SCCM Podcast

SCCM Pod-533 CCM: Updated Brain Death Guidance: What Critical Care Teams Need to Know Jan 09, 2025

Host Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, welcomes Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN, FNCS, to discuss what critical care professionals need to know about determining brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC).

In October 2023, a revised consensus practice guideline for the determination of brain death in both children and adults was published in Neurology (Greer DM, et al. Neurology. 2023;101;1112-1132). The guideline integrated guidance for adults and children to provide a comprehensive, practical way to evaluate patients with catastrophic brain injuries to determine whether they meet the criteria for brain death.

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) offers several additional resources to support critical care clinicians’ understanding of the updated guidelines, including an article published in the March 2024 issue of Critical Care Medicine addressing what the critical care team needs to know about the guidelines (Kirschen MP, et al. Crit Care Med. 2024;52:376-386). Dr. Kirchen was the lead author of that article and shares key points in this podcast episode.

Other resources include:

Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Practice Guidelines 2024 Critical Care Congress presentation
Free AAN evaluation tool that walks clinicians through the process of brain death evaluation.
Special article in Neurology: Clinical Practice that provides a detailed narrative about what has changed in the 2023 guidelines compared to prior guidelines. The article also includes tables outlining comparisons, bolding new recommendations, and italicizing age-specific guidance to easily identify the differences between determining brain death in children versus adults.

SCCM Pod-532 PCCM: Understanding Quality-of-Life Risks in PARDS Survivors Jan 03, 2025

Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, welcomes Elizabeth Y. Killien, MD, MPH, to discuss pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS). Dr. Killien explains the findings from her retrospective study on PARDS severity, emphasizing how factors such as severe hypoxemia can impact health-related quality of life (HRQL) after discharge. (Killien EY, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;25:816-827). Dr. Killien is an attending physician in the pediatric ICU and an assistant professor at Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, in Seattle, Washington.

SCCM Pod-531: CRRT Fluid Strategies: What Clinicians Need to Know Dec 26, 2024

Host Ludwig Lin, MD, welcomes Raghavan Murugan, MD, MS, FRCP, FCCM, a professor and leading expert in critical care nephrology. They discuss the latest insights on fluid management strategies during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), drawing from recent research and white papers. Dr. Murugan emphasizes the importance of updated education on CRRT fluid removal practices to enhance clinical outcomes and patient care in critical settings. This podcast is sponsored by Baxter Health.

SCCM Pod-530 PCCM: Essential Communication in Pediatric Critical Care Transfers Dec 19, 2024

Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNC-AC, CCRN, FCCM, sits down with Christina L. Cifra, MD, MS, to discuss communication strategies for interfacility transfers to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Dr. Cifra shares insights from her recent study on verbal handoffs during transfers, examining the challenges and vital elements of communication during these high-stakes situations (Thirnbeck CK, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;52:162-171). Dr. Cifra is an attending physician in the Division of Medical Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital and assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

SCCM Pod-529: Bridging the Gap: Communication During Sepsis Transfers Dec 04, 2024

Patients with sepsis are regularly transferred to intensive care units, but there is a dearth of literature that describes the type of communication occurring between the receiving and referring clinicians after these transfers take place. The Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) Diagnostic Excellence Program sought to gain a better understanding of these communications through an in-depth survey. In this podcast, host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, discusses the survey results with grant principal investigator Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM. Dr. Martin also discusses a new toolkit created by SCCM to facilitate better transfer communication. Learn more about the toolkit and the Diagnosis Excellence Program at sccm.org/diagnosticexcellence. This podcast offers 0.25 hours of accredited continuing education (ACE) credit. Learn more at https://sccm.org/diagnosticexcellence The Diagnostic Excellence Program is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant program administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies to support the development and dissemination of resources and programs to improve the timeliness, accuracy, safety, efficiency, patient-centeredness, and equity of diagnostic outcomes for patients in the United States. Dr. Martin, a past SCCM president, is the James Paullin Distinguished Professor and division director of pulmonary, allergy, critical care and sleep medicine at Emory University. He is an international authority on critical care medicine and an expert on sepsis, COVID-19, and ARDS, having conducted groundbreaking clinical trials on these conditions, coauthored the Sepsis-3 definition, and published seminal papers for diagnosing and treating critically ill patients.

SCCM Pod-528: The Impact of Advanced Practice Provider Retention on Quality Oct 09, 2024

Retaining highly skilled advanced practice nurses and physician assistants in intensive care units is vital for maintaining excellent quality and safety in critical care. In the third episode of SCCM's podcast series on quality and safety in critical care, Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Roy H. Constantine, MPH, PA-C, PhD, FCCM, and Jose Chavez, DNP, CNS, RN, CCRN, FCCM, to discuss best practices for retention and how retention impacts patient outcomes in critical care settings.

SCCM Pod-527 The Impact of Clinician Retention on ICU Care Quality Oct 02, 2024

The importance of retaining seasoned physicians in the ICU is crucial for maintaining high standards of patient care. In the second episode of SCCM’s podcast series on quality and safety in critical care, Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Alexander O. Sy, MBA, MD, MSL, FCCM, to discuss effective retention strategies, their direct impact on patient outcomes, and the broader effects on healthcare teams and organizational efficiency.

SCCM Pod-526 CCM: Alteplase Dosing in Pulmonary Embolism Sep 26, 2024

Host Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, AG-ACNP, FNP-C, RNFA, is joined by Roman Melamed, MD, to discuss the comparative effectiveness of reduced-dose versus full-dose alteplase for acute pulmonary embolism, focusing on patient outcomes and complications. They will highlight study findings on significant improvements in hemodynamic and respiratory parameters in both groups, with a lower rate of hemorrhagic complications in the reduced-dose group (Melamed R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2024;52:729-742). Dr. Melamed is a critical care intensivist and director of the Pulmonary Embolism Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and an adjunct associate professor at the University of Minnesota.

SCCM Pod-525 PCCM: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Sep 19, 2024

Host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by Catherine Beni, MD, PhD, to discuss a study aimed at determining outcomes of extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) in pediatric patients without congenital cardiac disease and identifying associations with in-hospital mortality of factors such as initial arrest rhythm and patient demographics (Beni CE, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 Nov;24:927-935). Catherine Beni, MD, PhD, is a resident physician in the department of surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

SCCM Pod-524 PCCM: Impact of Neighborhood on Pediatric ICU Outcomes Aug 14, 2024

Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNC-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Michael C. McCrory, MD, MS, FCCM, to discuss a multicenter retrospective study evaluating the impact of neighborhood, as categorized by the Child Opportunity Index, on pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) outcomes such as mortality, illness severity, and PICU length of stay. The study highlights the disparities in PICU admissions based on socioeconomic factors (McCrory MC, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Apr;25:323-334). Michael C. McCrory, MD, MS, FCCM, is an associate professor in the departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

SCCM Pod-523 CCM: Clinical Predictors of Seizures in ICU Patients Aug 07, 2024

Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Samuel Snider, MD, and Michael Fong, MD, to discuss a retrospective cohort study that examined factors such as cardiac arrest, brain neoplasms, and EEG patterns to determine their association with status epilepticus and isolated seizures in critically ill patients, aiming to improve monitoring and treatment strategies for high-risk patients (Snider SB, et al. Crit Care Med. 2023 Aug;51:1001-1011). Samuel Snider, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Michael Fong, MD, is an assistant professor adjunct at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

SCCM Pod-522 PCCM: Early Adrenaline vs. Standard Fluid in Pediatric Septic Shock Jul 31, 2024

Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Luregn J. Schlapbach, MD, PhD, FCICM, to discuss the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article, "Resuscitation With Early Adrenaline Infusion for Children With Septic Shock: A Randomized Pilot Trial" (Harley A, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Feb;25:106-117). The study found that a fluid-sparing algorithm for children presenting with septic shock using early adrenaline is feasible. Dr. Schlapbach is a professor and chief of intensive care and neonatology at the University Children's Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland.

SCCM Pod-521 CCM: Can ICU Liberation Bundle Compliance Impact Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Rates? Jul 24, 2024

Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCCM, is joined by Daisuke Kawakami, MD, to discuss the Critical Care Medicine article, “Evaluation of the Impact of ABCDEF Bundle Compliance Rates on Postintensive Care Syndrome: A Secondary Analysis Study.” (Kawakami D, et al. Crit Care Med. 2023 Dec;51:1685-1696). The study examines how compliance with the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F) impacts post-intensive care syndrome and intensive care unit mortality rates Dr. Kawakami is a physician in the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Kawasaki, Japan. Learn more about the ICU Liberation Bundle at sccm.org/iculiberation.

SCCM Pod-520: Implementation Science: From Evidence to Practice Jul 18, 2024

Delve into the realm of implementation science and its significance in bridging the gap between research-based evidence and critical care practice. Host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by Anne E. Sales, PhD, RN, to discuss the complexity of implementation science, which involves understanding human behavior change within organizational constraints. They explore examples such as hypertension treatment to illustrate the challenges and opportunities of implementing evidence-based practices. They discuss the importance of context, resources, and stakeholder engagement in successful implementation efforts in the critical care setting where complex interventions and rapid changes are common. Dr. Sales is a nurse and professor at the Sinclair School of Nursing and the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri, and associate dean for implementation research and health delivery effectiveness in the School of Medicine. She is a research scientist at the Center for Clinical Management Research at the VA Ann Arbor Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

SCCM Pod-519: Crisis and Chaos: Pandemic Perspectives Jul 10, 2024

Improving health literacy is vital for addressing disparities in healthcare access and quality. Join Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM, and Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, FASA, as they discuss the urgent need for health equity initiatives and innovative solutions to systemic healthcare challenges. Learn why providing accessible information and empowering individuals to advocate for their health is key. Dr. Adams was the 20th U.S. Surgeon General when the COVID-19 pandemic began and had a front-row seat to the government’s response to COVID-19. Dr. Adams provided his perspective on that response in his book Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against COVID-19, which was published in October 2023. The book examines the past three years since the pandemic began, but Dr. Adams said that it also applies to America’s future unless changes are made. He presented his perspectives during the 2024 Critical Care Congress in a thought leader session and shares additional insights during this podcast episode. While Dr. Adams was U.S. Surgeon General, from 2017 to 2021, he led the 6000-person U.S. Public Health Service through responses to three category 5 hurricanes and an opioid epidemic in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously he was Indiana’s state health commissioner, where he addressed Ebola, Zika, and HIV crises. Today he is the executive director of health equity initiatives at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, where he is also a distinguished professor of practice in the public health and pharmacy practice departments.

SCCM Pod-518: Achieving Sustainable Healthcare in Africa Jul 01, 2024

The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) new global health project, Africa Infrastructure Relief and Support (AIRS), will ensure the availability of medical oxygen to patients in the Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, made possible by a $5.5 million grant from Direct Relief and in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Global Alliance of Perioperative Professionals (GAPP) and the Institute of Global Perioperative Care (IGPC). Host Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, AG-ACNP, FNP-C, CCRN, RNFA, is joined by John B. Sampson, MD, executive director of GAPP and a critical care anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss the AIRS project. AIRS tackles challenges such as energy shortages and outdated infrastructure to tailor solutions to each country. AIRS prioritizes sustainability and capacity building to empower local communities and address global health disparities. Listeners are urged to support AIRS by raising awareness, advocating for sustainable healthcare, and exploring collaboration and funding opportunities.

SCCM Pod-517: Benefits of Hemodynamic Monitoring in Critical Care Jun 26, 2024

This episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Podcast offers insights on hemodynamics monitoring in critically ill patients. Kyle Enfield, MD, FCCM, is joined by Courtney Bennett, DO, FCC, FASE, to discuss foundational concepts in hemodynamic monitoring and shock management, stressing the importance of understanding data quality and ongoing debates in critical care. SCCM offers a hemodynamic monitoring skills precourse as part of its Critical Care Congress programming. Courtney Bennett, DO, FCC, FASE, is an associate professor at Lee Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.

SCCM Pod-516: Bedside Practices in Hemodynamic Management Jun 18, 2024

While advanced monitoring technology can provide valuable information, the importance of clinical judgment and examination should not be minimized. Host Ludwig H. Lin, MD, is joined by Maurizio Cecconi, MD, to discuss the integration of clinical judgment with technology when assessing hemodynamic instability and shock. They emphasize the importance of fluid challenges tailored to individual patient characteristics, along with standardized approaches. Dr. Cecconi explores the role of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) in treatment refinement and advocates for global access to care. He highlights fluid responsiveness dynamics and the interaction between fluids and vasopressors, urging a cautious approach to fluid administration due to its drug-like effects. Dr. Cecconi is an anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist and chair of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at Humanitas Research Hospital and University in Milan, Italy. This podcast is sponsored by Baxter Healthcare.

SCCM Pod-515: Ultrasound Training and Humanitarian Missions Jun 12, 2024

Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Susanna Rudy, ACNP, DNP, to discuss her journey from developing ultrasound training programs to volunteering in conflict zones and pandemic hotspots. She also highlights the crucial role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in critical care. Dr. Rudy is an acute care family medicine and emergency medicine nurse practitioner at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Dr. Rudy believes in seizing opportunities for professional growth and humanitarian service.

SCCM Pod-514: Current Concepts: Managing Liver Failure in the ICU Jun 05, 2024

This is the fifth episode of SCCM's Current Concepts Series, in which authors unveil exclusive insights into the 2024 Current Concepts Course. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Paritosh Prasad, BA, BS, MBA, MD, to discuss the management of acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure.

SCCM Pod-513: Current Concepts: Effective, Culturally Sensitive End-of-Life Discussions May 29, 2024

This is the fourth episode of SCCM’s Current Concepts Series. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Kwame A. Akuamoah-Boateng, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM, and Collin Sprenker, PA-C, to discuss effective, culturally sensitive end-of-life care. Discover why this topic is a crucial current concept in critical care as the guests share insights and personal experiences in dealing with end-of-life care.

SCCM Pod-512: The Link Between Workforce Retention and Patient Safety May 22, 2024

In the first of a series of podcast episodes focused on quality and patient safety, host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNC-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Anita J. Reddy, MD, MBA, FCCP, FCCM, and Jose Chavez, DNP, RN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, FCCM. They discuss the links among patient safety, workforce retention, and how the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the landscape. They explore effective staff retention strategies that can impact patient care and enhance the resilience of healthcare organizations.

SCCM Pod-511: LEAD: Crafting Captivating Presentations Apr 23, 2024

Unlock the key to captivating your audience with our Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) Program. Have you ever left a presentation wondering if anyone was really paying attention? In this episode, Kyle Enfield, MD, FCCM is joined by Amanda R. Emke, MD, MHPE, to discuss the essential skills needed to create presentations that leave a lasting impression. From weaving compelling narratives to incorporating interactive elements, learn how to command the stage with confidence and ensure your audience walks away truly moved.

SCCM Pod-510: APP Fellowship Series: The Director’s Viewpoint Apr 19, 2024

As advanced practice provider (APP) postgraduate programs expand, what lessons have we learned as program directors? In this second episode of the APP Fellowship series, Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, is joined by Melissa Ricker, DMSc, PA-C, and Sarah Peacock, DNP, APRN to discuss their experiences as program directors of APP fellowships in critical care. This episode will focus on the benefits and barriers of APP fellowship programs, focusing on the program director’s experience.

SCCM Pod-509: APP Fellowship Series: Insights Beyond the Classroom Apr 17, 2024

As advanced practice provider (APP) postgraduate programs expand, what can we learn from the graduates themselves? Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, is joined by Dalton Gifford PA-C and Benjamin Lassow, PA-C to discuss their experiences as recent graduates of APP fellowships in critical care; focusing on the benefits and barriers of APP fellowship programs, and the learner’s experience.

SCCM Pod-508 PCCM: Critical Care Revolution: Pediatric ICU Liberation Mar 27, 2024

Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by John Lin, MD, to discuss the transformative impact of the ICU Liberation Bundle (ABCDEF) on caring for critically ill children. This episode delves into the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article, "Caring for Critically Ill Children With the ICU Liberation Bundle (ABCDEF): Results of the Pediatric Collaborative," exploring the implementation, outcomes, and the potential for enhancing pediatric ICU care (Pedtr Crit Care Med. August 2023; 24(8):636-651). Dr. Lin is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, and Service Chief for Respiratory Failure and Sepsis in the PICU, as well as the Medical Director of Respiratory Care at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

SCCM Pod-507 PCCM: Pediatric Neurologic Challenges Unveiled Mar 26, 2024

Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, FAAN, is joined by Dr. Lakshmi Raman, MD, to explore critical insights into pediatric ECMO, addressing neurological complications and their potential mitigation strategies and other topics associate with the article "Early Changes in Arterial Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide and Blood Pressure After Starting Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children: Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Database Study of Neurologic Complications" (Pedtr Crit Care Med. July 2023; 24(7):541-550). Dr. Raman is Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director of ECMO at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

SCCM Pod-506 PCCM: Exploring Adverse Events in Pediatric Apnea Mar 26, 2024

Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, FAAN, is joined by William Sveen, MD, MA, to discuss the article "Adverse Events During Apnea Testing for the Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria" (Sveen, W.N., et al. Pedtr Crit Care Med. 2023 May;24(5):399-405). Explore the prevalence of adverse events in pediatric apnea testing and gain insights from this single-center retrospective cohort study. Dr. Sveen is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Minnesota.

SCCM Pod-505 PCCM: Elevating PICU Outcomes in Bronchiolitis Mar 25, 2024

Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM is joined by Danielle K. Maue, MD, to discuss improving outcomes for bronchiolitis patients through a high-flow nasal cannula protocol, as discussed in the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article, "Improving Outcomes for Bronchiolitis Patients After Implementing a High-Flow Nasal Cannula Holiday and Standardizing Discharge Criteria in a PICU." (Maue DK, et al. Pedtr Crit Care Med. 2023 Mar;24:233-244). Together, they explore groundbreaking initiatives that significantly improved outcomes for bronchiolitis patients using a high-flow nasal cannula protocol, the key interventions, and their impact. Dr. Maue is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics for Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

SCCM Pod-504 CCM: Baricitinib or Tocilizumab for Severe COVID-19 Mar 25, 2024

Host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by Joy Peterson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, Neha Paranjape, MD, MPH, to discuss the article, "Outcomes and Adverse Effects of Baricitinib Versus Tocilizumab in the Management of Severe COVID-19," (Crit Care Med. March 2023 51(3):337-346) which delves into the comparative outcomes, mortality rates, and adverse effects of baricitinib and tocilizumab in severe COVID-19 cases. Dr. Peterson is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in infectious disease, and Dr. Paranjape is an Infectious Disease Specialist at Wellstar Health System in Marietta, Georgia.

