Altitude is a monthly live-streamed podcast from NATS - the UK's leading air traffic control company. Here people from across the aviation industry join our own team of experts to offer insights on a wide range of topics. Find out more about the world of air traffic control at NATS.aero.
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Air Traffic Management podcast by Global Airspace Radar - One new episode every second Tuesday.
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Two critical care guys walk into a recording studio and breakdown intensive care trials both old and new! We'll also do deep dives on specific topics important to practicing intensive care medicine and have special guests talking about their area of expertise! This podcast is made for educational purposes. The content provided in this podcast, and in any linked materials, is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical con ...
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Season 5 - 013 - The new SESAR Master Plan - Alain Siebert
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44:16In this episode, Alain Siebert, Chief Technology and Strategy of the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) discusses the ATM Master Plan 2025 with Marita Lintener. Alain is sharing his surprises during the campaign journey and what is actually new in 2025. Together they have deep dives into the key elements of this edition which include the implications of…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 68! Today we talk about modes of mechanical ventilation with the first author Dr. Kevin Seitz. This was published in CHEST April of 2025 as "Effect of Ventilator Mode on Ventilator-Free Days in Critically Ill Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial". Disclaimer, this is state…
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S05E14 - Looking ahead of the summer 2025 - Ourania Georgoutsakou
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35:29In this episode, Ourania “Rania” Georgoutsakou, Managing Director of A4E European airlines association sits with Marita Lintener. They discuss the summer 2025 traffic peak and how A4E would measure “success” after the season from an industry and passenger perspective. Rania explains the airline's view on the revision of regulation EU261 on passenge…
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In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day, we invited three amazing aerospace engineers to share their stories. Josna Joies from NATS talks surveillance systems - vital to our work keeping the skies safe - and how she was inspired by astronaut and aerospace engineer, Kalpana Chawla. Yvette Lawrenson takes us behind the scenes at Wind…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 67! Today we do a quick overview of the presentations from the Critical Care Reviews 2025 (CCR25) Conference! If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, a…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 66! Today we talk about Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease with one of our favorite hematologists, Benjamin Tillman! We base our discussion around the TASC trial or "Comparison of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Doses of Anticoagulation for Acute Chest Syndrome in S…
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Season 5 - 012 - CANSO, Airspace World, CATS CONOPS, future of the industry - Simon Hocquard
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35:05On this episode, Simon Hocquard, Director General of CANSO looks back at Airspace World 2025 with Claudia Bacco. They discuss how the event was and also the future with two new Airspace World events coming, in Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi. They also discuss the future of the workforce in the industry, the CATS CONOPS, Advanced Air Mobility readiness in …
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New/Old: Risk factors for Stress Ulcers and Transfusions in GIB
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35:14Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 65! Though this is during ATS, this episode was pre-recorded so you will get some reactions to the conference in the coming episodes. Instead we have a short episode where we talk about risk factors for stress ulcers and transfusion threshold in upper GI bleeding! Risk fa…
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Season 5 - 011 - Speech recognition in ATC, UFA's ATTranscribe and stepping out of simulation
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16:48This episode with Dale Drake, Director ATC Sales at UFA explores their latest product: ATTranscribe, which can be used to facilitate voice transcription in the context of incident investigation. We dig deeper in how voice recognition can be used in ATC and discuss how ATTranscribe is UFA's first step out of simulation.…
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Season 5 - 010 - Airspace World 2025 Special #3
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12:12The team of Global Airspace Radar wraps-up Airspace World 2025 in this final episode of our special series. We look at everything what happened on the third day and give our final comments on this edition of Airspace World 2025. We discuss the best of this edition, identify new trends and share our insights on the latest topics in airspace manageme…
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Season 5 - 009 - Airspace World 2025 Special #2
