Save the Date: International Conference on ICU Diaries
Join us for a unique international conference dedicated to exploring the impact and potential of ICU diaries. This series of 90-minute virtual sessions brings together global expertise, lived experiences, and innovative ideas to enhance understanding and application of ICU diaries in patient care. Due to the sometimes very personal content, no recordings will be performed.
Conference Schedule
- June 10: Introduction and updates to ICU Diaries
- June 17: ICU Diaries in Special Settings
- June 24: Digital ICU Diaries?
- July 1: Lived Experiences of Diaries of Patients and Relatives
- July 8: PICS and Aftercare/Follow-up
- July 15: How to write and implement ICU Diaries and Humanized Critical Care
Time frame will be:
North/South America: CST 7:00 a.m.
UK: BST 1:00 p.m.
Central Europe CEST 2:00 p.m.
Australia AEST 9 p.m.
Purpose
- Share knowledge and experiences.
- Raise awareness about Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) and the role of ICU diaries.
- Support clinicians in implementing diary practices.
- Highlight stories and experiences from patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
Target Audience
- Clinicians worldwide
- Former ICU patients and their families & relatives
Organisational Team:
Beverly Ewens (Australia), Lioudmila Karnatovskaia (USA), Christina Jones (ICUsteps, UK), Louise Gallie (UK), Peter Nydahl (Germany).
Program
June 10th: ICU Diaries
Chair: Bev Ewens, Peter Nydahl
- Development and photos of ICU Diaries (Christina Jones) pdf
- Evidence of diaries (Bev Ewens, Peter Nydahl) pdf
- Diaries in the US (Lioudmila Karnatovskaia) pdf
- Diaries in Australia (Tor Derby)
- Diary Example (Carly Hickey) pdf
- Patient’s perspective (Lou Gallie) Lou's Website
June 17th: Diary implementation in special settings
Chair: Lioudmila Karnatovskaia & Peter Nydahl
- Palliative care (Alessandro Gallazi) pdf
- Pediatric ICU (Fiona Lynch) publication
- Delirium experiences (Lou Gallie) publication
- Australian perspective (Bev Ewens) pdf
- Restarting ICU diaries after Covid (Christina Jones) pdf
June 24th: Digital Diaries
Chair: Christina Jones & Lou Gallie
- Digital diaries in the Netherlands (Margo van Mol) pdf
- Digital diaries in France (Anne-Sophie Debue) pdf
- Digital diaries in United Kingdom (Louise Rose) pdf
- Digital diaries in Germany (Nikolas Groth) pdf
- Digital diaries in Italy (Orsola Gawronski)
July 1st: Lived experiences of diaries & Q&A
Chair: Bev Ewens & Christina Jones
- Lou Gallie
- Mark Hudson
- Michael Rosen
- Kristin Gabriel
- Richard May
July 8th: PICS and After care/follow-up
Chair: Bev Ewens & Lou Gallie
- PICS by Caroline Renner pdf
- Follow up in UK by Kate Tantam pdf
- Follow-up in the US by Annie Johnson
- Follow-up in Australia by Nicky Maxwell pdf and Dr Xavier Fiorilla pdf
July 15th: How to write and implement ICU Diaries and Humanized Critical Care
Chair: Bev Ewens & Peter Nydahl
- How to write diaries (Christina Jones) pdf
- How to implement diaries (Peter Nydahl) pdf
- How to implement humanized critical care (Lioudmila Karnatovskaia) pdf
- How to evaluate implementation (Bev Ewens) pdf