SCCM Pod-503: Current Concepts: Toxidromes and Illicit Drug Abuse In the ICU Jan 11, 2024

This is the third episode of SCCM’s Current Concepts Series, in which authors unveil exclusive insights into the 2024 Current Concepts Course. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Aaron Goodwin, PA-C, MS, and Brett Hogan, ACNP, BSN, MS, RN, to discuss updates in toxidromes and illicit drug abuse in the ICU. The guests explain why this is an important topic and share their surprising discoveries while researching the topic.

SCCM Pod-502: Current Concepts: Hemostatic Resuscitation for Traumatic and Nontraumatic Hemorrhage Jan 04, 2024

This is the second episode of SCCM’s Current Concepts Series, in which authors unveil exclusive insights into the 2024 Current Concepts Course. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Nasim Motayar, MD, to discuss updates in hemostatic resuscitation for traumatic and nontraumatic hemorrhage. Dr. Motayar offers a concise overview of this Current Concepts chapter, providing valuable takeaways for healthcare professionals looking to enhance their clinical practice.

SCCM Pod-501: Leadership and Management Skills Dec 28, 2023

Gain valuable insights and tools on topics including mentorship, leadership, and workplace relationships that are specific to practitioners in critical care. Experts from SCCM’s Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) Committee discuss the leadership and management skills to enhance your professional role.

SCCM Pod-500: Bedside in a Battle Zone: SCCM Sends Help and Hope to Ukraine Dec 21, 2023

SCCM volunteers traveled twice to Lviv, Ukraine, in 2023 to train nearly 500 clinicians on lifesaving education focused on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), Fundamental Critical Care Support: Surgical, and ICU Liberation. In this very special 500th episode of the SCCM Podcast, these volunteer faculty share insights into their inspiring and educational mission.

SCCM Pod-499: Is Mentorship Obsolete in Our Modern Healthcare Environment? Dec 14, 2023

Mentorship has been used within critical care for the transfer of specialized knowledge and expertise. Critical care practitioners have leaned on mentorship to acquire not only technical skills but also clinical decision-making abilities that come with experience. But is mentorship a thing of the past or a necessity for the future of healthcare? Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, is joined by Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM and Kenneth E. Remy, MD, MHSc, MSCI, FCCM, to discuss whether mentorship is obsolete in our modern healthcare environment. The information discussed in this podcast was provided by the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) Committee.

SCCM Pod-498 Current Concepts: New Initiatives, Diagnostics, and Management in Coma Dec 07, 2023

Dive into the inaugural episode of SCCM’s Current Concepts Series, where we unveil exclusive insights into the 2024 Current Concepts Course, directly from the authors themselves. Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, RNFA is joined by Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN as they discuss the latest developments in the realm of coma, delving into essential aspects vital for the intricacies of critical care management. Don't miss this riveting exploration of cutting-edge knowledge in the field.

SCCM Pod-497: Generational Differences in Practice and Learning Nov 09, 2023

Discover how our evolving healthcare landscape is shaped by the interplay between experienced veterans and emerging talents, and how these generational shifts influence decision-making, communication, and the development of future critical care professionals. In this follow-up to the intriguing session held at the 2023 Critical Care Congress LEAD pre-course, titled "Generational Differences in Practice and Learning,” host Ludwig Lin, MD, is joined by Sergio L. Zanotti-Cavazzoni, MD, FCCM, to explore the dynamics of generational differences in critical care. Dr. Zanotti-Cavazzoni is Chief Medical Officer for Sound Physicians in Tacoma, Washington.

SCCM Pod-496: Moving From Surviving to Thriving With Long COVID Oct 19, 2023

Millions of people have long COVID and may experience cognitive, mental health, and physical side effects. Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by James C. Jackson, PhD, PsyD, to discuss practical strategies to move patients from merely surviving to thriving. Drawing on research and vast clinical experience with ICU survivors with long COVID, Dr. Jackson highlights the value of acceptance, self-care, boundary setting, social support, and posttraumatic growth - coping strategies that can help patients foster meaningful lives, even in the face of chronic conditions.

SCCM Pod-495: Renal Resurgence: Exploring CRRT’s Impact on Critical Illness and AKI Oct 12, 2023

Join host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, as she delves into the critical topic of acute kidney injury (AKI) and its significant impact on critically ill patients. Guest Javier Neyra, MD, MSCS, offers a comprehensive overview of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in AKI, exploring the preferred modalities and technical considerations. With a focus on the benefits of continuous therapy versus hemodialysis, the discussion sheds light on indications for continuous RRT (CRRT), emphasizing the importance of early intervention and nephrology consultation. This podcast is sponsored by Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

SCCM Pod-494: Mastering CRRT: Optimal Anticoagulation and Citrate Selection Oct 05, 2023

Pamela M. Peeke MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Rajesh Speer, PharmD, MSHA, MS, to delve into continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and anticoagulation. Unravel the intricacies of anticoagulation options, with an emphasis on citrate variations. Understand low- versus high-concentrate citrate and the nuances between compounding and commercially available products. Gain invaluable insights from a pharmacist’s standpoint about the ideal anticoagulation strategies for CRRT. This podcast is sponsored by Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

SCCM Pod-493: Bundle and Save: The Future of ICU Liberation Sep 29, 2023

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F) is unique because it can be applied to every patient, every day, by the full team. By fostering a holistic approach to treating patients and improving ICU team communication, the ICU Liberation Bundle has been proven in multiple studies to reduce: the likelihood of hospital death, delirium and coma days, physical restraint use, ICU readmissions, and discharges to rehabilitation facilities. Ludwig H. Lin, MD, was joined by Kristina A. Betters, MD, and Christopher Adams, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM, during the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the future of ICU Liberation, including large-scale implementation, culture change, translation of existing tools, and implementation in resource-limited settings. This podcast is sponsored by Etiometry.

SCCM Pod-492: The Long and Short of Long COVID Sep 23, 2023

COVID-19 survivors who experience severe critical illness are at risk even when they leave the ICU. Long COVID is becoming recognized as a widespread problem, resulting in lower quality of life and productivity. Ludwig H. Lin, MD, is joined by E. Wesley Ely, MD, MHP, MCCM, to discuss the range of symptoms encompassing long COVID, as well as the latest research and treatment. Dr. Ely is a subspecialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine who conducts patient-oriented health services research as a professor of medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is a practicing intensivist and the author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU. As associate director for research for the VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, his focus is on geriatric ICU care.

SCCM Pod-491: Nursing the Wounds of Burnout Sep 14, 2023

COVID-19 transformed healthcare and presented specific long-term challenges for the nursing profession. Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, RNFA, was joined by Norma J. Shoemaker Honorary Lecturer Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the shortage of critical care nurses. Survey results reveal that nurses continue to experience burnout and frustration. They discuss how to leverage data to best support nurses now and in the future.

SCCM Pod-490: The Role of Social Media in Medical Education Sep 07, 2023

Can healthcare professionals use social media to enhance delivery of medical education and deliver the same educational content to a larger, more diverse, and more engaged audience? Ludwig H. Lin, MD, was joined by Nicolas M. Mark, MD, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the role of social media in medical education. Dr. Mark is a board-certified intensivist at Swedish Medical Center First Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA.

SCCM Pod-489 The AIMS Trial: Battle of the Bundles, Hour-1 Versus 3-Hour Aug 30, 2023

The Assessment of Implementation of Methods in Sepsis and Respiratory Failure (AIMS) Study seeks to determine the safest and most effective approach to sepsis intervention using the evidence-based Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. Marylin N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, was joined by Mitchell M. Levy, MD, MCCM, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the goal of the AIMS Study and the elements of both the Hour-1 and 3-Hour bundles. Dr. Levy is chief of the Division of Critical Care, Pulmonary, and Sleep Medicine and professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is also the medical director of the medical ICU at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

SCCM Pod-488: Getting to the Heart of the National Board of Echocardiography Examination Aug 23, 2023

The National Board of Echocardiography has developed an examination to assess echocardiography and ultrasound skills, which are required by many medical programs. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, was joined by Sara Nikravan, MD, FASE, FCCM, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss advanced echocardiography and the National Board of Echocardiography examination. Sara Nikravan, MD, FASE, FCCM, is director of point-of-care ultrasound and associate program director of residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA. This podcast is sponsored by Echonous.

SCCM Pod-487: The Intersection of Climate Change and Critical Care Aug 16, 2023

According to the United Nations, climate change is the defining crisis of our time and is happening more quickly than anticipated. Can critical care professionals be the spark that lights the fire of change? Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM, was joined by Srinivas Murthy, MD, MDCM, MHSc, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the intersection of climate change and critical care. Dr. Murthy is a pediatric infectious diseases and intensive care physician at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. His academic and clinical interests are in emerging and severe infections, innovative clinical trials, and global public health.

SCCM Pod-486: Strategies for Preventing Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Hospital Setting Jul 26, 2023

Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FACS, MCCM, to discuss optimal strategies for preventing sepsis and septic shock in the hospital setting. Explore the challenges faced in integrating these strategies into hospital workflows and gain insights into the significant contributions made by multiple team members. This podcast is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant program administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.

SCCM Pod-485: Better Together: The Power of Collaboration Jul 20, 2023

The power of scientific collaboration has a broad reach. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 7000 clinical trials were registered, with more than 100 different countries represented. Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, RNFA, was joined by SCCM Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient John C. Marshall, MD, FRCSC, FACS, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the importance of research and scientific collaboration. Dr. Marshall has been involved in research programs with researchers around the globe and is a well-known speaker with nearly 600 published manuscripts. This podcast is sponsored by Dompe Pharmaceutical.

SCCM Pod-484: ICU Liberation in the Pediatric Setting Jul 14, 2023

The ICU Liberation Campaign aims to liberate patients from the harmful effects of an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. The campaign is expanding to include more resources for children and infants. Host Ludwig Lin, MD, was joined by Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss ICU Liberation and how it is being adapted to improve care in the pediatric ICU. Dr. Zimmerman is an attending physician in the pediatric ICU at Seattle Children’s Hospital and professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington, USA. This podcast is sponsored by Etiometry.

SCCM Pod-483 Clinicians, Patient Outcomes, and Implicit Bias Jul 05, 2023

Implicit bias is a form of automatic and unintentional bias that affects judgments, decisions, and behaviors. Implicit bias can pose a barrier to the diagnosis and treatment of critical illness. Ludwig H. Lin, MD, is joined by Varun U. Shetty, MD, to discuss ways that critical care professionals can mitigate diagnostic delays and errors by being aware of their own implicit biases. Dr. Shetty is an adult intensivist who focuses on caring for critically ill patients in global health settings. He has worked both in the United States and abroad in resource-limited settings and has presented several lectures on healthcare disparities with a specific focus on the care of critically ill patients. This podcast is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant program administered by the Council of Medical Specialties.

SCCM Pod-482 PCCM: The Cost of Compliance: Restrictive Practices in the PICU Jun 15, 2023

Guidelines recommend against red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in hemodynamically stable children without cardiac disease who meet certain criteria. Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Katherine Steffen, MD, MHS, to discuss the clinical and economic impacts of compliance with RBC transfusion guidelines, as discussed in "The Impact of Restrictive Transfusion Practices on Hemodynamically Stable Critically Ill Children Without Heart Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the Age of Blood in Children in the PICU Trial" published in the February issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Steffen K et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023;24:84-92). Dr. Steffen is a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, USA.

SCCM Pod-481: Everything You Need to Know About Critical Care Ultrasound Jun 07, 2023

For more than 10 years, the Society of Critical Care Medicine has offered an in-person critical care ultrasound course that spanned two days, interspersing lectures with interactive training. This format has now been replaced by a hybrid format, allowing more countries to host the course, virtually or in person, to ensure that healthcare professionals continue to receive optimized ultrasound training and education. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, was joined by Sarah E. Bain, MD, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the critical care ultrasound course, how it has evolved, and how it is expanding around the world. Sarah E. Bain, MD, is division head of cardiovascular thoracic and structural heart anesthesiology at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle Washington, USA.

SCCM Pod-480: Optimizing Sepsis Care Hour-1 Bundle at a Time May 17, 2023

Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, and Daleen Penoyer, PhD, RN, CCRP, FCNS, FAAN, FCCM, discuss how to develop and operationalize performance improvement teams to implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s (SSC) Hour-1 Bundle, which was developed in 2021 to minimize time to treatment for patients with sepsis and septic shock. Explore how to overcome barriers teams encounter in implementing the bundle, including inflexibility, lack of awareness about the bundle, competing priorities, and insufficient staffing. This podcast is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant program administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.

SCCM Pod-479: Is Tele-Critical Care Medicine the Future of Healthcare? May 17, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals implemented tele-critical care medicine to help patients while keeping staff safe from exposure. Now that patient care has gone back to normal, what is the role of tele-critical care medicine? Donald S. Prough, MD, FCCM, was joined by Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD, FCCM, and Sonia S. Everhart, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, during the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss how tele-critical care medicine was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and its continued benefits after the pandemic. Sonia S. Everhart, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, is a clinical pharmacy specialist in critical care at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD, FCCM, is a senior associate consultant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. This podcast is sponsored by Equum Medical and CLEW Medical.

SCCM Pod-478: Challenges of Ill-Fitting Noninvasive Interfaces for Pediatric Patients May 09, 2023

Although the variety of noninvasive interfaces for pediatric patients has grown in the past 10 years, they are still limited. Pediatric interfaces are typically scaled down from adult to child sizes, which does not consider the contours of a growing child’s face, causing poor fit in patients of certain ages. Donald S. Prough, MD, FCCM, was joined by Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, during the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss how clinicians’ need to have the right equipment for their patients led to a device development project using 3D imaging that obtained sample sizes from various age groups to bridge the fit gap and lessen pressure point injury among pediatric patients. Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, is a respiratory therapist and research clinical specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

SCCM Pod-477: Going Viral With the Discovery VIRUS COVID-19 Registry May 01, 2023

The Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS) is a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study and registry of all eligible adult and pediatric patients who are admitted to a hospital. Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, was joined by Rahul Kashyap, MD, MBA, at the 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the Discovery VIRUS COVID-19 Registry. Dr. Kashyap is an assistant professor and clinical research scientist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

SCCM Pod-476 CCM: The Evolving Story of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter Apr 19, 2023

From the earliest days of critical care medicine, the importance of measuring cardiac output and hemodynamic monitoring were recognized in understanding the physiology of critically ill patients, especially those in shock. However, methods for measuring cardiac output were cumbersome or not widely available. Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, is joined by Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, to discuss the evolution of the pulmonary artery catheter in critically ill patients, as discussed in "The Story of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter: Five Decades in Critical Care Medicine," published in the February issue of Critical Care Medicine (Parker M et al. Crit Care Med. 2023;51:159-163). Dr. Parker is professor emeritus of pediatrics at Stony Brook University School of Medicine in Stony Brook, New York, USA.

SCCM Pod-475: Data Science and the Future of Critical Care Research Apr 13, 2023

Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network, is an SCCM program that aims to expand research and improve outcomes. Discovery has launched the Data Science Campaign to leverage large-scale (big) data for research, seeking to apply these data in a clinical environment through standardized models and shared resources. Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM, was joined by J. Perren Cobb, MD, FACS, FCCM, and Karin Reuter-Rice, PhD, NP, FAAN, FCCM, at SCCM's 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the future of data science and critical care research.

SCCM Pod-474: Clinician Well-Being and the Importance of Self-Care Apr 10, 2023

Intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians pride themselves on their ability to care for others, even at the expense of caring for themselves. Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM, was joined by Emily K. Valcin, DNP, RN, FCCM, during SCCM’s 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss ICU clinician well-being and the importance of self-care.

SCCM Pod-473: Changing Careers Means Changing Perspectives Apr 04, 2023

Healthcare professionals who want to make a job change often do not know how to go about it. Impending job searches seem daunting. Ludwig Lin, MD, was joined by Mojdeh Heavner, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM, during SCCM's 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss the dos and don'ts of changing jobs mid-career.

SCCM Pod-472 Career Crossroads: Taking the LEAD in a New Direction Mar 29, 2023

Confident, well-rounded leaders can increase the efficiency of their critical care unit, improve the performance of their teams, and ultimately achieve better patient outcomes. Marilyn Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, was joined by Judith Jacobi, PharmD, BCCCP, MCCM, during SCCM’s 2023 Critical Care Congress to discuss how the new Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) Committee will engage participants in a variety of didactic and small-group sessions to facilitate their progress as mentors, managers, leaders of trainees, coworkers, critical care teams, volunteers, and future leaders within SCCM.

SCCM Pod-471: Mitigating Diagnostic Delays and Errors With Emphasis on Sepsis Mar 08, 2023

Diagnostic delays and errors are significant contributors to patient illness, injury, and death in the United States. According to the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, diagnostic errors impact nearly 12 million Americans every year, leading to prolonged hospital stays, increased nonreimbursed healthcare costs, and even more harm when combined with other medical errors. Maureen Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Mary Jo C. Grant, ACNP, PhD, FAAN, to discuss how to reduce diagnostic delays and errors, with an emphasis on sepsis. This podcast is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant program administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies. 0.5 hours of accredited continuing education credit is available for this podcast through March 31, 2024. Visit sccm.org/store and search the podcast name to find details.

SCCM Pod-470 PCCM: Adverse Events and Mortality in the PICU Feb 22, 2023

The contribution of adverse events to the deaths of patients in the pediatric ICU (PICU) who die despite a low predicted mortality risk is unknown. Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Carin W. Verlaat, MD, to discuss adverse events in low-risk nonsurvivors compared with low-risk survivors and high-risk PICU survivors and nonsurvivors and the contribution of adverse events to mortality. The podcast centers around the article, Adverse Events in Pediatric Critical Care Nonsurvivors With a Low Predicted Mortality Risk: A Multicenter Case Control Study (Verlaat C, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023;24:4-16). Dr. Verlaat is a pediatric intensivist at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

SCCM Pod-469 CCM: Method or Madness? Epidemiology of ICU-Onset Bloodstream Infection Dec 29, 2022

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) acquired in the ICU are potentially preventable. Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM, is joined by Sameer S. Kadri-Rodriguez, MD, MS, to discuss the article, Epidemiology of ICU-Onset Bloodstream Infection: Prevalence, Pathogens, and Risk Factors Among 150,948 ICU Patients at 85 U.S. Hospitals, (Gouel-Cheron A, et al. Crit Care Med. 2022;50:1725-1736). Dr. Kadri-Rodriguez is a critical care and infectious diseases physician at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This podcast is sponsored by Sound Physicians.

