Thank you for listening to the ninth and final episode of the Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta series. If you’ve listened to the series, you’ll know my friend Ed Litton and I entered a four-day stage trail running event, the Run Larapinta Stage Race, and ran, climbed, descended, scrambled and walked with 200 other enthusiastic participants along a mountainous and rugged trail in the spectacular red centre of Australia. Ed and I thought these conversations on the podcast might...

This is the 8th episode of the "Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta" series and if you’ve been listening to the previous ones, you’ll know that this episode is coming out after the four day stage race that fellow intensivist Ed Litton and I set ourselves the challenge of running many months ago. Two Intensive Care doctors, both novices at trail running, looking for something moderately hard, something we could do together, and something we could talk about on the show to hopefully...

Fellow intensivist Ed Litton and I signed up for a big challenge 10 months ago when we registered to run in the Run Larapinta, a 4-day stage race in central Australia. We’ve both completed many endurance events, however neither of us have done any serious trail running nor have we ever run 130km in 4 days on a rocky and mountainous trail like the beautiful Larapinta trail in the Northern Territory of Australia. It’s now only a week away so Ed and I had a conversation to update each other on...

To help Ed Litton and I get really prepared for the Run Larapinta stage race we are only a few weeks away from competing in, today we bring a seasoned ultra trail running doctor on to the podcast to share her advice. In this sixth episode of the Mastering Intensive Challenges series, we welcome Dr Cheryl Martin, who is an Emergency Medicine specialist, a podcaster and has huge experience in trail running, including ultra marathons. Cheryl’s podcast, the Mind Full Medic podcast, explores...

This is the fifth episode in the Mastering Intensive Care - Run Larapinta series. Ed Litton and I are back on opposite sides of Australia, and neither of us has had the perfect three weeks since we last chatted. There are now less than seven weeks until the event starts, so we chat about our training, then swing over to what we are each thinking about the logistical challenges we will be presented with. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to the conversation, even if you prefer the couch to your...

Here is another episode in the Mastering Intensive Care - Run Larapinta series. For this one, I travelled to Perth to meet with my Run Larapinta co-participant Ed Litton and to head out for a few runs together over a three day weekend. We also set up the microphones to update each other with our preparations and to discuss our perspectives on the social aspects of exercise, mainly endurance sport. We talked about group training, family support, and even using the social media platform Strava...

This is a follow on episode as Ed Litton and I continue our discussion about the Run Larapinta Stage Race we will be participating in soon. Ed and I tell each other how our running training is going. Then we talk about our general views on nutrition and sleep, especially as we lead into a multi-day endurance event. One of us has picked up a little niggle. And each of us has a different approach to what we consume during long runs. It might not be what we talk about on regular episodes of...

This episode features the wise perspectives of an Advanced Trainee in Intensive Care Medicine, Dr William Bonavia. The discussion covers: Why he chose medicine and Intensive Care His training journey and his learning strategy What makes a good ward round Learning from colleagues The principles of good communication and collaboration The value of work being fun Making mistakes Dealing with the pressures of the job His thoughts on sleep, exercise, resilience and burnout Gender inequity in...

In this second of a different style episode, Ed Litton and I continue our discussion about the Run Larapinta Stage Race we will be embarking on in August 2023.  Ed and I talk about our preparation and then tell each other why we run, and what we get out of it. Ed is a multi-sport endurance athlete whose reasons for getting out in nature are deep and truly inspiring. We hope you’ll enjoy hearing this conversation, whether you run, walk, cycle, hike, work out in the gym, or do whatever is...

This episode features the memories, experiences and wisdom of Dr Lindsay ‘Tub’ Worthley, AM. The discussion covers the following: Tub’s training to become an intensivist when no specific training existed His experience at a time when Australian ICUs were in their infancy The difference between the beginning and the end of his clinical career His eventual transition to retirement His writing of textbooks, scientific papers, editorials and a memoir What he learned about humanity in the ICU...

We are trying something different on Mastering Intensive Care. My friend and fellow intensivist Ed Litton has cajoled me into joining him in a running event. We will be running the Run Larapinta Stage Race in August 2023. In this episode, we commence a mini-series discussing our lead up to the event. Ed and I have different backgrounds as amateur endurance event participants, and in this episode, you’ll hear some of Ed’s endurance accomplishments, what the Run Larapinta event involves,...

This episode features the thoughts and perspectives of A/Prof Chris Nickson. The topics covered include: How Chris became an intensivist and then an educator How he began working on Life In The Fast Lane (LITFL) The network of Clinical Educators he leads and the “Incubator” program Simulation and debriefing The current place of FOAM and podcasts in education What he tries to achieve on his ward round Clinical leadership, team dynamics and the necessity of psychological safety The...

Mastering Intensive Care is returning from being offline for a full 12 months. In this episode, I ask you to ponder, “how are you going?” after the lengthy pandemic, which has lulled after the worst of the storm but has not yet settled into a state of calm. Whilst few intensive care clinicians have actively diminished what we’ve been through over the last few years, the relentless world of Intensive Care continues unabated. There have been many learnings from the pandemic, but we mustn’t...

#76 - In the sixth episode of a series focused on Intensive Care clinician wellbeing, hear learnings we might take away from the COVID-19 pandemic. From personal wellbeing actions to thoughtful perspectives on the possible gains from a difficult period.

#75 - In the fifth episode of a series focused on Intensive Care clinician wellbeing, listen to some of the initiatives, strategies & philosophies that different people in different ICUs have tried to support their ICU colleagues during the pandemic.

#74 - In the fourth episode of a series focused on Intensive Care clinician wellbeing, listen to clinical psychologist Dr Julie Highfield talk about the best and worst year of her life, as she supported hundreds of UK ICU clinicians during the pandemic.

#73 - In the third episode of a series focused on Intensive Care clinician wellbeing, listen to the experiences of UK intensivists Drs Matt Morgan, Hugh Montgomery & Georg Auzinger as they describe the ultramarathon this COVID-19 pandemic has become.

#72 - In the second episode of a series focused on Intensive Care clinician wellbeing during this inconceivable pandemic, listen to Dr Rana Awdish, Dr Hayley Gershengorn & CCRN Simone Hannah-Clark on their experiences, their feelings and their challenges.

#71 - In the first episode of a series focused on Intensive Care practitioner wellbeing, listen to the experiences of Drs Laura Rock, Peter Brindley & Wes Ely to help you reflect on, process and take valuable lessons away from the COVID-19 pandemic.

#70 - What’s it felt like to work in an overwhelmed ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you begun to process what you’ve been through? What learnings will you take away? Listen to ICU clinicians speak on how they've been Persevering Through A Pandemic.

Dietitian and nutrition researcher Dr Emma Ridley provides wise insights on ICU team work, bedside presence, advocacy, communication, research, leadership, mentorship, sponsorship, being the parent of a child in the NICU, and fitting everything in.

Intensivist David Tuxen, an Australian ICU pioneer, talks on topics including making life & work fun (even ward rounds), the value of thorough physical examination, building rapport and communicating well, and the potential toll of work on family life.

UK intensivist Rupert Pearse reflects on the Royal London Hospital’s response to the second wave of COVID-19. He discusses the ICU expansion, the stress on nursing staff, the value of culture and delivering public health messages through the media.

US intensivist & physician scientist Todd Rice talks about the principle of not just doing something, the balance between confidence & competence, the value of transparency, his ICU’s Learning Health System, and the effects of COVID-19 on he & his team.