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There are many challenges facing hospitals and healthcare in the modern world we are living in. I've created this curation collection to save articles that help me understand what modern health in society is.  The articles here are general in nature and placed here to promote discussion. We advise that you talk with your health professional before changing any of your medication or treatment options.  Any of the online courses listed here may (or may not) be open for access or enrolment. Most are free to browse, some may charge a small fee if you wish to receive a certificate or record of learning.   Every effort is made to ensure that these links are up to date and be aware that some of these articles may be behind a 'paywall'. If you can’t get into an article, email me and I may be able to assist.  Views are my own.
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An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different

An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
It’s hard to tell from the data who’s still getting hospitalized with COVID. One frontline worker shares her observations.
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‘Unethical’: doctors condemn NSW government for considering charging unvaccinated patients for Covid care

‘Unethical’: doctors condemn NSW government for considering charging unvaccinated patients for Covid care | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Healthcare should not be limited by past decisions and most Australians would not be able to afford ‘astronomical’ cost of ICU, AMA says
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What is ECMO? Doctors are shocked so many ICU patients are on this advanced life support right now

What is ECMO? Doctors are shocked so many ICU patients are on this advanced life support right now | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
ECMO uses an artificial heart and lung to replace the entire function of the person’s own heart and lungs outside the body. And COVID is demanding more ECMO than we’ve ever used before.
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COVID Victoria hospitals: Inside Sunshine’s ICU ward, only Maria is vaccinated as other die in disbelief

COVID Victoria hospitals: Inside Sunshine’s ICU ward, only Maria is vaccinated as other die in disbelief | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Healthcare workers on the sharp end of the pandemic are not just fighting a war against coronavirus, but combating a never-ending scourge of misinformation about the disease.
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My week on a Sydney COVID ward by Nicholas Wilcken, oncologist.

My week on a Sydney COVID ward by Nicholas Wilcken, oncologist. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
No one laughs. Bloody hell. These are really sick people. Everyone is on oxygen, there is coughing, spluttering, body aches. When I finally get into a room (gowned, gloved, goggles and visor on), I’m looking at a terrified person who has never seen me before and, I realise, doesn’t speak much English. Reassuring body language is hard. “I’m the doctor!” “You’re going to be all right!” Not that I actually know that. I do some gloved shoulder-squeezing to reassure, listen to the chest, feel the tummy and get out of there. You’re supposed to limit the time you are in the room.
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Oklahoma hospital at capacity calls dozens of ICUs as time is runs out for unvaccinated patient

Oklahoma hospital at capacity calls dozens of ICUs as time is runs out for unvaccinated patient | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A team from Stillwater Medical Center in Oklahoma tries valiantly to save the life of a man who needs an ICU bed. Will they find a bed for him before times runs out?
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As #Covid19 patients fill the ICU again, a doctor wonders why it had to be this way

Kanak Patel, director of critical care medicine at Luminis Health Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Md., was relieved when the intensive care unit finally went down to zero patients with covid-19. But once the delta variant hit, he saw a return of patients, many unvaccinated, with severe illness because of the virus.
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Victorian healthcare workers brace for record numbers of coronavirus patients

Victorian healthcare workers brace for record numbers of coronavirus patients | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
The mood at the Austin Hospital is one of trepidation. Staff are bracing for a volume of COVID-19 patients never before experienced in Australia.
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How will ICUs handle the peak?

How will ICUs handle the peak? | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
The number of COVID patients needing an ICU bed in New South Wales is expected to keep climbing into October.  The problem is that even now, with demand sitting well below the state's technical ICU capacity, hospitals are already feeling the strain. So what's the surge plan in New South Wales, and will it work the way the State Government is hoping?  Featured:  Dr Greg Fox, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Sydney, and respiratory physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Inside a Covid I.C.U., Through a Nurse's Eyes

Inside a Covid I.C.U., Through a Nurse's Eyes | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A short film offering a firsthand perspective of the brutality of the pandemic inside a Covid-19 I.C.U.
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London's ICU nurses detail 'diluted' care, depression and disaster during the UK's deadly second wave