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10:13The team of Global Airspace Radar reports about Airspace World in this special episode recorded on site after the second day of the show. News, announcements, insights, trends, panels, press releases, we share it all with you. Wether you are at Airspace World and want to know the latest or if you could not make it, this special episode will sum it …
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The team of Global Airspace Radar reports about Airspace World in this special episode recorded on site after the first day of the show. News, announcements, insights, trends, we share it all with you. Wether you are at Airspace World and want to know the latest or if you could not make it this year, this episode will bring you up to speed with all…
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Beyond Digital Towers: Airport Digitisation and the Great Data Convergence
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54:33Aviation is at a crossroads. On one side is the familiarity of legacy systems, including decades-old air traffic control infrastructure and manual ground operations. On the other is the promise of digital transformation: smarter flight management, real-time operational insights, and seamless passenger experiences driven by advanced technologies. Wi…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 64! We talk more about steroids in severe community acquired pneumonia with "Effect of hydrocortisone on mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia : The REMAP-CAP Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial" published in Intensive Care Medicine Ap…
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Season 5 - 007 - Speech Recognition for Air Traffic Control applications - Eric Button, EnhancedRadar
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19:25Speech recognition has been around for a long time but never achieved results deemed sufficient for making it usable for Air Traffic Control. Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and constant increases in computing power could change it. Eric Button, founder and CEO of EnhancedRadar discusses this and how the company focuses exclusively on th…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 63! We talk about intermediate risk PE in "Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism" by Jaber et al published in Circulation in February 2025. Then we talk about "Fibrinolysis for pa…
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Season 5 - 006 - Liberalisation of the instructors market - Samuli Suokas, Lektor
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33:04Synthetic Device Training Instructors - STDI for short - can instruct in any organisation with an EASA license. This step in liberalisation shows how market rules apply and what the results can be. Samuli Suokas of Lektor discusses with Vincent Lambercy and shares his experience as somebody who runs both a training organisation and an agency provid…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 62! We talk briefly about two of the analyses that dropped with the ISICEM conference and then talk in depth about SESAR or "Inhaled Sedation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome" by Jabudon et al in JAMA 2025. Then was answer a question on sleep in the ICU. Eddie did m…
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Season 5 - 005 - Detecting drones and protecting airspace - Stephan Kraschansky, AARONIA Austria
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31:42Drones can pose a real threat to air traffic and detecting them is not an easy task. In this episode, Vincent Lambercy discusses with Stephan Kraschansky, the CEO of AARONIA's Austrian branch. This episode covers the following topics: The reality of the threat posed by drones Different types of cases, from ignorant to malicious Sensors used to dete…
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Time Flies: A decade of smarter, greener air traffic management
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46:40A decade ago, NATS became the first air traffic management service in the world to introduce Time-Based Separation in a groundbreaking collaboration with Heathrow Airport and Leidos UK. Since then, it has reduced carbon emissions by 300,000 tonnes, saved airlines 100,000 tonnes of fuel and cut headwind-related delays by 62%, something that’s helped…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 61! We talk about HFNC including extubation to HFNC in "Early weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation via high-flow nasal oxygen versus conventional weaning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure" by Ayyawar et al published in Critical Care Science. Then we t…
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Season 5 - 004 - Telecoms and airspace management - Anne Stephan, Rohde & Schwarz
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23:16Claudia Bacco speaks with Anne Stephan about the latest innovations in 5G technology and how this could impact aviation and airspace management: The current status of LDACS 5G as the next step in telecommunication networks How the technology can support drones flying BVLOS operations 5G as a backup or even a main ground - air communication system T…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 60! We jump to SCCM where we talk about 2 late breakers - PROACTIVE or "Propranolol As an Anxiolytic to Reduce the Use of Sedatives for Critically Ill Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation" by Downar et al and "Acetylsalicylic Acid Treatment in Patients With Sepsis and …
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Season 5 - 003 - First USSP Certification at EASA level - Amit Ganjoo, ANRA Technologies
