Critical Care Communication

In this episode I examine critical care communication and why this is so important within clinical practice. I look at definitions & statistics, the communication problem, the anatomy of communication, the patient, team and individual, leadership communication, empathetic communication, conflict management communication and finally crisis communication. I examine the approach to individual communication that can optimise both sent and received communication, the main facets of non-verbal, verbal and tonality that is needed to confer vital information. 

I also look at a number of theories that have deconstructed the problem of communication, these are; communication theory, Millers Magic number 7, The communication triangle, signal detection theory, and finally meta-cognition. I break down some of the central concepts of the main aspects of critical care communication that are used on a day-to-day basis, that of, leadership, empathy, conflict and crisis. I hope you enjoy this topic. We are going to start mixing up the content on the podcast and feature more educational content, lecture sets as well as more traditional interviews and conversations with experts within their field of practice. 

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The phases progress the fellow from a stage of independent working to small group and eventually large group production of a project. In each phase you will be mentored and guided by a specific individual within the company who has experience in producing aspects of the project. On average a fellow will spend 3-6 hours a week in producing the task and the timeframe for tasks will become more independently governed by the fellow as they progress into the next phases. This programme is ideal for individuals with other commitments as it provides a flexible working environment.

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