
Sam Clark
@clark_samr
Intensive care doc with a passion for (Sus-)QI and EoL care; Co-chair @epcinetwork; Co-daddy to 2 Schnauzers with an artificial pancreas ๐ฌ๐ป๐พ๐จ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/clarksamr 21-03-2017 10:38:34
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Critical Care Sunset Sharing Hour - listening to @tweetiepike tell our audience of >100 about the human costs of glove use in the supply chain - eye opening! Gloves - use them appropriately - 'PPE is a privilege' Intensive Care Society ๐ Centre for Sustainable Healthcare IPS @HeatherBaid Jennie Wilson


Fantastic talk from Jennie Wilson (Critical Care Sunset Sharing Hour) who's work has helped me so much in glove use reduction campaigns at Wirral NHS Hospitals - Arrowe Park & Clatterbridge @LivHospitals and to drive this further. Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Intensive Care Society ๐ IPS BACCN ๐

๐ฐBREAKING NEWS: On Thursday 11th January at 18:00, Owen Scrivens will present 'Talking about death - and creating a show to make it easier'. To join us live on Zoom, register for FREE as a member at epcin.uk/register/, and find the link on the Members' Area homepage.


Gloves off took me to University of Liverpool today, sharing our work with the UK Council of Clinical Skills and Simulation Teaching... What are clinical skills depts/ unis doing to reduce the sustainability impacts of their practices? Intensive Care Society ๐ Sustainability @ LUHFT Greener WUTH Centre for Sustainable Healthcare


A reminder that our next webinar is this evening at 1800 (GMT). Dr Polly Fitch (Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Royal Free London) will talk to us about children visiting the ICU at end of life. To join us, register as a member at epcin.uk/register, for FREE! ๐ง๐ปโ๐ป๐งต1/2


Death, dilemmas and decisions arenโt subjects weโll be shying away from at #SOA24. Chair Dr Julie Highfield will be joined by Sam Clark Jenny Kitzinger and Polly Fitch to discuss differing beliefs about death and patientsโ best interests. ics.ac.uk/soa


The team Mid Cheshire Hospitals ๐ฅ are recruiting to an important new volunteer role. #SwanVolunteers will provide comfort & companionship to patients in the last days of life. If you live locally, & have time to give - get in touch. Scott Malton Laura Egerton mcht.nhs.uk/work-us/currenโฆ



Proud to be speaking at this @biainfection event today, flying the flag for glove use reduction campaigns and sustainability ๐งค๐ซ๐Intensive Care Society ๐

Lots of enthusiasm from infection specialists @biainfection for sustainable improvement - hopefully the start of a working relationship with Intensive Care Society ๐. Any of those interested, there is a new IPC Sus Network on Centre for Sustainable Healthcare networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/infection-prevโฆ

Itโs today! Weโre excited to hear from Dr Jamie Gross (Jamie Gross) about his experience in conducting a realist review and meaningful advance care planning conversations in the Intensive Care Unit Head to epcin.ukโs member area for the link - see you there!

To share with the public, then, Kim Leadbeater MBE MP, videos which imply that patients can die in "unbearable suffering" in the UK & that there is "nothing doctorscan do to help" is grossly misleading. It is, frankly, in my view, very close to scaremongering. (7/n)