100 - Claire Davies - The Art of Compassionate Witnessing
In this, the 100th episode, I am joined by my wife, Claire Davies, a person who has quietly shaped Mastering Intensive Care from the very be...
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A podcast focused on coversations to inspire intensive care clinicians to become the best they can be in the practice of intensive care.
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What Happened After Run Larapinta – Mastering Intensive Challenges Recap (Episode 10)
From finish-line highs to injury, doubt, and rebuilding. Over two years ago, Run Larapinta ended in triumph. But the months that followed br...
98 - Forbes McGain - Every decision has a footprint
The guest on this episode is Dr Forbes McGain, who speaks about what sustainability really means in healthcare, and why it's inseparable fro...
97 - Nhi Nguyen - From refugee to purposeful leadership in Intensive Care
The guest on this episode is Dr Nhi Nguyen, who as a six-year-old escaped Vietnam by boat. Today, she is an intensivist, a healthcare leader...
96 - Rob Mac Sweeney - The man behind Critical Care Reviews
The guest on this episode is Professor Rob Mac Sweeney, who founded and leads the hugely valuable organisation Critical Care Reviews . Rob i...
95 - Rinaldo Bellomo - A Tribute
This episode is a rebroadcast of Episode 3 (from 2017) featuring the late Professor Rinaldo Bellomo, who unexpectedly died in May 2025. Ther...
94 - Michael Clifford - A paediatric intensivist willing to talk about his mental health
In this episode, you'll hear from a wise and thoughtful paediatric intensivist. Michael Clifford is a Paediatric Intensivist and Anaesthetis...
93 - Jeram Hyde - Teaching non-technical skills
My guest in this episode is Dr Jeram Hyde, an intensivist in Newcastle with a special interest in teaching non-technical skills. Jeram is th...
92 - Emily Amos - From burnout to educating doctors on mindfulness and wellbeing
My guest in this episode is Dr Emily Amos, a general practitioner and a passionate educator on mindfulness in Melbourne. Emily might not be...
91 - Peter Brindley - Clinical leadership, podcasting and identifying when patients are dying
My guest in this episode is Dr Peter Brindley, an intensivist in Edmonton, Canada. Peter is a tenured full Professor of Critical Care Medici...
90 - Andrew Holt - Dealing with a progressive condition towards the end of a long & supportive career
Mastering Intensive Care is back after a long hiatus between episodes, and a fun divergence into a series about at athletic adventure. This...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 9
Thank you for listening to the ninth and final episode of the Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta series. If you've listened to t...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 8
This is the 8th episode of the "Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta" series and if you've been listening to the previous ones, yo...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 7
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...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 6
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...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 5
This is the fifth episode in the Mastering Intensive Care - Run Larapinta series. Ed Litton and I are back on opposite sides of Australia, a...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 4
Here is another episode in the Mastering Intensive Care - Run Larapinta series. For this one, I travelled to Perth to meet with my Run Larap...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 3
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....
82 - Will Bonavia - An ICU trainee's perspective on learning, culture and wellbeing
This episode features the wise perspectives of an Advanced Trainee in Intensive Care Medicine, Dr William Bonavia. The discussion covers: Wh...
Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 2
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...