Coda Change

Sexual assault affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men during their lifetime worldwide. It is more common than most medical issues we are trained to look for, despite this being a patient population we are going to see by virtue of the "anyone, anytime" nature of an emergency and critical care. Generous estimates find than only 20% of survivors present for medical care and may not disclose this initia...

The rising death toll from our nation‚ opioid epidemic has been rivaled in modern history only by that at the peak of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s. Consider, in 1995 at the peak of the AIDS epidemic, 51,000 Americans died from the disease. In 2015, 52,000 died from drug overdoses. Emergency departments have stood at the front lines of both crises. As a specialty that prides itself on risin...

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 treatment and management points for emergency and intensive care colleagues.

This talks gives some guidance on how to deal with your anxiety and fear when dealing with children. We will also cover some keytopic areas: sepsis, fluids, seizures, asthma and bronchiolitis

in March 2006, six healthy volunteers underwent cytokine-induced injury and multiorgan failure from a Phase 1 first-in-human drug trial with a novel monoclonal antibody. This talk describes the clinical and incident management ramifications, drawing connections to other non-conventional incidents which may pose a different pattern of clinical, operational and communications challenges to the 'clas...

This talk will introduce the audience to the dynamics and effects of childhood abuse from a human rights framework. It will explore pertinent aspects of recovery and illuminate the healing possibilities that exist within every relationship between a child and any adult professional.

Resuscitation fluids save lives in humans with life-threatening hypovolaemia. The fluid of choice should have biochemical characteristics close to the type of fluid lost and replaced at a rate and volume sufficient to correct the severe fluid deficit. Then stop and consider the early use of catecholamines. There are few indications to give critically ill patients resuscitation fluids after 24 hour...

I am part of the opening panel.

We will describe our program which included: Supporting and developing sustainability and resilience, and workplace leadership in our clinicians M&M / Incident management Medication safety Implementation of a formalised Clinical Emergency Response System (CERS) in ED

Coming soon to a hospital near you! 3D printing is a revolutionary technology that allows for the creation of objects with complex geometry and anatomy with unprecedented accessibility and ease. By developing anatomical models from patient-specific medical imaging for various treatment applications, medical 3D printing represents the next great leap in personalised medicine. In critical care, ther...

Panel discussion: key features of a team or corporation that facilitate creativity and innovation; exploring how creativity marries up with change management (which sometimes gets a bit of a bad wrap ‚ is it all buzzwords and no action?).

A panel with the chairs of ILCOR discussing their two newest protocols. Hosted by Scott Weingart.

David takes us through a tricky case that might test you! Can you pick the diagnosis before Dave reveals all?

Des Gorman talks about real-world outcomes and controversies following traumatic brain injury. His extensive research and experience in this area give a unique insight into what actually happens to the patients we care for.

Hallie Prescott tells us about why the back-end of sepsis matters and is a neglected aspect of our management. This sub-acute phase can really affect long term outcomes. Long term exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and too much fluid are aspects that matter and that we can modify.

Andrew Dixon from Radiopaedia covers the common pathology seen on CT scans in critical care. He covers basic anatomy and important areas not to miss, strokes, trauma, herniation syndromes, hypoxic brain injury and diffuse axonal injury

Adam gives practical pearls about managing the unexpected difficult airway. He uses a good example, emphasises the importance of effective teamwork and draws from the Vortex approach and the DAS guidelines. Watch out for more from Adam via the Safe Airway Society.

John Myburgh gives a philosophical talk about what life (and death) is really about and what the new challenges are in critical care. Modern critical care has so many potential interventions. John challenges whether doing more is always the right thing to do and gives a good argument for doing less being best.