Mastering Intensive Care Podcast
1) 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 from good medicine. Drawing on his clinical work, research, and...Show More
2) 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, and a voice for purpose and compassion in medicine. Dr Nhi...Show More
97 - Nhi Nguyen - From refugee to purposeful leadership in Intensive Care
1:23:59 | Oct 1st, 2025
3) 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 is a Consultant Intensivist at the Royal Victoria Hospital and...Show More
4) 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. There is also a personal tribute from me. Andrew Davies
5) 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 Anaesthetist from the Royal Children's Hospital and Monash Childrens Ho...Show More
94 - Michael Clifford - A paediatric intensivist willing to talk about his mental health
1:38:21 | Mar 21st, 2025
6) 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 the force behind an annual Trainee Education Day, run by the J...Show More
7) 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 an intensivist but she is a doctor with a powerful burnout s...Show More
92 - Emily Amos - From burnout to educating doctors on mindfulness and wellbeing
1:18:02 | Oct 11th, 2024
8) 91 - Peter Brindley - Clinical leadership, podcasting and identifying when patients are dying
My guest in this episode is Dr Peter Brindley, an intensivist and Professor of Critical Care in Edmonton, Canada. Peter is a deep thinker, a compassionate bedside doctor, and a passionate educator, re...Show More
9) 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 episode features Dr Andrew Holt, a highly experienced intens...Show More
10) 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 the series, you’ll know my friend Ed Litton and I entered a f...Show More