title: Intensivists under threat: who's in charge here?
abstract: The model currently used in public hospitals in Australia and New Zealand - of closed, mixed medical-surgical ICUs, led by consultant intensivists who remain in charge but collaborate closely across multiple specialties and disciplines and are supported by well trained junior medical staff- is internationally admired and has provided cost-effective care. Careful workforce planning is essential to ensure that intensivists retain their identity and that an efficient model persists into the future.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. adam.deane@adelaide.edu.au.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Deane
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009520:New Zealand; D000078329:Workforce