Shock is a critical condition, which is endemic in ICU but also something you can't go your junior medical years without seeing in the wards. For the first ICU miniseries, PVACCS is going to bring you up to speed with the basics of shock! We'll be discussing the different types of shock and the physiology behind it, and explaining how each shock has it's own different management. To glue it all in your mind, we'll have two case studies going through two types of shock.

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Speaker Bio: Dr Emma Browne

I am a small, older-than-she-looks PGY8 doctor, and a College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) trainee working as an ICU Registrar at the Northern Hospital. I graduated from the University of Melbourne MD in 2014, having completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in anatomy, physiology and neuroscience prior to the MD. I started out as an intern and surgical HMO at the Austin hospital, thinking I might want to be a surgeon if only surgical training weren't so tough. Shifting focus, I moved to the Alfred for a critical care year, but by midyear I still didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I bypassed job applications and decided to take the following year off, only to discover ICU at the end of my critical care year and realise that this was where I belonged. After a year of travel and locuming, I joined the college and started ICU training. I completed the CICM Primary Exam in early 2021 and am slowly making my way through the rest of my training requirements. I have worked as an ICU Registrar at the Alfred, the Austin, Bendigo and the Northern. I have a strong clinical interests in cardiac ICU, resuscitation medicine and ICU outreach services, and non-clinical interests in teaching, governance and quality and safety. Outside of work, I'm obsessed with vegan food, loving all animals but especially my cat Lana, and trying to find time to engage with socio-political issues.

Check out our fact sheets that will be provided alongside our ICU mini-series!