SCCM Pod-468: When Should Antibiotics Be Used to Treat Respiratory Infections? Dec 27, 2022

Although only a small number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 present with a secondary bacterial pneumonia, a large percentage are unnecessarily treated with antibiotics. Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by George Sakoulas, MD, to discuss how physicians and hospitalists can identify when antibiotics are unnecessary for hospitalized patients with moderate to severe respiratory infections. Dr. Sakoulas is chief of infectious disease at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group in San Diego, California, and an adjunct professor in the Division of Host-Microbe Systems and Therapeutics Center for Immunity, Infection, and Inflammation at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in La Jolla, California. This podcast is sponsored by bioMérieux.

SCCM Pod-374 Angiotensin II Treatment in Patients with Vasodilatory Shock and Renal Replacement Therapy Dec 21, 2022

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Rinaldo Bellomo, MD, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM, FAAHMS, about the article Outcomes in Patients with Vasodilatory Shock and Renal Replacement Therapy Treated with Intravenous Angiotensin II

SCCM Pod-375 Medical Emergency Calls and Hospital Mortality Dec 21, 2022

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with John D. Santamaria, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FCICM, FCCP, about the article: Increasing the Number of Medical Emergency Calls Does Not Improve Hospital Mortality

SCCM Pod-396 Post-ICU Clinics and Peer Support Groups to Reduce Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) Dec 21, 2022

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Kimberley J. Haines, PhD, BHSc, discuss implementing post-ICU clinics and peer support groups following critical illness to help reduce the burden of post-intensive care syndrome.

SCCM Pod-442 Continuous Prediction of Mortality in the PICU: A Recurrent Neural Network Model in a Single-Center Dataset Dec 21, 2022

As a proof of concept, a recurrent neural network (RNN) model was developed using electronic medical record (EMR) data capable of continuously assessing a child's risk of mortality throughout an ICU stay as a proxy measure of illness severity.

SCCM Pod-446 Comparison of Bivalirudin Versus Heparin Dec 21, 2022

This webcast will be a comparative analysis of conventional heparin-versus bivalirudin-based systemic anticoagulation in adult and pediatric patients supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

SCCM Pod-447 eSIMPLER: A Dynamic, Electronic Health Record-Integrated Checklist Dec 21, 2022

The increasing use of electronic health records (EHRs) has inspired the need for a more dynamic checklist. Geva et al conducted a before-after quality improvement study by replacing a static checklist with an updated dynamic checklist.

SCCM Pod-448 Noninvasive Respiratory Support: Opinion- or Evidence-Based Medicine? Dec 21, 2022

When should clinicians intubate preterm infants? The answer is not always straightforward, according to podcast guest Deepak Jain, MD, FAAP. He and host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, discuss strategies that optimize noninvasive ventilation and when such strategies are appropriate.

SCCM Pod-445 The Association of Workload and Outcomes in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU Dec 21, 2022

Healthcare workload has emerged as an important metric associated with poor outcomes. To measure workload, studies have used bed occupancy as a surrogate. However, few studies have examined frontline clinician workload and outcomes.

SCCM Pod-451: A Hard Learned Lesson on What It’s Like to Be a Patient Dec 21, 2022

In the ICU, medical staff do all they can to assist patients and get them back to health as quickly as possible. In the process of saving lives, bedside manner and communication may suffer. Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Lauren Rissman, MD, to discuss the eye-opening experience Dr. Rissman had when she was admitted to the ICU from the labor and delivery unit and the importance of having a patient advocate.

SCCM Pod-450 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Long-Term Goals of Care Dec 21, 2022

Since the publication of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, the focus has been on sepsis management, early identification, and treatment. (Evans L, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021;49:e1063-e1143). As more patients are surviving sepsis, they may be left with short- and long-term problems that need to be addressed. Host Ludwig H. Lin, MD, is joined by Christa A. Schorr, DNP, MSN, RN, FCCM, to discuss the implementation of initiatives for preventing impairments due to sepsis. They will also discuss the challenges faced by survivors of sepsis and the difficulties of matching care to the patient's and family's goals of care.

SCCM Pod-452 CCM: Racial Disparities in ICU Outcomes Dec 21, 2022

In this podcast, host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM, is joined by Samuel K. McGowan, MD, to discuss a systematic review that found significant differences in care and outcomes, including mortality rates, among intensive care unit (ICU) patients of different races (McGowan S, et al. Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan;50:1-20). Dr. McGowan is a first-year fellow in pulmonary and critical care at University of California in San Francisco, California, USA. This podcast is sponsored by Sound Physicians.

SCCM Pod-454 PCCM: PANDEM Guidelines Dec 21, 2022

The PANDEM guidelines evaluate current practices and provide recommendations for management of pain, agitation, iatrogenic withdrawal, neuromuscular blockade, delirium, ICU environment, and early mobility in critically ill infants and children. Host Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, is joined by Heidi A. B. Smith, MD, MSCI, FAAP, to discuss the guidelines.

SCCM Pod-455 Introduction to Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Albumin Dialysis Dec 21, 2022

This podcast will describe the principle of albumin dialysis of the molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS). Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Ram M. Subramanian, MD, MBA, FCCM, to discuss the logistics of starting a MARS program to outline indications for MARS. Dr. Subramanian is a hepatologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. This podcast is sponsored by Baxter.

SCCM Pod-464 CCM: More Communication: Who Needs it? Families Do! Dec 21, 2022

Clinicians aim to communicate with surrogates of ICU patients in ways that both inform them of the patient’s medical condition and support their emotional needs. Written communication, as a supplement to traditional verbal communication, may overcome some of the challenges that clinicians face when engaging with families in the ICU. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Jared Greenberg, MD, MSc, to discuss the article "Daily Written Care Summaries for Families of Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial," published in the September 2022 issue of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Greenberg is assistant professor of internal medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. This podcast is sponsored by Sound Physicians.

SCCM Pod-463 CCM: Clazakizumab for COVID-19: Friend or Foe? Dec 21, 2022

Clazakizumab is a monoclonal antibody against human interleukin-6 that may benefit patients hospitalized with severe or critical COVID-19 accompanied by hyperinflammation. Although not yet FDA approved, clinical trials of clazakizumab for treatment of COVID-19 are under way worldwide. Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, RNFA, is joined by Bonnie E. Lonze, MD, PhD, to discuss the article, A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial of Clazakizumab for the Treatment of COVID-19 Pneumonia With Hyperinflammation, published in the September 2022 issue of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Lonze is a faculty transplant surgeon at NYU Langone in New York, New York, USA, focusing primarily on kidney transplants. As vice chair for research of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, she leads the research group on clinical trials and regulatory oversight.

SCCM Pod-465 PCCM: Who’s Got the Right Dose? Dec 21, 2022

Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) guidelines include weight-based epinephrine dosing recommendations of 0.01 mg/kg with a maximum of 1 mg, which corresponds to a weight of 100 kg. But what are the actual practice patterns? Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Martha Kienzle, MD, to discuss the article: Weight-Based Versus Flat Dosing of Epinephrine During Cardiac Arrest in the PICU: A Multicenter Survey, published in the October 2022 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Kienzle is an attending physician in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

SCCM Pod-467 PCCM: AHA Guidelines Address Calcium During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest Dec 21, 2022

The American Heart Association's (AHA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines recommend against the routine administration of IV calcium during pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest because of its association with worse outcomes. However, IV calcium is routinely used in children with heart disease who have cardiopulmonary arrest. Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Gurpreet S. Dhillon, MD, to discuss the article, Calcium Administration During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Heart Disease is Associated With Worse Survival - A Report From the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation (GWTG-R) Registry, published in the November issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Dhillon G, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022;23:860-871). Dr. Dhillon is a pediatric cardiac intensivist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford in Palo Alto, California.

SCCM Pod-466: Hyperammonemia, the Silent Killer Dec 07, 2022

Untreated hyperammonemia can cause irreversible neurologic damage, coma, or death. A high level of clinical suspicion is necessary to quickly recognize and implement emergency interventions for hyperammonemia in the acute presentation of urea cycle disorders (UCDs). Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Anna-Kaisa Niemi, MD, PhD, and a patient who was hospitalized for hyperammonemia at age 8 years to discuss the importance of improved recognition of hyperammonemia and awareness of the underlying causes, such as UCDs. Dr. Niemi is a neonatologist and associate professor at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, USA. This podcast is sponsored by Horizon Therapeutics.

SCCM Pod-462 APP: Bullying in the Workplace Aug 24, 2022

Are there bullies in the world of advanced practice providers (APPs)? How is bullying defined in a clinical environment? In this podcast, hosted by Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, three APPs from different hospitals debate incivility and workplace culture. They also address interpersonal relationships among APPs, physicians, and nurses.

SCCM Pod-461 PCCM: A Novel Machine Learning Model to Predict PICU Transfer Aug 10, 2022

Unrecognized clinical deterioration during illness requiring hospitalization is associated with high risk of mortality and long-term morbidity among children. In this podcast hosted by Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, Anoop Mayampurath, PhD, discusses a novel machine learning model that identifies ICU transfers in hospitalized children more accurately than current tools.

SCCM Pod-460 CCE: Multiple PCR for Direct Detection of Bloodstream Infection After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Jul 13, 2022

Nosocomial infections are a prevalent cause of death and complications in critically ill children. Conventional cultures are able to detect only up to 25% of bacteremias. Several studies have suggested that molecular tests could be a faster and effective tool for detection of bacterial infections.

SCCM Pod-459: Processed EEG Monitoring in the ICU Jun 21, 2022

This podcast will educate clinicians on the unfamiliar parameters of processed EEG (pEEG). Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Meghan B. Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM, to discuss the benefits of pEEG for monitoring sedated mechanically ventilated patients and patients undergoing neuromuscular blockade. Dr. Lane-Fall is an associate professor of anesthesiology, critical care, and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. This podcast is sponsored by Medtronic.

SCCM Pod-458 CCM: Association of Catecholamine in Patients with Septic Shock Jun 21, 2022

Catecholamine is used in patients with septic shock to augment hemodynamics and achieve goal mean arterial pressure. Ludwig H. Lin, MD, is joined by Gretchen L. Sacha BCCCP, PharmD, to discuss this retrospective observational study to evaluate the associations of catecholamine dose, lactate concentration, and timing from shock onset at vasopressin initiation with in-hospital mortality. (Sacha G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2022;50:614-623). Dr. Sacha is a critical care clinical specialist at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. This podcast is sponsored by Sound Physicians.

SCCM Pod-457 CCM: Increased incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia in COVID-19 patient May 16, 2022

While little is known about the epidemiology of ventilator-acquired pneumonia among COVID-19 patients, some studies suggest a higher risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in this specific population. Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, is joined by Charles-Herve Vacheron, MD, to discuss the Cohort exposed/nonexposed study among the REA-REZO surveillance network.

SCCM Pod-456 PCCM: Effects of Excessive Oxygen Supplementation May 10, 2022

This podcast will examine a retrospective, observational cohort study that found an association between excessive oxygen supplementation in the first day of mechanical ventilation with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome on day 7 of admission and in-hospital mortality in critically ill children. Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, MD, MBI, to discuss the study's findings.

SCCM Pod-453 Extracorporeal Blood Purification Mar 10, 2022

Because COVID-19 can create a status of systemic inflammation, which can affect multiple organs, including the kidneys, the adjuvant therapy of blood purification has gained some recognition. Host Pamela Peeke is joined by Javier Neyra to discuss clinical cases and the use of extracorporeal blood purification in COVID-19 patients.

SCCM Pod-449 FNP in ICU Jan 10, 2022

Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) who do not have acute care certification may be recruited to work in ICUs that lack enough acute care nurses, which is a challenge for both the ICU and the FNP. When the FNP moves on to another institution, that institution may not consider the FNP's ICU experience to be an adequate qualification. Host Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, is joined by Christian Santos, MSN, FNP-BC, and Mariah Rose, ARNP, both nurse practitioners at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, to discuss the difficulties of FNPs who need acute care certification to work in ICUs. Christian Santos, MSN, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Mariah Rose, ARNP, is a nurse practitioner at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

SCCM Pod-444 HF20 Filter Set for CRRT in Low Weight Patients Sep 27, 2021

This podcast discusses patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) and how AKI is independently associated with mortality in critically ill infants, neonates, and larger children.

SCCM Pod-443 How the Pneumonia Panel Aids in Antimicrobial Stewardship and in the Fight Against COVID-19 Sep 03, 2021

BioFire FilmArray is the latest in technologies for rapidly identifying pathogens that cause Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI). Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Tufik Assad M.D., M.S.C.I. to discuss how this technology can be integrated into clinical care to improve patient outcomes.

SCCM Pod-441 Connections Between COVID-19, Sepsis, and Fluid Management Sep 01, 2021

Learn about the importance of utilizing dynamic assessments of fluid responsiveness to guide treatment in patients with viral sepsis, including COVID-19, and understand how they can be used to help improve patient outcomes in sepsis patients.

SCCM Pod-440 Optimal Sedation in Patients Who Receive Neuromuscular Blocking Agent Infusions for ARD Aug 31, 2021

Two previously published trials (ARDS et Curarisation Systematique and Reevaluation of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade) presented equivocal evidence on the effect of neuromuscular blocking agent infusions in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

SCCM Pod-439 The Association Between Antibiotic Delay and Hospital Mortality Jul 07, 2021

Rapid delivery of antibiotics is a cornerstone of sepsis therapy, although time targets for specific components of antibiotic delivery are unknown. Host Ludwig H. Lin, MD, is joined by Stephanie Parks Taylor, MD, to discuss the significance of time lead for suspected sepsis patients, how to use a generous time window wisely, and new and reconfigured technologies opportunities.

SCCM Pod-438 Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchronies and Their Mechanisms May 17, 2021

The prevalence and consequences of dyssynchronies are largely underestimated due to frequent lack of monitoring.

SCCM Pod-437 Enteral Feeding Intolerance in the Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill May 11, 2021

Enteral feed intolerance occurs frequently during enteral nutrition delivery in the critically ill and is associated with lower enteral nutrition delivery and worse clinical outcomes.

SCCM Pod-436 Interventions to Reduce Patient and Clinician COVID-19 Risk May 03, 2021

Extubation is a high-risk endeavor in some COVID-19 patients. Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Joshua H. Atkins, MD, PhD; Christopher Rassekh, MD; and Ara Chalian, MD, to discuss recognizing risks surrounding extubation in ventilated COVID-19 patients.

SCCM Pod-435 Intracranial and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Thresholds Associated with In-Hospital Mortality Across Pediatric Neurocritical Care Apr 28, 2021

Targets for treatment of raised intracranial pressure or decreased cerebral perfusion pressure in pediatric neurocritical care are not well defined.

SCCM Pod-434 Tracheostomy Adaptation for COVID-19 Patients Apr 13, 2021

COVID-19 complicated critical care clinicians' decision-making with regard to tracheostomy.

SCCM Pod-433 Choosing Wisely For Critical Care: The Next Five Apr 07, 2021

Five new recommendations to reduce waste and enhance value in the practice of critical care address invasive devices, proactive liberation from mechanical ventilation, antibiotic stewardship, early mobilization, and providing goal-concordant care.

SCCM Pod-432 Citrate and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Mar 10, 2021

With widespread utilization of continuous renal replacement therapy, its critical to know about how citrate may have a role.

SCCM Pod-431 Hypertonic Saline in Children with Raised Intracranial Pressure Jan 22, 2021

Mannitol is a commonly used osmotherapy agent in raised intracranial pressure (ICP) but the side effects are significant.

SCCM Pod-430 Optimal Bundle of Management for Cardiac Arrest Dec 10, 2020

Sudden cardiac arrest remains a leading cause of premature death worldwide.

SCCM Pod-429 Drug Dosing Considerations in AKI and RRT Dec 02, 2020

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is complex, and dosing varies among institutions.

SCCM Pod-428 Endotracheal Tube Size and Aspiration Nov 19, 2020

Each year, approximately 790,000 patients in the United States develop acute respiratory failure that requires intubation and mechanical ventilation.

SCCM Pod-427 Severe COVID-19 and Sepsis Nov 10, 2020

Severe COVID-19 infection can be a form of viral sepsis with occasionally concomitant bacterial infection.

SCCM Pod-426 CRRT in the ICU From a Nursing Perspective Oct 22, 2020

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) requires considerable involvement from the bedside nurse.

SCCM Pod-425 Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis PICU Admissions Oct 15, 2020

Cystic fibrosis patient care has advanced greatly in recent years and the mortality rate has improved.

SCCM Pod-424 Critical Care Implications of Respiratory Depression on Hospital Wards Oct 08, 2020

Continuous monitoring on hospital wards can prevent adverse events and unnecessary ICU admissions.

SCCM Pod-423 Coagulopathy in COVID-19 Patients Oct 01, 2020

COVID-19 is associated with a high prevalence of coagulopathy and venous thromboembolism.

SCCM Pod-422 Procalcitonin in COVID-19 and Influenza-Related Secondary Bacterial Infections Sep 24, 2020

Procalcitonin testing on admission seems to be a valuable piece of information for early risk assessment and ruling out bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients.

SCCM Pod-421 COVID-19 and Renal Replacement Therapy Sep 18, 2020

The increase in acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients is resulting in more utilization of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

SCCM Pod-420 Nebulized Bacteriophages for Prophylaxis of Experimental MRSA VAP Sep 10, 2020

Alternative strategies are needed to combat and prevent antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Host Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, talks with David R. Cameron, PhD, about the potential for bacteriophage prophylaxis in the context of experimental ventilator-associated pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in rats.

SCCM Pod-419 Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU Jul 23, 2020

Review how to best utilize parameters provided by minimally invasive advanced hemodynamic monitors. Host Michael Smith, MD, talks with Michael Scott, MBChB, about clinical thresholds that may warrant continuous advanced hemodynamic monitoring and the application of parameters such as stroke volume and stroke volume variation when administering fluid.

