Podcast

Episode 159: Shaping the Future of Pediatric Heart Failure: Innovations, VADs, and Expert Insights

Join us as we explore the rapidly evolving world of pediatric heart failure and ventricular assist devices. Through conversations with leading experts, we discuss the latest innovations, emerging research, and real-world challenges while gaining insights into where the field is headed and what the future holds for children with advanced heart failure.

Hosts: Chris Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's)

Guests: Christina J. VanderPluym, MD (Boston Children's), Jonathan B. Edelson, MD (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Joseph Spinner, MD (Texas Children's)

Executive Producer: Chris Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's)

Sponsor: Rady Children's Heart Institute

Episode 158: Current Challenges and Management of Chylothorax

Join our special guests: Melissa Winder, CPNP-AC (Primary Children’s Hospital, Univ Utah); David Bailly, DO (Primary Children’s Hospital, Univ Utah); Gregory Adamson, MD (Stanford Children’s). These experts discuss the challenges of managing chylothorax and current multi-disciplinary approaches.

Host and Editor: Kavi Komeswaran, MD (Children’s Mississippi)
Co-host: Maria Batsis, MD (Stanford Children’s)
Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA)

Sponsor: UT Health Houston

Episode 157: Building Leaders in the Heart Institute

Leadership in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit requires more than clinical expertise—it demands the ability to inspire teams, navigate complexity, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. In this episode, we explore what makes an effective leader in the cardiac ICU and discuss practical strategies for developing the next generation of leaders through mentorship, medical education, and intentional professional development. Join us as we examine how investing in leadership at every level strengthens healthcare teams, enhances patient care, and prepares future clinicians to lead in an ever-evolving medical landscape.

Hosts: Robin Klein, MD (Children's Hospital Colorado), Deanna Tzanetos, MD (Norton Children's)
Guests: Alice Ramirez,MD (Sutter Health) & Niurka Rivero, MD (Children's Hospital Los Angeles)
Executive Producer: Chris Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's)

Sponsor: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Heart Institute

Episode 156:  Fostering the Spark

In this episode, Fostering the Spark, we dive into how ICU nurses can stay passionate, curious, and connected to their purpose through continual growth and learning. Because let’s be honest—nursing is intense, and CICU nursing brings an entirely different level of emotional, mental, and clinical demand. Without challenge, support, or opportunities to grow, it’s easy to feel burned out or stagnant over time.

But the spark that brought you into this profession doesn’t have to fade. In this conversation, we explore how to keep fostering that sense of purpose, curiosity, and connection throughout your career. We talk about why this topic matters, what inspired this discussion, and how growth in nursing isn’t always about doing more—it can also be about staying engaged, inspired, and grounded in why you started in the first place.

Co-Hosts and Guests: Laura Valido, BSN RN (Nationwide Children’s Hospital); Natalie Pleiman, MSN RN (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital); Yaeji Kim BSN;
Editor: Laura Valido, BSN RN
Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA/Emory)

Sponsor: Seattle Children’s Hospital

Episode 155: NewsTalk - PCICS News Roundup

Join us on this episode of PCICS NewsTalk, where we discuss the latest news in our field. In this episode, our PCICS leadership team discusses several updates going on in the society, including updates on our international expansions, upcoming member votes, and ways to get involved.

Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho (UC San Diego/Rady Children's)
Guests: Lillian Su (Children's National) and Lindsey Justice (Cincinnati Children's)

Sponsor: CHOP

Episode 154:  CHD Global Partnership with Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Tanzania

Please join special guests Heather Viamonte, MD (CHOA/Emory), Fawaaz Shaw, MD (CHOA/Emory) and Virginia Horan, PA (Intermountain Health/U. Utah) discussing the bidirectional partnership with Global Health Office of Pediatrics at Emory (GHOPE) and Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, a public national specialized cardiovascular teaching and research hospital within Muhimbili National Hospital affiliated with Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

They speak to the collaboration and partnership in support guideline development and education simulation of critical care of children with congenital heart disease generously funded by Thoracic Surgical Foundation, Every Heart Beat Matters Award.

Host and Editor: Gina Patel, MD (CHOA/Emory)
Co-host and Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA/Emory)

Sponsor: Alabama Children’s

Episode 153: Management Strategies for HLHS with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Join host Maryam Naim, MD (CHOP) and guests Chitra Ravishankar, MD (CHOP), Kats Maeda, MD (CHOP) and Humera Ahmed, MD (CHOP) as they discuss the management of HLHS with severe tricuspid valve regurgitation.

Host: Maryam Naim (CHOP)
Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's/U of Louisville)

Sponsor: Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Episode 152: 50 Years of the Fontan-Kreutzer Operation: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Laussen

The second in a 4 part collaboration with Pediatrica Intensiva honoring 50 plus years of the Fontan-Kreutzer operation. Join hosts Dr. Greg Kelly (Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia) and Dr. Deanna Todd Tzanetos (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville) with guest Dr. Peter Laussen (Boston Children's Hospital) as they discuss the history of the Fontan operation from its early beginnings to the future for single ventricle patients.

Episode 151: Pediatric Palliative Care in the Cardiac ICU and Beyond

This episode brings together voices from palliative care (PC), the cardiac ICU, and cardiac surgery to explore how a collaborative approach with PC can transform the care of children with congenital heart disease. Through shared perspectives and real-world insights & challenges, the team discusses how early integration of palliative care supports complex decision-making, enhances communication with families and their provider teams, and prioritizes quality of life alongside advanced cardiac treatment. The conversation highlights not only the clinical benefits, but also the challenges working across disciplines to provide compassionate, holistic care for some of the most vulnerable patients.

