GUEST - Dr Giuliana (Intensivist, Switzerland; worked in Australia)
HOST - Dr. Vishnu Kurup (ICU Trainee, Australia)
ABOUT - Dr Giuliana shares a candid intensivist’s view of the ICU as a generalist specialty: advocating for patients who can’t speak for themselves, navigating end-of-life care, and why calm, compassionate family conversations (including organ donation) matter as much as procedures. She reflects on working COVID ICUs in Switzerland and during Melbourne’s lockdowns, how visiting bans shaped deaths and grief, and on the ICU/surgery/ED interface, bias, and the power of respectful teamwork. We trace her path from a multilingual, arts leaning student who failed first-year science to a resilient ICU consultant, unpacking Swiss training (medicine/anesthetics/ICU mix), early ED/anaesthetics exposure. Beyond work: exams, burnout, boundaries, the gym as “reset,” picking up the violin again, and planning a return to Switzerland with a clearer sense of balance.
WHO IT’S FOR - Medical students, junior doctors, registrars, and anyone who’s curious!
CREDITS -
Written & Hosted by Vishnu // Production & IT by Sheel
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DISCLAIMER -
This show contains personal views only, educational discussions but not medical advice.