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- 2020
- First episode
About ICU Life and Recovery Podcast
We will hopefully cover all things ICU not just from the patient perspective but also for the numerous fields involved in caring for a patient in ICU as well as helping them recover afterwards. Myself and any guests I have will speak as candidly about our experience in ICU regardless of what side of the experience we come from. My hope is this will dispel any myths or misunderstandings on what it is like to be in ICU. I was in ICU for 3 weeks, 2 1/2 in a medically induced coma, I suffer from Sepsis and ARDS while in ICU and a whole host of psychological and physical issues afterwards.
- Publisher
- Mark Hudson
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 28 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 26 Aug 2024
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
26 Aug 2024
Getting back to life: an OTs guide to addressing cognition , delirium , and function in the ICU
This episode is recorded with Dr. Kelly Casey, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP, CPAM. Who has been an occupational therapist in the acute care and ICU settings at The Johns Hopkins Hospital for the past 18 years. She is the Acute Care Rehab Therapy Manager for PT, OT, and SLP. She is the Director of the Johns Hopkins OT Acute Care Fellowship Program. She is also the Director of the Johns Hopkins Assistive Technology Clinic We discuss delirium in the ICU and the Occupational therapist's role in helping identify and prevent it inside the multi-disciplinary team environment inside ICU. Having worked together at the Johns Hopkins Conference on Mobility in ICU we show in our discussion how patients and staff can work together to create a better outcome for all involved in the icu All opinions expressed are solely those of the speaker and do not represent any company or institution with which they have a relationship or association with
17 Jul 2023
A Dialogue on ICU delirium and more with Dr Wes Ely
This episodes guest is Dr. Wes Ely who is a highly respected and accomplished medical professional who has made significant contributions to the field of critical care medicine. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, Dr. Ely has dedicated his career to improving patient care and advocating for the well-being of critically ill individuals. Dr. Ely is recognized as a leading authority in the area of intensive care unit (ICU) delirium, a condition characterized by acute confusion and cognitive impairment experienced by many ICU patients. His groundbreaking research and innovative approaches to managing delirium have not only enhanced the understanding of this complex phenomenon but have also led to improved patient outcomes and quality of care. As a professor of Medicine and Critical Care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Ely has played a pivotal role in shaping the field of critical care medicine through his expertise and mentorship. He has published extensively in prestigious medical journals, sharing his findings and insights with the global medical community. In addition to his clinical and academic endeavors, Dr. Ely is a passionate advocate for patient and family-centered care. He actively promotes the importance of open communication, empathy, and shared decision-making in critical care settings, aiming to create a more holistic and compassionate approach to patient treatment. You can contact me at ICU.Life.and.Recovery@gmail.com I’d like to thank Dr Ely for being and guest and having a Frank and open conversation with me
13 Jun 2022
A Delirium Discussion with Dr Highfield an ICU Psychologist.
My guest this episode is Dr Julie Highfield a clinical ICU Psychologist in both the Paediatric and Adult Critical Care for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. She is also the National Project Director for Wellbeing at the Intensive Care Society as well as being a trustee for ICU Steps a Charity that supports the creation of peer to peer support groups for ex-patients of ICU, their family and carers. Our discussion in this episode is a general one about Psychology from a seasoned professional in Dr Highfield and myself a person taking their first steps on the path to becoming a professional psychologist. It is an interesting discussion covering a range of topics including the role of and importance of the Psychologist in the ICU team to the patient and family and to the ICU staff. We also touch on the importance of good mental health and support for the staff. As we all know staff health is as important as the patient as healthy staff are able to provide the best care. Please join us in our discussion about one of the major issues in most ICU but also is a big problem in other settings too Delirium. It Is an area of passion for Dr Highfield and myself and we could have talked for hours or days on the topic. It is such an extremely important topic and I am so glad I can keep talking to people who are extremely passionate about reducing and removing Delirium from the ICU world. Dr Highfield Can be found on Twitter @DrJulie_H You can message me through the voice messages on the Anchor platform, @ICUlife on Twitter or email me at ICU.Life.And.Recovery@gmail.com
9 Jun 2022
ICU Psychology: a discussion between a Clinical Psychologist and a Patient/Student