Guests: Meghan Tracewski MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, ACHPN (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta), Claudia Delgado-Corcoran, MD, MPH (Primary Children's Hospital), Jessica Eichner, MSN, BSN, CRNP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), S. Adil Husain, MD (Primary Children's Hospital)

Host: Christopher Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's)
Editor: Christopher Knoll, MD Producer: Christopher Knoll, MD

Episode 150: PCICS QI Podcast - Top Abstracts 2025

Episode 149: 50 years of the Fontan- Kreutzer Operation: A conversation with Dr. Tom Glenn

Episode 148: Hyperoxia During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Episode 147: A conversation with PCICF Scholarship Recipients at the 2025 Annual Meeting

Episode 146: Breastfeeding and Congenital Heart Disease

Episode 145: Rebranding Bedside Nursing

Episode 144: Lessons in Safety from the Aviation Industry

Episode 143: Best of PCICS Podcast

Episode 142: Challenges of Shone's Complex

Episode 141:  The 2025 PCICS Annual Meeting Recap

Episode 140:  Healing the Heart and Mind: Child Psychology in Cardiac Critical Care

Episode 139: It's Literally Impossible to be a CVICU Nurse - Resilience in the CVICU

Episode 138: Sedation IAWS EM

Episode 137: PCICS NewsTalk: 2025 Annual Meeting Preview

Join host David Werho (UC San Diego/Rady Children's) and guests Carly Scahill (Colorado Children's), Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's), and Yaeji Kim (IG: @chd_doodles) as they discuss the upcoming 2025 PCICS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, co-hosted by The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children's Hospital.  We speak about many of the plenary sessions, breakouts, social events, and things to do in Austin!

Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho
Platinum Sponsor: Prolacta BioScience

Episode 136: Building Nursing Autonomy and Trust

Please join this multi-disciplinary discussion exploring the nuances of building bedside nursing autonomy and trust. Guest: Jennifer Gauntt, MD, FAAP, FCCM. (Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State U).

Hosts: Laura Valido, BSN RN and Cardiothoracic IUC Clinical Leader-Educator (Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State U) and Natalie Pleiman MSN, RNIII, CCRN, CPN (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/U Cincinnati).

Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory).

Episode 135: Perfusion and ECMO

Join us for a continuation of our conversation with perfusionist Jordan Brimhall and Brandon Lowe, RRT, NPS, lead ECMO specialist at Emory in Atlanta.  We discuss multidisciplinary collaboration in pediatric ECMO programs.

Hosts: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's/UofL) and Chris Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's). Guests Jordan Brimhall MS, CPP, FPP (Phoenix Children's) Brandon Lowe, RRT, NPS (Emory)
Editing/Production (Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI)

Episode 134: Demystifying Perfusion

Everything you wanted to know about perfusion but were afraid to ask.  Join us for a conversation with Jordan Brimhall, MS, CCP, FPP Chief Perfusionist at Phoenix Children's Hospital.  We discuss what really happens in the OR and what intensivists should know and understand about cardiopulmonary bypass.

Hosts: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI Norton Children's/ U of Louisville and Chris Knoll, MD Phoenix Children's
Editor/Producer:  Deanna Todd Tzanetos

Episode 133: Career Advancement for Nurses in the CICU

Episode 132: NewsTalk - PCICS Latin American Chapter Launch!!!!

Episode 131: M&M 2.0

Episode 130: Past, Present, and Future of PCICS - Interview with Dr. Lillian Su

Episode 129: Development of a Scoring Tool and Treatment Algorithm for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in CHD Patients

Episode 128: Lost in Translation? The Art of Interpretation in Healthcare

Episode 127: Leading From The Middle

Episode 126: Top QI Abstracts from the PCICS 2024 Annual Conference

Episode 125: Feedback - Why is it so difficult to give and receive?

Episode 124: What Science Tells Us about High Performing Teams

Episode 123: Top QI Abstracts 2024: Part 1 of 2

Episode 122: Abdominal Compressions as an Alternate to Traditional CPR

Episode 121: Design Thinking- A Different Way to Approach Problems in the CVICU

Episode 120: NewsTalk - The 2024 PCICS Meeting Recap

Episode 119: Interprofessional Education Development

Episode 118: Environmental Sustainability in the ICU Part 2

Episode 117: PCICS Committees

Have you ever wondered what opportunities there are to get more involved in PCICS? Do you want to know more about how the society functions and what the various committees are responsible for? If so, this episode is for you. Join hosts Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's) and Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's) with committee co-chairs:

• Bistra Zheleva (Children's Heart Link) - International Committee
• Carly Scahill, DO (Childrens Hospital of Colorado)- Program Committee
• David Werho, MD (Rady Childrens)- Finance Committee
• Greg Yurasek, MD (Children's National) and Kimberly DiMaria, DNP, CPNP-AC (U of Michigan) - Quality Improvement Committee
• Anna Fisk, PhD, RN (Boston Childrens) and Jamie Penk, MD (Lurie Childrens) - Research Committee
• Nikhil Chelani, MD (Childrens of Atlanta - Special Interest Groups
• Neha Purkey, MD (Stanford) and Susan Hupps, MD (Childrens of Atlanta) - Education Committee
• LaTasha Lewis, MD (Memorial Hermann) and Rebecca Sam, MSN, RN, CPN, CCRN (Children's Heart Institute UT Health Houston) - DEI Committee
• Claire Rizk, MSN, CPNP, PC/AC (Texas Childrens) and Deanna Tzanetos, MD - Connections Committee

Editor/Producer: Deanna Tzanetos, MD, MSCI

Episode 116: Environmental Sustainability in the ICU Part 1

Part 1 of a 2 part series on the environmental impact of critical care practice.

Guests:
Michele Domico, MD, FCCM Children’s Hospital of Orange County, California
Megan Elizabeth Gooch, MD Houston Methodist Hospital
Laura M. Blackburn, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM Houston Methodist Hospital

Host/Editor/Producer:
Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville

Supplemental materials are available to members only, free of charge.  Registration is required to access the materials. Diagrams can be accessed by PCICS members in our LMS Supplemental Materials.

Episode 115: CICU and CV surgery Conflict is Inevitable, Combat is Optional

Join hosts Rambod Amirnovin, MD (Elevance Health; Miller Children's Hospital) and Jennifer Gauntt, MD (Nationwide Children's / Ohio State University SOM) in this 3rd episode in a special QI series of the PCICS podcast. How can those in resource-limited environments undertake QI work? What challenges and opportunities exist in LMIC’s?  Can those in developing countries contribute?  We will be answering these and other questions with our expert panel of cardiac providers with experience in low and middle income countries. Join us for an enriching discussion with guests Robin Klein, MD (Children’s Hospital of Colorado / University of Colorado); Fenny Shidhika, MBCHB (Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia); Bruna Cury RN MSN (CardioPedBrasil).

Editor: Rambod Amirnovin, MD
Producer: Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital)

Episode 114: CICU and CV surgery Conflict is Inevitable, Combat is Optional

Join us for a re-release of one of our most popular episodes on fostering teamwork and collaboration amongst the CICU and CV surgery.

Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ)

Guests: Alaa Aljiffry (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ) and Subi Shashidharan (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).

