The Culture of Care: Supporting PICU Staff Across European Systems

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 - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/pbp7m6rprj24tc8b4hnthjcp/Europe_26_transcript?position=3 Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/pbp7m6rprj24tc8b4hnthjcp/Europe_26_transcript?position=7 Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/pbp7m6rprj24tc8b4hnthjcp/Europe_26_transcript?position=5 German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/pbp7m6rprj24tc8b4hnthjcp/Europe_26_transcript?position=4 Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/pbp7m6rprj24tc8b4hnthjcp/Europe_26_transcript?position=2 Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected] Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support or control any related videos in the sidebar; these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.