SCCM Pod-418 COVID-19 Learning: Conversion of a Children’s Hospital to an Adult Hospital Jul 09, 2020

Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, USA, quickly converted a children's hospital to an adult COVID-19 hospital.

SCCM Pod-417 COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Jun 25, 2020

Clinicians are working to understand and formulate an effective treatment for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.

SCCM Pod-416 COVID-19 Learning: Multiple Patients on a Single Ventilator May 28, 2020

In a situation where ventilators are in short supply, multiple patients on a single ventilator could be a strategy of last resort.

SCCM Pod-415 NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines May 11, 2020

The National Institutes of Health has released Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines.

SCCM Pod-414 COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Aims to Identify Effective Treatment Strategies May 07, 2020

Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network's Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study creates a real-time COVID-19 registry of current ICU and hospital care patterns.

SCCM Pod-413 COVID-19 Fact Versus Science Fiction May 01, 2020

Explore the need for randomized COVID-19 clinical trials and the difficulties and potential consequences of misinformation with host Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, and Nicholas E. Ingraham, MD.

SCCM Pod-412 COVID-19 in Critically Ill Children Apr 29, 2020

Gain valuable insight on the clinical management of COVID-19 and its relevance to the pediatric critical care provider with host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, and Jacqueline Ong, MB BChir, MMed (Paeds), MRCPCH

SCCM Pod-411 Clinical Moral Distress Apr 08, 2020

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Christopher S. Parshuram, MBChB, PhD, discuss clinician moral distress in Canadian pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.

SCCM Pod-410 COVID-19 Neurologic Manifestations Apr 08, 2020

Review neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 and other severe respiratory viral contagions with host Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and author Christopher P.

SCCM Pod-409 SSC COVID-19 Guidelines Apr 03, 2020

Explore the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

SCCM Pod-408 Vaping-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome Mar 13, 2020

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Craig M. Lilly, MD, discuss the newly released guidance for vaping-associated respiratory distress syndrome, published in Critical Care Explorations.

SCCM Pod-407 Life Following Pediatric Septic Shock Mar 03, 2020

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM talk about the trajectory of long-term mortality and significant health-related quality of life disability among children encountering septic shock.

SCCM Pod-406 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Children’s Guidelines Feb 10, 2020

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Scott L. Weiss, MD, FCCM, discuss the release of: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children

SCCM Pod-405 Acute Kidney Injury Biomarkers and the Challenges of Clinical Use Jan 30, 2020

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Michael G.S. Shashaty, MD, MS, discuss acute kidney injury (AKI) biomarkers and whether they are ready for clinical use.

SCCM Pod-404 Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children Jan 15, 2020

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rashid Alobaidi, MD, on his article titled Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children published in the January 2020 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-403 Sepsis: The Hour-1 Bundle, the Future of Research, and More Dec 18, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Mitchell M. Levy, MD, MCCM discuss the Hour-1 Bundle, the controversies of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, and the future of sepsis.

SCCM Pod-402 Early Palliative Care Consultations in the ICU Dec 04, 2019

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Marin H. Kollef, MD, discuss the findings and design of the cluster randomized crossover trial on early palliative care consultation in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) published in the December 2019 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-401 Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill Nov 27, 2019

Michael Smith, MD, and Jayshil Patel, MD discuss the factors associated with managing malnutrition in the critical ill utilizing enteral nutrition.

SCCM Pod-400 Are AKI Biomarkers Ready for Clinical Use? Nov 20, 2019

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCCM, and Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, FCCM, discuss best practices and complexities of implementing biomarkers for kidney stress and acute kidney injury (AKI) and what the future holds for AKI biomarker literature.

SCCM Pod-399 Risk for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Needing Renal Replacement Therapy Nov 13, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Danny Hames, MD, on his article titled: Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy, published in the November 2019 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-398 Feeding the Critically Ill Morbidly Obese Patient Oct 30, 2019

Michael Smith, MD, and Sarah Vest Cogle, PharmD, BCCCP, review current methodologies for managing nutrition concerns for critically ill morbidly obese patients.

SCCM Pod-397 Renal Recovery After Critical Illness Oct 23, 2019

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and John A. Kellum, MD, MCCM, review factors associated with renal recovery, therapies and techniques used to enhance recovery, and long-term consequences of nonrecovery in critical illness.

SCCM Pod-395 Recovery After Critical Illness Sep 23, 2019

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Pratik P. Pandharipande, MD, FCCM, discuss the impact of critical illness on neurocognitive and physical functions

SCCM Pod-394 Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children Sep 11, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rakesh Lodha, MD, on his article titled Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children: Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital in North India, published the September issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-393 Updated Pediatric Admission, Discharge, and Triage and Levels of Care Guidance Sep 04, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Lorry R. Frankel, MD, FCCM, discuss the updated pediatric critical care admission, discharge, and triage criteria and levels of care guidance published in the September issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-392 Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients Sep 04, 2019

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Michael J. Connor Jr, MD, discuss when to start renal replacement therapy (RRT) in critically ill patients

SCCM Pod-391 Pediatric Nutritional Guidelines Jul 22, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Elizabeth Emrath, MD, discuss Dr. Emrath's talk on the new pediatric nutritional guidelines from the 48th Critical Care Congress precourse Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care

SCCM Pod-390 Telehealth and Patient Outcomes Jul 15, 2019

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Donna Lee Armaignac, PhD, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, discuss maximizing positive patient care outcomes through telemedicine

SCCM Pod-389 Infections on Extracorporeal Life Support Jul 09, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Luregn Schlapbach, MD, FCICM, review a survey of international practice on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections on extracorporeal life support in adults and children published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-388 Choosing Wisely in Critical Care Jun 18, 2019

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN, ACNP, FCCM, discuss the results of the Choosing Wisely national survey from the Critical Care Societies Collaborative

SCCM Pod-387 Targeted Temperature Management Jun 11, 2019

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Sheila A. Alexander, BSN, PhD, RN, FCCM, review targeted temperature management, especially its use in treating intracerebral hemorrhage

SCCM Pod-386 Tele-ICUs Jun 03, 2019

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Craig M. Lilly, MD, FCCM, examine tele-ICUs. Dr. Lilly presented on this topic at the 48th Critical Care Congress

SCCM Pod-385 Clostridium difficile May 22, 2019

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Paula Ferrada, MD, discuss Dr. Ferrada's talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress titled Clostridium difficile: Sparring With Spores

SCCM Pod-384 Updated Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines May 14, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, discuss the updated pediatric severe traumatic brain injury guidelines

SCCM Pod-383 Anticoagulant Reversal May 06, 2019

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Mark D. Cipolle, MD, PhD, FCCM, discuss Dr. Cipolle's talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress on what's new in anticoagulant reversal.

SCCM Pod-382 Drug-Seeking Behavior in the ICU Apr 08, 2019

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Benjamin Moses, MD, MS, discuss Dr. Moses' talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress titled Drug-Seeking Behavior in the ICU. They review the opioid crisis and managing addiction in the ICU.

SCCM Pod-381 The Gut and Multiorgan Dysfunction Apr 03, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, discuss Dr. Coopersmith's talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress titled: The Gut as a Motor of Multiorgan Dysfunction in Critical Illness.

SCCM Pod-380 2019 Presidential Address Mar 15, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with SCCM President Heatherlee Bailey, MD, FCCM, about Dr. Bailey's path to becoming SCCM's 2019 president and about her goals for SCCM during her term as president.

SCCM Pod-379 Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool Mar 08, 2019

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, discuss top-rated abstract, Derivation and Validation of a Novel Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool

SCCM Pod-378 Procalcitonin Guidance during Antibiotics Management Feb 11, 2019

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Simon W. Lam, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, discuss procalcitonin guidance during different phases of antibiotics management in patients admitted to intensive care units.

SCCM Pod-377 Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients with Sepsis Jan 30, 2019

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Philipp Schuetz, MD, discuss procalcitonin and how it impacts treatment of sepsis.

SCCM Pod-376 2018 PADIS Guidelines Jan 16, 2019

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, speaks with John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, about the article: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU

SCCM Pod-373 Preserving End-Organ Perfusion Dec 04, 2018

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Laurence W. Busse, MD, MBA, about Dr. Busse talk on preserving end-organ perfusion presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Dr. Busse is an assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

SCCM Pod-372 Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient Nov 05, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta, MD, about the article, Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, published in the July 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-371 Treating Volume Overload in the ICU with RRT Oct 01, 2018

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Rajit Basu, MD, MS, FCCM, about treating volume overload in the intensive care unit with renal replacement therapy.

SCCM Pod-370 2018 Presidential Address: High-Value Care Sep 17, 2018

Kyle B. Enfield, MD, speaks with SCCM President Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, about the 2018 presidential address on high-value care that Dr. Zimmerman presented at the Society's 47th Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas.

SCCM Pod-369 Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality Sep 06, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Stefanie G. Ames, MD, about the article Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-368 Achieving Fluid Balance Aug 09, 2018

Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with Colin K. Grissom, MD, FCCM, and Matthew W. Semler, MD, about fluid management in the critically ill.

SCCM Pod-367 Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs Jul 26, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Thomas V. Brogan, MD, about the article Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs, published in the June 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr.

SCCM Pod-366 Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Rapid Response Team Calls Jul 19, 2018

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Matthew M. Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD, about the article, Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Rapid Response Team Calls in a 274 Hospital Nationwide Sample, published in the July 2018 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-365 Medications and RRT: We Know How to Dose, Right? Jul 12, 2018

Dr. Fraser, MD, speaks with Bruce A. Mueller, PharmD, FCCP, FASN, about his talk presented at the 47th Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas, entitled Artificial Kidney Meets Mechanical Lung: Comanaging the Patient with Renal and Respiratory Failure.

SCCM Pod-364 Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital CPR Quality Metrics Jul 05, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Dana E. Niles, MS, about the article Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Metrics Across an International Resuscitation Collaborative, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-363 Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock Jun 07, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Joseph A. Carcillo, MD, about the article, American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock, published in the June 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-362 Time of Admission to the PICU and Mortality May 07, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael C. McCrory, MD, MS, about the article, Time of Admission to the PICU and Mortality, published in the October 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-361 Antibiotic Therapy in Comatose Mechanically Ventilated Patients Following Aspiration Mar 22, 2018

Dr. Fraser, MD, speaks with Jean Baptiste Lascarrou, MD, about the article, Antibiotic Therapy in Comatose Mechanically Ventilated Patients Following Aspiration: Differentiating Pneumonia from Pneumonitis, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-360 Alarm and Alert Fatigue in Critical Care Feb 15, 2018

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Bradford D. Winters, PhD, MD, FCCM, about alarm and alert fatigue in critical care. Alarm fatigue is the desensitization that clinicians experience to frequent alarms, particularly those that do not provide useful clinical information, or false alarms.

SCCM Pod-358 Liberal Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Jan 25, 2018

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Palash Kar, MBBS, about the article, Liberal Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: An Exploratory Study, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-357 Initial Crystalloid Resuscitation in Sepsis and Septic Shock Jan 11, 2018

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Daniel E. Leisman, BS, about the article, Patterns and Outcomes Associated With Timeliness of Initial Crystalloid Resuscitation in a Prospective Sepsis and Septic Shock Cohort, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-356 Repeated Critical Illness and Unplanned Readmissions to PICUs Jan 02, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jeffrey D. Edwards, MD, MA, MAS, about the article, Repeated Critical Illness and Unplanned Readmissions Within 1 Year to PICUs, published in the August 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-355 The Epidemiology of Hospital Death Following Pediatric Severe Sepsis Dec 07, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Scott L. Weiss, MD, MSCE, about the article, The Epidemiology of Hospital Death Following Pediatric Severe Sepsis: When, Why, and How Children With Sepsis Die, published in the September 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-VCCR11 Workup, Management, and Critical Sequelae of Burn Injuries Nov 28, 2017

Richard Iuorio, MD speaks with Laura Johnson, MD, and Jim Reilly, MD, about the workup, management, and critical sequelae of burn injuries.

SCCM Pod-354 The Septic Shock 3.0 Definition and Trials Nov 16, 2017

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with James A. Russell, MD, about the article, The Septic Shock 3.0 Definition and Trials: A Vasopressin and Septic Shock Trial Experience, published in the June 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-VCCR10 Pathophysiology and Management of AKI Nov 14, 2017

Richard Iuorio, MD, speaks with Kianoush Kashani, MD and Jim Reilly, MD about the pathophysiology and management of acute kidney injury.

SCCM Pod-353 Are Biomarkers Ready for Prime Time? Nov 09, 2017

Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with John A. Kellum, MD, MCCM, about his talk presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii entitled, Are Biomarkers Ready for Prime Time?

SCCM Pod-352 New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Oct 24, 2017

Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with Travis J. Moss, MD, MSc, and J. Randall Moorman, MD, about the article, New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill, published in the May 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-351 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting: Lessons Learned Aug 31, 2017

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Charles Hunley, MD, about his talk presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii entitled, Rapidly Distributing Critical Care Services in Response to a Surge Event with Multiple Casualties.

SCCM Pod-350 Emergency Preparedness in Healthcare Aug 31, 2017

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Grete Porteous, MD, about emergency preparedness in healthcare and the role of critical care personnel in catastrophic situations.

SCCM Pod-349 Implementation of an ICU Bundle in the PICU Aug 31, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Shari Simone, DNP, about the article, Implementation of an ICU Bundle: An Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project to Enhance Delirium Management and Monitor Delirium Prevalence in a Single PICU, published in the June 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-348 Delirium in Critically Ill Children Aug 29, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chani Traube, MD, about the article, Delirium in Critically Ill Children: An International Point Prevalence Study, published in the April 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-347 High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care Aug 21, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks Mark Duffett, PhD, about the article, High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care: A Survey of Barriers and Facilitators, published in the May 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-346 Delays in Antibiotic Administration for Sepsis Aug 14, 2017

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, about the article, Delays From First Medical Contact to Antibiotic Administration for Sepsis, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-345 International Survey of Critically Ill Children with Acute Neurological Insults Aug 03, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Ericka L. Fink, MD, MS, about the PANGEA study (Prevalence of Acute Critical Neurological Disease in Children: A Global Epidemiological Assessment), published in the April 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-VCCR9 Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Jul 13, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Joshua Trob, MD about continuous renal replacement therapy. In the episode, the indications, timing of initiation, and intensity of renal replacement therapy are discussed.

SCCM Pod-344 Developing an ICU Diary in the Pediatric ICU Jul 13, 2017

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Jenny Tcharmtchi, BSN, RN, CCRN, about the article, "Family Experience in the PICU," published in Critical Connections, the Society of Critical Care Medicine's newsletter.

SCCM Pod-343 Patient Diaries in the ICU Jun 29, 2017

Dr. Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Christina Jones, PhD, RN, about the ICU Patient Diary Network. Dr. Jones discusses the widespread adoption of ICU diaries in the United Kingdom, various models that institutions are using, and the overall positive impact that implementation has had on patients, families, and providers.

SCCM Pod-VCCR8 Ketamine for Refractory Status Epilepticus Jun 29, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Karen Berger, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP about refractory status epilepticus. In the episode, the use of continuous sedatives is discussed for refractory epilepticus with a focus on the novel use of ketamine in super-refractory status epilepticus patients.

SCCM Pod-342 Clinician Pro/Con: Paralysis and Proning in ARDS Jun 22, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with John J. Marini, MD, about the Congress session Clinician Pro/Con: Paralysis and Proning in ARDS, which was presented at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.

SCCM Pod-VCCR7 The Basics of Veno-Arterial and Veno-Venous ECMO and the Indications of ECMO Therapy Jun 08, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Elliott Cohen, MD about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In the episode, the basics of Veno-Arterial (VA) and Veno-Venous (VV) ECMO are outlined and the indications of ECMO therapy are discussed.

SCCM Pod-VCCR6 Vasopressor Selection in Septic Shock May 25, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Scott T. Benken, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology about vasopressor selection in septic shock. In the episode, each vasopressor agent is discussed individually regarding its receptor profile, adverse effect profile, and the comparative clinical evidence supporting its use in this patient population.

SCCM Pod-VCCR5 Rumack-Matthew Nomogram and Acetaminophen Toxicity May 24, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Nadia Awad, PharmD, BCPS about Rumack-Matthew nomogram and acetaminophen toxicity. In the episode, the toxidrome of acetaminophen overdose is outlined and the nuances (including clinical practice pearls) are discussed regarding the nomogram used to decide whether N-acetylcysteine is warranted for acetaminophen toxicity.

SCCM Pod-341 Reflections on the ICU Liberation ABCDEF Bundle Improvement Collaborative May 18, 2017

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Brenda Pun, DNP, RN, ACNP, about the ICU Liberation ABCDEF Bundle Improvement Collaborative. Dr. Pun reflects upon Collaborative work, including origins and logistics of the project, team training and resource-sharing, and the importance of the interprofessional care model, as well as successes, challenges, and barriers to bundle implementation.

SCCM Pod-VCCR4 Common Sedatives and Paralytics for Rapid Sequence Intubation May 17, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Joseph Muench, PharmD, BCPS about airway pharmacology. In the episode, the most common sedatives and paralytics for rapid sequence intubation are discussed, including concepts regarding dosing, adverse effects, onset and duration of effect, and clinical pearls.

SCCM Pod-VCCR3 Activated Charcoal in the Overdose Patient May 11, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Frank Paloucek, PharmD, DABAT about the use of activated charcoal in the overdose patient. In the episode, nuances of activated charcoal including dosing, dosage forms, administration, and efficacy are discussed.

SCCM Pod-340 Interview with Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Patrick Kochanek May 04, 2017

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Patrick Kochanek, MD, MCCM, about his plenary talk at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii, entitled The Brain and Hypothermia: From Aristotle to Targeted Temperature Management, the Good Stuff Keeps Coming Back.

SCCM Pod-VCCR2 New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Septic Shock Apr 25, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Ishaq Lat, PharmD, about new onset atrial fibrillation in septic shock. In the epsiode, the issue of rate versus rhythm control is discussed as well as the need for anticoagulation among this patient population.

SCCM Pod-VCCR1 Treatment Approaches for ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema Apr 25, 2017

Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Craig Cocchio, PharmD, BCPS, about angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced angioedema. In the episode, a variety of treatment approaches for ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema are discussed, including fresh frozen plasma, ecallantide, icatibant, and conventional therapies for undifferentiated angioedema.

