Fall 2024 Newsletter
OT/PT/ST/Child Life Specialist SIG
The OT/PT/ST/Child Life Specialist SIG meets on the first Thursday of the month. We are working on standardization between our sites regarding sternal precautions, neurodevelopmental rounds, handling guidelines, and the…
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The Nutrition SIG met in August and discussed Chylothorax Nutrition Management. We had a visiting speaker, Melissa Winder, who has pioneered change, along with David Bailey, MD around chylothorax management…
Read MoreNursing SIG
Sonia and I will be completing our term as nursing SIG co-chairs and would love interested nurses to reach out to us! We continue to post in Basecamp. We would…
Read MoreEarly Career Faculty and Fellows SIG
We continue to host bimonthly webinars on topics pertinent to our members, with the two most recent ones below: “Acknowledging the “Bright” and “Dark” Sides of Pediatric Critical Care” by…
Read MoreAPP SIG
Dear APPs – Do you have an idea on how to make our APP SIG better and have the time to lead our SIG for the next two years? Melissa…
Read MoreQI Committee
The QI Committee is excited to be offering the Quality Improvement Leadership and Think Tank (QILT2) project as a preconference prior to the November meeting in San Diego. This effort…
Read MoreFinance Committee
The PCICS Finance Committee continues to work diligently to support the finances, budget, and fiscal operations of the society. We are thrilled to be supporting the budget for the upcoming…
Read MoreConnections Committee
Are you looking for an opportunity to get more involved in PCICS, to network with others, or shape the society’s external presence?! The connections committee is looking for new members.…
Read MoreCoaching combats burnout and foster academic growth to promote sustainable careers
Pediatric cardiac critical care is a highly specialized field dedicated to the care of infants and children with congenital or acquired heart disease requiring intensive medical attention. The complexities of…
Read MoreBuilding and Sustaining Advanced Practice Careers in the CICU
It takes a certain type of person to thrive in the high-acuity environment in pediatric cardiac intensive care units (PCICU). The fast-paced, ever-evolving field is appealing to new graduate advanced…
Read MoreCVICU Faculty Sustainability – Methods to Prevent Burnout and Improve Longevity
Pediatric cardiac intensive care has emerged as a distinct specialty over the last fifty years with significant medical, surgical and technological advancements and increasingly complicated patients. While a career in…
Read MoreCan We Save Patients and Protect the Planet? Environmental Sustainability in the Intensive Care Unit
In our personal lives, we make conscious decisions to help protect our natural environment. We recycle, we garden, we drive electric vehicles. Yet, in our professional lives, we often fail…
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