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We will describe our program which included: Supporting and developing sustainability and resilience, and workplace leadership in our clinicians M&M / Incident management Medication safety Implementation of a formalised Clinical Emergency Response System (CERS) in ED

Coming soon to a hospital near you! 3D printing is a revolutionary technology that allows for the creation of objects with complex geometry and anatomy with unprecedented accessibility and ease. By developing anatomical models from patient-specific medical imaging for various treatment applications, medical 3D printing represents the next great leap in personalised medicine. In critical care, there are almost limitless possibilities for this new technology in simulation. However, current barriers to the widespread adoption of 3D printing in medicine include the lack of expertise among clinicians, the perceived costs and perceived inaccessibility of this technology. In giving this talk, I hope to demystify 3d printing by sharing my step-by-step guide on starting a 3D printing lab, by sharing my experiences and journey with this technology. I'll show you how you can start a 3D printing lab for less the average critical care physician's annual coffee budget. 

Panel discussion: key features of a team or corporation that facilitate creativity and innovation; exploring how creativity marries up with change management (which sometimes gets a bit of a bad wrap ‚ is it all buzzwords and no action?).

A panel with the chairs of ILCOR discussing their two newest protocols. Hosted by Scott Weingart.

David takes us through a tricky case that might test you! Can you pick the diagnosis before Dave reveals all?

Des Gorman talks about real-world outcomes and controversies following traumatic brain injury. His extensive research and experience in this area give a unique insight into what actually happens to the patients we care for.

Hallie Prescott tells us about why the back-end of sepsis matters and is a neglected aspect of our management. This sub-acute phase can really affect long term outcomes. Long term exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and too much fluid are aspects that matter and that we can modify.

Andrew Dixon from Radiopaedia covers the common pathology seen on CT scans in critical care. He covers basic anatomy and important areas not to miss, strokes, trauma, herniation syndromes, hypoxic brain injury and diffuse axonal injury

Adam gives practical pearls about managing the unexpected difficult airway. He uses a good example, emphasises the importance of effective teamwork and draws from the Vortex approach and the DAS guidelines. Watch out for more from Adam via the Safe Airway Society.

John Myburgh gives a philosophical talk about what life (and death) is really about and what the new challenges are in critical care. Modern critical care has so many potential interventions. John challenges whether doing more is always the right thing to do and gives a good argument for doing less being best.

Liz Crowe gives sage advice about dealing with grief and loss in the critical care setting, for both relatives and health care professionals.

There are many ways to skin a cat. Rhonda Cadena discusses management of intracranial hypertension, specifically substantial practice variation, what the evidence shows and what she does in reality.

Muscle wasting in intensive care is the thief of future health. Hugh Montgomery shows us what a big issue this is and what can be done to mitigate the problem.

Neurological insults such as trauma and haemorrhage disturb the brain in complex ways, affecting multiple outcome domains. A substantial number of patients with even mild brain injury experience long-term emotional, cognitive and physical deficits. Measuring these deficits is at the core of prognostication and research in neurocritical care. However, the most commonly used outcome measures are simplistic scales that focus on functional outcome. There is increasing concern that the way we define and measure outcomes is failing to capture the multidimensional patient experience. This presentation of 3 case studies will explore the complexity of assessing long term outcome from brain injury and explore the need for improved outcome assessment measures that better capture patient recovery.

A case example of a large vessel obstruction of the brain and our current techniques available to treat it. How we make decisions on endovascular treatment and management points for emergency and intensive care colleagues.