#32 Three Wishes with Dr. Thanh Neville
On this week’s episode of Critical Care Time, Nick & Cyrus have the honor of hosting Dr. Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS (X @thanh_neville) the director of the 3 Wishes Program out of UCLA. In this moving discussion we explore the importance of dying with dignity when curative intent is no longer a realistic option. We dovetail this with an impassioned exploration Dr. Neville’s incredible work with 3WP which relies on modest funding and the power of humanism to grant priceless gifts - Wishes, if you will - to dying patients and their loved ones in their 11th hour. Please give us a listen and let us know what you think!
#13 ICU Rounds: Focusing on the Patient
In critical care, it's easy to get distracted. Patients are dynamic, learners are hungry, and families eagerly await updates on their loved ones. As important as all of these elements are - it's the patient that we need to focus on, and sometimes patient care can take a backseat when clinicians lean on the rounding conventions of old. On this episode of Critical Care Time, Nick & Cyrus discuss their opinions on rounding in the ICU and present strategies from their own practice which may enable you to be a more effective - and efficient - educator, communicator, mentor and ICU clinician!
#9 Leading a Cardiac Arrest
Running a code is a stressful proposition. The code team leader is responsible for conducting an orchestra in a most austere environment, with the goal of guiding the team towards success - defined hopefully by a successful resuscitation. The code team leader needs to have the presence of mind to lead, but also needs to know how to delegate responsibilities and quickly cultivate a shared mental-model between the various team members. Join Nick and Cyrus as they try to demystify some of the elements of leading a code by providing practical pearls and shedding light on potential pitfalls during this episode on Cardiac Arrest and Running a Code