Breath work
A Respiratory Medicine podcast for busy respiratory nerds who want to keep up-to-date with the constantly evolving world of the lung. Every month we...
Inspire: Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald with the insight scoop into the new HSE Integrated Care Model (Part 1)
Description
In our first episode of 2025 we speak to Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald, Consultant Respiratory Physician in Tallaght University Hospital. Deirdre splits her time between a tertiary hospital and community integrated care hub. In this episode she talks us through the integrated care model, setting up a pleural and new innovations she has brought into all aspects of her practice.
Chapters
00.42 Introduction to Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald
01.33 Career path in Ireland
03.30 Fellowship in Perth, Australia
08.30 New consultant life
12.12 Management skills
15.20 Setting up a service
17.15 The community integrated care program
21.45 HSE Community hubs
22.10 Innovation in healthcare
24.48 Top tips for trainees
Show notes
Integrated care overview: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/icp/
A guide for referral to Integrated care specialist services: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/icp/chronic-disease/a-guide-for-referral-of-patients-to-the-chronic-disease-ambulatory-care-hub-services.pdf
Innovations: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/our-health-service/making-it- better/deirdre-seeks-to-improve-patient-care-through-innovation-at-tallaght-hospital.html
Handheld ultrasound devices: https://www.butterflynetwork.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorQlIy9yP57vpTcQsFn7745-VmB6MwFdTvTd0WGSXMigfj32SvQ
Lumen: https://lumen5.com/user/marissaocallaghan/untitled-video-qees0/
Dr Brian Kent covers the key information to be included in your sleep apnoea referrals and also key components of investigation and management of obstructive sleep apnoea. He also describes the advances in technology, wearables and medical treatment coming down the line.
Tirzepatide in OSA NEJM paper: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2404881
CPAP in OSA: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1606599
https://thorax.bmj.com/content/61/5/430.long
Con/pro debate for asymptomatic patients with OSA
Pro: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6395978/
Con: https://publications.ersnet.org/content/breathe/15/1/11
Non-CPAP therapies in OSA: https://publications.ersnet.org/content/errev/30/162/210200
Lumen post: https://lumen5.com/user/marissaocallaghan/bk-breath-work-trail-fiig4/
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Inspire: Your cue to get involved in European societies with Dr Brian Kent (Part 1)
This week, we speak with Dr Brian Kent, Consultant Respiratory physician in St James's Hospital, Dublin. Brian shares his experience as chief editor of Breathe, the clinical educational journal of the European Respiratory Society with insider tips and advice on how to successfully submit to a journal.
ERS Breathe: https://publications.ersnet.org/content/breathe
Breathe instructions for authors: https://publications.ersnet.org/authors/breathe/instructions
A gin guide. Avoid a faux pas: https://www.theginguide.com/
Lumen post: https://lumen5.com/user/marissaocallaghan/bk-inspire-trailer-cxi4m/
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Breathwork: Airway Clearance with Aoife Sheehan
This episode we interview Aoife Sheehan, critical care physiotherapist. She gives a clinical update on airway clearance.
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Inspire - interview with Aoife Sheehan, career insights into respiratory physiotherapy
This episode we speak with Aoife Sheehan, critical care and respiratory physiotherapist about the career progression of a physiotherapist, the diversity of the profession and exciting advances, as well as the beneficial role of committees and societies and more.
Podcast Update:
Tune in this week to hear Aoife Sheehan, critical care physiotherapist on all things respiratory physiotherapy, including the diversity of the role and how there is no average day.
https://lumen5.com/user/edofficer/the-dynamics-of-crit-wbnak/
Breath work
A Respiratory Medicine podcast for busy respiratory nerds who want to keep up-to-date with the constantly evolving world of the lung. Every month we speak with respiratory experts on their areas of special interest.
Our goal is to provide YOU with interactive and easy to listen to clinical updates. We will cover presentation, clinical reasoning, diagnostics and treatments but also new and exciting changes coming down the line. Delivered at a time convenient to you in 20-30 minute episodes.
Inspire
Meet your Respiratory Medicine heroes and hear how they got to where they are today. There are now more people than ever working in the respiratory medicine sphere. In this podcast we speak to Physicians, scientists, nurses, physiologists and more. We learn about their career paths to date, how they have achieved such success and advice for others hoping to follow suit. Some of these discussions are profession specific, but much of the advice is applicable to anyone trying to progress in their career.
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