Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:36+01:0025 November, 2014|
Hola a tod@s, my dear friends. We want more, and for this we have help. Thanks to José I. Ricarte, a physician in Ibiza and Clown, it will be held at the Hospital Universitario de Torrejón the first Sense of Humor and Clown Fundamentals for Healthcare Providers Workshop, on 9 and 10 December from 15: 30 to 20: 30. You [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:36+01:0021 November, 2014|
Hola a tod@s, my dear Friends. Someone very special visits today this blog. A new friend, or maybe not so new, who lives at the end of the world in the Scottish land although she is from Cataluña. Elena Lorente is a nurse and has a beautiful and full of sensitivity blog: De Tots El Colors, a blog about the care [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:37+01:0020 November, 2014|
One of the things I've learned working with disease and death is the need to take advantage of time. The "carpe diem" reminded by the recently deceased Robin Williams. We need to enjoy the small moments of life, the simple details of the life and the company of people we can find during our way. I should continue putting it into practice and [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:37+01:0019 November, 2014|
The world was shocked after watching a video posted on youtube showing the poignant scene in which a father, Chris Picco, sings with guitar in hand to his premature son Lennon the song "Blackbird". You will probably think that this little and it´s no related to the humanized care in the ICU of adults, and perhaps you will think that [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:37+01:0018 November, 2014|
The other day, during a coffe-break in the work shift as a reflection, we discussed the situation of a young woman who was known by all that would not overcome their ICU stay and who could not talk about what she was living with anyone. Imminent death.The positions were different: some were wondering why we should speak with her of that [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:38+01:0015 November, 2014|
Hola a tod@s, my dear friends: Just ending the week thanks to Dra. Mari Cruz Martín, head of service at ICU of Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, who sends us this awesome article: The Changing Role of Palliative care in the ICU, published in the issue of November 2014 in Critical Care Medicine.There is a growing recognition that a effective integration [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:38+01:0014 November, 2014|
Hola a tod@s, my dear friends: Today we want to support to our partners of the ICU of Hospital de Galdakao. From November 17 to 21 in Badajoz will take place the 19th International Competition of Medical Cinema, Health and Telemedicine, VIDEOMED 2014. We would like to thanks again to Dr. Luis Fernandez-Yarritu Suárez, head of that service. We can [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:38+01:0013 November, 2014|
We are very close with the prevalence study, which on November 25 will be the task from Analgesia and Sedation Working Group of SEMICYUC. The ICUs that will participate will allow to know the Spanish reality in this area, I share with you a short but very useful publication which serves to optimize the use of sedatives and analgesics in ICUs. [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:38+01:0012 November, 2014|
Hola a tod@s, my dear friends.Every year when the cold is reaching Madrid, ICU professionals usually join thanks to the meeting of the Society of Intensive Medicine of the Autonomy of Madrid, SOMIAMA. This year is the 19th, so it could be said that we are at the beginning of youth. November 17 and 18, it will take place in [...]
Gabi Heras2019-08-02T19:00:38+01:0011 November, 2014|
Hola a tod@s, my dear friends.The process of becoming sick is quite democratic, and that takes place by the mere fact of being alive. It doesn´t matter who you are, the money you have or how you spend in life.Sometimes it comes suddenly, other overt way. But illness breaks into our biography and puts us in a situation of mourning, [...]
