

Talking with Nurse Practioner, Podcaster and my good friend Kali Dayton (of Walking Home from the ICU and Walking through the ICU) about the benefits of the awake and walking ICU model. We talk about life in ICU and the effects of 'treatments' in a patient's long term recovery. We talk about my favourite topic delirium and the things we do in ICU that risk increasing instances or duration of delir...

My good Friend Dr Olusanya a POCUS ninja and I have an interesting discussion on why Point Of Care UltraSound is and why it is so useful in the ICU setting. We also chat about life in ICU the hardships of working in ICU and other important ICU topics.  Dr Olusanya is one of the kindest people I know, he always has time for his friends even in these tough times. It is hard in words to truly do...

This episode is an open and frank discussion with my best friend Dr Heidi Lindroth a Senior Associate Consultant Nurse Scientist at the prestigious  Mayo Clinic. She is a Delirium researcher who is a part of the iDelirium team, a prominent member of the American Delirium Society as well as being one of the driving forces behind the World Delirium Awareness Day 36 hr education Webinars and vid...

This is my explanation for why the next episode has not yet been published the reasons why and the plans going forward for new episodes. The next episode will be out soon.

In this episode, I address why there have not been any episodes out this year and explain a little what my plans are going forward. It is a shorter episode as I just wanted to record it and get it out the same day because I think you have waited long enough to know what is going on with me and what has stopped me from making episodes. I am back and I am hoping to keep the wheels moving You can con...

This episode's guest is Dr Eve Corner who is a Critical Care Physio and Lecturer at Brunel University and helps to deliver the MSc in Critical Care program. We discuss various aspects of how the physio can improve the patient experience inside ICU and talk about what the physiotherapists can add to the ICU multidisciplinary team.  Dr Corner and I both took part in the Intensive Care Society's...

HI everyone, this episode is a Solo one just with me, Mark, talking about how I believe taking up a creative hobby in your recovery from ICU can help you cope better and might even help you recover mentally quicker. I have blogged, wrote poems and created this podcast as steps of my recovery and I talk a bit about my journey of why I did these things, why blogging was not for me and why poetry is...

My guest this episode is Dr Megan Hosey an ICU Psychologist from the prestigious Johns Hopkins ICU team. She specializes in adjustment to chronic illness and survivorship, acute and chronic pain management, neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, fatigue management, and health psychology intervention. Dr Hosey is also an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Med...

I believe that we are all equal, I have been given this platform as a result of my friends and hard work. However with having a platform even a small one you have a duty to champion what is right. The podcast has always and will always stand for equality in all areas wether it be gender, ethnicity, sexuality or any other aspect. All humans deserve to be treated fairly, equally and without prejudic...

My guest and good friend Dr Miguel Rodriguez-Rubio a paediatric Intensivist from Hospital Universitario la Paz Madrid. What can a Paediatric Intensivist and an Adult ICU survivor have to talk about? The answer is a lot in this episode we discuss a lot of big ICU issues that effect adults and children alike which include Post Intensive `care syndrome and delirium. We also have an interesting discus...

The conclusion of my discussion with Dr Morgan, we speak about the importance of the MDT and the willingness of people to move from followers to leaders as the patient's needs require, In essence, the right 'tool' for the job. We also discuss the Best and hardest things about ICU and I share my thought on the best feeling as a patient in ICU and How we can better-set staff up so that they can faci...

Dr Morgan (An ICU Physician in Cardiff) have a frank and open discussion about a lot of things ICU including his book Critical which is an excellently written book and shines a light on the reality of ICU but it also a very readable book. We discuss a range of topics in this episode including ICU delirium, bereavement support for families, patient involvement in research and education and humanisi...

This episode is with my very good friend Kate Tantam, She is an ICU sister down in Plymouth. She is the founder of the Rehablegend campaign and is always seeking to make ICU care better for everyone as well as improving rehabilitation inside and outside the ICU regardless of the cause. This episode is a discussion about various methods of improving Humanisation in the ICU and placing the patient a...

Hi this is the first episode and I introduce myself and my history in ICU. I tell a little of my story and the plans for the podcast going forward. Thank you so much for listening and I hope you enjoy it Feel free to leave a voice message on Anchor or email me at icu.life.and.recovery (at) gmail.com