SCCM Pod-339 Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the ICU Apr 20, 2017

Stressful decision making often falls to family members because most patients in the ICU are too ill to participate in decisions. Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, FAAN, FCCM, and J. Randall Curtis MD, MPH, about the Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU.

SCCM Pod-338 Building Global Collaboration in Acute Care Research Apr 13, 2017

Dr. Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with John C. Marshall, MD, FRCSC, FACS, about his talk given at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii on, Building Global Collaboration in Acute Care Research.

SCCM Pod-337 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: 2016 Update Apr 06, 2017

Dr. Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Michael J. Murray, MD, PhD, FCCM, FCCP, about the article, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-336 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: 2016 Update Mar 30, 2017

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Mitchell M. Levy, MD, MCCM, about the release of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016, presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii.

SCCM Pod-335 SCCM President Ruth Kleinpell Discusses the Year Ahead Mar 23, 2017

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCM. Dr. Kleinpell is Director at the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship and Professor in the College of Nursing at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois.

SCCM Pod-334 Vasopressors: Future Research Mar 16, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Lakhmir S. Chawla, MD, about future research related to the Congress session: Bench-Pressing in the ICU: Which Vasopressor Agent Should I Choose for My Patient? which he presented at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.

SCCM Pod-333 Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization Mar 09, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with David B. Kantor, MD, PhD, about the article, Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization in Critically Ill Children, published in the December 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-332 Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure Dec 06, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mary Jo C. Grant, APRN, PhD, about the article, Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure, published in the December 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-331 Bleeding Management and Reversal Strategies for the DOAC Patient: New and Future Approaches Dec 01, 2016

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Scott Kaatz, DO, FACP, SFHM, about his talk given at the 45th Critical Care Congress on, Bleeding Management and Reversal Strategies for the DOAC Patient: New and Future Approaches. Dr. Kaatz is Senior Staff Hospitalist and Medical Director for Professional Development and Research in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

SCCM Pod-330 Long-Term Mental Health Problems After Delirium in the ICU Nov 17, 2016

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Arjen Slooter, MD, PhD, about the article, Long-Term Mental Health Problems After Delirium in the ICU, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-329 A Bedside Model for Mortality Risk in Pediatric Patients with ARDS Oct 03, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Aaron C. Spicer, MD, MAS. Dr. Spicer completed a pediatric residency and critical care fellowship and now is a resident in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

SCCM Pod-328 Long-Term Quality of Life Among Survivors of Severe Sepsis: Analyses of Two International Trials Sep 15, 2016

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Sachin Yende, MD, MS, about his article, "Long-Term Quality of Life Among Survivors of Severe Sepsis: Analyses of Two International Trials," published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-327 Does Simulation Improve Recognition and Management of Pediatric Septic Shock? Sep 01, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mark C. Dugan, MD, about the article: Does Simulation Improve Recognition and Management of Pediatric Septic Shock, and If One Simulation Is Good, Is More Simulation Better?

SCCM Pod-326 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Creating Spread for Quality Improvement Aug 26, 2016

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Jane Taylor, Ed.D, about quality improvement science and her contributions to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.

SCCM Pod-325 Pediatric Triage in a Severe Pandemic Aug 18, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Christine Gall, DrPH, about the article, "Pediatric Triage in a Severe Pandemic: Maximizing Survival by Establishing Triage Thresholds," published in the September 2016 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-324 Intensive Care Unit Admission, Discharge, and Triage Guidelines Aug 11, 2016

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Joseph L. Nates, MD, MBA, FCCM, about the article, "Intensive Care Unit Admission, Discharge, and Triage Guidelines: A Framework to Enhance Clinical Operations, Development of Institutional Policies, and Further Research," published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-323 Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography - Part II: Cardiac Ultrasonography Jul 28, 2016

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Alexander B. Levitov, MD, FCCM, FCCP, RDCS. Dr. Levitov is a professor in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Director of the Ultrasound Training Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia.

SCCM Pod-322 Disaster and Mass Casualty Response Strategies Jul 01, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chadwick P. Smith, MD, about disaster and mass casualty response strategies in the wake of the Orlando shooting.

SCCM Pod-321 Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient Jun 23, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Beth E. Taylor, RD, DCN

SCCM Pod-320 Impact of Sepsis Classification and Multidrug-Resistance Status on Outcome Among Patients Treated With Appropriate Therapy May 03, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Marin H. Kollef, MD, about the article, Impact of Sepsis Classification and Multidrug-Resistance Status on Outcome Among Patients Treated With Appropriate Therapy, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-319 Learning from Others: What We Can All Take from the Pediatrics Experience Apr 29, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Neethi Pinto, MD, about her talk, Learning from Others: What We Can All Take from the Pediatrics Experience, presented at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.

SCCM Pod-318 A Multicenter Evaluation of Prolonged Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Adult ICUs in the U.S. Apr 21, 2016

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Zachariah Thomas, PharmD, about the article, A Multicenter Evaluation of Prolonged Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Adult ICUs in the United States, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-317 Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients Apr 14, 2016

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Nick Daneman, MD, about the article, Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients, published in Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-316 The SPLIT Randomized Clinical Trial Apr 07, 2016

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Paul Young, FCICM, about the article, Effect of a Buffered Crystalloid Solution vs Saline on Acute Kidney Injury Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: The SPLIT Randomized Clinical Trial.

SCCM Pod-315 Pharmacological Therapies for Intracranial Hypertension in Children With Severe TBI Apr 04, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Steven L. Shein, MD, about the article, Effectiveness of Pharmacological Therapies for Intracranial Hypertension in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

SCCM Pod-314 Sepsis Redefined: Why Do We Need a New Definition? Mar 11, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, FCCM, about his talk, Sepsis Redefined: Why Do We Need a New Definition? presented at the 2016 Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.

SCCM Pod-313 Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal Mar 10, 2016

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Charles V. Pollack, Jr., MD. Dr. Pollack is Professor and Senior Advisor for Interdisciplinary Research and Clinical Trials in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.

SCCM Pod-312 Interview with SCCM President Todd Dorman Mar 03, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with SCCM President Todd Dorman, MD, FCCM. Dr. Dorman is Senior Associate Dean for Education Coordination, Associate Dean of Continuing Medical Education, and Professor and Vice Chair for Critical Care.

SCCM Pod-311 New Sepsis Definitions: An In-Depth Interview with Craig Coopersmith Feb 23, 2016

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Immediate Past-President, Craig Coopersmith, MD, FACS, FCCM, discusses the new sepsis definitions published in JAMA and unveiled during the 45th Critical Care Congress.

SCCM Pod-310 Evidence-Based Pediatric Outcome Predictors to Guide the Allocation of Critical Care Resources in a Mass Casualty Event Feb 18, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Philip Toltzis, MD. Dr. Toltzis is Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-309 Overall Hypothermia Update Feb 11, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Benjamin Abella, MD. Dr. Abella is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SCCM Pod-308 Four-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Versus Plasma For Rapid Vitamin K Antagonist Reversal Jan 28, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, FACEP, FAHA. Dr. Goldstein works as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

SCCM Pod-307 Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Promote Safety and Quality in a PICU Jan 07, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Christina L. Cifra, MD. Dr. Cifra is a Pediatric Intensivist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.

SCCM Pod-306 Fusing Clinical Care with Clinical Research: The Future of the Randomized Control Trial in a Self-Learning Healthcare System Dec 17, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, FRCP, about his upcoming talk which he will present this February at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.

SCCM Pod-305 The Importance of Process of Care and ICU Structure to Improved Outcomes Dec 10, 2015

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Derek Wheeler, MD. Dr. Wheeler works as an Intensive Care Specialist at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

SCCM Pod-304 Implementation of Continuous Capnography Is Associated with a Decreased Utilization of Blood Gases Dec 03, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Courtney M. Rowan, MD. Dr. Rowan works as a Critical Care Intensivist in the Department of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana.

SCCM Pod-303 Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Truth About Consequences, Right Care Right Now... and Later Nov 25, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Maurene A. Harvey, MPH, RN, MCCM, about her upcoming plenary talk which she will present this February at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.

SCCM Pod-302 Feeding Critically Ill Children and Outcomes Nov 19, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Ann-Marie Brown, ACNP, PhD, RN, FCCM, Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Akron and Advanced Practice Nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio.

SCCM Pod-301 Guiding AKI Prevention Using Biomarkers Nov 12, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, FCCM. Dr. Bihorac works as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Medicine at the University of Florida.

SCCM Pod-300 Timing of Death in Children Referred for Intensive Care with Severe Sepsis Nov 05, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mirjana Cvetkovic, FRCA. Dr. Cvetkovic works as a Clinical Fellow at the Children's Acute Transport Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and a Consultant Intensivist in Anesthesia at Leicester Hospital.

SCCM Pod-299 Mortality in Multicenter Critical Care Trials: An Analysis of Interventions With a Significant Effect Oct 29, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Giovanni Landoni, MD. Dr. Landoni works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy.

SCCM Pod-298 Critical Care Organizations in Academic Medical Centers in North America: A Descriptive Report Oct 22, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FCCM. Dr. Pastores serves as Program Director of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

SCCM Pod-297 Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium Oct 15, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael Gaies, MD. Dr. Gaies is an Assistant Professor and works as a Cardiac Intensivist in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI.

SCCM Pod-296 Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography Oct 01, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Michael Blaivas, MD, FACEP, FAIUM. Dr. Blaivas serves as a Professor of Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-295 Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Patients Receiving 14 Days of Mechanical Ventilation Sep 23, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with C. Terri Hough, MD, MSc. Dr. Hough works as an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-294 Practice Patterns in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Sep 17, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Donald D. Vernon, MD, FAAP. Dr. Vernon is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.

SCCM Pod-293 Why ICU Clinicians Need to Care about Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Sep 10, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Mark Mikkelsen, MD, MSCE. Dr. Mikkelsen works as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SCCM Pod-292 It Takes a Team: Contributions of Each Team Member in a Post-Intensive Syndrome Clinic Model Sep 08, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with James C. Jackson, Psy.D, and Carla Sevin, MD

SCCM Pod-291 Long-Term Association Between Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Survivors of Critical Illness Aug 25, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Sean Bagshaw, MD, MSc

SCCM Pod-290 Morbidity and Survival Probability in Burn Patients in Modern Burn Care Aug 20, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Marc G. Jeschke, MD, PhD

SCCM Pod-289 Intraosseous Versus Central Venous Catheter Utilization and Performance During Inpatient Medical Emergencies Aug 13, 2015

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Peter Lee, MD, MHS

SCCM Pod-288 The Use of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices in Children’s Hospitals Aug 06, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Robert T. Mansfield, MD

SCCM Pod-287 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Critical Illness Survivors: A Metaanalysis Jul 30, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Ann M. Parker, MD

SCCM Pod-286 Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of the Critically Ill Organ Donor Jul 23, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Gerard J. Fulda, MD

SCCM Pod-285 Trial of the Route of Early Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Adults Jul 16, 2015

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Monty Mythen, MD

SCCM Pod-284 The Very Elderly Admitted to ICU: A Quality Finish? Jul 09, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Daren K. Heyland, MD, FRCPC

SCCM Pod-283 Transfusion Triggers for Guiding RBC Transfusion for Cardiovascular Surgery Jul 02, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with C. David Mazer, MD, FRCPC, and Gerard F. Curley, MB, MSc, PhD, FCARCSI

SCCM Pod-282 A Qualitative Study Exploring Moral Distress in the ICU Team Jun 25, 2015

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Janice L. Zimmerman, MD, and Courtenay R. Bruce, JD, MA

SCCM Pod-281 A Survey on the Sequence of Medications for Treatment of Hyperkalemia in the PICU Jun 18, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nnenna O. Chime, MD, MPH

SCCM Pod-280 Evolution of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Use in the PICU Jun 11, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Andrea Wolfler, MD

SCCM Pod-279 Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Consensus Recommendations From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference Jun 05, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Neal J. Thomas, MD

SCCM Pod-278 Feeding the Critically Ill Patient Jun 01, 2015

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, speaks with Todd W. Rice, MD, MsC.

SCCM Pod-277 Respiratory Dysfunction Associated With Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Children Jun 01, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Guillaume Emeriaud, MD, PhD.

SCCM Pod-276 Pediatric Delirium and Associated Risk Factors May 21, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chani Traube, MD.

SCCM Pod-275 44th Critical Care Congress: Is Repair After AKI Linked to Long-Term Outcomes? May 19, 2015

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with John Kellum, MD, MCCM, Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

SCCM Pod-274 Tissue Oxygen Saturation and Finger Perfusion Index in Central Hypovolemia: Influence of Pain May 14, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Lars O. Hoiseth, MD.

SCCM Pod-273 Basic Critical Care Echocardiography by Pulmonary Fellows May 07, 2015

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Kay Choong See, MRCP.

SCCM Pod-272 Tragedy in Nepal: Post-Disaster Efforts, Ways to Help May 01, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Laura Hawryluck, MD, FRCPC, about Nepal's critical care infrastructure.

SCCM Pod-271 Epidemiology of Vasospasm in Children with Moderate-to-Severe TBI Apr 30, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nicole O'Brien, MD

SCCM Pod-270 Quality of Communication in the ICU and Surrogates Understanding of Prognosis Apr 23, 2015

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jared Chiarchiaro, MD

SCCM Pod-269 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Underestimates Risk Associated With Mild and Moderate Postoperative AKI Apr 14, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, and Charles E. Hobson, MD, MHA

SCCM Pod-268 Results from the EPIC II study Apr 09, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCM

SCCM Pod-267 Short and Long-Term Outcome in Elderly Patients After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Cohort Study Apr 07, 2015

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with David Grimaldi, MD, PhD

SCCM Pod-266 Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Reduce Therapeutic Intensity for Severe TBI in Children Apr 02, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with George P. Liao, MD and Charles S. Cox, MD

SCCM Pod-265 Diagnostic Errors in the Pediatric and Neonatal ICU Mar 31, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jason W. Custer, MD

SCCM Pod-264 44th Critical Care Congress: RESTORE Study Mar 26, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Martha Curley, RN

SCCM Pod-263 44th Critical Care Congress: Nursings Role in Screening Ward Patients for Sepsis Mar 24, 2015

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Patricia Posa RN, BSN, MSA, FAAN

SCCM Pod-262 44th Critical Care Congress: End-of-Life Costs and Logistics Mar 19, 2015

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Dan R. Thompson, MD, MA, MCCM.

SCCM Pod-261 44th Critical Care Congress: A Model of NPs and PAs in the ICU Mar 12, 2015

Aligning Goals and Strategies within the Healthcare System.

SCCM Pod-260 44th Critical Care Congress: SCCM Family-Centered Care Award Winner Shares Experience Mar 05, 2015

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Keri Nasenbeny, RN, MHA, Assistant Administrator of Critical Care at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

SCCM Pod-259 NEJM Study Examines if Simvastatin Improves ARDS Outcomes Feb 24, 2015

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Daniel F. McAuley, MD

SCCM Pod-258 Extubation During Pediatric ECMO: A Single-Center Experience Feb 17, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James Thomas, MD

SCCM Pod-257 44th Critical Care Congress: The Practice of Critical Care: Ten Things We Can (and Must) Do Better Feb 10, 2015

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Phillip R. Dellinger, MD, MCCM.

SCCM Pod-256 The Burden of Influenza-Associated Critical Illness Hospitalizations Feb 09, 2015

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Colin R. Cooke, MD.

SCCM Pod-255 44th Critical Care Congress: Ultrasound Credentialing Jan 29, 2015

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, discusses Ultrasound Credentialing with Michael Blaivas, MD, FAIUM, FACEP.

SCCM Pod-254 44th Critical Care Congress: The ABCDEF Bundle Evolution Jan 28, 2015

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with E. Wesley Ely, MD, FCCM, at the 44th Critical Care Congress in Phoenix, Arizona.

SCCM Pod-253 44th Critical Care Congress: Presidential Address Jan 27, 2015

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with the Society of Critical Care Medicine 2015 President, Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FCCM.

SCCM Pod-252 Creating a Healthy Work Environment Through Compassionate Care Jan 26, 2015

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Dorrie K. Fontaine, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

SCCM Pod-251 Pediatric Severe Sepsis in U.S. Childrens Hospitals Dec 22, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Fran Balamuth, MD, PhD

SCCM Pod-250 Reducing Blood Testing in Pediatric Patients After Heart Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project Dec 22, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Claudia Delgado-Corcoran, MD, MPH

SCCM Pod-249 Risk Factors for Acquiring Functional and Cognitive Disabilities During Admission to a PICU Dec 22, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Meredith F. Bone, MD, MSCI

SCCM Pod-248 Achieving Nutrient Delivery Goals with a Stepwise Enteral Nutrition Algorithm Nov 21, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta

SCCM Pod 247 Early Mobilization in the PICU Nov 20, 2014

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Ira Cheifetz, MD, FCCM

SCCM Pod-246 Interaction Between Fluids and Vasoactive Agents on Mortality in Septic Shock Nov 20, 2014

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Allan Garland, MD

SCCM Pod-245 Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis Nov 03, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James L. Wynn, MD.

SCCM Pod-244 Early Mobility Implementation Strategies Nov 03, 2014

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Heidi J. Engel, PT, DPT of UCSF Medical Center.

SCCM Pod-243 Understanding Sleep in Critically Ill Patients Nov 03, 2014

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Brian Gehlbach, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

SCCM Pod-242 Preparing for Emerging Infections Oct 10, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with the Society of Critical Care Medicine President-Elect, Craig Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, and Jay Varkey, MD, about the Ebola epidemic.

SCCM Pod-241 Stem Cell Therapies in Critical Illness Oct 10, 2014

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Adam Sapirstein, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-240 Project Emerge: Improving Safety and Quality of Patient Care Through Systems Engineering Sep 24, 2014

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Adam Sapirstein, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-239 Hypertension and Health Outcomes in the PICU Aug 27, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Brett J. Ehrmann, MD, MS

SCCM Pod-238 Internet-Based Knowledge Exchange Platform for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians Worldwide Jun 26, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Traci A. Wolbrink, MD, MPH

SCCM Pod-237 Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Methadone Taper in the PICU Jun 19, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Katherine J. Steineck, PharmD, pediatric clinical pharmacist at the University of Minnesota Amplatz

SCCM Pod-236 Are Pediatric Intensivists Changing Their Transfusion Practices? Jun 09, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jacques R. Lacroix, MD.

