SIMON FINFER

Simon is an intensivist at Royal North Shore Hospital and the SAN Hospital in Sydney, a Prof at The George Institute and a very keen golfer. He’s also currently promoting awareness of World Sepsis Day (13th September 2014)

THE LIGHT AND THE DARK

If you’re ever skeptical about the peer reviewed publication process or how research is conducted in general, this talk is not to be missed.

Simon Finfer is one of the most eminent and influential academic intensivists in the world, an editor for the NEJM and one of the major drivers of the ANZICS CTG.

When you hear this talk you’ll realise he also knows how to take the mic out of himself and others.

ANZICS CTG

The CTG is now one of the world’s largest and most successful critical care research networks, incorporating 73 Intensive Care Units and more than 600 clinicians and researchers. However it wasn’t always like that. When it started in 1994, it was just a small crew of dedicated and brilliant intensivists who knew they could and should challenge the status quo. Through a commitment to performing the clinical trials that could really change practice they changed the way critical care research is done.

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Simon Carley

What a great talk. So much chimes with my far more limited experience as researcher and editor. Simon Finfer provides amazing insights into both.

It’s a murky world out there.

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- Oliver Flower
  
  This was a favourite of mine too. It’s impossible to get this kind of insight unless it’s from the inside like this. I do respect Simon for putting this out there, just proves he’s a man of principles!
Maurice Le Guen

A must for all participating in research. From a trainee perspective is the ‘must have’ push to get publications on the CV encouraging trainees to participate in good research or potentially leading to poor research practices that they may continue into their future careers. Are we doing enough to ensure its the former and not the later?