London's ICU nurses detail 'diluted' care, depression and disaster during the UK's deadly second wave | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Last summer, when England's first peak of the coronavirus pandemic had subsided, Fazilah, an ICU nurse at a central London hospital, sat down to write her resignation letter.
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Families of patients in Intensive Care Units battling coronavirus grapple with the pain of not being able to say goodbye

Families of patients in Intensive Care Units battling coronavirus grapple with the pain of not being able to say goodbye | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
While the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus continues to climb in Victoria, so too does the number of victims in intensive care, and the families behind the figures are struggling with the knowledge they may never be able to say goodbye.
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Hospitals brace for influx of ICU patients as virus takes more lives

Hospitals brace for influx of ICU patients as virus takes more lives | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Chief Health Officer says state can expect hundreds more seriously ill patients within the next fortnight.
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We know the hell we’re in. It will get worse before it gets better - Melbourne ICU nurse

We know the hell we’re in. It will get worse before it gets better - Melbourne ICU nurse | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
I’ve seen people die without their family. It used to bring me to tears. Now I just feel weary
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"ICU is full of the unvaccinated – my patience with them is wearing thin"

"ICU is full of the unvaccinated – my patience with them is wearing thin" | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Most of the resources we are devoting to Covid in hospital are being spent on people who have not had jab, says an NHS consultant
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For many ICU survivors and their families, life is never the same

Physical, mental and cognitive problems can last years after covid-19 or other severe illness is conquered
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If COVID hospitalisations increase, it's still not clear how patients will be prioritised for ICU beds

If COVID hospitalisations increase, it's still not clear how patients will be prioritised for ICU beds | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Who gets scarce life-saving resources when hospitals are overwhelmed? And how are these decisions made? State and territory governments are yet to answer these difficult questions.
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It’s bizarre to see a Covid patient deny Covid exists while gasping for breath - ICU nurse

It’s bizarre to see a Covid patient deny Covid exists while gasping for breath - ICU nurse | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
We’ve cared for people in their 20s and 30s, and that has been confronting – most of my colleagues are the same age
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Here's what happens when you’re hospitalised with COVID

Here's what happens when you’re hospitalised with COVID | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A lot has changed in COVID treatment since the pandemic began. Here are the treatments you can expect — from being diagnosed, to going to hospital, and for those who need to be cared for in ICU.
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Feared case surge in Victorian hospitals would demand ICU overhaul

Feared case surge in Victorian hospitals would demand ICU overhaul | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
The prediction came as Premier Daniel Andrews walked back a pledge to establish 4000 extra ICU beds in the state.
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When COVID patients are intubated in ICU, the trauma can stay with them long after this breathing emergency

When COVID patients are intubated in ICU, the trauma can stay with them long after this breathing emergency | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
The term ‘intubation’ is used when experts talk about treating patients with severe COVID-19. But this medical term doesn’t explain the traumatic procedure involved.
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How many COVID cases can Victoria handle before its hospitals' ICU capacity is overrun?

How many COVID cases can Victoria handle before its hospitals' ICU capacity is overrun? | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Victorian intensive care specialists are gauging how many beds could be set up at short notice if the state's Delta outbreak explodes. It's a difficult balancing act involving staff fatigue and patients who will be forced to miss out on life-changing treatment.
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'A baptism of fire': medical volunteers at a Covid ICU – photo essay

'A baptism of fire': medical volunteers at a Covid ICU – photo essay | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Photojournalist Graeme Robertson has spent several days following two medical students and a consultant endocrinologist working on the Covid-19 ICU ward at the University College Hospital in London
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In Victoria, whether you get an ICU bed could depend on the hospital

In Victoria, whether you get an ICU bed could depend on the hospital | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
In the event COVID-19 sees ICU resources stretched too thin, Victoria doesn't have clear, uniform or transparent guidelines outlining who should be prioritised for care.
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Intensive Care Units working tirelessly, learning from experience, applying new treatments in the battle against COVID-19

Intensive Care Units working tirelessly, learning from experience, applying new treatments in the battle against COVID-19 | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
As Victoria's COVID-19 cases surge, medical professionals in the state's Intensive Care Units are working tirelessly as the last line of defence to keep the critically ill alive.
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