Spring 2025 Newsletter
URiM Resident Award Announcement
On behalf of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, we would like to share an exciting opportunity for pediatric residents from groups under-represented in medicine (URiM) to attend the…
Read MorePalliative Care SIG
We had a successful kickoff for the Palliative Care Sig at the PCICS meeting: We currently have 20 members in Basecamp for this new SIG Quarterly meetings will be on the 4th…
Read MoreExciting News: Relaunching the Respiratory Therapy Special Interest Group!
We’re thrilled to announce the relaunch of the Respiratory Therapy Special Interest Group (RT SIG) within the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS). This group is dedicated to bringing together…
Read MoreAPP SIG Survey Announcement
Please take a moment to complete the APP SIG Annual Survey by Wednesday February 5, 2025. Results will be reviewed at our next APP SIG meeting on Wednesday February 12,…
Read MoreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee presented its first breakout session at the PCICS Annual meeting in San Diego titled, “Patient Perspective: Why DEI Must Continue.” This inaugural session…
Read MoreQuality Improvement Committee
Hello, PCICS community! As co-chair of the Quality Improvement (QI) Committee, I’m excited to share some updates about our team’s recent accomplishments and upcoming initiatives. It’s been a busy and productive time…
Read MoreUnanswered Questions in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
“Where is the next PH crisis lurking?” – This question may flash past your awareness as you prepare to sit down for the first time during your night shift in…
Read MoreManaging Severe Pulmonary Hypertension In The ICU: The St. Louis Children’s Hospital Experience
While the last 30 years has seen remarkable progress in treating children with pulmonary hypertension (PH), children still die from their disease, most often from right ventricular (RV) failure in…
Read MoreIntegrating Pulmonary Hypertension Teams into the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Collaborative Approach to Emerging Challenges
Our field demands increasingly collaborative work across specialties in cardiology, critical care, anesthesia, and cardiac surgery. Complementing this comprehensive approach, the integration of pulmonary hypertension (PH) teams into pediatric cardiac…
Read MorePediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: A Shift in Perspective
Pediatric intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare and challenging disease characterized by wall thickening from neo-intimal proliferation leading to luminal narrowing of one or more pulmonary veins. Once…
Read MoreExecutive Message
It’s hard to believe we are at the start of a new year! Time seems to fly faster as the years go by! Although our annual meeting was a little…
Read MoreAssociate Editor’s Message
Whether it is a new diagnosis of severe pulmonary arteriolar hypertension in a previously “healthy” teenager, elevated PVR in a young child with univentricular circulation, or the unexpected presentation of…
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