Fitzroy Intensive Care

09/09/2024

This new addition to the RMH ICU academic calendar is an exciting course aimed at those with a foundation in critical care TTE, who are wishing to take their scanning skills and interpretation to the next level.
This follows on from the RMH/St Vincent's Critical Care TTE Foundation Course.

Hosted at Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), this new addition to the RMH ICU academic calendar is an exciting course aimed at those with a foundation in critical care TTE, who are wishing to take their scanning skills and interpretation to the next level.

05/09/2024

This popular course led by Intensivists and Anaesthetists from RMH and SVHM is running again on the 25-26th November 2024 at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. It is ideal for those working and training in ICU, Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine. The course is also accredited by the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM).To learn more and book now: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1159727

This popular course led by Intensivists and Anaesthetists is running again on the 25-26th November 2024 at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. It is ideal for thos

10/05/2024

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ICU is advertising for the following positions: JR, SR and Transition Year Fellow! Applications close 9th June. See below:

Medical training **Job applications and links expire 9th June 2024**Transition Year FellowInternal link (Workday)External link (Seek)Senior RegistrarInterna

21/11/2023

47yo Kashif was transferred to St Vincent's Melbourne after a large heart attack and was found to have severe coronary artery disease, requiring open heart surgery. Whilst Kashif already had some significant risk factors such as being on long term dialysis, no one could have predicted the stormy course his admission would take.

47yo Kashif was transferred to St Vincent's Melbourne after a large heart attack and was found to have severe coronary artery disease, requiring open heart surg

13/11/2023

The day Ravinder walked back into the ICU feeling like a new man, he was filled with gratitude and respect for the staff who helped save his life. Ravinder's story started with sudden chest pain followed by multiple prolonged cardiac arrests and interhospital transfer, ending up at St Vincent's Melbourne.

The day Ravinder walked back into the ICU feeling like a new man, he was filled with gratitude and respect for the staff who helped save his life. Ravinder's st

01/06/2023

Are you a critical care doctor or ICU trainee looking for a job at a Melbourne tertiary ICU in 2024?

It is that time of year and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ICU is advertising for Residents, Junior Registrars, Senior Registrars and Transition Year Fellow po

12/09/2022

During a stay in ICU, patients and their loved ones are given 'intensive' support and guidance. As a patient progresses to the ward and eventually to rehabilitation or home, questions and issues may arise. Learn about the development of mylifeaftericu.com

05/07/2022

What started with a faint at work led to one hospital, another and finally St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. By this time Steve was very unwell on life support and after much planning underwent major cardiac surgery to correct a faulty valve. He made an excellent recovery and was home at day 13!

05/07/2022

This is part one of a series exploring dying in the ICU.

The majority of people in Australia will die in hospital. In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the critically unwell nature of our patients means we see more death than in the general ward setting.

06/05/2022

End of life care

The death of a loved one is an extremely difficult time. The intensive care unit can be a confronting environment and present some unique challenges to families visiting their loved ones at the end of their lives. We are dedicated to providing compassionate care for patients and their loved ones throughout their journey, particularly when patients are in the dying phase.

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24/01/2022

St Vincent's Melbourne ICU has seen many cases of severe COVID-19 infection. One of the most memorable is the story of Betty Mandarano. Betty spent over a month in ICU before eventually making it home to her very loving family. Her family was kind enough to start a fundraising campaign through the STV Foundation.

St Vincent's Melbourne ICU has seen many cases of severe COVID-19 infection. One of the most memorable is the story of Betty Mandarano. Betty spent over a month

02/12/2021

Eddie: an avid Tigers supporter, a runner and a legend! Unfortunately, being unvaccinated, Eddie’s body struggled to fight off COVID-19. The massive inflammatory response saw him fighting for his life on a ventilator, being flipped on his front by a team of nurses and doctors (“proning”) and being administered all the medications with evidence to help his recovery.
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Eddie: an avid Tigers supporter, a runner and a legend! Unfortunately, being unvaccinated, Eddie’s body struggled to fight off COVID-19. The massive inflammat