(he/him) - Father, Husband, @UVAPCM Critical Care MD & Epidemiologist, aspiring to be a better environmentalist, runner, and scouter (tweets mine alone)
Patients in Appalachia are challenged with several health issues, including access to providers. Thanks to UVA Telehealth Program, I have enjoyed developing a great partnership with the Health Wagon. chestnet.org/Topic-Collectio…
This week @uvahealthnews says good-bye to two amazing people who have contributed over 100 years to health care. Hear about 1 of them on NBC 29. nbc29.com/2023/03/12/nurse-w…
On February 1st 1884 – the first part of the Oxford English Dictionary was published. As an aside, a fantastic fantasy novel, Babel by R.F. Kaung, discusses the entomology of English words in the context of colonialism and racism.
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It also reinforced that what we need is to focus on recovery for patients. That why we need more PT’s like @polloktm. @CAIROrg has been shouting this for a while - we need to reorganize the system so it works.
Don’t miss special #SCCM2023 Congress editions of the @SCCM podcast! We have a great slate of topics and guests. Available on the SCCM website, Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts, and Spotify. sccm.org/podcast
Just completed my last Podcast for @SCCM. Have really enjoyed the opportunity to meet so many people over the last few years thanks to Dr. Valcin about the new ICU Wellness Kit at #sccm2023. Don’t worry - we don’t talk about box breathing!
And the amazing learning continues here at #SCCM2023 reminding us of the importance of post-ICU care (@CAIROrg) and that our patients should not need to coordinate their own care.
4 RCTs published in the last few hours you can’t miss if you work with critically ill patients:
#1 Fluids in septic shock
#2 Mobilisation and long-term cognitive impairment
#3 NIV for extubation of obese patients
#4 Nutrition before extubation
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#FOAMcc#SCCM2023
So what are the predictions for staffing: grim for all professions in healthcare - impact more burnout, worse clinical care, bad patient outcomes. #sccm2023
This is what worries be about critical care — unless organizations make structural changes we will continue to hemorrhage staff and be unable to care for patients #SCCM2023