SCCM Pod-235 Study Explores the Impact of 24/7 In-House Coverage in a Pediatric ICU May 14, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Kyle Rehder, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of pediatric critical care medicine at Duke Children Hospital.

SCCM Pod-234: Pediatric Intensive Care in South Africa: Making Optimum Use of Limited Resources Jan 30, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Andrew Argent, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital.

SCCM Pod-233: Variation in Diagnostic Testing in Intensive Care Units Jan 30, 2014

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jessica Spence, BMR(OT), BSc(Med) MD, a PGY3 Resident at McMaster University.

SCCM Pod-232: Assessing Family Satisfaction using the FS-ICU Instrument in a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit Jan 02, 2014

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with David Hwang, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-231: Family Presence: Evidence vs. Emotion Nov 27, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM speaks with Cathie Guzzetta, RN, PhD, HNC, FAAN.

SCCM Pod-230 CCM: Pulmonary Artery Catheters in ICU Patients Nov 27, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Hayley Beth Gershengorn, MD, lead author on an article published in the August Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-229: Lifetime Achievement Award, Sepsis Research Nov 14, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Mitchell P. Fink, MD, FCCM.

SCCM Pod-228 CCM: Screening Criteria for Palliative Care Oct 30, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Judith Nelson, MD, JD, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-227 Highlights from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Oct 21, 2013

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MCCM, co-chair of the updated Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines.

SCCM Pod-226 CCM: Influence of RBC Transfusions on Clinical Practice Sep 20, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with David John Murphy, MD, PhD, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-225 Improving Alarms in the ICU Sep 09, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Neil A. Halpern, MD, FCCM, who discusses his lecture.

SCCM Pod-224 PCCM: Epidemiology Trends in Patients with Severe Sepsis Aug 29, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Mary Hartman MD, MPH, about her article published in the September Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-223 CCM: Incidence of ARDS After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Aug 19, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jonathan Elmer, MD, lead author on an article published in the August Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-222: Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children Jul 24, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Philip E. Empey, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, who discusses his Young Investigator Award winning abstract.

SCCM Pod-221: Improving Patient and Family Satisfaction in the Surgical ICU Jul 11, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Matthew Lissauer, MD, FACS, to discuss his surgical intensive care unit's efforts to improve the care provided to critically ill and injured patients and their families.

SCCM Pod-220 CCM: Dysglycemia and In-Hospital Mortality in the ICU Jul 02, 2013

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Omar Badawi, PharmD, MPH, to discuss his article published in the December Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-219 PCCM: Readmissions to the Pediatric ICU Jun 25, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with MD, MPH, Angela S. Czaja, MD, MSc, lead author on an article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-218 PCCM: Severity of Illness Assessment in Children Jun 19, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Murray M. Pollack, MD.

SCCM Pod-217 CCM: Trends in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU Jun 12, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH.

SCCM Pod-216 PCCM: Critical Pertussis Illness in Children Jun 06, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with John T. Berger, MD, FCCM, Medical Director for Cardiac Critical Care at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA.

SCCM Pod-215 CCM: The Impact of Healthcare Directives May 29, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Saqib A. Chaudhry, MD, lead author on an article published in the June Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-214 CCM: Benchmarking Severe Sepsis May 22, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with David F. Gaieski, MD.

SCCM Pod-213 Implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines May 08, 2013

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN, FCCM, who is with us today to discuss implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines.

SCCM Pod-212 CCM: Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Sudden Cardiac Arrest May 02, 2013

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with David R. Janz, MD, lead author on an article published in the December issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-211 Practicing Critical Care During Wartime Apr 18, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS, about his Critical Care Congress lecture.

SCCM Pod-210: Message from the 2013 President Apr 08, 2013

Society of Critical Care Medicine president Carol L. Thompson, PhD, CCRN, ACNP, FCCM, discusses her professional background as a nurse.

SCCM Pod-209: ECMO in Pediatric Critical Care Mar 28, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Heidi J. Dalton, MD, FCCM, about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in pediatric critical care.

SCCM Pod-208 PCCM: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Children Mar 07, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Christine N. Duncan, MD

SCCM Pod-207 PCCM: Attendance During Family-Centered Rounds Feb 28, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Matthew J. Drago, MD, MBE

SCCM Pod-206 PCCM: Glycemic Control in Pediatric Patients Feb 21, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Eliotte L. Hirshberg, MD.

SCCM Pod 205 CCM: New Pain, Agitation and Delirium Guidelines Feb 07, 2013

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Juliana Barr, MD, FCCM. The guidelines provide a roadmap for developing integrated, evidence-based, and patient-centered protocols for preventing and treating pain, agitation and delirium.

SCCM Pod-204 CCM: Surveillance Definitions for VAP Feb 01, 2013

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Michael Klompas, MD, MPH

SCCM Pod-203 PCCM: Using the Vanguard Phase in Clinical Trials Jan 16, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Victoria L. Pemberton, RN, MS, about her article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-202 CCM: Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the ICU Dec 20, 2012

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jill A. Marsteller, PhD, MPP, lead author on an article published in the November Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-201 CCM: New Glycemic Control Guidelines Dec 18, 2012

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Judith Jacobi, PharmD, FCCM, lead author on the new glycemic control guidelines

SCCM Pod-200 PCCM: Mechanical Ventilation Use in Children with 2009 H1N1 Versus Seasonal Influenza Dec 06, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Carl O. Eriksson, MD, MPH, lead author on an article published in the November Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-199 PCCM: Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Dec 06, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Ranjit S. Chima, MD, lead author of an article published in the November Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-198 CCM: Cost Savings and Quality Improvement Nov 30, 2012

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Amay Parikh, MD, MBA, MS, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-197 CCM: Sedative Doses, Mechanical Ventilation and Delirium Nov 13, 2012

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-196 CCM: Training Residents Effectively in Mechanical Ventilation Nov 05, 2012

Michael Weinstein speaks with Ewan Goligher, MD, FRCPC, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-195 CCM: Tracheostomy Practice in Critically Ill Patients Oct 11, 2012

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Bradley D. Freeman, MD, FACS, to discuss his article published in the October Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-194 CCM: Understanding Procalcitonin in Diagnosing Infection, Sepsis Sep 27, 2012

Use of Procalcitonin (PCT) for the diagnosis of infection has been studied extensively with conflicting results, in part because of the many different populations and clinical syndromes studied.

SCCM Pod-193 CCM: Research Consent Discrepancies Between Patients and Surrogates Sep 20, 2012

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Marc Moss, MD, lead author of an article published in the September Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-192 PCCM: Residents Reveal Patient Safety Perceptions Sep 12, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks Katri Typpo, MD, MPH, lead author of an article published in the September 2012 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-191 CCM: Perceptions of Organ Donation Aug 30, 2012

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Joanne L. Hart, MD, about her article published in the September Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-190 CCM: Challenges within Interhospital Patient Transfers Aug 23, 2012

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Theodore J. Iwashyna, MD, PhD, about his August Critical Care Medicine article

SCCM Pod-189: Expanding Palliative Care Training for Fellows Aug 02, 2012

iCritical Care Podcast associate editor Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Alyssa Majesko, MD, MS, about her article published in the August Critical Connections

SCCM Pod-188 CCM: Patient-Centered Critical Care Reconsidered Jul 26, 2012

iCritical Care Podcast associate editor Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Constantine Manthous, MD

SCCM Pod-187 CCM: Pediatric Nutritional Practices Jul 19, 2012

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Nilesh Mehta, MD, about his article published in the July 2012 Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-186 PCCM: Variability and Challenges in Pediatric Asthma Jul 12, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Susan L. Bratton, MD, MPH, about her paper published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-185 PCCM: Defining Pediatric Sepsis Jul 03, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Denise M. Goodman, MD, MS, about her article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-184 PCCM: Health-Related Outcomes in Children Jun 28, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Nana Coleman, MD, EdM, about her editorial published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-183: Healthcare in the 21st Century Jun 21, 2012

Robert M. Pearl, MD, discusses the state of U.S. medicine as well as the importance of information technology and the future of healthcare reform with podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.

SCCM Pod-182 CCM: A Closer Look at Johns Hopkins Percutaneous Tracheostomy Program Jun 07, 2012

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Marek A. Mirski, MD, PhD, about his article published in the June 2012 Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-181 CCM: Lip-Reading and the Ventilated Patient May 31, 2012

iCritical Care associate editor Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Ellen Cowen Meltzer, MD, MSc.

SCCM Pod-180: Integrating Communication Bundles in the ICU May 25, 2012

Former SCCM president Mitchell M. Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses communications bundles with podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.

SCCM Pod-179 CCM: Critical Care Research: Its Funding and Future May 10, 2012

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, FCCM, and Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, who each serves as lead authors in two Critical Care Medicine papers related to critical care research.

SCCM Pod-178: Goal-Directed Nutrition May 03, 2012

Ainsley Malone, RD, MS, LD, GNSD, discusses goal-directed nutrition with podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.

SCCM Pod-177 CCM: Organizational Culture and Family Satisfaction Apr 24, 2012

iCritical Care associate editor Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, talks with Peter M. Dodek, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, about his article published in the May 2012 Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-176 PCCM: Guidelines for Pediatric TBI Apr 19, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associated podcast editor, speaks with Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, about the revised guidelines for acute medical management of severe traumatic brain injury.

SCCM Pod-175 CCM: Poverty and Bloodstream Infections Apr 13, 2012

New iCritical Care associate editor Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Kenneth Christopher, MD, about his paper published in the May 2012 Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-174: Damage Control Resuscitation Apr 12, 2012

Bryan A. Cotton, MD, MPH, discusses damage control resuscitation with new iCritical Care Podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.

SCCM Pod-173 PCCM: Pediatric Lessons from Haiti Earthquake Apr 11, 2012

Ericka L. Fink, MD, discusses her latest article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-172 PCCM: A Closer Look at the Critical Pertussis Study Apr 04, 2012

Carol E. Nicholson, MD, MS, FAAP, is the Project Scientist for the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) and Program Director for Pediatric Care and Rehabilitation Research (PCCR).

SCCM Pod-171 CCM: National Trends for Subdural Hematoma Mar 28, 2012

Jennifer A. Frontera, MD, discusses national trends in the prevalence, cost and discharge disposition of patients after subdural hematoma.

SCCM Pod-170 PCCM: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy During ECMO Mar 13, 2012

Matthew Paden, MD, discusses his Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article: Recovery of Renal Function and Survival After Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

SCCM Pod-169 PCCM: Formal Handover Protocols Reduce Errors During Transition to the ICU Mar 01, 2012

Brian F. Joy, MD, a fellow in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Childrens Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA, discussed an article published in the May 2011 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-168 CCM: Managing End-Stage Liver Disease Feb 16, 2012

Ali Al-Khafaji, MD, MPH, is the lead author of an article published in the May 2011 Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-167 PCCM: Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Children Jan 19, 2012

M. Cholette, MD, is the lead author of an article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-166 CCM: How Much Nutrition Should Critically Ill Patients Receive? Jan 05, 2012

Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc, is the lead author of an article published in the May 2011 Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-165 PCCM: PAI-1 May Lead to Early Diagnosis of VAP in Children Dec 15, 2011

Ramya Srinivasan, MD, discusses her article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-164 CCM: Rescue Therapies in Patients with ALI Nov 30, 2011

Allan J. Walkey, MD, MSc, is the lead author of an article published in the June 2011 Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-163 PCCM: Central ECMO Leads to Better Survival in Children Nov 15, 2011

Graeme MacLaren, MD, FCCM, is the lead author on an article published in the March Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-162 Healthcare Quality: How Did We Get Here? Nov 07, 2011

Kristine Lombardozi, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the August Critical Connections.

SCCM Pod-161 Clifford Deutschman on Sepsis Research Oct 28, 2011

SCCM president-elect Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, FCCM, professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia.

SCCM Pod-160 Enhanced LearnICU.org Promises Premiere Educational Opportunities Oct 20, 2011

Mark Hall, MD, is a pediatric intensivist at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University College of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-159 Continuous Capnography and the Difficult Airway Sep 14, 2011

The Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Difficult Airway Society was designed to identify and study serious airway complications occurring during anaesthesia in the intensive care unit and emergency department.

SCCM Pod-158 Mouth Care and VAP Prevention Sep 01, 2011

Cindy L. Munro, RN, PhD, ANP-C, authored an article in the 2009 American Journal of Critical Care, titled: Chlorhexidine, Toothbrushing, and Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Critically Ill Adults.

SCCM Pod-157 Sedation Strategies in the ICU Aug 15, 2011

Troy E. Batterton, PharmD, a pharmacist at Lakeland Regional Medical Central, and Dean Sandifer, MD, an internist, both practicing at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida.

SCCM Pod-156 Delirium in the Critically Ill Patient Aug 03, 2011

Pratik Pandharipande, MD, FCCM, is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

SCCM Pod-155 Fellowship Education and Research Jul 20, 2011

Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, is a professor of critical care medicine and surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania, and director of critical care fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.

SCCM Pod-154 Establishing Successful FDM and FCCS Courses Jul 06, 2011

Babak Sarani, MD, is a trauma surgeon and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.

SCCM Pod-153 Inducing a Host Response in Sepsis Jun 15, 2011

Craig Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, is a professor of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

SCCM Pod-152 CCM: Implementing Real-Time Computerized Sepsis Alerts May 31, 2011

Marin H. Kollef, MD, is lead author of an article published in the March 2011 Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-151 Symptom Experiences of ICU Patients at Risk of Dying May 10, 2011

Kathleen A. Puntillo, RN, DNSc, is the lead author of an article published in the November 2010 Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-150 PCCM: Blood Transfusion and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation May 04, 2011

Ravi Thiagarajan, MD, MBBS, MPH, discusses his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-149 Critical Care Coding and Billing Apr 26, 2011

George A. Sample, MD, is a senior attending in critical care at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

SCCM Pod-148 Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Pediatric Sepsis Apr 07, 2011

Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-147 Daily Predictions of Death in the Medical ICU Mar 16, 2011

William Meadow, MD, PhD, is the lead author of an article published in the March Critical Care Medicine titled: Power and limitations of daily prognostications of death in the medical ICU

SCCM Pod-146 Disaster Management in Haiti Mar 07, 2011

Randy S. Wax, MD, and Marie Baldisseri, MD, FCCM, discuss disaster management and their relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

SCCM Pod-145 Drug Shortages in the ICU Feb 17, 2011

Judith Jacobi, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, discusses drug shortages in the intensive care unit and how such shortages affect critical care patients and those requiring anesthesia.

SCCM Pod-144 Message from the 2011 President Feb 02, 2011

Society of Critical Care Medicine president Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, MHPE, FCCM, discusses her professional background and research interests.

SCCM Pod-143 PCCM: The Effects of Heparin in Infants After Catheter-Related Jan 05, 2011

Alan R. Schroeder, MD, lead author of an article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-142 PCCM: Helping Mechanically Ventilated Infants Swallow Dec 02, 2010

Steven B. Leder, PhD, discusses his article, Dysphagia Testing and Aspiration Status in Medically Stable Infants Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Via Tracheotomy, published in the July 2010 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-141 PCCM: Emergent Endotracheal Intubations in Children Nov 17, 2010

Christopher L. Carroll, MD, FCCM, lead author of an article published in the May 2010 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-140 PCCM: Blood/Brain Barrier Permeability During Diabetic Ketoacidosis Nov 02, 2010

Monica Vavilala, MD, discusses her recent article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod 139 CCM: Duration of Delirium as an ICU Predictor of Cognitive Impairment Oct 28, 2010

Timothy D. Girard, MD, MSCI, discusses his July 2010 Critical Care Medicine article.

SCCM Pod-138 CCM: Understanding Critical Care Trial Design Sep 28, 2010

Better understanding of important aspects of trial design and interpretation, such as whether patients enrolled in both intervention arms were comparable and whether the primary outcome of the trial is clinically important, will assist the bedside clinician in determining whether to apply the findings from the clinical study into clinical practice.

SCCM Pod-137: A Team Approach to Identifying MRSA Sep 20, 2010

Adam Keene, MD, MS, discusses his paper published in the January 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-136 PCCM: Community-Associated MRSA in Previously Healthy Children Aug 27, 2010

Amy Creel, MD, a pediatric critical care physician at Childrens Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, served as lead author on an article published in the May 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-135 PCCM: WFPICCS: Its Global Agenda Aug 25, 2010

Niranjan Kissoon, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the September 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod 134 CCM: Resolving End-of-Life Conflicts in the ICU Aug 05, 2010

M. Luce, MD, FCCM, discusses his latest article: A history of resolving conflicts over end-of-life care in intensive care units in the United States

SCCM Pod-133 CCM: Human Factors to Medication and Patient Safety in the ICU Aug 02, 2010

Matthew C. Scanlon, MD, discuses his article: Value of human factors to medication and patient safety in the intensive care unit.

SCCM Pod-132 The Future of Acute Care Surgery Jul 14, 2010

Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FCCM, discusses acute care surgery, its relation to surgical critical care, and his predictions for the future of acute care surgery, trauma surgery and surgical critical care.

SCCM Pod-131 CCM: Dexmedetomidine vs. Midazolam: A Cost Minimization Analysis Jun 30, 2010

Joseph F. Dasta, MSc, FCCM, discusses his article published in the February 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-130 PCCM: Telemedicine in Rural Emergency Departments Jun 17, 2010

Amelia Hopkins, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the September 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-129 CCM: The Use of RIFLE in Patients with AKI Jun 10, 2010

John A. Kellum, MD, FCCM, discusses how one uses RIFLE to take care of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).

SCCM Pod-128 Patient Management After Cardiac Surgery May 20, 2010

Anthony Carlese, MD, DO, discusses management of the patient after cardiac surgery, specifically his approach to caring for patients in the ICU who have just undergone coronary artery bypass surgery.

SCCM Pod-127 CCM: Physician Extenders in the ICU Apr 30, 2010

Ruth Kleinpell, RN, PhD, RN-CS, FCCM, discusses her experience as a nurse practitioner as well as her research into the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the ICU.

SCCM Pod-126 Managing IAH and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Apr 20, 2010

Michael Cheatham, MD, FCCM, director of the surgical intensive care units at Orlando Regional Trauma Center in Florida, discusses his latest paper.

SCCM Pod-125 Focus on the Team: Acute Critical Care Surgery Mar 30, 2010

Michael West, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his unique career path into critical care and his background as a trauma/critical care surgeon. West is chief of surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and professor and vice chair in the department of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He served as chair of the 39th Critical Care Congress

SCCM Pod-124 Achieving Success With Paragon Mar 01, 2010

The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program aimed to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals.

