Journal Club - Teaching the End-of-Life Conversation

"A physician who merely spreads an array of vendibles in front of the patient and then says, 'Go ahead and choose, it's your life,'. . . does not warrant the somewhat tarnished but still distinguished title of doctor." See Link.

General News - SIN Meeting - 3rd May 2012

The next SIN Meeting will be held at St Vincent's Hospital on the 3rd May 2012 at 6.00pm. Topic is "Lung Transplants in ICU" presented by Dr Priya Nair. Please RSVP by 27/4/12 directly to Tim at sydneyintensivecarenetwork@gmail.com

General News - Minutes from ICU Departmental Meeting

Attached are the minutes from the last Departmental Meeting held back in February. The next meeting is scheduled for the 6th June 2012. See Link.

General News - Happy Easter

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Journal Club - The human microbiome: at the interface of health and disease

"Interest in the role of the microbiome in human health has burgeoned over the past decade with the advent of new technologies for interrogating complex microbial communities. ... " See Link.

Journal Club - BOOP

"Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is an inflammation of the bronchioles (bronchiolitis) and surrounding tissue in the lungs. It is an non infectious pneumonia. ..." See Link.

Journal Club - Chest Drain Insertion.

A description of different types of underwater sealed drains. See Link.

Journal Club - Chest Drain Insertion

A tutorial from the New England Journal of Medicine. See Link.

General News - ICU Departmental Meeting

Atteched are the minutes for the November 2011 meeting See Link.

General News - ICU Departmental Meeting Agenda

Attached is the agenda for the ICU departmental meeting which is on the Wednesday the 15th February 2012, in the ICU Conference Room at 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm. See Link.