My guest this episode is Dr Julie Highfield a clinical ICU Psychologist in both the Paediatric and Adult Critical Care for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. She is also the National Project Director for Wellbeing at the Intensive Care Society as well as being a trustee for ICU Steps a Charity that supports the creation of peer to peer support groups for ex-patients of ICU, their family and carers. Our discussion in this episode is a general one about Psychology from a seasoned professional in Dr Highfield and myself a person taking their first steps on the path to becoming a professional psychologist. It is an interesting discussion covering a range of topics including the role of and importance of the Psychologist in the ICU team to the patient and family and to the ICU staff. We also touch on the importance of good mental health and support for the staff. As we all know staff health is as important as the patient as healthy staff are able to provide the best care. Please join us in this open and honest discussion from both sides of the ICU as well as both sides of the Psychologists journey. I would also like to note there were a host of technical issues that occurred while recording the episode and I hope you won't be able to tell they happened but I'd like to apologize in advance if there was any evidence left in. Dr Highfield Can be found on Twitter @DrJulie_H You can message me through the voice messages on the Anchor platform, @ICUlife on Twitter or email me at ICU.Life.And.Recovery@gmail.com
24 Mar 2022
Awake and Walking ICU and delirium discussion with Kali Dayton
Talking with Nurse Practioner, Podcaster and my good friend Kali Dayton (of Walking Home from the ICU and Walking through the ICU) about the benefits of the awake and walking ICU model. We talk about life in ICU and the effects of 'treatments' in a patient's long term recovery. We talk about my favourite topic delirium and the things we do in ICU that risk increasing instances or duration of delirium. Kali is a wonderful person who works very hard to improve the ICU environment for patients by reducing the practice of sedating all intubated patients and getting them back moving as soon as possible. The Old adage an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure really applies to her work. If you stop patients deconditioning then you don't need to put them through long rehabilitation afterwards. Kali's link tree is: https://linktr.ee/Daytonicuconsulting and contains all her podcasts, her website if you wish to book a consultation and her blog You can contact me through the voice message on Anchor or @ICU_Life on Twitter or my email ICU.Life.And.Recovery@gmail.com
22 Sept 2021
POCUS: a discussion with Dr Segun Olusanya on its usefulness in ICU and all things ICU
My good Friend Dr Olusanya a POCUS ninja and I have an interesting discussion on why Point Of Care UltraSound is and why it is so useful in the ICU setting. We also chat about life in ICU the hardships of working in ICU and other important ICU topics. Dr Olusanya is one of the kindest people I know, he always has time for his friends even in these tough times. It is hard in words to truly do justice to my guests as they all have been phenomenal people first. One of Segun's other main areas of focus that comes up in our discussions is Wellbeing in Medicine and his passion for helping colleagues is not just admirable but is inspiring. Segun is also a part of the Intensive Care Society where he is an associate editor of the Journal of the Intensive Care Society, an ICS Digital Committee member and an editor for the POCUS Journal. And as if being a Dr in ICU, being super active on Social Media, Helping promote wellbeing in Medicine, Practicing and teaching POCUS as well as all his other roles and achievements inside the healthcare environment was not time-consuming enough he is also a part of his wife's (Fen) business Mon Annie a cake and confectionery company (Link will be below) You can Follow Dr Olusanya at: @iceman_ex on Twitter Mon Annie Cakes: https://monanniecakes.com/ You can send me a Voice Message at https://anchor.fm/icu-life-and-recovery/message You can Follow me @ICU_Life on Twitter or Email Me at ICU.Life.And.Recovery@gmail.com
10 Jun 2021
A Delirium Discussion With Dr Heidi Lindroth
This episode is an open and frank discussion with my best friend Dr Heidi Lindroth a Senior Associate Consultant Nurse Scientist at the prestigious Mayo Clinic. She is a Delirium researcher who is a part of the iDelirium team, a prominent member of the American Delirium Society as well as being one of the driving forces behind the World Delirium Awareness Day 36 hr education Webinars and video content. Dr Lindroth also remains working in the ICU as well as performing research insuring her knowledge is current and research relevant to the real world ICU environment. Dr Lindroth's goal is to create a world without delirium, a goal I share and a cause that will require a lot of support and effort. In this episode, we talk about Delirium and have a productive conversation about many areas including Patients and family involvement in care, preparation and its ability to help reduce effects of delirium as well as contemplating if delirium is a singular or spectrum of disorders. Delirium is one of the biggest issues an ICU patient experiences in their ICU stay but it is a huge issue in Healthcare as an entirety. It is the reason why both myself and Heidi are so passionate about delirium and why we are working so hard to make things better for patients. Delirium is a big part of the current COVID crisis as the isolation required for the infection and the hospital environment and it's after-effects have not been seen yet. Delirium is a large part of the ICU journey and recovery and is not so easy to bounce back from. I hope you enjoy the discussion Myself and Heidi have on the topic. You can Find Dr Lindroth at: @MiniPixie26 on twitter iDelirium can be found at @iDelirium_Aware and at http://www.idelirium.org/ The American Delirium Society can be found on Twitter at @AmerDelirium and https://americandeliriumsociety.org/ You can contact me through the voice message system through the Anchor platform, @ICULife on twitter or ICU.Life.And.Recovery@gmail.com
29 May 2021
Explanation for absence and Plans going forward
This is my explanation for why the next episode has not yet been published the reasons why and the plans going forward for new episodes. The next episode will be out soon.
