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Professor Division of Critical Care Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Adjunct Professor Dossetor Ethics Centre University of Alberta
Alarm fatigue is a pressing clinical problem in our post-pandemic ICUs and can adversely impact patient outcomes. Its root causes can be classified by patient, device and organisation related. We believe it can be mitigated and we propose interventions through attention to policy, education and the creation of a meaningful culture of safety. "There are more things to alarm us th
READ MOREThis article explores how pervasive and persuasive the internet is in current critical care practice, offers insights into how healthcare professionals, patients and families can critically appraise where information comes from and its content producers and discusses the opportunities and threats posed by AI on the physicians/team-patient/family relationships.  
READ MOREThe Most Dangerous Procedure in the Hospital? Communication is central to the human experience of illness, and therefore central to medical decision-making. Being an expert clinician now means being a skilled communicator. Fortunately, communication skills can be learnt, mastered and measured. Communication Matters Communication is increasingly recognised as medicine’s most important non-technical...
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