Summer 2022 Newsletter
Institutional Members Summer 2022
Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute was formed in 2008 with the mission to transform pediatric heart disease through the integration of clinical care, molecular cardiovascular research, and…
Read MoreAssociate Editor’s Message: Critical Care Without Borders
I am delighted to welcome y’all to the Summer 2022 edition of the PCICS Newsletter. Summer travel this year has been impacted by the high prices, long lines at the…
Read MoreBorderless CICU
Until very recently, the exchange of experiences and knowledge between Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICU) has been limited. While this has improved for many in wealthy countries, this type of…
Read MoreNursing Editorial: Development of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Program at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India – Sustained Advocacy, Teamwork, and Global Collaborations are Keys to Success
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, is a government-funded tertiary care academic hospital in the Northern region of India. The specialty care services provided by the…
Read MoreQuality Improvement-Safety Committee Update
2022 is flying by! Our PCICS Quality Improvement and Safety (QI-S) Committee’s three sub-committees (Education, Resource and Outreach, and Research and Development) have been hard at work to complete projects…
Read MoreProgram Committee Update
The PCICS program committee continues its diligent work to plan the in-person PCICS Annual Meeting in December in Miami! The program has been finalized and almost all invited speakers have…
Read MoreNutrition SIG Update
The PCICS Nutrition SIG began meeting in the fall of 2021 and has grown to over 30 members from across the U.S. We continue to meet monthly to network and…
Read MorePCICS CNS/Educator SIG Update
The PCICS CNS/Educator SIG continues to provide an opportunity for networking and a forum for sharing the work, ideas, and impact of Clinical Nurse Specialists and educators within the PCICS…
Read MoreCongenital heart surgery at high altitude – Should we re-analyze the data?
There is not a single definition of high altitude. In High-Altitude or Mountain Medicine, ‘high altitude’ is defined as 1500 to 3500m above sea level, with ‘very high altitude’ defined…
Read MorePediatric Cardiac Surgery at Tahir Heart Institute
Pakistan is the fifth most populated country in the world with an estimated population of 220 million1. Currently, the country spends only 1.9% of its GDP on health. The estimated…
Read MorePresident’s Message
Summer has arrived here in DC and in just 6 months, we’ll be heading to Miami Beach for our PCICS Annual Meeting, December 14-18, 2022 (in person!). I remember feeling…
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