Producers: Saidie Rodriguez/Deanna Todd Tzanetos (Norton Healthcare/U of Lousiville)

Episode 113: Partial Heart Transplantation

Guests Dr. Douglas Overbey, Dr. Katie Cashen, and Dr. Erin Shea from Duke University discuss partial heart transplantation of pediatric semilunar valves.

Co-hosts Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI and Misty, Ellis, DNP,APRN, CPNP-AC/PC (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville)

Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville)

Episode 112: Pediatric Cardiac Medical Trip to Suriname, South America

Please join this conversation with guests Renze Jongstra, RN and Juan Hugo, perfusionist and Peter Roeleveld, Md, PhD from Leiden University Medical center on the joys and challenges of a pediatric cardiac short term medical trip to Suriname in South America.

Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA/Emory)

Episode 111: PCICS NewsTalk - Interview with PCICS Past President Dr. David Cooper

NewsTalk: Interview with PCICS Past President Dr. David Cooper - Join the NewsTalk team as we discuss with Dr. Cooper his time in leadership of PCICS including the history of the society, lessons in leadership, opportunities for growth, and some of the behind-the-scenes aspects of running a medical society.

Guest: David Cooper
Co-Hosts: Jill Zender, Lillian Su
Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho

Episode 110: PCICS NewsTalk - PCICS International Expansion & Upcoming Events

Join your PCICS Executive Committee and Program Chairs live from WFPICCS in Cancun, Mexico as we discuss the Latin American PCICS events, the upcoming international expansion, and our upcoming meetings in Brazil and San Diego.  It's a fun and unfiltered discussion with a lot to look forward to.

Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho
Guests: David Cooper, Lindsey Justice, Jill Zender, Lillian Su, Carly Scahill

Episode 109: Milrinone, Trash or Treasure?

Join hosts Chris Knoll, MD and Lillian Su, MD both of Phoenix Children's Hospital as they interview their guests, John Kheir, MD and Jim DiNardo, MD, both of Boston Children's Hospital who discuss their paper, "Administration of Milrinone Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Increases Postoperative Volume Administration Without Improving Cardiac Output" published in Nov 2023 in Anesthesia and Analgesia. They don't shy from controversy and discuss the risks and benefits of milrinone, particularly in RV restrictive disease such as TOF and why norepinephrine should be making a comeback into all our CVICU's! Put your thinking caps on for this one and join the debate.

Editor: Chris Knoll, MD
Producer Lillian Su, MD

Episode 108: Cardiac Arrest Prevention

Join host Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital) as she interviews Christine Riley, NP, CPNP-AC, PhD (Children's National Healthcare System) about building infrastructure in teams and systems to help prevent cardiac arrest in our most fragile CVICU patients. She discusses early work in DC in the cardiac arrest prevention bundle initially designed as a post cardiopulmonary bypass bundle and how sustainable success only came when the entire team was engaged in the process, particularly the crucial role of the bedside nurse. She also discusses her PhD work on overwhelming stress states and their role in cardiac arrest.

Editor: L. Su
Producer L. Su

Links: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35071961/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35757944/

Episode 107: Interview with Ritu Asija, MD and Michael Ma, MD

Episode 106: Quality Improvement: Collaboration and Leadership

Episode 105: Digital Storytelling

Episode 104: Post Cardiac Arrest Care

Episode 103: Quality Improvement: Learning from the Automotive Industry

Episode 102: Winner Best Abstract Neonatal ICU/ECMO from the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Episode 101: Self-Advocacy

Episode 100: ECMO Part 3 of 3 - Complications, Decannulation and Outcomes

Episode 99: Hemodynamics of Neonatal Septic Shock

Episode 98:  Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Join our panel of bioethicist intensivists as we discuss many of the ethical issues facing pediatric cardiology and cardiac intensive care providers today, as well as ways to approach challenging ethical cases.  Guests: Roxanne Kirsch, MD (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto), Katie Moynihan, MD (Boston Children's Hospital), Melanie Jansen, MD (Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane), Laura Miller-Smith, MD (OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital).

Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

The recording of the ethics session from the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery that we discuss in this episode can be found here.

Episode 97: Challenging Cases with our Expert Panel

Join experts from 4 different institutions (Kiona Allen MD of Lurie Children's, Alex Floh MD of Sick Kids, Sushma Reddy MD of Lucile Packard Hospital and Lisa Grimaldi MD of Phoenix Children's) as they discuss their management of common but challenging cases in the CVICU such as feeding a pre-op truncus and fever in an infant on prostaglandin.

Hosts: Deanna Tzanetos MD (Norton Children's) and Lillian Su MD (Phoenix Children's). Editor/Producer: Lillian Su MD

Episode 96:  A tribute to Lisa Kohr RN MSN CPNP-AC MPH

Join Host Sarah Tabbutt, MD,PhD (UCSF) as she and Lisa's friends and colleagues from Boston Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital remember the life and legacy of Lisa Kohr.

Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville).

Episode 95:  Electrophysiology Case Discussion

Dr. Soham Dasgupta (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville) and Dr. Deanna Todd Tzanetos (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville) have an in depth discussion following the course of a postoperative patient with junctional ectopic tachycardia.  A great podcast for learners to review recognition, physiology and management of a common postoperative problem.  For seasoned intensivists, we include an in depth discussion of treatment options, including some newer medications, and risks and benefits of each.

Guest: Soham Dasgupta, MD  Host/Editor/Producer:  Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI

Episode 94: NewsTalk: Recommendations for Centers Performing Pediatric Heart Surgery in the United States

Dr. Carl Backer (Kentucky Children's Hospital/Cincinnati Children's Hospital) and Dr. John Costello (Medical University of South Carolina), two co-authors of the landmark CHSS recommendations published recently, join the NewsTalk team to discuss the development, implications, and hopes for the sweeping recommendations.  Co-Hosts: Lillian Su, Saidie Rodriguez.  Co-Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho.

The article discussed can be found here.