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19:44Claudia Bacco speaks with Amit Ganjoo about how ANRA Technologies is getting ready to become the first U-Space Service Provider (USSP) certified at EASA level. How should multiple USSPs work in the same U-Spaces? What states should prepare and offer to USSPs to make the competition possible? Which Common Infrastructure Service Provider (CISP) model…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 59! We finish our CCR down under coverage with TRAUMOX2 or "Early Restrictive vs Liberal Oxygen for Trauma Patients" published in JAMA by Arleth et al and then switch to SAHARA or "Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage" by Engli…
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Season 5 - 002 - USSP and CISP in Germany - Ralf Heidger, DFS
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32:47Vincent Lambercy discusses with Ralf Heidger of German ANSP Deutsche Flugsicherung about the development of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) and Single Central Information System Provider (SCISP) in Germany. They discuss the need for central services provision for U-Space Services Providers (USSPs), what those services should be and how they shoul…
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Cleared for Green? The Future of Sustainable Aviation
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48:22The race to net-zero aviation is on, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. In this month's Altitude we're taking you inside the cutting edge of sustainable flight, where game-changing technology, bold policies, and radical thinking are reshaping the skies. From hydrogen-powered aircraft to AI-driven efficiency, from SAF breakthroughs to the future of …
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 58! We talk about non-invasive oxygen support and RENOVATE or "High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure" published in JAMA December 2024 and presented at the CCR Down Under Conference. We supplement this by first talking…
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Season 5 - 001 - Global Airspace Radar's team predictions for 2025
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21:42The Global Airspace Radar team discusses the launch of this new multi-channel airspace management hub and but there is more to this episode. We each look our hopes and expectations for 2025: Vincent: more open systems and technical integration, giving more room to smaller industry providers Claudia: more-AI but not to the point of replacing ATCOs M…
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CCR Down Under: SCREEN with Adam Wright
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1:06:27Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 57! We were excited to have on this episode Dr. Adam Wright who is a PhD in Bioinformatics to discuss SCREEN or "Electronic Sepsis Screening Among Patients Admitted to Hospital Wards: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial" published by Arabi et al in JAMA 2024 and pres…
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Inside Heathrow's Airport Operations Centre
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43:11Beyond the tower and the terminals lies the APOC – Heathrow’s Airport Operations Centre. From here, up to 50 people from across the airport community are looking after just about every aspect of the Heathrow operation. From responding to suspect packages and monitoring traffic to planning presidential visits, it is all done by the team here. Alongs…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 56! In this episode we spend a few minutes talking about making decisions on ECMO initiation but spend most of the episode talking about ADAPT-Sepsis or "Biomarker-Guided Antibiotic Duration for Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Sepsis" published by Dark et al in JAMA …
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 55 and Happy New Year! In this episode we talk broad strokes about the CCR Down Under Conference and the trials that were presented, then Todd and Eddie go over a bunch of articles from the year 2024 that they didn't have time to go over or want to re-emphasize for whatev…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 54! In this episode we talk about antibiotic duration in bacteremia (BALANCE) and also antibiotic duration in Pseudomonas Ventilator associated pneumonia (iDIAPASON). BALANCE (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404991 BALANCE (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 53! In this episode we talk about access in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest. Both articles are similar so we talk in depth about IVIO and then bringing PARAMEDIC-3 to round out our discussion. A good acronym discussion too, don't miss it! IVIO (NEJM): https:/…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 52! In this episode we talk about fevers in acute neurologic injury and double that up with talking about low tidal volume ventilation in patients with neurologic injury INTREPID (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2824088 INTREPID (pubmed): https://…
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Season 4 - 007 - Aviation professionals of the future - Marita Lintener - IAWA / Lintener Aviation Consultancy
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24:17Our guest today is Marita Lintener - President-Elect of IAWA (International Aviation Womens Association) and MD/founder of Lintener Aviation Consultancy, talking about the current struggle of attracting and retaining new talents in the aviation and ATM industry. We listen to Marita's views about how to attract new talents, which skills will be of a…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) We are (were) LIVE at ACNP Critical Care Bootcamp 2024! Thank you to the organizers of the conference for inviting us do a live show and thank you to everyone who came out to listen! We talk about the NONSEDA trial or "Nonsedation or Light Sedation in Critically Ill, Mechanically…
