Oct 3, 2016
Flavia Machado gives you the ins and outs of a day in the life of an ICU doctor working in Brazil. She addresses healthcare inequality, ethics, and the challenges she faces in a developing country. By sharing a blow-by-blow account of a day at work, Flavia demonstrates the challenges and inequality that exists. And...
Oct 3, 2016
Dr Anne Creaton talks about the healthcare capacity building in Fiji. Fiji was struck by Cyclone Winston in 2016. It caused widespread devastation and the impact will be felt for a long time in the future. The most important thing that Fiji has taught her is faith, patience and persistence. Anne begins by talking about...
Oct 1, 2016
The paediatric airway terrifies many of us: at the smaccMINI paediatric critical care workshop, Fran Lockie explores some real-life examples of airway challenges and considerations. He takes us through the concept of the "airway bundle" and how teamworking and communication is key to improving paediatric airway care,...
Sep 29, 2016
Andrew Chow gives a rapid breakdown of malignant cerebral artery (MCA) infarction and the utility of decompressive craniectomy. An MCA infarction is an ischaemic stroke, affecting the total or subtotal area of the MCA. It involves the basal ganglia (at least partially) and may involve the adjacent territories. The...
Sep 27, 2016
Natalie Thrutle educates on the critical issue of lead poisoning in developing countries. Critical care means different things to different people. In the context of lead poisoning, you may or may not think of developing countries such as Nigeria. The response to the Zamfara state, lead poisoning outbreak, in Northern...