We’re seeing an increase in hospitalisations and #ICU admissions related to the new #Omicron variants. We know it’s been tough, but if you can, get your fourth #vaccination and remember to #MaskUp when necessary.

Essential viewing…

We’re at the #CICM2022ASM update day and then the ASM. Looking forward to some great talks and meeting some great people!

Dr Tim Wigmore from the RMH UK tells us NZ heading for a bed crisis as demand for ICU beds for cancer patients increases #CICM20202ASM ANZICS @ASMSNZ

We’re going to need a bigger boat! #CICM2022ASM David Pilcher

Alex Psirides giving us good lessons in sick vs. dying #CICM2022ASM CICM

This, from Vita incerta at #CICM2022ASM on having too much critical care capacity and the behaviour it drives. Tales from an alien world.

Last day of the #CICM2022ASM Wellington putting on a show complete with Waka.

Buckle up. What’s Covid done to Aotearoa New Zealand’s healthcare system since Omicron overran our keep-it-out response? It’s not all bad news and it’s way more interesting and complicated than most news stories seem to suggest. Thread. 1/n

The latest bivalent COVID 19 booster will be rolled out to everyone over the age of 30 from April 1st according to Ayesha Verrall

nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand… New Zealand’s first rabies death, overseas traveller dies in Auckland. Well done team, great diagnostic spot and safe transfer. Thanks to our regional partners at DCCM for their help and care for the patient.

Couple of days Tāhuna/Queenstown for the NTN meeting great seeing so many wonderful SOTs and then talking to our trainees about life as an SMO in a regional ICU. Thanks to Chris Poynter and CICM for all their work in organising a fantastic programme. The future is bright!

Another key photo of #soa23 Lots of interest from intensivists in improving their working lives, terms and conditions… By moving to New Zealand.

✅Summary of Important RCTs in ICU for the First Half of 2023! Quickly summarize the intensive care RCTs published from January to June this year! Specifically, 13 trials in NEJM, JAMA, and Lancet! I hope this 🧵 is a useful review of important literature👇👇 #FOAMcc

Think I walked past Ashley Bloomfield at the airport in Tamaki Makaurau this morning. Wanted to stop and thank him for all his work over Covid both as an Intensivist and as someone with a relative at risk of severe Covid. But bottled it! Whether it was him or not thank you 🙏

Our own Dan Owens at the #TheResusTEEWorkshop in Las Vegas. Great course, well run, with a lot thought put into how to get the best learning outcomes for participants. Maybe see you in Aotearoa/New Zealand sometime Resuscitative TEE Project we’d love to host you!

Reg for #TheResusTEEWorkshop 2025 is now open resuscitativetee.com/workshop Spread the word with your colleagues & trainees!... #TEE #POCUS

Travelled all the way from Aotearoa/New Zealand for #SCCM2026 looking forward to the next few days of education and networking.

Whilst exploring Chicago at #SCCM2026 it is quite breezy… but it’s got nothing on Wellington, sorry Wellington ICU 💨

2026 Surviving Sepsis guidelines published today #SCCM2026 looking forward to the update #sepsis #ICM #criticalcare SCCM ESICM