Neuro Resus

A Pecha Kucha introducing the topic of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. This includes some epidemiology, the initial management and some treatment options. This is the first of five Pecha Kuchas on this topic.

Paul Lane is an intensivist from Townsville, in the tropical north of Queensland, Australia. He gave this talk at last year's bedside critical care conference straight after Ed Morris' talk on the same subject. In this talk, Paul brings the intensivist's perspective. Not too late to join the 550 others coming to SMACC - see the website for details and see ICN for Paul's slides that go with this ta...

Ed Morris is an Englshman currently hailing from Townsville, Australia who is a superb haematologist. He gave this talk on haem malignancies with specific regards to the critical care aspects at last years bedside critical care conference. The slides are available for free on Intensive Care Network .

Sumesh Arora, an intensivist from Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney talks about what dysbarism is, and the role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. See the slides on Intensive Care Network .

The next BCC talk is by Cath Tacon, an Intensivist who is currently working in Alice Springs. In this talk, Cath tells you everything you need to know about Lipid Rescue Therapy. Incidentally Cath has just written an excellent review paper on bacterial meningitis in kids, which is free access and the link is on Intensive Care Network .

Listen to LITFL 's Chris Nickson give 5 pearls on managing cardiotoxic drug overdoses. Punchy and memorable. Never surrender! The excelllent slides are available for free on Intensive Care Network .

Sean Kelly is an Emergency Physician and Intensivist who's the director at Gosford ICU in New South Wales. He's also the medical director at ICCMU. He gave this great talk at Bedside Critical Care 2012 on Daydream Island. He'll be at SMACC . Check out the ICCMU website .  Register for SMACC now ! See the slides for this podcast at Intensive Care Network .

To open 2013 we've got a podcast that will get your attention. It's on a topic that makes any sensible critical care practitioner sweat more than a little bit: obstetric emergencies.  Nhi Nguyen is an intensivist from Nepean Hospital that specialises in fetomaternal medicine and even she admits it's stressful. Here, Nhi goes through some cases that are easy to relate to and covers the most importa...

Anthony Holley's fantastic presentation on burns that he gave at the Bedside Critical Care Conference 2012. This one had the audinece in stitches with Anthony's tear-inducing anecdote and really showcases how well they manage burns in Brisbane. Go to www.intensivecarenetwork.com for the slides.

Roger Pye is a world-leading ECMO specialist. This talk on starting ECMO during CPR resuscitation is serious, and backed up by some extraordinary cases. Roger presents his experience and the literature on this topic. The presentation can be heard on wwwintensivecarenetwork.com

Anthony Delaney, an Emergency Physician and Intensivist from Sydney gives an update on Sepsis Resuscitation in 2012, discussing the latest literature and evidence. And he doesn't even talk about ARISE (much)! The slides and notes are available on Intensive Care Network .

Fran Lockie, a Paediatric Emergency and retrieval specialist, gives an update on Paediatric Resuscitation in 2012. This talk was given at the Bedside Critical Care Conference 2012 on Daydream Island. See Intensive Care Network for the slides and to leave feedback.

Andy Wilkinson and Eamonn Sheerin are registrars currently working in ICU in Sydney. They are relatively new to ICU and have been looking into why we do some of what we do on our daily ward rounds. This podcasts focuses on ways of remembering the important things that can be forgotten and in particular stress ulcer prophylaxis and venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Eamonn is the Talking Heads fan...

Chris (@precordialthump)'s interest in tropical medicine and envenomtion has lead to him becoming a national expert on the matter. This talk on spider bites and marine envenomation covers the latest research on the subject. Best watched with the accompanying slides. This talk was given at the Bedside Critical Care conference 2012. The slides and credits are on Intensive Care Network here

Chris has been into envenomation ever since I've known him, when we met in Darwin. He has worked with some world experts in this area, been involved with important research and been exploring places such as Sri Lanka looking for some of the world’s most dangerous snakes, which worries me a bit as I’m going back there next month. This talk was given at the Bedside Critical Care conference 2012.  Se...

This very brief podcast features Roger Harris explaining the biochemisrty of sodium in the context of hyperglycaemia. It follows a conversation that took place on Twitter between Roger (@rogerrdharris) and Seth Trueger (@mdaware) on this topic. The music snippet can be found here

Jon Gatward is an intensivist from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, with an interest in simulation and teaching. He gave this lecture at Bedside Critical Care 2012 (#BCC3) following a simulated resuscitation scenario. He describes the latest updates in Advanced Life Support and discusses some recent literature on the topic.

Jon Gatward, is an intensivist from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, with an interest in simulation and teaching. He gave this lecture at Bedside Critical Care 2012 following a simulated resuscitation scenario. He describes the latest updates in Advanced Life Support and discusses some recent literature on the topic. Listen to this fantastic talk, watch the video and add comments your comment...

Stuart Lane, an Intensivist from Nepean hospital, takes saying sorry seriously. Seriously seriously. To the extent he's nearly finished his PhD on the subject. Listen to this fantastic talk, watch the slides and add comments your comments on www.intensivecarenetwork.com . The music snippet can be bought here . 

Roger Harris gives a second presentation on further aspects of preparing for a critical care job interview. This was given at the Bedside Critical Care 2012 registrar's day. The slides are on Intensive Care Network . Sound credit here .

Neil Orford gives tips on how to optimise your CV when applying for a critical care medicine job. The slides are available on Intensive Care Network . Audio snippet credit here .

Stuart Lane, an intensivist from Nepean hospital, gives a 10 minute opinion on management of difficult airways in ICU, mainly focusing on videolayngoscopes. As always, Stuart gives us food for thought! He gave this lecture on the Registrar day at the Bedside Critical Care conference 2012 (#BCC3). The sound snippets are from "O Fortuna" which can be bought  here

Michaela Cartner, an ED physician and intensivist, gives a down-to-earth fast paced low down on dialysis. Sh e gave this lecture on the Registrar day at the Bedside Critical Care conference 2012 (#BCC3). The sound snippets are from "O Fortuna" which can be bought  here

Joe Ogg describes his approach to Acid Base intertretation. Recorded at BCC in Kingscliff 2012.

Paul Lane, an intensivist from Northern Queensland, gives a lecture about Melioidosis and Leptospirosis in the tropical north of Australia. This was presented at the registrars day at Bedside Critical Care 2012 and credits and slides can be found on Intensive Care Network .