The Culture of Care: Supporting PICU Staff Across European Systems

The Culture of Care: Supporting PICU Staff Across European Systems

May 3, 2026 · 31 min

About this episode

This episode discusses caregiver wellbeing in PICU environments from a Nordic perspective, featuring insights from experienced professionals.

In this episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast series, we explore caregiver wellbeing through a Nordic perspective, with contributions from clinicians and researchers across Europe. Moderated by Prof. Janet Mattsson, this discussion brings together experienced PICU professionals from Sweden and Denmark to reflect on how wellbeing is supported in daily clinical practice. The conversation highlights the importance of structured approaches – from team check-ins and mentorship to ethical discussions and simulation-based learning – while also acknowledging the real challenges of implementing these practices in busy, high-demand PICU environments. HOST Janet Mattsonn Professor of Critical Care nursing Linnaeus University GUEST Johanne Meijers IC nurse Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna Rikke Louise Stenkjaer Researcher Copenhagen University Hospital DATE Initial publication date: May 4, 2026 TRANSCRIPTS English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/pbp7m6rprj24tc8b4hnthjcp/Europe_26_transcript Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/pbp7m6rprj24tc8b4hnthjcp/Europe_26_transcript?position=6 French…

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