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Season 4 - 006 - Paris 2024 Olympics from the airport and airspace perspectives - Juliette Bonet - ADP & Pierre Berolatti - DSNA
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52:08Today's guests Juliette Bonet - Airside Operation Manager at Paris Airport and Pierre Berolatti - Deputy Chief of Operations at DSNA tell us about the "behind the scenes" of one of the biggest events of 2024 - Olympic Games in Paris. We learn about the preparations for the Olympics from the perspectives of the Airport and DSNA, about extraordinary …
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 50! In this episode we talk about SBT frequency and "Frequency of Screening and Spontaneous Breathing Trial Techniques" by Burns et al from JAMA 2024 that was released with the ESICM conference. In our second segment, instead of another trial we talk a little bit about th…
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Drones: Redefining Industries, Revolutionising Lives
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1:01:45From keeping us safe and reducing our climate impact to delivering hot meals in just three minutes – just some of the incredible drone use cases we heard about in a special episode of Altitude recorded at the DroneX Tradeshow & Conference. ✈ Taryn Evans tells us about the National Police Chiefs' Council ambitious drone programme. ✈ Alan Hicks expl…
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LIVE @ CHEST2024: Minocycline for delirium and Amio vs lido for cardiac arrest
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52:10Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) We are LIVE at CHEST2024! Thank you to the organizers of the conference for inviting us do a live show and thank you to everyone who came out to listen! We talk about a few articles that were recently published in CHEST - "Prophylactic Minocycline for Delirium in Critically Ill P…
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New: Long Term Outcomes of ICU Visitation Policies
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35:26Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 48! In this episode we talk about the long term effects of ICU visitation policies on families. Long Term Outcomes of Visitation (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39172240/ Long Term Outcomes of Visitation (ICM): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-02…
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New/Guidelines: Cognitive Dissociation and Death by Neurologic Criteria
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43:13Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 47! In this episode we talk about a prospective observational study examining cognitive motor dissociation by Bodien et al published in the New England Journal of Medicine and then we pair that talking about the guidelines for death by neurologic criteria published in SCC…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 46! In this episode we talk about thrombolytic windows in acute ischemic stroke from TIMELESS published by Albers et al published in the New England Journal of Medicine and then we talk about ANDROMEDA shock and serial lactates published by Hernandez et al! TIMELESS (pubm…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 45! In this episode we talk about sepsis bundles and the 1-BED trial by Fruend et al and discuss the stress ulcer prophylaxis guidelines just published in SCCM! 1-BED (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38913098/ SUP Guidelines: https://www.sccm.org/Clinical-Resourc…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) We were honored to be joined by Joanna Stollings (and honestly we needed someone to keep us grounded) to talk about BLING3 or "Continuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis" published in JAMA by Dulhunty et al and also released wi…
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Season 4 - 005 - DFS and its technical aspects - Friedrich-Wilhelm Menge - DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung
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46:46In this episode, Vincent speaks with the CTO of DFS Friedrich-Wilhelm Menge. Today we will get to know Friedrich-Wilhelm's story of joining DFS, what he does to keep the employees up to date, his opinion about advantages and disadvantages of being such a large European ANSP, how far is the ATM industry today in terms of leading edge technologies, h…
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Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!) Episode 43! In this episode come close to finishing our dedicated discussion of the CCR24 trials talking about transfusion targets in TBI (HEMOTION) and dapagliflozin in critical illness (DEFENDER)! HEMOTION: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404360 HEMOTION (pubmed): …
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Tips and Advice for Future Trainee Air Traffic Controllers
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34:45NATS has just reopened recruitment for trainee air traffic controllers, but what does that process look like and what kind of career can successful candidates look forward to? In this special episode of Altitude we’re exploring the whole recruitment process, from understanding the requirements and the application process through to assessment and b…
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