Brigitta Fazzini Brigitta Fazzini talking about advanced practice in critical care outreach #NOrF2024 - the level of training required and what it means to work across the four pillars of practice

Each year we come together to celebrate Intensive Care Week and this year is no different!

Join us from 3-9 June in celebrating your work – we want to see pictures of you and your colleagues wherever you are gathering to mark #ICUWeek24

bit.ly/ICUWeek24

Here is the news

Young lady with Angelman Syndrome set to conquer Latrigg in her wheelchair to celebrate her 21st Birthday
AS will not stop her achieving whatever she wants to 😇
Don’t give up, Find a way x
Supporting Teardrops Supporting Your Community Great North Air Ambulance Lake District Foundation

I am super proud of this amazing human........

Continuing to fight for the #RightToRehab and refusing to give up.

We love you Kate Tantam (She/her) 🤣😉

Valproic acid for agitation in the intensive care unit: an observational study of psychiatric consults tinyurl.com/3tch5sh2 #icurehab #A2Fbundle

🎶Kari (Liberty Singer) 🎶 ICUsteps FICMNews BACCN 💙 Pittard Alison What you have done has been brilliant. Enjoyed listening to you at Intensive Care Society 💙 #SOA23 last year

We are proud to have collaborated with ICUsteps to create a brochure that provides helpful legal information to those in intensive care and their families.

To find out more and to read the brochure, visit: bit.ly/3UM3QhL

#morethanlawyers

1/ Intensive Care Medicine's latest manuscripts - 'ICU Toolbox'

🔹Empirical antimicrobials in the ICU 👉 rdcu.be/dH0Hg
🔹Using echocardiography to predict fluid-responsiveness & manage the need for fluids 👉 rdcu.be/dH6nb

What builds good health?

Our new infographic series unpacks the 'building blocks of health', spotlighting housing, food, transport, employment and more.

Download and share it to spread the word on building a healthier society ⬇️
health.org.uk/what-builds-go…

The ICU pharmacy professionals working group in ESICM. A community for ICU (or aspiring) pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Monthly meeting with research presentations and at #LIVES2024 Barcelona. Join us ? esicm.org/become-a-membe… #weareICU #together #teamICU

Today is #SpinalInjuryDay 🤍

I thought my #SpinalCordStroke meant I was spending my life in a wheelchair. 3 years on I can walk (just about 😂)

Spinal Injuries change your life but how you face that is your choice 💪🏻

Prof Carol Hodgson Dale Needham, MD, PhD Can't get enough rehab!!?? More resources below!!

Hopkins ICU Rehab

Last night Linda Magistris took her mum to see our Ambassador Tommy Blaize BBC Strictly ✨ as his Tour came to a local theatre.

Shirley is our most senior volunteer at 89 years young! Linda’s father died 24 years ago and Tommy’s songs brought back special memories of their lives

The long-term vision for moving care closer to home is still far from being achieved. Join our September conference in partnership with Roche Diagnostics UK to explore how to develop effective pathways to support better patient outcomes. #KFCloserToHome kingsfund.org.uk/events/moving-…

Exercise-induced cortical disinhibition mediates the relationship between fitness and memory in older adults…
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

The countdown is well and truly on... Just one month until #SOA24 in Liverpool! 🎉 Get ready for an unforgettable experience filled with cutting-edge insights, networking opportunities, and social events. Tickets available at ics.ac.uk/soa ✨

Physiotherapy Provision and Practice: An EuropeAn Intensive CarE Unit (ICU) Survey (PEAiCE). The purpose of this research is to investigate current provision  and practice of physiotherapy within Intensive care units in European countries. see efccna.org

Syst Review about family-centered interventions and patient outcomes in ICU including 28 RCT & 12,174 participants found in 57% of RCT positive effects on psychologial outcome, QoL, delirium, MV, LoS, days on MV, and other
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38759579/

Sarcopenic Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: An Overlooked but High-Risk Syndrome…
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Hematological complications requiring emergency chemotherapy & #ICU
🩸hyperleukocytosis & leukostasis in AL
🩸TLS
🩸DIC
🩸tumor-induced microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
🩸hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
🩸plasma hyperviscosity
🩸myeloma complications
🔓rdcu.be/dImnk