Ben Lowe

Intensive Care & Anaesthetics reg. Dad to two girls. Deputy Chair ICS Resident Doctors Advisory Group. Stereotyped likes of cycling, coffee and @LFC

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

Fantastic talk by a legend of geriatrics Prof Ken Rockwood @ICS_updates #SOA25

[Jonny Wilkinson @Wilkinsonjonny]

We are all very excited about the ICS Cast lineup at #SOA25 @ICS_updates

But what’s in store…? 🎧👇👇

Take a look! #FOAMed #POCUS #FOAMcc #Meded #Medtwitter @Turningthe_Tiden

All casts recording live…then coming soon…watch this space! 👏🍺

[Jonny Wilkinson @Wilkinsonjonny]

The wait is over..it’s the start of something new! 👏

The @ICS_updates ICS Cast begins … and where better to kick it all off than at #SOA25! 🔊

#FOAMed #POCUS #FOAMcc #Medx #Meded

What’s in store??🤔

[FICMNews @FICMNews]

Dr Daniele Bryden, FICM Dean, opening The Cauldron on day 2 of #SOA25 with a keynote talk: “Closing the Gap: Addressing Differential Attainment in Critical Care."

[Intensive Care Society 💙 @ICS_updates]

Mark your calendars 🗓️

This year, we are celebrating Intensive Care Week from 2-8 June and want you to help us celebrate our 55th birthday on 8 June.

Stay tuned for more information on how to take part as we mark what makes intensive care so special!

#ICUWeek2025

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@richard_morland @AnnaBatchelor @ICS_updates Here is the link to the judgement:

https://t.co/WUy9r4S8rR

[Intensive Care Society 💙 @ICS_updates]

The Intensive Care Society congratulates the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) on their announcement that they will transition to become the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) in July 2026.

@FICMNews

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@isitsleepytime Agree the safety alert doesn’t really account for theatre workflows. The important thing is to have a system to keep the pre drawn synto separate to everything else. The benefit is that it has facilitated a switch to Carbetocin locally for use at LSCS, much easier!

[Charlotte Summers @charlot_summers]

🔥Have been incensed about something all day….
Women are the majority of medical students in the UK, yet there are still pockets of the medical profession where dinosaurs are alive, well & roam the earth.
Turns out my own clinical specialty (ICM) is sadly one such place….
1/8

[Intensive Care Society ���� @ICS_updates]

Following the announcement of plans to abolish NHS England, our President, Shondipon Laha reaffirms our commitment to speak for our members, their patients and intensive care.

[Intensive Care Society 💙 @ICS_updates]

The 2024 PAG elections are now live!

There are places open across 8 of our PAGs and nominations are open until the 4th of October.

Joining our PAGs is a great way to be involved in shaping the Society in 2024 - find out how to nominate below👇

https://t.co/YIl18W4PsD

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@nickopotamus It’s just amateur when they could be using @ChatGPTapp for it. Most phishing emails easy to spot because of the above. Will be more challenging for tech illiterate users once AI used for them all.

[Dr Sekina Bakare @sekina_bakare]

What would you do if this were a man?
Detecting and preventing Maternal death from cardiac causes.#SOA24 @CranfieldKatie @hornerdeborah1

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@Dr_WilkinCrowe Cheeky, that’s where you disappeared to!

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@Burnt2020 @isitsleepytime @drcolinm In my opinion we would be better incentivising doctors to work in those areas where recruitment is an issue rather than substitution with lesser qualified people. At the same time we could benefit from *assistants* 2/2

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

The panel discussing the elephant in the room with @drcolinm regarding PA & AAs @ #SOA24 Whilst we may disagree on the best solution Prof Melville does at least open himself up to challenge and listen.

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@Burnt2020 @isitsleepytime @drcolinm Let me be very clear I believe that the "thousands & thousands of doctors" are right. I'm opposed to the expansion of PAs & AAs in their current form. Maybe I'm naive but I don't feel that this comes from a place of malice rather a perceived attempt to fix a workforce problem 1/2

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@nickopotamus Agree, we also can't be constantly working just on the edge of what we're qualified to do, we surely need some "easier" work! But need to separate admin tasks from skills etc.

[Ben Lowe @BenRLowe]

@isitsleepytime @drcolinm Some points may be outside of his gift to deliver on, fundamentally for me terminology is unclear and misleading, this is set by the act of parliament. The scope issue I feel he has more influence over, I strongly disagree that allowing local solutions is the best for pt safety