Episode 93:  A Journey from Coachee to Interim Division Chief to a Coach Who Created a Coaching Program for her Department

Join Dr. Lillian  Su (Phoenix Children's Hospital) as she interviews Dr. Ndidi Musa, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington (UW) and past interim Division Chief of the CVICU at Seattle Children's and now Director of the Internal Coaching Program at UW Department of Pediatrics. She shares her fascinating journey from being "encouraged" to receive coaching to now creating a department wide program and she discusses the benefits of coaching and why she believes medicine needs a culture of coaching now more than ever. She also discusses the specific steps she took to get to where she is today. Interviewer: Lillian Su, MD Guest Ndidi Musa, MD Editor/Producer Lillian Su, MD

Episode 92:  Cardiac Anesthesia Insights, Part 2

Join Chris Knoll and Lillian Su as they continue their interview of the former Chief of CardiacAnesthesia at Boston Children's Hospital. He discusses the importance of understanding physiologic models and which models applies to which patient at what point in time. He also gives his thoughts on what makes a great cardiac surgeon having worked with many throughout his time at Boston Children's. Interviewers Chris Knoll, MD and Lillian Su, MD both of Phoenix Children's Hospital. Guest: Dr. James DiNardo of Boston Children's Hospital. Editor and Producer: Lillian Su, MD Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Episode 91:  Cardiac Anesthesia Insights

Join Chris Knoll and Lillian Su, 2 cardiac intensivists at Phoenix Children as they interview Dr. Jim DiNardo who is the former Chief of CV Anesthesia at Boston Children's. We recorded live at the spectacular 8th World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery in DC and Dr. DiNardo's sessions were standing room only so he shares insights from not only the sessions but also  reflects back on his illustrious career. Lots of wisdom in this 2 part episode, including thoughts on microcirculation, milrinone, optimal peep, what makes a great surgeon and much more! Part 2 will be released in early October. Hosts: Chris Knoll, MD and Lillian Su, MD both at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Guest: Dr. James DiNardo, MD (Boston Children's Hospital). Editor and Producer: Lillian Su, MD

Episode 90: World Congress LIVE!

World Congress LIVE! Join the PCICS Podcast as we talk about the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, live, unedited, and unfiltered.  Guests/hosts include Jill Zender, Jason Buckley, Kristy Wolfe, David Werho, and Deanna Tzanetos.  We also go live into the exhibit hall to talk to several delegates about their time at the meeting. #WCPCCS2023. Please visit the World Congress website: https://www.wcpccs2023.org. We also refer to the Five Things Nursing podcast, which can be found here: https://fivethingsnursing.podbean.com/.  Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho

Episode 89: Episode 89: PCICS Virtual Nurse Curriculum Course Development

Join guests Melissa Jones, MSN, APRN,CPNP-AC (Children's National), Dot Beke, RN, MS, CPNP-PC/AC (Boston Children's Hospital), and Justine Fortkiewicz, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K, CPN, CHSE (Children's National) as they discuss the development, content, and why it isn't too late to listen in to the virtual nurse curriculum course.
Host: Misty Ellis, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville Editor/Producer:  Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville

Episode 88: ECMO - The latest tech innovations with Heidi Dalton, MD

Episode 87: Surgical Techniques LCOS

Episode 86: PediECMO, Pediatrica Intensiva and PCICS Podcast collaboration:  Challenging Scenarios in ECMO management – a panel discussion.

Join panelists Drs. Peta Alexander (Boston Children’s Hospital), Caroline Ozment (Duke Children’s Hospital), Jamie Furlong-Dillard (Norton Children’s Hospital) and Ariane Willems (Children’s University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium) and co-hosts Dr. Elise Zivick(MUSC), Greg Kelly (Westmeade Children’s Hospital, Syndey Australia), and Deanna Todd Tzanetos (Norton Children’s Hospital) as they discuss challenging ECMO cases and their management.

Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI

Episode 85:  8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery: Sneak Peek of Nursing, NICU and CICU Tracks.

Please enjoy this collaboration with Dr. Robert Pass, host of The PediHeart Podcast where we speak to planning members of the World Congress. Sandy Staveski, PhD, RN, PNP (UCSF) represents the Nursing Track, Amir Ashrafi, MD (CHOC) represents the NICU Track and Bruna Curry (CardioPedBrasil) represents the CICU Track.

Co-hosts: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville), Robert Pass, MD (Mount Sinai/Icahn SOM), Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA/Emory Univ).

Episode 84:  We know representation matters… now what do we do? Keila Lopez, MD, MPH (Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine) shares not just why representation matters, but how it affects delivery of care, and what individual and structural tools we can use to move the needle.

Host: Maryam Naim, MD, MSCE (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/UPenn), Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA/Emory Univ).

Episode 83:  Please join us during Mental Health Awareness month for a discussion about wellbeing and stress among CICU workforce with our specials guests Casey N. Bor, MS, CPNP-AC, BSN, RN (Univ of Maryland Medical Ct) and ), David Werho (Rady Children’s Hospital/UC San Diego).

Episode 82:  Please join this heartfelt discussion with our specials guests Louise Callow, NP (C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital) winner of the 2022 PCICS Patricia Hickey Award for Excellence in Pediatric Cardiovascular Nursing and Lara Shekerdemian, MD (Children’s Texas Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine) winner of the 2022 PCICS Anthony C. Chang Award for Excellence in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care.

Episode 81:  Join Host Monica Mafla MS, PNP-AC and guests Jean Storey MS, RN, NEA-BC (Children's Health Dallas) and Kim Ortmeyer BSN, RN, CCRN (Levine Children's) as they discuss bedside nursing and strategies to keep RNs at the bedside.  Host: Monica Mafla MS, PNP-AC (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford)

Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville)

Episode 80:  Collaborative Research from the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Investigators (CoRE-PCICS). Dr. Chris Mastropietro (Riley Children's Hospital/Indiana University) and Dr. Katie Cashen (Duke) discuss what CoRE-PCICS is and a review of the Intermediate Outcomes after ALCAPA Repair project. Host, Editor, and Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville)

Episode 79:  Interview with Dr. Katsuhide Maeda MD PhD (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) and John Dykes MD (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital) about the history and current state of VAD support for single ventricle patients. Co-Hosts: Monica Mafla MS, PNP-AC (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford) and Amy Romer MD (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia). Editors: Monica Mafla MS, PNP-AC, and Lillian Su, MD Producer: Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital)

Episode 78: On this special collaborative episode with the PediHeart Podcast, Dr. Gil Wernovsky, meeting chair for the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, gives us an exciting overview of this historic meeting.  Find out more about the meeting at www.wcpccs2023.org. Hosts: Deanna Tzanetos, Jill Zender, Saidie Rodriguez, Lillian Su. Host/Editor/Producers: Robert Pass, David Werho. The song "My Beautiful" by The Baby Blue Sound Collective is used with permission, credits can be found here: https://youtu.be/BXGUIf0neNk

Episode 77:  Kyle Claussen, the CEO of Resolve, joins us to discuss considerations, tips, and lessons-learned for physicians and APPs going through contract negotiations, including how to make sure you are treated fairly, how to set yourself up for success in this confusing process, DEI considerations, and the most important things to look for in a contract. Co-hosts: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory University), Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (Children's Medical Center of Dallas). Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho (UC San Diego). Note: Resolve is a PCICS Industry Supporter - learn more about Resolve here: https://pcics.org/partners-supporters/industry-supporters/

Episode 76:  Join us for this recap of our December 2022 PCICS meeting in Miami. Hear about the science, community, and important team contributions to our field, including the important role of the patient's family and the bedside nurse. Several guests join us to discuss all the things they learned and how they might change their practice.  Guests: Christin Diller, Jason Buckley, Bistra Zheleva, Casey Bor. Hosts: Saidie Rodriguez, Deanna Tzanetos, Lillian Su. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho.

