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SCCM Pod-86 Message from the 2007 President Oct 19, 2007

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SCCM President Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, shares his experiences and accomplishments as president, offers his vision for the Society and discusses current topics in critical care. Dr. Ognibene is director of the office of clinical research training and medical education at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the director of clinical research training program. He also is an attending in the medical intensive care unit at the NIH Clinical Center.

SCCM Pod-85 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 1 Oct 10, 2007

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Peter C. Laussen, MD, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Pediatric Staff Perspectives on Organ Donation After Cardiac Death in Children." Dr. Laussen is director of the cardiac intensive care unit at Children's Hospital Boston. This is the first podcast in a two-part interview. Part two will feature an interview with lead author Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD. (Ped. Crit. Care Med. 2007;8[3]:212).

SCCM Pod-84 CCM: Economic Evaluation of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Aug 30, 2007

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Christopher Cox, MD, and Shannon Carson, MD, discuss an article published in the August 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "An economic evaluation of prolonged mechanical ventilation." Dr. Cox, the lead author of this article, is an assistant professor at Duke University and Dr. Carson is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina. (Crit Care Med 2007; 35(8):1918)

SCCM Pod-83 Preventing Acute Renal Failure Aug 24, 2007

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John Kellum, MD, FCCM, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses his article from the August 2007 issue of Critical Connections, "Preventing Acute Renal Failure." (Crit Conn. 2007;6[4]:1)

SCCM Pod-82 eNewsletter for the week of August 16, 2007 Aug 20, 2007

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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.

SCCM Pod-81 CCM: Knowledge Translation in Critical Care Aug 02, 2007

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Roy Ilan, MD, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, discusses his article published in the July 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Knowledge Translation in Critical Care: Factors Associated with Prescription of Commonly Recommended Best Practices for Critically Ill Patients." Carolyn Bekes, MD, FCCM, senior vice president of academic affairs at the Cooper Health System in Camden, New Jersey, joins the interview as the author of an accompanying editorial. (Ilan R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2007; 35: 1696)

SCCM Pod-80 PCCM: Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock Jul 19, 2007

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Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses an article published in the January 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock Using Low Dose Stimulation Test. Dr. Zimmerman is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah.

SCCM Pod-79 What is New in Delirium Management Jul 13, 2007

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Wesley Ely, MD, FCCM, discusses new developments in delirium management, focusing on his presentation at the 36th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Ely is a professor in the department of medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an outcomes researcher with the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research. His presentation was summarized in the Congress Review, which offers education credit. Crit Conn 2007;6(3):22

SCCM Pod-78 Antibiotic Treatment for Severe Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Jun 21, 2007

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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's president-elect Phil Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses a study published in Annals of Surgery, titled "Early Antibiotic Treatment for Severe Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis." Dr. Barie is professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York and was a co-author in this important study. (Ann Surg. 2007; 245: 674)

SCCM Pod-77 CCM: Sepsis Bundles Associated With Decreased Mortality Jun 12, 2007

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H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at Loma Linda University in California, discusses an article published in the April 2007 edition of Critical Care Medicine, Implementation of a Bundle of Quality Indicators for the Early Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock is Associated with Decreased Mortality.(Crit Care Med. 2007;35(4):1105)

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