30 Mar 2021
The State of the Podcast and its future
In this episode, I address why there have not been any episodes out this year and explain a little what my plans are going forward. It is a shorter episode as I just wanted to record it and get it out the same day because I think you have waited long enough to know what is going on with me and what has stopped me from making episodes. I am back and I am hoping to keep the wheels moving You can contact me at ICU.Life.and.Recovery@gmail.com or @ICU_Life on twitter you can also leave a voice message via the Anchor.fm platform. Thank you to everyone who listens to the podcast, I am sorry it seemed like I abandoned the podcast I hope this explains what happened and that we can move on from here and make the podcast even better,
31 Dec 2020
Humanisation in ICU and the Physios role in it
This episode's guest is Dr Eve Corner who is a Critical Care Physio and Lecturer at Brunel University and helps to deliver the MSc in Critical Care program. We discuss various aspects of how the physio can improve the patient experience inside ICU and talk about what the physiotherapists can add to the ICU multidisciplinary team. Dr Corner and I both took part in the Intensive Care Society's Webinar on the MDT in ICU and we have similar views on the importance of diversity of professions in the team. As such when I was looking for a Physio to be a guest on the Podcast she was the first and only name in my mind. It was a great pleasure to have Dr Corner on the podcast and brought another viewpoint to the ICU conversation we have on the podcast. You can Find Dr Corner on Twitter @EveCorner Thank you to Jonathan Downham aka @CCpractioner on Twitter and host of the Critical Care Practioner Podcast for helping edit the podcast while I had been too unwell to do so You can message me through the Voice Message on the Anchor Platform, @ICU_Life on Twitter or email me at ICU.Life.and.recovery@gmail.com
2 Oct 2020
Creativity and Its potential role in ICU recovery
HI everyone, this episode is a Solo one just with me, Mark, talking about how I believe taking up a creative hobby in your recovery from ICU can help you cope better and might even help you recover mentally quicker. I have blogged, wrote poems and created this podcast as steps of my recovery and I talk a bit about my journey of why I did these things, why blogging was not for me and why poetry is still something I use in my day to day life. I also talk a bit about ICU delirium as well as how I use my poetry to cope with issues I had post ICU and still have nearly 5 years down the line. I hope this episode might give you some ideas on the tools you could use to help you cope better during your recovery and manage the bumps in your road to recovery. I hope you enjoy it and you can leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/icu-life-and-recovery/message or tweet or DM me at @ICU_Life or email me at ICU.Life.And.Recovery@gmail.com
16 Sept 2020
ICU Anxiety: How to manage it in ICU and in recovery post ICU
My guest this episode is Dr Megan Hosey an ICU Psychologist from the prestigious Johns Hopkins ICU team. She specializes in adjustment to chronic illness and survivorship, acute and chronic pain management, neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, fatigue management, and health psychology intervention. Dr Hosey is also an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr Hosey was the first person I thought of when the Idea of a Mental Health topic came up, She is in my view one of the best Psychologists about. She is an extremely kind and caring person which in my mind reflects an excellent mindset for a top-class healthcare professional. During the podcast, we cover in ICU anxiety, depression/ demoralisation as well as reflecting on my favourite topic of Delirium as well as early mobilization and its effects. We also reflected on the impact the Covid-19 has had on ICU patients and how the restrictions are most likely going to be felt hardest especially in those who family support might have been the difference in turning a corner. Dr Hosey Can be found on twitter @DrMeganHoseyPhD Her team at @ICUrehab You can message me through the voice messages on Anchor platform, @ICUlife on twitter or email me at ICU.Life.And.Recovery@gmail.com
31 Aug 2020
The Address: My view
I believe that we are all equal, I have been given this platform as a result of my friends and hard work. However with having a platform even a small one you have a duty to champion what is right. The podcast has always and will always stand for equality in all areas wether it be gender, ethnicity, sexuality or any other aspect. All humans deserve to be treated fairly, equally and without prejudice. I hope you find this podcast useful, I can’t be silent, I will not be complicit. I waited recording this podcast as I sought enlightenment or inspiration that would give me wisdom or some elegance in the way I spoke on this issue. It didn’t come I have sat on this for weeks hoping I could add something that would make it more powerful it didn’t come, so here it is please share it if you can.
