The Human Edge

The Satisfaction Is In The Challenge - Professor Mark Peters

Julian Harris Episode 21

Professor Mark Peters is Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Professor of Paediatric Intensive Care at UCL Great Ormond St Institute of Child Health, and lead author in a landmark NHS study, which has found that reducing oxygen levels for critically ill children on mechanical ventilators in intensive care could save tens of young lives each year.

Mark and I talked about the state of the NHS (of course!), what his version of leadership looks like, especially in the context of an emergency situation, the necessity of struggle in the context of leading a fulfilled life, and the Oxy-PICU study (including its genesis half way up Mount Everest).

It was a real eye-opener for me and I hope it is for you too!

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To learn more about the Oxy-PICU trials:

https://m.soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/less-is-more-oxygenation-targets-in-critically-ill-children-by-m-peters-openpediatrics

https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(23)01968-2/fulltext