Tag: education
Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases
An inside look at one of the nation's most famous public hospitals, Cook County, as seen through the eyes of its longtime Director of Intensive Care, Dr. Cory Franklin. Readers will be riveted by stories of strange medical... read more
Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon’s First Years
This story of Collins' four-year surgical residency traces his rise from an eager but clueless first-year resident to accomplished Chief Resident in his final year. With unparalleled humor, he recounts the disparity between... read more
Using an ETAD for Traction During a Variceal Tamponade
Here is a demonstration of the Scott Weingart, MD method, where the use of a second ETAD is applied for maintaining traction during a variceal tamponade. Presented by Jess Mason, MD.... read more
Clinical Chronobiology: A Timely Consideration in Critical Care Medicine
Circadian rhythms are currently low on the list of physiological priorities during ICU ward rounds. We have argued that recognition of the influence of this universally important system, and adoption of chronobiological strategies,... read more
Harrison’s Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Featuring a superb compilation of chapters related to pulmonary and critical care topics, this concise, full-color clinical companion delivers the latest knowledge in the field backed by the scientific rigor and authority... read more
Advanced Perioperative Crisis Management
Advanced Perioperative Crisis Management is an ideal resource for trainees, clinicians, and nurses who work in the perioperative arena, from the operating room to the postoperative surgical ward. Advanced Perioperative Crisis... read more
Prevention of VAP: Effects of a National multi-modal Approach in Spain
This large, prospective multi-centre study demonstrates that a national approach (incorporating a care bundle, education cascade, and clinical governance process) for Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention is feasible... read more
A Fundamentals Train-the-Trainer Approach to Building Pediatric Critical Care Expertise in the Developing World
Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) is an educational tool for training non-intensivists, nurses, and critical care practitioners in diverse health-care settings to deal with the acute deterioration of pediatric... read more
The Next Generation of Doctors May be Learning Bad Habits at Teaching Hospitals with Many Safety Violations
Teaching hospitals like Jackson South, located in metro Miami, are where physician trainees get practice treating patients. They prepare the next generation of doctors, and they have a reputation as places of cutting-edge... read more
What’s Your Doctor Reading? How Social Media is Disrupting Medical Education
Traditionally, research would be presented at conferences, discussed at meetings, and gradually incorporated into international guidelines and textbooks. It would then filter down into clinical practice, years after its original... read more
Critical Care Reviews Book 2018
The Critical Care Reviews Book summarises, critiques and puts in context the biggest trials of the year. Five intensivists from Belfast, Northern Ireland, spend a year writing this in their own time. This is available as... read more
Precision Medicine, Genome Sequencing, and Improved Population Health
Despite controversy, major health systems across the globe are obtaining and making use of genome sequence data in patients they care for, hoping this approach will prove beneficial.1 Genome sequencing technology, a key driver... read more
I Wasn’t Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse
This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care. Here, nurses remember their first “sticks,” first births, and first deaths, and reflect... read more
Helping Without Harming
You've been resuscitating the patient for hours and finally caught up with volume. You come back on your next shift only to find your colleague has been diuresing them all day. What the heck were they thinking!?! This normal... read more