16 Aug 2020
Paediatric ICU what we can learn from and teach them?
My guest and good friend Dr Miguel Rodriguez-Rubio a paediatric Intensivist from Hospital Universitario la Paz Madrid. What can a Paediatric Intensivist and an Adult ICU survivor have to talk about? The answer is a lot in this episode we discuss a lot of big ICU issues that effect adults and children alike which include Post Intensive `care syndrome and delirium. We also have an interesting discussion on the differences in visiting polices and why the more open paediatric model might have huge benefits in the adult setting. Sedation is one of the most difficult aspects of ICU care as it can have serious effects if over or under used we discuss benefits of reducing sedation while accepting it’s not suitable in all cases. We also speak about Covid-19 it’s effects and possible long term benefits it might have for the ICU profession. Dr Rubio can be found on Twitter @MiguelrrMD You can message me @ICU_life or email me at http://icu.life.and.recovery@gmail.com
10 Jul 2020
ICU: why professional Diversity is important, Hardest and best things about life in ICU
The conclusion of my discussion with Dr Morgan, we speak about the importance of the MDT and the willingness of people to move from followers to leaders as the patient's needs require, In essence, the right 'tool' for the job. We also discuss the Best and hardest things about ICU and I share my thought on the best feeling as a patient in ICU and How we can better-set staff up so that they can facilitate communication with ICU patients. It is a frank and open discussion without the barriers often put up between Drs and patients, we speak from our experience on the topics and it is a refreshing environment. Dr Morgan is the Author of Critical an excellent ICU book which I would highly recommend anyone with an interest in ICU healthcare to have a read of or anyone who is just curious about what life is like in ICU. I'd like to thank Dr Morgan for coming on and sharing his expertise and experience it was a pleasure to speak with him and it is always good when a Welshman and a Scot get talking.
3 Jul 2020
How Covid-19, ICU books and research and patient involvement can improve ICU
Dr Morgan (An ICU Physician in Cardiff) have a frank and open discussion about a lot of things ICU including his book Critical which is an excellently written book and shines a light on the reality of ICU but it also a very readable book. We discuss a range of topics in this episode including ICU delirium, bereavement support for families, patient involvement in research and education and humanising ICU care. this is the first of two episodes with Dr Morgan as our discussion was too long to cram into one episode so Episode 4 will also include Dr Morgan and will finish the discussion we start in this episode. I am contactable @ICU_life on twitter and ICU.Life.And.Recover@gmail.com if you wish to email me I reference a few of my friends in this episode they can be found on twitter: Alexandra: @alexandra_DBmed Rebecca: @Resus2Runner Louise: @LifeBoatGeek And the Walking Home from the ICU podcast @HomeIcu
6 Jun 2020
Humanisation in ICU: Its impacts and Benefits
This episode is with my very good friend Kate Tantam, She is an ICU sister down in Plymouth. She is the founder of the Rehablegend campaign and is always seeking to make ICU care better for everyone as well as improving rehabilitation inside and outside the ICU regardless of the cause. This episode is a discussion about various methods of improving Humanisation in the ICU and placing the patient at the centre of care as well as the impacts that has on the major issues of ICU like ICU delirium and ICU acquired weakness. The secret garden in Plymouth is a key tool in helping improve care in their ICU, we talk about why it is so important and the huge range of benefits it has for the patient and things it allows to happen that wouldn't otherwise. The purpose of this podcast is to look at a topic from our different points of view and see what the outcome of the discussion is. It is a frank discussion about the topics of ICU and will touch on the experience of ICU which is a wholly difficult one for all involved, please listen with caution, these topics are raw and serious. Please keep yourselves safe and thank you for listening. If you wish to contact me you can do so at ICU.Life.And.Recovery (at) gmail.com The Rehablegend Website can be found here: www.RehabLegend.com (www.RehabLegend.com) You can find Kate on twitter @TantamKate And Me at @ICU_Life
28 May 2020
The Intoduction and explination
Hi this is the first episode and I introduce myself and my history in ICU. I tell a little of my story and the plans for the podcast going forward. Thank you so much for listening and I hope you enjoy it Feel free to leave a voice message on Anchor or email me at icu.life.and.recovery (at) gmail.com
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