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Addressing Post Intensive Care Syndrome – Humanizing the ICU

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Published: December 5, 2021 by RHJ Producer

Medicine in intensive care units (ICU) has become so technically focused that many doctors believe they’ve lost their connection with the humanity of patients. The result is a high degree of post-ICU PTSD, also known as post intensive care syndrome (PICS).

Our guest this week, Dr. Wes Ely, Professor of Medicine and Critical Care at Vanderbilt University and a noted physician, discusses how doctors can humanize the ICU while still utilizing life-saving technology.

During the interview, Dr. Ely explains, “I now really value that component of my being at the bedside with these people more than I do the procedures, the beeps and the buzzers. I completely cherish looking in their eyes, holding their hands, taking care of them when they’re suffering and being present with them… not feeling sorry for them, but being with them. And that’s the big difference.”


Guest Information:

  • Dr. Wes Ely, Professor of Medicine and Critical Care at Vanderbilt University; Grant W. Liddle Chair in Medicine; Associate Director of Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship (CIBS); and author of the book Every Deep-Drawn Breath

Links for more info:

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – Faculty Profile for Dr. Ely
  • Dr. Ely’s book Every Deep-Drawn Breath
  • ‘A stay in the ICU can be terrifying. It might not get better after release.’ – The Washington Post
Program #: 21-49Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Anxiety and Depression| Behavioral Science| Business and Industry| Communication| Compassion| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Crime and Criminal Justice| Death and Grief| Doctors| Education| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Emotion| Emotional Trauma| Health Care| Hospitals| Intensive Care Unit (ICU)| Memory and Amnesia| Neuroscience and Neurology| Patient Care and Safety| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Stress and Stress Management| Technology| TraumaMedical Conditions: Anxiety Disorders| Depression| Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Guests: Dr. Wes ElyPublications: Every Deep-Drawn BreathInstitutions & Organizations: Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship| Vanderbilt University| Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)Host: Nancy BensonProducers: Jason Dickey| Polly Hansen
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