🎙️ Welcome back to the iFAD Live Vodcasts! It's Friday afternoon here at IFAD, and we're joined by Jade and Eve, two fantastic research nurses from Cardiff ICU. 🩺 So, what brought you to IFAD? Jade: "One of our colleagues was presenting a poster, and we helped collect the data for it. But more than that, we really wanted to see how research is impacting clinical care across different centers." Eve: "Yeah—it's a great opportunity to collaborate, to share what we're doing, and also learn what others are working on so we can take new ideas back to our own unit." 📍 Do you do a lot of research back in Cardiff? Both: "We do! We're involved in a wide range of studies—both commercial and non-commercial—and we actually run 24/7 recruitment." ⏰ 24/7? That's quite rare, isn't it? Eve: "It is! But we've found it's the most effective way to maximize recruitment. Most of our patients are recruited outside of standard hours—because that's when people are admitted, that's when their conditions deteriorate. ICU doesn't run on a 9-to-5 schedule, so neither can we." Jade: "If you're only recruiting during office hours, you're missing a significant portion of your ICU population, and that can seriously bias your study outcomes. Running a full-time recruitment model allows us to serve all eligible patients and strengthens the validity of the research we're involved in." 🧪 A big thank you to Jade and Eve for joining us and for the incredible work you're doing in advancing intensive care research. 💬 This is what IFAD is all about—collaboration, real-world impact, and pushing the boundaries of critical care. 📍 #IFAD2017 #ICUResearch #FOAMed #NursingExcellence #CriticalCareResearch

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