Towards gender equity in intensive care medicine: ten practical strategies for improving diversity

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-136
Author(s):  
Sarah A Yong ◽  
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Cara L Moore ◽  
Sandra M Lussier ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Intensive Care Medicine ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Gender Balance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Worthy Goal ◽  
Substantial Rise

Gender balance in intensive care medicine (ICM) is a worthy goal for numerous reasons. However, despite reaching parity in medical school and a substantial rise in the proportion of female ICM trainees over the past decade, women remain under-represented in ICM in Australia and New Zealand. Women comprise 21% of fellows and are underrepresented in academia and positions of leadership.

In This Issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-242
Author(s):  
Rinaldo Bellomo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Intensive Care Medicine ◽  
Medical Emergency Team ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Emergency Team ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rapid Changes

The specialty of intensive care medicine is characterised by rapid changes and constant evolution. Especially over the past two decades, the direction of the specialty in Australia and New Zealand has been very much directed toward an expansion of services to the rest of the hospital, particularly in the form of the Medical Emergency Team (MET), even in the paediatric world.

scholarly journals Should Ongoing Airway Education be a Mandatory Component of Continuing Professional Development for College of Intensive Care Medicine Fellows?

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Brewster ◽  
C. P. Nickson ◽  
J. J. Gatward ◽  
M. Staples ◽  
F. Hawker
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Medicine ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Advanced Airway ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Airway Equipment ◽  
Skills Education

This study aimed to determine whether airway education should be introduced to the continuing professional development (CPD) program for College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) Fellows. A random representative sample of 11 tertiary intensive care units (ICUs) was chosen from the list of 56 units accredited for 12 or 24 months of CICM training. All specialist intensive care Fellows (n=140) currently practising at the eleven ICUs were sent the questionnaire via email. Questionnaire data collection and post-collection data analysis was used to determine basic respondent demographics, frequency of certain airway procedures in the past 12 months, confidence with advanced airway practices in ICU, participation in airway education in the past three years, knowledge of can't intubate, can't oxygenate (CICO) algorithms, preference for certain airway equipment/techniques, and support for required airway education as a component of the CICM CPD program. All responses were tabled for comparison. Data was analysed to establish any significant effect of another specialty qualification and current co-practice in anaesthesia on volume of practice, confidence with multiple airway procedures, use of airway equipment, and support for airway education. In total, 112 responses (response rate 80%) to the questionnaire were received within four weeks; 107 were completed in full (compliance 96%). All results were tabled. There is currently widespread support amongst CICM Fellows for airway skills education as a CPD requirement for CICM Fellows. Volumes of practice and confidence levels with different airway procedures vary amongst Fellows and further support the need for education.

Towards gender balance in the Australian intensive care medicine workforce

2019 ◽  
Vol 211 (7) ◽  
pp. 300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy J Modra ◽  
Sarah A Yong
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Medicine ◽  
Gender Balance

scholarly journals Some prehistory of New Zealand intensive care medicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 16-29
Author(s):  
R. V. Trubuhovich
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Intensive Care Medicine ◽  
Traumatic Shock ◽  
Cardiac Massage ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Ventilatory Failure

In taking 1960 as the foundation year for the practice of intensive care medicine in New Zealand, this paper briefly looks into the previous two centuries for some interventions in life-threatening conditions. With the help of descriptions in early 19th century journals and books by perceptive observers, the author focuses on some beliefs and practices of the Maori people during pre-European and later times, as well as aspects of medical treatment in New Zealand for early settlers and their descendants. Dr Laurie Gluckman's book Tangiwai has proved a valuable resource for New Zealand's medical history prior to 1860, while the recent publication of his findings from the examination of coroners’ records for Auckland, 1841 to 1864, has been helpful. Drowning is highlighted as a common cause of accidental death, and consideration is given to alcohol as a factor. Following the 1893 foundation of the New Zealand Medical Journal, a limited number of its papers which are historically relevant to today's intensive care are explored: topics include tetanus, laryngeal diphtheria, direct cardiac massage, traumatic shock, thiopentone management for fitting and the ventilatory failure due to poliomyelitis.

Intensive Care Medicine Training in Australia and New Zealand

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. e538-e540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Bevan ◽  
Balasubramanian Venkatesh ◽  
Ross Freebairn
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Intensive Care Medicine
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