Posts by jason@imiae.com
Finance Committee Update
The PCICS Finance Committee is charged with oversight of our society’s resources and planning for our financial health. We are very excited to add new members to our committee and would like…
Read MorePerspectives of a Future Cardiac Intensivist on the World Congress
In August, I had the opportunity to attend the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Washington, D.C. As an early trainee, the conference was spectacular: from…
Read MoreWorld Congress Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) – Nursing
Nursing representation and participation at the WCPCCS was a huge success, with nearly 1,000 nurses attending the conference. This was the biggest gathering of pediatric cardiac nurses to date. The…
Read MoreLessons on Cardiac Neonatal Care at the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
The 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) had more than 5000 attendees representing cardiology, cardiac surgery, critical care medicine, neonatology, and other health care domains. Additionally,…
Read MoreLessons Learned From a Program to Support Small Patients on VAD at Home
How can one develop a program for small children on VAD living at home while waiting on the heart transplantation list? Until a few years ago, mechanical circulatory support in…
Read MoreAssociate Editor’s Message
This August, I was one of the (seemingly) few pediatric cardiac intensivists and cardiologists who could not attend the massive 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in…
Read MoreExecutive Message
Along with 5,752 of our closest friends from around the world, PCICS joined the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Washington D.C. on August 27-September 3,…
Read MoreMind Matters in the Cardiac ICU
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller In my 10 years as a cardiac intensivist, I have been amazed at the pace…
Read MoreHow We Learn and the Medical Decisions We Make: Lessons From Learning Networks in Interventional Pediatric Cardiology
How many times per day do you make a medical decision about one of your patients? How many times is that decision based on data versus experience? And more importantly,…
Read MoreResearch Committee Update
The Scientific Innovations sub-committee of the PCICS Research Committee would like to announce an exciting opportunity launching this summer. We are hoping to foster communication and collaboration between investigators with…
Read MoreQuality Committee Update
The PCICS Quality Committee will be offering formal QI project support to PCICS members starting this October 2023. The QILT project—Quality Improvement Leadership and Training—is designed to help society members…
Read MoreProgram Committee Update
The planning and coordination for the 2024 PCICS biennial meeting has begun in earnest. Earlier this year, PCICS confirmed the new location and timing of the 2024 Meeting: San Diego, CA…
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