40 Years on the Frontline of Intensive Care with Professor Mervyn Singer

In this podcast episode, our host Jonny Wilkinson interviews Professor Mervyn Singer on his 40-year career in intensive care.

This entertaining and engaging exchange covers the evolution of ICU practices, challenges in modernmedical trials, changes in medical education and training, experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and technological advances in healthcare.

Prof Singer shares insights about negative trials in ICU research, the importance of individualised patient care, and the evolution of ventilator technology from basic mechanical systems to modern equipment.

With wit, wisdom, and a few surprising anecdotes, he reflects on a remarkable career and what comes next after stepping away from the bedside but not from the frontline of innovation.