Neurocritical Care Society Podcast

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PERSPECTIVES: Dr Daryl Gress May 22, 2024

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In this week's PERSPECTIVES episode, Dr Nicholas Morris is joined by Dr Daryl Gress, Professor of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska to discuss Dr Gress' lessons learned while building a new neurocritical care unit and training program at UCSF.

CURRENTS: Understanding the Landscape of Post-NeuroICU Clinics May 15, 2024

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Post-intensive care clinics following admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) have gained significant traction in recent years across the United States and internationally. This movement has been driven by increasing recognition of the long-term sequela related to the experience of an ICU admission. This week, Dr Lauren Koffman is joined by Dr Matthew Jaffa and Dr Julia Carlson to discuss the landscape of post-neuroICU clinics and the impetus for their development and continuation.

CURRENTS: Elisabeth's Story of Hope May 08, 2024

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In May 2014 Elisabeth Beraquit fell through the faulty doors of an elevator into an empty shaft, landing 30 feet below on top of the elevator car. She suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries, including subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, and a diffuse axonal injury. 10 years on and Elisabeth is thriving, running her own business in Philadelphia and living her best life. In this week's episode she and her sister, Sarah, join Dr Lauren Koffman to discuss Elisabeth's Story of Hope.

You can read Elisabeth's story in Currents at https://currents.neurocriticalcare.org/Stories-of-Hope/Article/story-of-hope-elisabeth.

HOT TOPICS: Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest May 01, 2024

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In this week's episode, Dr Nicholas Morris is joined by Dr. Karen Hirsch and Dr. Teresa May to discuss their paper "Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society". We discuss the difference between a scientific statement and a guideline, areas of uncertainty, and research priorities for the post-arrest patient.

You can read the paper at https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001163.

HOT TOPICS: Intravenous Levothyroxine for Unstable Brain-Dead Heart Donors Apr 24, 2024

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This week's Hot Topic is Intravenous Levothyroxine for Unstable Brain-Dead Heart Donors and Dr Nicholas Morris is joined by Dr Raj Dhar from Washington University School of Medicine to discuss his latest New England Journal of Medicine manuscript (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38048188/).

MASTER CLASS: Non-invasive intracranial pressure monitoring Apr 17, 2024

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In this week's Master Class, Dr Stephan Mayer and Dr Jon Rosenberg are joined by Dr Krishna Rajajee to discuss non-invasive intracranial pressure monitoring

HOT TOPICS: NCS Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Guidelines Apr 10, 2024

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In this week's episode, Dr Nick Morris is joined by Dr Jose Suarez to discuss the recently updated NCS subarachnoid hemorrhage guidelines. We compare them with the recently released American Heart Association subarachnoid hemorrhage guideline; and we discuss the purpose of guidelines in general and how guidelines map out priorities for research.

PERSPECTIVES: The Fellowship in Neurocritical Care Society Designation Apr 03, 2024

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In this week's episode, Dr. Nicholas Morris talks to Dr. Michael Rodricks (Immediate Past Chair of the NCS FNCS Credentialing Committee) and Dr. Jason Makii (NCS FNCS Credentialing Committee Chair-Elect) about the Fellowship in Neurocritical Care Society Designation. Listeners can learn what the FNCS designation means, how to apply, and how to maximize their chances of success.

CURRENTS: POCUS - A Call to Action Mar 27, 2024

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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly recognized as an essential skill for critical care providers, intended to enhance clinical assessments to improve patient care. Beyond its adaptation for procedural guidance, bedside ultrasound assessments can provide critical diagnostic information in a timely manner to guide real-time decision making for the acutely ill patient. An accumulating body of evidence has shown that POCUS can improve clinical outcomes and lower medical costs.

Over the past decade, there has been widespread adaptation of bedside ultrasonography by various critical care specialties, with respective governing societies issuing guidelines and position statements encouraging the use of POCUS. However, the field of neurocritical care has yet to fully embrace this innovative field, and neurocritical care training programs vary in their efforts to provide accessible, well-structured educational programs for trainees.

This week, Dr Lauren Koffman is joined by Dr Thanujaa Subrahmaniam and Dr Judy Ch'ang to discuss the use of POCUS in neurocritical care and the opportunities to extend its application across NCC programs.

You can read Dr Ch'ang and Dr Subrahmaniam's Currents article on POCUS in NCC at https://currents.neurocriticalcare.org/Leading-Insights/Article/point-of-care-ultrasound-education-in-neurocritical-care-a-call-to-action.

La campaña Curing Coma: Episodio especial en Español Mar 20, 2024

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En este episodio especial en Español, el Dr. Luis Torres conversó con el Dr. Jose Javier Provencio acerca de los inicios de la campaña Curing Coma, sus metas iniciales, los retos que la campaña ha logrado superar y algunas colaboraciones internacionales con la campaña. Tambien hablamos acerca del Día Mundial del Coma y que pueden los participantes esperar este 22 de Marzo.

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