Episode 75:  Join special guest Chris Fundora a financial advisor and director of retirement planning for Traphagan CPAs and Wealth Advisors to hear information regarding estate and retirement planning.  Co-Hosts: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego), Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory University), Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (Children's Medical Center of Dallas) Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville)

Episode 74: Care of the Interstage Patient - Doctors Therese Giglia (CHOP) and Rebecca Bertrandt (Children's Wisconsin) discuss the care of interstage patients including interstage hospitalization versus home discharge, feeding approaches, anticoagulation and the challenges therein. Co-Hosts: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville) and Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (Children's Medical Center of Dallas).  Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI

Episode 73: Resuscitation experts Dr. Tia Raymond (Medical City Children's Hospital) and Dr. Robert Sutton (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) speak to us all about resuscitation science, high quality CPR, and the past, present, and future of CPR research in pediatrics. Host: Leigh Mohler, MSN, PCNS-BC, CCRN (Children’s Hospital of Orange County), Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 72:  Join us to hear about a nursing education and leadership development partnership with Guests: Anna Fisk, PhD, RN, CCRN, Clinical Coordinator CICU (Boston Children’s/Harvard) and Bistra Zheleva, VP of Global Strategy and Advocacy, Children’s HeartLink (NGO). Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).

Episode 71:  Dr. Niranjan Vijayakumar (Boston Children's Hospital) discusses "Current Epidemiology of Vocal Cord Dysfunction After Congenital Heart Surgery in Young Infants" and Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan (Texas Children's Hospital) discusses detection and management of vocal cord dysfunction in cardiac patients. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (Rady Children's Hospital). The article discussed can be found here: doi.org/10.1097/pcc.0000000000002010 and the slides can be accessed by following the instructions above. The video modules for laryngeal ultrasound can be found here: youtu.be/hn7fGtDHNF4

Episode 70: PCICS NewsTalk: A Conversation with PCICS President Melissa Jones. Our special guest, Melissa Jones, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC (Children's National Medical Center), speaks to us about her time as president of PCICS and her vision for the society's future. Co-Hosts: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Dr. Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's Hospital), Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (Children’s Medical Center of Dallas). Co-Host, Editor, Producer: Dr. David Werho (Rady Children's Hospital).

Episode 69: Coaching and Human Factors Awareness: One way to improve multidisciplinary team performance.  Guests: Dr. Ross Ungerleider; Dr. Jamie Ungerleider Co-Host: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM). Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Deanna Todd Tzanetos (U of Louisville SOM/Norton Children's Hospital)

Episode 68: A frank and refreshing conversation on the giving and receiving of feedback.  Guests: Dr. Lillian Su (Phoenix Children’s Hosp/Univ of Arizona College of Medicine), Dr. Mary McBride (Lurie Children’s/Northwestern Univ) and Dr. Michel-Alica Moga (Hospital for Sick Kids/Univ of Toronto). Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM).

Episode 67: Dr. Judith Mathieu (Icahn SOM Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital) and Dr. Raj Sahulee (NYU Grossman SOM Hassenfeld Children's Hospital) discuss an interesting case of aortic thrombus in a neonate after arch repair. Hosted/Edited by: Raj Sahulee, MD. Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (U of Louisville SOM Norton Children's Hospital)

Episode 66: Dr. Aarti Bavare and Dr. Natasha Afonso (Texas Children's Hospital) discuss their work in creating a cardiac-specific rapid response team and their efforts leading a PCICS Special Interest Group for cardiac rapid response teams. Their work can be read here: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951121003322. Hosted by Jill Zender, APRN, CPNP-AC (Children's Health, Dallas). Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 65: We are joined by special guest, Dr. Jeffrey Alten (Cincinnati Children's Hospital) to discuss the PC4 Cardiac Arrest Prevention project, from inception to dissemination and everything in between. The manuscript was published in JAMA Pediatrics on 7/5/2022. Hosted by Leigh Mohler, MSN, PCNS-BC, CCRN (Children's Hospital of Orange County). Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

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Episode 64: We are excited to share another episode from our PCICS Advanced Trainee Journal Club with all our listeners. In this episode, Dr. Felicia Sifers from Children's of Alabama presents a discussion of "Sotalol versus Amiodarone for Postoperative Junctional Tachycardia after Congenital Heart Surgery". The article is linked below Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego). doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.11.021
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Episode 63: Luminary Interview with Paul Checchia, MD During the 2020 PCICS conference, snips of an inaugural Luminary Interview series were shared between sessions. Listen to the full interview here with seminal leaders in pediatric cardiac intensive care reflecting on their careers of over 20 years. Special Guest: Paul Checchia, MD (Texas Children's Hospital) and Host: Mary McBride, MD (Lurie Children's Hospital) Editor: Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital/University of Arizona College of Medicine). Producer: Deanna Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville SOM)

Episode 62: Enjoy hearing the origin story of how Michigan’s Congenital Heart Center and why it’s collaborative culture has been a key to its success with special guest, pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Rick Ohye (C.S. Mott Children’s Hosp/Univ Michigan). Host Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children’s Hosp/Univ of Arizona College of Medicine). Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM). Note: At the time of this recording (July 2021) Dr. Su was at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and has since become medical director of the CVICU at Phoenix Children’s. This conversation pre-dates the 2022 STS-Congenital Heart Surgery Database changes.

