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Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL • Medical Blog

Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog

Associate Professor Chris Nickson

FCICM FACEM BSc(Hons) BHB MBChB MClinEpid(ClinTox) DipPaeds DTM&H GCertClinSim

Chris is an Intensivist at the Alfred ICU in Melbourne and is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Monash University. He is also the Innovation Lead for the Australian Centre for Health Innovation and the Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Education Committee. He has a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. After finishing his medical degree at the University of Auckland, he continued post-graduate training in New Zealand as well as Australia's Northern Territory, Perth and Melbourne. He has since completed further training in emergency medicine, clinical toxicology, clinical epidemiology and health professional education. He coordinates the Alfred ICU's education and simulation programmes and runs the unit’s education website, INTENSIVE. He created the 'Critically Ill Airway' course and teaches on numerous courses around the world. He is one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) and is co-creator of Lifeinthefastlane.com, the RAGE podcast, the Resuscitology course, and the SMACC conference. His one great achievement is being the father of two amazing children. On Twitter, he is @precordialthump.

The ‘Safe Container’ Rules, OK?

by Chris Nickson, Last updated June 13, 2018

The ‘Safe Container’ Rules, OK?

This blogpost was originally published as a PDF supplement on the Simulation Podcast back in December 2017, as part of their monthly Journal Club. I highly recommend reading the journal club summary and listening to the podcast at Simulcast Journal Club Podcast 10 & November Wrap. This blogpost discusses the seminal simulation article: Rudolph JW, Raemer DB, … [Read more...] about The ‘Safe Container’ Rules, OK?

ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference 2018 and Feedback in the Workplace

by Chris Nickson, Last updated May 14, 2018

ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference 2018 and Feedback in the Workplace

The next ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference is coming... This year's ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference will take place from 30 - 31 July 2018 in Melbourne. Australia and New Zealand have been world leaders in the conception and promulgation of the Rapid Response System (RRS) model of care. An impressive scientific program has been developed which will explore … [Read more...] about ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference 2018 and Feedback in the Workplace

Those we carry

by Chris Nickson, Last updated August 14, 2018

Those we carry

"All of us have our own burdens, names chiselled on our hearts. We carry their bodies in silence. We carry them alone, refusing to cry. We hold them close, and keep the living at arm’s length. We shouldn’t carry these bodies alone--just as no one should ever die alone. “Lay us down,” they would tell us. Breathe deep. Hear them whisper. They want us to carry them home—carry … [Read more...] about Those we carry

Everything ECMO!

by Chris Nickson, Last updated April 30, 2018

Everything ECMO!

In specialist centres, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a now a mainstay of the management of cardio/respiratory failure refractory to other measures. However, much of the clinical information required to care for ECMO patients at the bedside remains inaccessible to learners. To address this, the creation of a free-to-access educational ECMO blog post is now a … [Read more...] about Everything ECMO!

Part One

by Chris Nickson, Last updated April 30, 2018

Part One

The astute LITFLer will have already noticed that a new header link titled "PART ONE" has been appearing at the top of every LITFL page for the past few months. Part One is an incredible resource created by Jake Barlow for critical care trainees preparing for their "part one" exams. Jake has successfully knocked off both the CICM (intensive care) and ANZCA (anaesthesia) … [Read more...] about Part One

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