SCCM Pod-123 Message from the 2010 President Feb 18, 2010

Society of Critical Care Medicine president Judith Jacobi, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, discusses her goals and vision for the Society during her 2010 term.

SCCM Pod-122 Disaster Management in Haiti Feb 11, 2010

Barbara McLean, ACNP, CCNS-NP, a nurse from Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses her recent volunteer efforts in Haiti following the January 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated the area. McLean discusses general disaster management strategies as well as patient populations and care challenges specific to the event.

SCCM Pod-121 PCCM: E-CPR and ECMO in Pediatric Patients Dec 17, 2009

Robert Tasker, MD, MBBS, discusses two editorials related to neurological issues in critical care.

SCCM Pod-120 CCM: Tracheostomy Practice in the Surgical ICU Nov 24, 2009

Bradley D. Freeman, MD, discusses his article published in the December 2009 Critical Care Medicine, titled: Examination of Non-clinical Factors Affecting Tracheostomy Practice in an Academic Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

SCCM Pod-119 PCCM: Does Fellowship Program Size and Rotations Affect Clinical and Research Time? Nov 17, 2009

Wynne Morrison, MD, discusses an article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, which highlighted the results of a national survey of pediatric critical care medicine fellowship clinical and research time allocation.

SCCM Pod-118 PCCM: HLH and Sepsis Oct 30, 2009

Leticia Castillo, MD, FCCM, assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-117 CCM: Public Awareness and Perception of Sepsis Oct 15, 2009

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the January 2009 Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-116 CCM: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Development of ALI Sep 24, 2009

Michelle Gong, MD, MS, discusses her recent articled published in the August 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-115 PCCM: Difficult Conversations in the Pediatric ICU Aug 31, 2009

Elaine Meyer, RN, PhD, discuss a paper published recently in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-114 CCM: Why Not Physician-Assisted Death? Aug 17, 2009

Constantine A. Manthous, MD, associate clinical professor of medicine at Bridgeport Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut, discusses his article published in the April 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-113 Decontamination of the Digestive Tract Aug 04, 2009

Phillip S. Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses decontamination of the digestive tract and oropharynx in an attempt to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. He discusses a recent article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, "Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Oropharynx in ICU Patients." Barie is Immediate Past President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), as well as professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York. He is also the director of surgical critical care and the surgical intensive care unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital. While Barie has not authored either of these articles, he is considered an expert in this field, which is very important to critical care practice.

SCCM Pod-112 Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Jul 23, 2009

Michael Diringer, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in Critical Care Medicine about the management of acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Diringer is professor of neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesiology and occupational therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also section chief of neurological critical care. Diringer discusses the anticipation, prevention, and management of secondary complications related to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

SCCM Pod-111 CCM: Family Presence and Its Physician Performance Jun 16, 2009

Rosemarie Fernandez, MD, an assistant professor at Wayne State University in Michigan, discusses an article published in the June 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "The Presence of a Family Witness Impacts Physician Performance During Simulated Medical Codes." This is second iCritical Care Podcast to address this topic; listeners also may reference SCCM Pod-72 PCCM: Family Presence During Pediatric CPR.

SCCM Pod-110 CCM: Eye Care in the ICU Jun 01, 2009

When faced with the complex conditions of critically ill and injured patients, eye care can sometimes be overlooked in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, attention to the eye is important, as these patients are at increased risk of exposure keratopathy.

SCCM Pod-109 PCCM: Simulation at the Point-of-Care May 21, 2009

Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH, discusses an article from the March 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Simulation at the Point-of-Care: Reduced cost, in-situ training via a mobile cart." Burns is chief of the division of critical care medicine at Children's Hospital in Boston as well as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10(2):176 Released: 5/21/09

SCCM Pod-108 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part III May 05, 2009

Naomi O'Grady, MD clarifies the strain of the current virus, discusses the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic, and outlines the prescription therapies available specific to H1N1 Influenza. O'Grady is a senior staff physician in the Clinical Center's Critical Care Medicine Department and the medical director of the department's Vascular Access and Conscious Sedation Services. She also is an attending physician with the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of the Children's National Medical Center and an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This podcast is the third in a series focused on the H1N1 Influenza outbreak.

SCCM Pod-107 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part II May 01, 2009

John H. Beigel, MD, clarifies the definition of influenza and discusses the evolution of viruses, speculation on the mode of transmission and the role of vaccines and therapies as they relate to Influenza A (H1N1). The conversation references his recent publication in Critical Care Medicine (Beigel JH. Influenza. Crit Care Med. 2008; 36:2660-2666). Dr. Beigel is Director of Clinical Research at MacroGenics, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland, and a volunteer consultant at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. This podcast is the second in a series focused on the H1N1 influenza outbreak.

SCCM Pod-106 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part I Apr 30, 2009

Randy S. Wax, MD, discusses the current outbreak of influenza A (H1N1), the triage protocol for critical care during an influenza epidemic, the public's role in taking necessary precautions, and educational resources that are available. Dr. Wax is an intensivist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has multiple areas of expertise, including disaster management. This podcast is the first in a series focused on the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak.

SCCM Pod-105 Message from the President Apr 16, 2009

Society of Critical Care Medicine president Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses his goals and vision for the Society during his 2009 term. Levy stresses the importance of professional collaboration and compassionate caregiving. Levy is professor of medicine at Brown University School of Medicine and director of the medical ICU at Rhode Island Hospital.

SCCM Pod-104 Paragon Successes Apr 02, 2009

The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program that aims to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals. William A. Brock, MD, FCCM, is outgoing chair of the Paragon committee and a Paragon coach. Carrie Ogilvie, CCRN, MS, RN, participated in the Paragon Pilot Program and also went on to become a coach. Both discuss the importance of quality improvement and detail the successes of this initiative.

SCCM Pod-103 Leadership in Critical Care - Part II Mar 19, 2009

Vladimir Kvetan, MD, FCCM, discusses the history and goals of the Critical Care Leadership Network of the Greater New York Hospital Association for which he is a founding member. Dr. Kvetan is director of critical care at Montefiore Medical Center in New York where he is a professor of medicine and anesthesiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The GNYHA seeks to serve healthcare providers, support patients in their journey toward better health and strengthen partnerships that promote high-quality, more affordable healthcare.

SCCM Pod-102 Leadership in Critical Care - Part I Mar 02, 2009

John McNelis, MD, FCCM, discusses leadership and mentorship in the critical care community. McNelis is vice chairman of the department of surgery and director of surgical critical care and trauma at WinThuop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. In addition, he sits on the steering committee for the Critical Care Leadership Network of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), a group of nearly 300 hospitals and continuing care facilities Thuoughout the New York area. The GNYHA seeks to serve healthcare providers, to support patients in their journey toward better health, and to strengthen partnerships that promote high-quality, more affordable healthcare. The Critical Care Leadership Network presented several posters during the 38th Critical Care Congress, which McNelis also will discuss. This podcast is one of a two-part series focused on leadership and mentorship in critical care.

SCCM Pod-101 Nutrition in the ICU Feb 18, 2009

Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, discusses nutrition in the intensive care unit, specifically addressing what role total parenteral nutrition might have for the critically ill or injured patient. Dr. Wischmeyer is a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. Released: 2/18/09

SCCM Pod-100 Peter J. Pronovost Looks to the Future of Patient Safety Feb 01, 2009

Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses patient safety research and future efforts to reduce infections in the intensive care unit in this special 100th episode of the iCritical Care Podcasts. Dr. Pronovost is professor in the departments of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and surgery at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a professor in the department of health policy and management at the Bloomberg School of Public Heath in Maryland. He also serves as director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at the Center for Innovations in Quality Patient Care Division of Adult Critical Care. Dr. Pronovost was selected to participate in the 100th iCritical Care Podcast because of his continued dedication to critical care, embodying the spirit of I AM SCCM.

SCCM Pod-99 Congress Preview: Mechanical Ventilation Modes Feb 01, 2009

Richard D. Branson, RRT, FCCM, discusses his two upcoming presentations for the 38th Critical Care Congress, The Modes of Mechanical Ventilation and Mechanical Ventilation Modes: How and When. Both sessions will highlight new developments in mechanical ventilation and increase understanding. Mr. Branson is an assistant professor, division of trauma and critical care at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio.

SCCM Pod-98 Congress Preview: Angus Discusses Critical Care Research Jan 22, 2009

Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, FCCM, the recipient of the American College of Critical Care Medicine's (ACCM) Distinguished Investigator Award, discusses the state of critical care research as well as his unique background. Dr. Angus will accept the award during the 38th Critical Care Congress, where he also will be giving a presentation titled, "Change," during the ACCM Convocation and Award Ceremony. Dr. Angus is a professor of critical care at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania where he is currently chairman of the department of critical care. Released: 1/22/09

SCCM Pod-97 Congress Preview: Teaching Critical Care Medicine Jan 09, 2009

Paul Rogers, MD, professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania, discusses themes from his upcoming keynote session, "Teaching Medicine is an Art, Valuing it is Critical," to be presented during the 38th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Rogers recently was awarded The Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes significant contributions to medical education made by gifted teachers. Released: 1/5/09

SCCM Pod-96 PCCM: Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children Dec 01, 2008

Desmond Bohn, MC, BCH, discusses his editorial, "The Problem of Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children: The Solution is the Solution," which was published in the November 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article by P. Alvarez-Montanana et al, published in the same issue titled, "The use of isotonic fluid as maintenance therapy prevents iatrogenic hyponatremia in pediatrics: A randomized, controlled open study." Dr. Bohn is Department of Critical Care Medicine Chief at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[6]:658) Released: 12/1/08

SCCM Pod-95 PCCM: Is the Endotracheal Tube Next to Go Nov 19, 2008

James D. Fortenberry, MD, FCCM, discusses his editorial published in the September 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "8-Tracks, Betamax... Is the endotracheal tube next to go?" Fortenberry is a pediatric intensivist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Georgia, where he also is the medical director of the system's clinical research. Dr. Fortenberry also is director, division of critical care medicine in the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article published in the same issue by Leticia J. Yanez et al., "A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation in pediatric acute respiratory insufficiency." (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[5]:536) Released: 11/19/08

SCCM Pod-94 Increased Mortality of Ventilated Patients with Endotracheal Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Oct 07, 2008

Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, MD, discusses an article published in the September 2008 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Increased mortality of ventilated patients with endotracheal Pseudomonas aeruginosa without clinical signs of infection." Dr. Wiener-Kronish is a professor of research and teaching in anaesthetics and anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, (Crit Car Med 2008.36(9): 2495)

SCCM Pod-93 ACCM Recommendations for Corticosteroid Insufficiency Jul 29, 2008

Paul Marik, MD, FCCM, discusses the June Critical Care Medicine article, "Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of corticosteroid insufficiency in critically ill adult patients: Consensus statements from an international task force by the American College of Critical Care Medicine." Dr. Marik is the chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (Crit Care Med 2008;36[6]:1937)

SCCM Pod-92 Physician Management and Patient Mortality in the ICU Jun 24, 2008

Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses his article, Association between Critical Care Physician Management and Patient Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit, published in the June 3, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Levy offers background about the study as well as his opinions about the controversial results. (Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:801-809) Released: June 25, 2008

SCCM Pod-91 PCCM: Outcomes and Admissions in the PICU Apr 18, 2008

Folafoluwa O. Odetola, MD, MPH, discusses an article published in the January 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Do outcomes vary according to the source of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit?" Dr. Odetola is from Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, and from the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[1]:20)

SCCM Pod-90 New End-of-Life Guidelines Mar 07, 2008

Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, discusses new guidelines published in the March 2008 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the ICU." Dr. Truog is professor of medical ethics and anesthesia (pediatrics) at Harvard Medical School and senior associate in critical care medicine at Children's Hospital Boston in Massachusetts. (Crit Care Med. 2008;36:953-963)

SCCM Pod-89 eNewsletter for the week of January 17, 2008 Jan 23, 2008

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-88 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 2 Jan 17, 2008

Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD, associate professor of nursing, anesthesia and critical care medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and nurse scientist at Childrens Hospital in Boston, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric staff perspectives on organ donation after cardiac death in children.

SCCM Pod-87 Managing Pulmonary Hypertension Oct 29, 2007

Roham T. Zamanian, MD, discusses an article published in the September 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Management strategies for patients with pulmonary hypertension in the ICU." Dr. Zamanian is acting assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. (Crit Care Med. 2007;35[9]:2037)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

SCCM Pod-76 eNewsletter for the week of June 7, 2007 Jun 11, 2007

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SCCM Pod-75 CCM: Spiritual Care in the ICU Jun 04, 2007

Richard J. Wall, MD, MPH, and Nancy Chambers, MDiv, discuss an article published in the April issue of Critical Care Medicine titled Spiritual Care of Families in the ICU. Dr. Wall is a senior research fellow in the division of pulmonary of critical care medicine and Reverend Chambers is the director of spiritual care in the University of Washington healthcare system. (Crit Care Med 2007;35 (4):1084

SCCM Pod-74 PCCM: The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network May 16, 2007

Douglas Willson, MD, discusses an article he published in the July 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network." Dr. Willson is medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and the chairman of the Steering Committee for the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006; 7:301)

SCCM Pod-73 2007 Congress Special May 14, 2007

Presidential Address Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, outlines his goals and aspirations for the Society during his presidential address at the 36th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida, USA.

SCCM Pod-72 PCCM: Family Presence During Pediatric CPR Apr 27, 2007

Susan Bratton, MD, MPH, discusses an editorial published in the September 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Physician Experience with Family Presence During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation." Dr. Bratton is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah. (Niranjan K. Ped Crit Care Med. 2006;7:505)

SCCM Pod-71 eNewsletter for the week of April 19, 2007 Apr 20, 2007

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SCCM Pod-70 PCCM: Childhood Obesity and Severe Asthma Apr 19, 2007

Christopher Carroll, MD, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, "Childhood Obesity Increases Duration Of Therapy During Severe Asthma Exacerbations." Dr. Carroll is a pediatric intensivist at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006:527-31)

SCCM Pod-69 2007 Congress Special: Epinephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Septic Shock Apr 17, 2007

Djillali Annane, MD, discusses a study on epinephrine versus norepinephrine for septic shock he presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Annane is professor of critical care Raymond Poincare Hospital in Garches, France.

SCCM Pod-68 eNewsletter for the week of April 5, 2007 Apr 06, 2007

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SCCM Pod-67 PCCM: Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children Mar 30, 2007

Arno Zaritsky, MD, discusses an article he and Dr. Ikram Haque published in the March 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled "Analysis of the Evidence for Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children." Dr. Zaritsky is professor and chief of pediatric critical care at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.

SCCM Pod-66 2007 Congress Special: Furosemide and Albumin in ARDS Mar 22, 2007

Gregory Martin, MD, discusses some of the topics from his presentation during the 36th Critical Care Congress, "Furosemide and Albumin in ARDS." Dr. Martin is assistant professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and the section head of pulmonary and critical care division at Grady Memorial Hospital where he is also the director of the medical and coronary ICUs.

SCCM Pod-65 2007 Congress Special: Cooling the Neurosurgical Patient Mar 15, 2007

Stephan Mayer, MD, FCCM, discusses cooling the neurological patient. Dr. Mayer is director of the neurological intensive care unit at Columbia University Medicine Center and he is an associate professor in neurology and neurosurgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.

SCCM Pod-64 2007 Congress Special: Anemia in the ICU Mar 08, 2007

Howard Corwin, MD, FCCM, discusses hematological issues and anemia in the critically ill and injured. Dr. Corwin professor of medicine and section chief of critical care medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.

SCCM Pod-63 Gastric Versus Intestinal Feedings Feb 28, 2007

John Mazuski, MD, FCCM, and Beth Taylor, MS, RD, CNSD, FCCM, discuss their article published in the February 2007 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Gastric vs. Intestinal Feeding: Does it Make a Difference?" Dr. Mazuski is a professor of surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Ms. Taylor is a nutrition support dietitian at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. (Crit Conn 2007 Vol. 6, No. 1)

SCCM Pod-62 Simple Measures Can Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Feb 08, 2007

Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the December 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU." Dr. Pronovost and researchers showed Thuough this study that simple measures, such as hand washing, can have a dramatic effect in reducing bloodstream infections. They focused on improved teamwork between doctors, nurses and other intensive care unit professionals, collecting data from 103 Michigan hospitals for up to 18 months. The reference for this article is NEJM 2006 Volume 355, Number 26:2725-2732.

SCCM Pod-61 eNewsletter for the week of February 1, 2007 Feb 02, 2007

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SCCM Pod-60 eNewsletter for the week of January 18, 2007 Jan 19, 2007

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SCCM Pod-59: Message from the 2007 President Jan 12, 2007

Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, discusses his goals as the Society's president for 2007 as well as his decades-long involvement in SCCM and the critical care community. 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, OIR. He also is an attending in the medical intensive care unit at the NIH Clinical Center.

SCCM Pod-58 CC: Cardiology Pharmacotherapies Jan 03, 2007

William Dager, PharmD, and John S. MacGregor, MD, PhD, discuss an article in the December 2006 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Recent Advances in Cardiology Pharmacotherapies for the ICU Clinician." The article was written by Joseph Dasta, PharmD, from The Ohio State University, and Jaclyn LeBlanc, PharmD, BCPS, from The University of Oklahoma. Dr. Dager is a pharmacist specialist at UC Davis Medical Center and a clinical professor of pharmacy at UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy. Dr. MacGregor is a professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and is director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital.

SCCM Pod-57 CCM: Heparin-Induced Thuombocytopenia Dec 29, 2006

Stanley Nasraway, MD, FCCM, discuss an article in the December issue of Critical Care Medicine "Heparin-induced Thuombocytopenia in the critical care setting: Diagnosis and management." The reference is Critical Care Medicine. 2006 34(12):2898-2911. This article offers continuing medical educational credit.