Episode 61: Explore medicine of the future with two Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons and pioneer researchers. Drs. Sunjay Kaushal (Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago) and Jolanda Kluin (Academic Medical Center; Amsterdam, Netherlands) discuss stem cell therapies for single ventricle patients, tissue engineering for heart values and a soft robotic heart. Co-Hosts: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (Norton Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta). Editor and Producer: Saidie Rodriguez. Sponsored by Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Episode 60: Join us for part 2 of a 3-part series on extracorporeal life support (ECMO). Part 2 will cover an overview of ECMO circuit components and management of patients supported on ECMO. This episode is directed to those who have some exposure to ECMO but not extensive experience. Special guests at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford include: Kate Ryan, MD; Director of Cardiac ECMO; Associate Medical Director of CVICU; Allen Shiu, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-P. ECMO Specialist, Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Educator, CVICU Educator; and Ozzie Jahadi, CCP Pediatric Perfusionist; ECMO Program Coordinator and Educator. Host/Editor: Elizabeth Price, PA and Allen Shiu, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-P (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital/Stanford). Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego). Supplemental materials are available to members only, free of charge. Registration is required to access the materials. Diagrams can be accessed by PCICS members in our LMS Supplemental materials.  https://pediatriccardiacintensivecaresociety.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/xP2YQjvp?mode=Attendee

Episode 59: Listen to this fascinating discussion and article review of “Workforce demographics and unit structure in pediatric cardiac critical care in the US” with first and senior authors Robin Horak (Children's Hospital Los Angeles) and Catherine Krawczeski (Nationwide Children’s Hospital). Hosted by Neha Purkey (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta). Editor: Neha Purkey, MD; Producer: Deanna Tzanetos (Norton Children’s Hospital) and David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 58: PCICS Journal Club - Delirium in the CICU. We are excited to begin a new series of podcasts sharing our PCICS Advanced Trainee Journal Club with all our listeners. In this episode, Dr. Mike Mount from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta presents a discussion of "Delirium in a Tertiary Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Risk Factors and Outcomes". The article is linked below Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego). https://doi.org/10.1177%2F08850666211066892 Supplemental materials are available to members only, free of charge. Registration is required to access the materials.

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Podcast Episode 57: During the 2020 PCICS conference, snips of an inaugural Luminary Interview series were shared between sessions. Please listen for the full interview with seminal leaders in pediatric cardiac intensive care reflecting on their careers of over 20 years. Special Guest: Colleen Betzer, RN (Children’s National Hosp/George Washington Univ SOM) and Host Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children’s Hosp/Univ of Arizona College of Medicine). Editor: Lillian Su. Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM)

Podcast Episode 56: Join us for part 1 of a 3-part series on extracorporeal life support (ECMO). Part 1 will cover global indications of ECMO and the process of cannulation. This episode is directed to those who have some exposure to ECMO but not extensive experience. Special guests at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford include: Kate Ryan, MD; Director of Cardiac ECMO; Associate Medical Director of CVICU; Allen Shiu, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-P. ECMO Specialist, Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Educator, CVICU Educator; and Ozzie Jahadi, CCP Pediatric Perfusionist; ECMO Program Coordinator and Educator. Host/Editor: Elizabeth Price, PA and Allen Shiu, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-P (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital/Stanford). Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).

Podcast Episode 55: Join us to hear how to make it work in the real world between a CT Surgeon and cardiac intensivist. Special guests Alaa Aljiffry (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ) and Subi Shashidharan (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ) recorded after the 2020 PCICS virtual meeting. Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).

Podcast Episode 54: We are joined by special guest, Dr. Ram Kumar Subramanyan (Children's Hospital of Los Angeles), the current chair of the STS - Congenital Heart Surgery Database Taskforce for this edition of NewsTalk.  We discuss the new changes in the STAT Categories, the updates to the STS-CHSD, and the future of programmatic quality assessment and public reporting in the field of pediatric cardiology. Hosted by David Werho (UC San Diego), Jill Zender (UT Southwestern), and Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta).  Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Podcast Episode 53: In this episode we discuss the application of virtual reality technology in cardiac education and clinical care with David Axelrod, MD (Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital) and Stephanie Handler, MD (Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin/Medical College of Wisconsin). Hosted by Monica Mafla, RN, PNP-AC (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford). Editor: Monica Mafla, RN, PNP-AC Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (University of Louisville/Norton Children’s Hospital).

Episode 52 Join us as we discuss the recent multicenter publication on the epidemiology of AKI after cardiac surgery in neonates with two of the authors, Jeffrey Alten, MD (Cincinnati Children’s) and Katja Gist, DO (Cincinnati Children’s). Hosted by Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (University of Louisville/Norton Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI

Podcast Episode 51 Join our special guests Lillian Su (Stanford) and Lindsey Justice (CCHMC) after the 2020 PCICS virtual meeting in discussing the complexities of human factors in the CICU. Hosted by Neha Purkey (Stanford) and Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta), Editor: Neha Purkey; Producer: Saidie Rodriguez.

Podcast Episode 50 Join us again as we continue our conversation with Anthony Chang (CHOC) and Jeffrey Jacobs (U of Florida) in celebration of the 25th anniversary of PCICS. Learn what the Society has meant to them and their careers. Hosted by Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD (U of Louisville/Norton Children’s Hospital) and David Werho, MD (UC San Diego) Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD

Podcast Episode 49 In celebration of the 25th anniversary of PCICS, we spoke with Dr. Anthony Chang (Children’s Hospital Orange County) and Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs (U of Florida) about the impetus for the formation of the Society, how the Society has grown over the years, and that first meeting. Hosted by Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD (University of Louisville/Norton Children’s Hospital) and David Werho, MD (UC San Diego) Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD

Podcast Episode 48 In celebration of the formation of the PCICS Early Career SIG, please take a listen to this fantastic discussion full of pearls for all early-career faculty and trainees, hosted by Neha Purkey (Stanford) and Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta), recorded with special guests David Axelrod (Stanford) and Melissa Smith-Parrish (Boston Children’s Hospital) after last year’s PCICS virtual meeting. Editor: Neha Purkey, MD; Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Podcast Episode 47 NewsTalk Hosts David Werho, Jill Zender, and Lillian Su discuss the 2021 PCICS Meeting with the Program Chairs, Jason Buckley and Christin Diller including the evolution of our field, the most talked-about sessions, and some sneak peeks at next year, among other topics. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Podcast Episode 46 Drs. Therese Giglia (Children's Hosp of Philadelphia) and Erica Molitor-Kirsh (Children's Minnesota) discuss the early days of PCICS and its evolution. Host: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (Norton Healthcare Louisville/Univ Louisville), Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center of Dallas) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ); Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).

