osteopathy in the ICU
At one of my teaching hospitals, there is an FM program with many DOs. Some of them believe in osteopathy and twice now I have come across their recommendation to use osteopathic "manipulation" in the...
View ArticleNeurocritical Care Boards = Garbage?
So I'm in the process of applying for intensivist positions out there. Not in dedicated neuro ICUs, just general units which may handle neurocrit patients. Have been asked more than once regarding...
View ArticleSalary for night intensivist
If I want to spend a year or two doing night ICU coverage shifts in a metropolitan area, what kind of general setups have people seen (shifts/month) and expected salary. On a locums basis what is a...
View ArticlePost ICU Clinics
Anybody involved in these, or have any thoughts? I never gave much thought to them until I started talking to people who I remembered from the unit who I felt "did well" (recovered, went to rehab, went...
View ArticleJobs Question
Has anyone taken a gig with ICC recently? They're one of the larger employers in the South/Southeast and it seems like a reasonable job. Not too many nights (apparently people want to work as...
View ArticlePost-op hypotensive Afib, best approach?
This is one area I have trouble with in regards to getting a good approach; especially given I've seen different things done. For new-onset post-op hypotensive Afib (noncardiac surgery), what's the...
View ArticleCardiac arrest last ditch medications
During a code blue ,Assuming you follow ACLS and administer epi per protocols, how often do you come to a point where you just start throwing meds for sake of trial like bicarb or even atropine more as...
View ArticleICU locums
Canadian ICU doc, just looking at options for work in the US. What's the best website to look for temporary locum jobs, and also specifically pay? Most of the links I find via Google never disclose...
View ArticleHow is your ICU staffed?
We have a total of 42 ICU beds in our community hospital. Acuity is high as we have a large catchment area and we serve as a referral site for surrounding hospitals. Trauma center and comprehensive...
View ArticleWhat kind of job is this?
I'm not a CC physician (medical lab tech), but I saw this job posting on the Cleveland Clinic website: (ACUTE CARE NP) REGIONAL CRITICAL CARE HOUSE OFFICER (AVON HOSPITAL) JOB SUMMARY: CLEVELAND CLINIC...
View ArticleEM critical care fellowship vs pulm crit
Hi! I am interested in applying to critical care and am a PGY2 EM resident. What are the advantages / disadvantages / differences between doing a CCM fellowship vs a PCCM? Do either CCM or PCCM...
View Article[Non CCM docs] just don't understand...the ICU
Per Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff So kinda like the threads in the Surgery forum about ridiculous consults and dismal pages, thought a thread about the ridiculous things other healthcare people just...
View ArticleWhat’s one thing you wish your IR guys/gal know?
As title. IRs deal with a lot of ICU pts. Are there one or more things you wish to have us know about critical care?
View ArticleEM-CC Medicine
Hey everyone, I am a PGY-2 EM resident interested in critical care. I know there are a handful of EM-CCM trained docs on this forum, and I was hoping to garner some insight. I have found that I really...
View ArticleIM-CC programs taking EM residents.
Hello! I’m a current PGY2 gearing up to apply for IM-CC fellowships this summer. A few months ago I saw a list of these programs that accept EM residents on the EMRA website, but it seems to be gone...
View ArticleDeciding between rheum and pulm crit
Hi all, I’m an IM resident at a university-affiliated community hospital. I want to apply for fellowship, however, am torn between rheum and pulm crit. I do realize that these are two very different...
View ArticleIs this a good Job for a BC/BE intensivist?
Community ICU job located in the Midwest (remote, cold) Closed ICU, 15 bed, average census 9-10 24wks/yr, with paid time off 7 on/7 off, 7am-7pm; 1 intensivist/shift, offer for daytime only, No night...
View ArticleStruggling with post-fellowship career decision
I am finishing my fellowship in CCM via an anesthesia program in June, my residency training is EM. I am trying to find a 50/50 ICU/EM split. Majority of my training has been in the cardiac ICU, and I...
View ArticleAnybody seen this kind of bed before?
So I was volunteering at Mass General and I noticed a bed that was structured very similar to this: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/653054190670708797/684223384653004841/unknown.png Anybody know...
View ArticleSOCCA Meeting
I’m a CA-1 at a community program wanting to pursue CCM. Thinking about attending the SOCCA meeting but don’t have anything to present. Is there any value to attending from a networking standpoint?...
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