Communications Viva
- sit next to actor (not opposite or on other side of table)
- introduce yourself
- ascertain who they are
- offer support person for them + any other people they would like present
- ask them their concerns and understanding (listen)
- address their concerns
- explain my concerns
- offer a further meeting with more staff
- summarise our discussion
- do not attempt to ‘solve’ the issue in the 10 minutes
Critical Care
Compendium
Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at The Alfred ICU, where he is Deputy Director (Education). He is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, the Lead for the Clinician Educator Incubator programme, and a CICM First Part Examiner.
He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. He was one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) has been recognised for his contributions to education with awards from ANZICS, ANZAHPE, and ACEM.
His one great achievement is being the father of three amazing children.
On Bluesky, he is @precordialthump.bsky.social and on the site that Elon has screwed up, he is @precordialthump.
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