Podcast Episode 45 Sarah Tabbutt, MD (Benioff Children's Hospital/USCF), Mary Taylor, MD (Children's of Mississippi/UMC), and Nancy Ghanayem, MD (Advocate Children's Hospital/Univ Chicago) discuss the early days of PCICS and its evolution. Host: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (Norton Healthcare Louisville/Univ Louisville) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ); Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).

Podcast Episode 44 Amy Lisanti PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K (Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia) and Page Steadman RN, MSN, CPNP-AC (Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute Levine Children's Hospital at Atrium Health) discuss the effects of having a child with congential heart disease and the CICU experience on parental mental health. Host/Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital and University of Louisville)

Podcast Episode 43 Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD (UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital) and Angela Bates, MD (University of Alberta Stollery Children’s Hospital) discuss the current state and future of medical registries in pediatric cardiac critical care in context of their work with PC4 and PPHNet and how to leverage registries for return on investment. Host/Editor: Raj Sahulee, DO (NYU Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital); Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Podcast Episode 42 Dawna Ballard, PhD (Moody College of Communication - University of Texas at Austin) and Mary Waller, PhD (Neeley School of Business - Texas Christian University) discuss the human constructs of time as it relates to team dynamics and non-routine events. Host: Lillian Su, MD (Stanford/Stanford Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta); Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta).

Podcast Episode 41 Dawna Ballard, PhD (Moody College of Communication - University of Texas at Austin) and Mary Waller, PhD (Neeley School of Business - Texas Christian University) discuss the human constructs of time as it relates to team dynamics and non-routine events. Host: Lillian Su, MD (Stanford/Stanford Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta).

Episode 40: Dr. Roxanne Kirsch (The Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto) reflects on the very difficult topic of Maximizing End of Life Care, including managing conflict, optimizing communication, and multidisciplinary team roles. Host: Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center of Dallas) Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 39: Mark Scheurer, MD, MSc (Medical University of South Carolina) and Kay Stewart-Huey (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) discuss their careers in administration and offer advice for the future leaders in cardiac care. Host: Sinai Zyblewski, MD (MUSC); Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 38: In a special episode honoring Nurse’s Week, Genevieve Frey Moylan, MSN, RN, CPN, from Lurie Children’s Hospital discusses fostering growth in the future nursing leaders in our field and how she was inspired to become a leader in nursing. Host/Editor: Courtney Celani, MSN, CPNP-AC (Lurie Children’s Hospital); Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 37: In the latest Newtalk, hosts David Werho, Jill Zender, and Saidie Rodriguez discuss recent events in pediatric cardiac critical care and anything else that comes up. In this edition, guests Paul Checchia (Texas Children’s Hospital) and Darren Klugman (Johns Hopkins) discuss the recent freeze in Texas and other crises as well as topics ranging from crisis resource management, leadership, teams, and being thrown into a pool in Miami. Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 36: Dr. Mary McBride (Lurie Children’s Hospital – Northwestern University) and Dr. Sushma Reddy (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Stanford) speak about several important topics surrounding women building careers in cardiac critical care and academic medicine including balance, career development, pay inequity, and implicit gender bias. Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Deanna Tzanetos (Norton Children’s Hospital), Co-Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 35: Dr. Mary Taylor, the Department Chair of Pediatrics at Children’s of Mississippi, speaks about important qualities for budding leaders in our field as well as different programs and ways to help foster growth as a leader in academic pediatrics. Host/Editor: Dr. Raj Sahulee (NYU – Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital), Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 34: The winner of this year’s Anthony Chang Award, Dr. Ravi Thiagarajan from Boston Children’s Hospital, speaks about his career, ECMO research, the changing cardiac ICU workforce, burnout, and his advice for early career cardiac intensive care providers. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD (UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital), Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 33: Part two of our series on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Shanelle Clarke, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Maryam Naim, MD, MSCE (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), Carolyn Meltzer, MD (Emory University), Sarah Teele, MD (Boston Children’s Hospital), Keila Lopez, MD, MPH (Texas Children’s Hospital), and Kiona Allen, MD (Lurie Children’s Hospital). Host: Courtney Celani, CPNP-AC (Lurie Children’s Hospital), Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).

Episode 32: In honor of Black History Month, PCICS presents a special two-part series on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; a group of inspiring women from across the country speak about various issues in medicine, pediatric cardiology, and critical care surrounding diversity, equity, and racism. Host: Courtney Celani, CPNP-AC (Lurie Children’s Hospital), Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).

Episode 31: Dr. Sushma Reddy (Stanford) discusses her work on myocardial energetics and how she’s working to understand the role of oxidative damage and potentially new therapeutics for right ventricular heart failure in patients with congenital heart disease. Her recent publication on this topic can be found in the October 2020 edition of Circulation.  https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.045470 Host/Editor: Monica Mafla, RN, MS, CPNP (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Stanford). Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).

Episode 30: In a new recurring format for the podcast, hosts David Werho, Jill Zender, and Saidie Rodriguez discuss recent events in pediatric cardiac critical care and anything else that comes up. In this edition, guests Nikhil Chanani and Lindsey Justice, the program chairs for the first-ever virtual PCICS International Meeting discuss the highlights of the meeting as well as their pandemic guilty pleasures. Editor/Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).

Episode 29: Peter Rimensberger from Geneva, Switzerland and Stacey Bedford from London, UK discuss the varied practices for noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation in Europe. This was recorded at our last international meeting in London as a collaboration between PCICS, PICS-UK (now PCCS), and EPNCIC. Please register for our 2020 PCICS virtual meeting now for more great content! PCICS does not endorse specific devices or care practices. Host: Dr. Sarah Tabbutt (UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital). Editor/Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).

Episode 28: A multidisciplinary team from the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto discusses the story of a remarkable young girl’s resilience during her prolonged hospitalizations as well as the development of their Care By Parent protocol to allow VAD patients off the cardiac unit. This was recorded at our last international meeting in London as a collaboration between PCICS, PICS-UK (now PCCS), and EPNCIC. Please register for our 2020 PCICS virtual meeting now for more great content! Off-label use discussed – PCICS does not endorse specific devices or care practices. Host/Editor: Dr. Raj Sahulee (NYU Langone – Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital). Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).