SCCM Pod-56 eNewsletter for the week of December 7, 2006 Dec 08, 2006

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-55 Enteral Therapy to Treat Respiratory Distress Syndrome Dec 04, 2006

Eric Pacht, MD, discuss an editorial published in the September issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Enteral therapy to decrease morbidity and improve survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Its time has come." Dr. Pacht is a pulmonary and critical care specialist and the director of the intensive care unit at Licking Memorial Hospital in Ohio. (Crit Care Med; 2006 34(9):2292-2493)

SCCM Pod-54 Managing Trauma Patients Nov 21, 2006

Saraswati Dayal, MD, and Edwin Deitch, MD, discuss an article published in the September issue of Critical Care Medicine, "ICU management of the trauma patient.." The review examines closely the most important intensive care unit issues and approaches unique to trauma patients. Dr. Dayal is an attending in trauma and surgical critical care at Hacksensack University Memorial Center in New Jersey. Dr. Deitch is professor and chairman of the department of surgery at the New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. (Crit Care Med; 2006 34(9):2294-2301)

SCCM Pod-53 Reducing Medication Errors in the ICU Nov 17, 2006

Yizhak Kupfer, MD, discusses his lecture, to be held during the 36th Critical Care Congress, "Reduction of Medication Errors in the Intensive Care Unit." Dr. Kupfer is an associate professor of medicine at SUNY Downstate School of Medicine and is the director of the medical intensive care unit at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, New York.

SCCM Pod-52 eNewsletter for the week of November 16, 2006 Nov 16, 2006

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SCCM Pod-51 SCCM Members Launch Major Sepsis Study Nov 09, 2006

Derek Angus, MD, MPH, discusses a new, multicenter research consortium, called Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS). The consortium is beginning a large-scale study to determine whether specific interventions can halt the progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. Dr. Angus along with SCCM members Mitchell Fink, MD, and Donald Yealy, MD, will lead a team of intensive care unit and emergency department personnel. The study is likely to offer valuable insight on the best ways to treat sepsis and the value of early goal-directed therapy. Dr. Angus is vice chairman of research for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's critical care department.

SCCM Pod-50 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Simon Finfer Nov 08, 2006

Simon Finfer, MD, MBBS, MRCP, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his keynote presentation "The Clinical Role of Albumin in the Critically Ill" as well as his latest critical care endeavors. Dr. Fifner is a senior staff specialist in intensive care at Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney. Dr Finfer received his training from London University and Westminster Medical School, London University. He also trained in pediatric intensive care at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.

SCCM Pod-49 Responding to NEJM’s Article on the SSC Nov 06, 2006

Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses a perspectives article published in the October 19, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled Surviving Sepsis-Practice Guidelines, Marketing Campaigns, and Eli Lilly, which criticizes the campaign and its major funding source, Eli Lilly.

SCCM Pod-48 eNewsletter for the week of November 2, 2006 Nov 03, 2006

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SCCM Pod-47 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Patrick Kochanek Oct 30, 2006

Patrick Kochanek, MD, FCCM, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Emergency Preservation for Resuscitation: Beyond CPR," as well as his background and expertise in critical care. Dr. Kochanek is director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research and is a tenured professor in the department of critical care medicine with secondary appointments in pediatrics and anesthesiology as well as the editor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-46 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Daren Heyland Oct 27, 2006

Daren Heyland, MD, MSc, is of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress, to be held February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Pharmaco-Nutrition: A New Emerging Paradigm," and offers insight into his background and accomplishments in critical care. Dr. Heyland is professor of medicine at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

SCCM Pod-45 eNewsletter for the week of September 21, 2006 Sep 22, 2006

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SCCM Pod-44 CCM: The Role of Weaning Sep 20, 2006

Maged A. Tanios, MD, discusses his article, "A randomized, controlled trial of the role of weaning: Predictors in clinical decision making," from the October issue of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Tanios is the director of the ICU at St. Mary Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. (Crit. Care Med. 34(10):2530-2535, October 2006)

SCCM Pod-43 eNewsletter for the week of September 7, 2006 Sep 08, 2006

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SCCM Pod-42 Message from the President Aug 29, 2006

Charles Durbin Jr., MD, FCCM, president of SCCM, shares his insights on some of the highlights from the past year and discusses the future of SCCM with the membership. Dr. Durbin is more than halfway Thuough his SCCM presidency in a year that has been marked by many accomplishments in the critical care community. In addition to his seat at the helm of Society, Dr. Durbin is professor of anesthesiology and surgery and medical director of respiratory care at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville

SCCM Pod-41 CCM: Tough Decisions at the End of Life Aug 16, 2006

Douglas White, MD, discusses his article in the Aug issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Decisions to Limit Life-Sustaining Treatment for Critically Ill Patients Who Lack Both Decision-Making Capacity and Surrogate Decision Makers." Dr. White is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.(Crit Care Med; 2006, 34(8):2053-2059)

SCCM Pod-40 CCM: Initial Antimicrobial Treatment of MRSA Aug 03, 2006

Marin Kollef, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the department of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine and director of medical critical care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, discusses his article in the Aug issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sterile-Site Infection: The Importance of Appropriate Initial Antimicrobial Treatment." (Crit Care Med; 2006, 34(8):2069-2074)

SCCM Pod-39 CC: Revising the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines Aug 01, 2006

Phillip Dellinger, MD, FCCM, professor of medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and director of the critical care section at Cooper University Hospital, and Roman Jaeschke, MD, a clinical professor at McMaster University discuss an article published in the Aug issue of Critical Connections. The article, "Revising the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: A Closer Look," details the guideline revision process. (Crit Conn 2006 Vol.5 No. 4)

SCCM Pod-38 CPOE and Error Detection Jul 20, 2006

Terry Clemmer, MD, FCCM, discusses computerized physician order entry and error detection in the intensive care unit. This podcast was recorded during the Society's 35th Critical Care Congress and released to complement the Excellence in Quality and Safety in Critical Care conference to be held September 21 to 23, 2006. Dr. Clemmer is the director of critical care at LDS Hospital in Utah and professor of medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-37 Thoughts on the FACTT Trial Jul 10, 2006

Gordon Bernard, MD, shares his thoughts on the recently released Fluid And Catheter Treatment Trial or FACTT trial published in the May issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The Society of Critical Care Medicine conducted this interview as part of its commitment to translating research to the bedside. Dr. Bernard serves as the steering committee chairman for ARDSNet, the group that published this study, and he shares his insight on its importance and future impact on critical care. Dr. Bernard also is the Melinda Owen Bass professor of pulmonary medicine, assistant vice-chancellor for research and director of the division of allergy, pulmonary, and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee. (Pulmonary-artery vs. central venous catheter to guide treatment of acute lung injury NEJM 2006; 354: 2213-2224 and Comparison of two fluid-management strategies in acute lung injury NEJM 2006; 354: 2564-2575).

SCCM Pod-36 CC: Rapid Response Systems Jul 06, 2006

Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, an intensivist from the University of Pittsburgh, discusses her article from the June issue of Critical Connections, titled "Rapid Response Systems: Have They Made a Difference?" Dr. Baldisseri is an associate professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-35 CCM: Cooling After Cardiac Arrest Jun 29, 2006

Raina M. Merchant, MD, a resident in emergency medicine at the University of Chicago, and Benjamin S. Abella, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the section of emergency medicine at the University of Chicago, discuss their article published in the July issue of Critical Care Medicine. The article, "Therapeutic Hypothermia Utilization Among Physicians After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest," addresses whether physicians are cooling patients after cardiac arrest (Crit Care Med Volume 34, Number 5, Jul 2006 pp 1935-1940).

SCCM Pod-34 CCM: Lorazepam vs. Propofol Jun 16, 2006

Shannon S. Carson, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and associate medical director of the medical and respiratory ICUs at the UNC Medical Center, as well as John P. Kress, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, discuss their article from the May 2006 Critical Care Medicine, "A Randomized Trial of Intermittent Lorazepam vs. Propofol With Daily Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Patients." (Crit Care Med Volume 34, Number 5, May 2006 pp 1326-1332)

SCCM Pod-33 CC: Patient Safety and CPOE Jun 02, 2006

Brian Jacobs, MD, project director of Integrating Clinical Information Systems, or ICIS, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, discusses how efforts in computerized physician order entry relate to patient safety. The ICIS system is a computer-based system implemented Thuoughout the hospital Thuough which all medical orders are entered and documented electronically. The system, believed to be the most comprehensive in any pediatric hospital in the United States, is expected to reduce medical errors significantly.

SCCM Pod-32 CC: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections May 24, 2006

Vera De Palo, MD, outlines several common questions healthcare professionals should consider to help prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. Her article "Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Can We Make it Safer For Our Patients?" appears in the April issue of Critical Connections. Dr. DePalo is associate chief of medicine and director of critical care at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. She also is an associate professor of medicine at Brown Medical School.(Crit Conn 2006 Vol.5 No.2)

SCCM Pod-31 CC: Prophylactic Antimicrobial Use in the ICU May 23, 2006

Phil Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses his article from the April edition of Critical Connections on antibiotic prophylaxis. He addresses when this therapy is most useful as well as the consequences of overuse. Dr. Barie is professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, and he sits on the executive committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. (Crit Conn 2006 Vol.5 No.2)

SCCM Pod-30 CCM: Hospital Mortality Assessment May 18, 2006

Jack Zimmerman, MD, FCCM, discusses his article in the May 2006 edition of Critical Care Medicine, "Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (or APACHE IV): Hospital Mortality Assessment for Today's Critically Ill Patients." Dr. Zimmerman is professor emeritus of anesthesia and critical care medicine at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. (Critical Care Medicine Volume 34, Number 5, May 2006 pp 1297-1310)

SCCM Pod-29 CCM: Rationing in the ICU May 03, 2006

Robert Truog, MD, discusses his article in the April issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Rationing in the Intensive Care Unit." Dr. Truog is professor of medical ethics and anesthesia, pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Childrens Hospital Boston. The article focuses on how ICU caregivers distribute resources in the ICU.

SCCM Pod-28 CCM: Morbid Obesity and the Surgical Critical Patient Apr 18, 2006

Stanley Nasraway, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the April issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Morbid Obesity Is an Independent Determinant of Death Among Surgical Critically Ill Patients." Dr. Nasraway is associate professor of surgery, medicine and anesthesia at Tufts University and chief of the surgical intensive care units at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. His article addresses the growing number of morbidly obese patients entering the intensive care unit and suggests that customized processes be developed to address this unique and challenging patient population. (Critical Care Medicine Volume 34, Number 4, Apr 2006 pp 964-970)

SCCM Pod-27 CCM: Dopamine Influence on the Outcome of Shock Apr 14, 2006

Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses an article from the March issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Does dopamine administration in shock influence outcome? Results of the Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients (SOAP) Study." (Critical Care Medicine, Volume 34, Number 3, Mar 2006, pp 589-597.)

SCCM Pod-26 PCCM: Assessing Sedation Levels of Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients Mar 27, 2006

Martha Curley, RN, PhD, discusses her article in the Mar 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "State Behavioral Scale: A Sedation Assessment Instrument for Infants and Young Children Supported on Mechanical Ventilation." Dr. Curley, director of nursing research in critical care and cardiovascular nursing research at The Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is a recognized expert in pediatric critical care nursing. She discusses the development and validation of the State Behavioral Scale, a tool used in the evaluation of the level of sedation in pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation. (Pediatric Care Medicine, Volume 7, Number 2 Mar 2006 pp 107-114)

SCCM Pod-25 Defining and Treating Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Mar 16, 2006

Michael Cheatham, MD, FCCM, is director of the surgical trauma intensive care unit at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Florida. He discusses his article published in the February issue of Critical Connections titled, "Consensus Definitions for Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome." Dr. Cheatham is vice president of the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and has studied the impact of elevated intra-abdominal pressures for more than a decade.

SCCM Pod-24 Implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Mar 06, 2006

Michael Gropper, MD, PhD, is director of critical care medicine for the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and professor of medicine and anesthesiology at the medical school. He is one of the many healthcare professionals who have found success in implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines and discusses the strategies for implementation as well as the challenges his institution faced.

SCCM Pod-23 Preventing Pediatric Trauma Feb 24, 2006

Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, FCCM, and Angela Hsu, MD, both from the Children's National Medical Center at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., discuss their article in the February issue of Critical Connections, titled "Preventing Pediatric Trauma: The Role of the Critical Care Professional." They focus on the different levels of prevention in this patient population and how critical care professionals can play a more active role in making sure fewer young patients are treated for trauma. (Crit Conn 2006 Vol.5 No.1)

SCCM Pod-22 CCM Early Indicators of Sepsis Survival Feb 14, 2006

Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, and Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCM, discuss their article in the October issue of Critical Care Medicine. The article, "Early Changes in Organ Function Predict Eventual Survival in Severe Sepsis," can help clinicians identify variables associated with good outcomes in sepsis. The authors explain that if patients with sepsis are not getting better at the end of 24 hours, they may be getting worse. (Critical Care Medicine, Volume 33(issue 10) October 2005 pp 2194-2201).

SCCM Pod-21 Congress Keynotes Up Close Feb 07, 2006

Gordon Bernard, MD, serves as the ARDSNet Steering Committee Chairman and shared his knowledge of the ARDSNet project with attendees of the 35th Critical Care Congress during his keynote presentation,"ARDSNet: Success and Challenges of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's First Critical Care Research Network." Dr. Bernard is the Melinda Owen Bass professor of pulmonary medicine, assistant vice-chancellor for research and director of the division of allergy, pulmonary, and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee.

SCCM Pod-20 Critical Care in Combat Feb 02, 2006

Lt. Col. Chet Morrison, MD, director of surgical critical care at Michigan State University, shares his experiences serving as a military surgeon in Iraq and gives insight to critical care in combat settings.

SCCM Pod-19 Congress Keynotes Up Close Jan 19, 2006

Timothy Quill, MD, one of seven prominent critical care leaders presenting during the plenary sessions at the 35th Critical Care Congress, discusses the Terry Schiavo case and how courts have played a role in end-of-life decision making. Dr. Quill is a professor of medicine, psychiatry and medical humanities, as well as the director of the Center for Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.

Message from the SCCM Leadership: The Future of Critical Care and SCCM Dec 30, 2005

The Society's of Critical Care Medicine's incoming president, Charles Durbin Jr., MD, FCCM, discusses the goals he would like to help the Society achieve as well as current topics in the profession, including implementing guidelines in critical care and utilizing the multiprofessional team.

December 2005 CC: Improving Family Conferences about End of Life Dec 14, 2005

J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH, discusses his article in the December 2005 issue of Critical Connections, "Improving Family Conferences About End of Life Care in the ICU." Dr. Curtis is the director of the end-of-life research program at the University of Washington in Seattle. He shares advice on how healthcare professionals can build trust with families with open and honest conversations about patient care and offers techniques and procedures associated with "successful" family conferences. (Crit Conn 2005 Vol.4 No.6)

December 2005 CC: Getting Our ICU Language Straight Dec 07, 2005

Karin Kirchhoff, MSN, PhD, discusses her article published in the December 2005 issue of Critical Connections, "Getting Our ICU Language Straight." Dr. Kirchhoff is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. She discusses how every member of the multiprofessional team can improve families experiences at the end of life by being sensitive to the language they use and involving the family at every stage of care. (Crit Conn 2005 Vol.4 No.6)

December 2005 CC: Pediatric End of Life Nov 30, 2005

Robert Truog, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the December 2005 issue of Critical Connections, "Pediatric End of Life: Special Needs for Special Children." Dr. Truog is professor of medical ethics and anesthesia, pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston. He discusses the unique challenges faced in the pediatric intensive care unit by physicians and family members. (Crit Conn 2005 Vol.4 No.6)

Message from the SCCM President: Closing Thoughts Nov 11, 2005

The Society of Critical Care Medicine president, Peter Angood, MD, FCCM, discusses the growth and success of the Society as he prepares to pass the leadership torch at the end of the year. He cites the Society growing international scope, its collaboration with other organizations and its Right Care, Right Now campaign as being among SCCM most distinguishable accomplishments.

PCCM: The 1st International Sepsis Forum on Sepsis in Infants and Children with Dr. Adrienne Randolph Nov 01, 2005

Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc, served as guest editor for the May 2005 supplement to Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Randolph shares her thoughts on the importance of the 1st International Sepsis Forum on Sepsis in Infants and Children and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigator's (PALISI) Network. She also highlights the most important aspects from the supplement, which she played such an instrumental role in producing. (Pediatr Crit Care Med 2005 Vol. 6, No. 3 (Suppl.)

Congress Keynotes Up Close: Family Presence During CPR and Invasive Procedures with Cathie Guzzetta Oct 27, 2005

Cathie Guzzetta, RN, PhD, HNC, discusses the experiences that led her to interest in the holistic approach to critical care. She shares her thoughts on caring for the mind, body and spirit of patients and families, including the controversies behind allowing some families to be present during CPR and invasive procedures. Guzzetta is director of Holistic Nursing Consultants in Washington, D.C., and one of seven prominent critical care leaders to present during the plenary sessions at the 35th Critical Care Congress January 7 to 11 in San Francisco, California.

Congress Keynotes Up Close: The Future of Critical Care with Brian Silverstein Oct 25, 2005

Brian Silverstein, vice president of Sg2 Health Care Intelligence, a consulting organization that provides medical professionals with information on changes in the technology, financing and delivery of healthcare services, shares his thoughts on advising in the healthcare industry. He addresses the challenges that institutions face in communication and culture as well as his thoughts on the anticipated increase in demand for critical care services, a topic he will provide more detail on during his keynote presentation at the 35th Critical Care Congress

Congress Keynotes Up Close: Critical Care in Space with Dr. Dulchavsky Oct 06, 2005

Dr. Scott Dulchavsky's studies of critical care in space may have major influences in intensive care on Earth. Learn more about him and his work before he takes the stage during a 35th Critical Care Congress plenary session.

Katrina Response: Caring for Evacuees Oct 06, 2005

Two Society members discuss their experiences treating evacuees of Hurricane Katrina, the level of preparedness they saw within their hospitals and what lessons they will take from this disaster.

Katrina Response: Providing Relief on the Front Lines Sep 19, 2005

Interview with Society member Barbara McLean, MN, CCRN, CRNP, FCCM

Interview with Peter B. Angood, MD, FCCM Sep 15, 2005

Interview with Peter B. Angood, MD, FCCM

SCCM Annual Congress - New Dates and New Location Announced Sep 09, 2005

SCCM Annual Congress - New Dates and New Location Announced

Critical Care Pharmacists Sep 09, 2005

Critical Care Pharmacists

PICU Care of Children with Cancer Aug 10, 2005

PICU Care of Children with Cancer