Episode 27: Eduardo da Cruz, MD from Children’s Hospital Colorado discusses the roles of innovation, collaboration, and new technologies in the future of pediatric cardiac critical care both locally and globally. This was recorded at our last international meeting in London as a collaboration between PCICS, PICS-UK (now PCCS), and EPNCIC. Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta). Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 26: Sandra Staveski, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC from UC San Francisco College of Nursing and former PCICS President discusses her work and the work of other nurse scientists in pediatric cardiac critical care as well as the future of nurse-led research and collaboration in our field. Host/Editor: Monica Mafla, RN, MS, CPNP (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Stanford). Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego)

Episode 25: Dr. Eva Cheung from New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of Columbia University and Dr. Katherine Cashen from Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit discuss their experience on the front lines as MIS-C was first recognized and discuss our current knowledge of this disease. Host: Dr. Sinai Zyblewski (MUSC). Editor/Producer: Dr. David Werho (UCSD)

Episode 24: Jill Cholette, MD from the University of Rochester and Steven Schwartz, MD from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto discuss the TAXI Transfusion Recommendations and considerations for blood transfusion in critically ill cardiac patients. Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD; Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 23: Allie Rippe, NP and Alexandra Lamari-Fisher, PhD from the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, TX discuss the multidisciplinary and creative teamwork it took to address the organic and inorganic pain in an adult patient with single ventricle heart disease. Host/Editor: Raj Sahulee, DO Producer: David Werho, MD.

Episode 22: Dr. R Krishna Kumar from Amrita Hospital in India discusses his work bringing quality cardiac care to an area with limited resources as well as the global burden of heart disease in children. Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 21: Javier Lasa, MD from Texas Children’s Hospital discusses his work understanding cardiac arrest outcomes and acute decompensated heart failure and the future of these fields. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 20: Lauren Haney, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS from MUSC discusses her research comparing recombinant versus plasma-derived Antithrombin III. Note: Off-label pediatric use discussed – PCICS does not endorse specific clinical management. Host/Editor: Deanna Tzanetos, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 19: Louise Callow, MSN, CPCP-PC and Lindsey Justice, DNP, CPNP-AC discuss the PCICS Advanced Practice Provider Curriculum including its development, progress, and plans for the future. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 18: Michael Gaies, MD, MPH, MSc, from The University of Michigan discusses the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) from its beginnings, to the recent landmark JACC publication, and into the future. Editor: Jill Zender, NP and Host/Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 17: Kathy Mussatto, PhD, RN, a nurse-scientist at Children’s Wisconsin, discusses her work on long-term outcomes, quality of life, and neurodevelopmental follow-up in pediatric cardiac patients. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 16: Dorrie Fontaine, RN, PhD, FAAN discusses her work on creating healthy work environments for physicians and nurses in critical care units. Host/Editor: Deanna Tzanetos, MD Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 15: Dr. Humera Ahmed discusses her best trainee abstract award winning project: Development of a risk score for interstage death or transplant after stage I palliation. Host: Mary Taylor, MD Editor: Courtney Celani, APRN, PNP-AC Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 14: Drs. Joseph Forbess and Can Yerebakan discuss their philosophies and approaches to the high-risk single ventricle neonate. Host: Grace Bichara, MD Guests: Joseph Forbess, MD, MBA & Can Yerebakan, MD Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 13: Sarah Tabbutt interviews David Wessel, a pioneer in our field, about his thoughts on training, leadership, wellness, and innovation in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD Guest: David Wessel, MD Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 12: Mary McLellan, MPH, BSN, RN, CPN (Boston Children’s Hospital) discusses the POSTER program to improve nursing resiliency & retention in the ICU. Host: Andrew Smith, MD, MSCI, MMHC. Editor: Deanna Tzanetos, MD, MSCI. Producer: David Werho, MD.

Episode 11: Dr. Paul Checchia (Texas Children’s Hospital) discusses his Anthony Chang lecture at the PCICS Meeting in 12/2018 including some hot topics and interesting myths in our field. Host: Mary Taylor, MD Editor: Jill Zender, PNP-AC Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 10: Connie Myres, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACCNS-P from the University of Michigan discusses their surgical site infection reduction QI project for patients after cardiac surgery. Guest: Connie Myres, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACCNS-P. Host: David Hehir, MD. Editor: Courtney Celani, APRN, PNP-AC. Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 09: Dr. Becky Bertrandt from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin discusses a chest tube removal QI algorithm for patients after cardiac surgery. Guest: Rebecca Bertrandt, MD. Host/Editor: Deanna Tzanteos, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD

Episode 08: Dr. Jesse Davidson from Children’s Hospital of Colorado discusses a piglet model for cardiopulmonary bypass and its use to test alkaline phosphatase to mitigate organ injury after cardiac surgery. Guest: Jesse Davidson, MD, MPH/MSPH. Host: David Werho, MD

Episode 07: Dr. Aaron Dewitt from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discusses the short- and long-term outcomes and post-procedure management of patients at the CHOP Lymphatic Intervention program. Guest: Aaron Dewitt, MD. Host/Producer/Editor: David Werho, MD.

Episode 06: Dr. David Hehir interviews Dr. Russell Raphaely at Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children about the history and development of our field. Host: David Hehir, MD; Guest: Russel Raphaely, MD, Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD.

Episode 05: We discuss the role and future of machine learning in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU with Dr. Mjaye Mazwi. Host: Deanna Tzanetos, MD, Editor: David Werho, MD. Guest: Dr. Mjaye Mazwi (Toronto Sick Kids).

Episode 04: Dr. Mary Taylor discusses “Reverse Order Staging of Single Ventricle Palliation Out of Necessity: Southern Glenn followed by Northern Fontan” with Dr. Ali Dodge-Khatami at Children’s of Mississippi. Host: Mary Taylor, MD Editor: David Werho, MD. Guest: Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, PhD (Children's of Mississippi).

Episode 03: We discuss with Drs. Parvathi and Krishna Iyer the development of their pediatric cardiac surgical and ICU program in New Delhi. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, Editor: David Werho, MD. Guests: Dr. Parvathi Iyer and Dr. Krishna Iyer (Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi).

Episode 02: We discuss the strategies used to ambulate a pediatric patient with heart failure while on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (VA ECMO) while waiting for heart transplant. Host: David Werho, MD; Guests: Emily Weissler, MD and Vamsi Yarlagadda, MD (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital); Producer: David Werho, MD.

Episode 1: We discuss the use of a paracorporeal support device to bridge a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension and RV failure to lung transplant. Host: David Werho, MD Guests: Monica Mafla, NP and Vamsi Yarlagadda, MD (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital).