Summer 2024 Newsletter
Executive Message
Dear PCICS Community: In the spirit of this newsletter edition’s theme, I asked AI to help me write this executive message. It took 14 different versions and clarifying prompts to…
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Watching playoff hockey, I am always amazed by the scope of the statistics flooding the screen in real time—fastest players to get to 100 playoff points, trend of distance from…
Read MoreInstitutional Member Profiles
Atrium Health The Congenital Heart Center, established in 2010, has been ranked as one of the top-50 pediatric heart centers in the country by U.S. News and World Report for…
Read MoreQI & Safety Committee Updates
The call for Abstracts for the PCICS Annual Meeting is open and this year we’ve added an option for abstracts specific to Quality Improvement. Please consider submitting an abstract about QI work…
Read MoreAI in the CICU: From Theaters to Monitors
The medical artificial intelligence revolution is coming and it will not be televised. It might show up on your new virtual reality headset, but even if it doesn’t, it will…
Read MoreAI is Knocking at the CICU Door
Hollywood has led us to believe that artificial intelligence (AI) belongs in the world of Michael J. Fox and a DeLorean. But AI is no longer confined to the silver…
Read MoreProgram Committee Update
We are just a little under six months away from the PCICS Annual International Meeting! It will be held November 14-17, 2024, at Town and Country Resort in San Diego,…
Read MoreNeuroCardiac SIG Update
The PCICS NeuroCardiac Special Interest Group was recently developed with an interest in neurodevelopmental and neurologic care of patients in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (pCICU). The aim is…
Read MoreEarly Career and Fellow SIG Update
On behalf of our membership, we would like to introduce Ariya and Raji as the new co-leaders for this SIG. Ariya Nu Chau completed her pediatrics residency at UC Irvine/Children’s…
Read MoreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Update
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee has undergone a number of changes this year. First, we would like to thank Jean Connor, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, for her service…
Read MoreAPP SIG Update
The APP SIG has over 300 members and meets on the second Wednesday of the month to connect, to learn about each other and the institutions we represent, and to…
Read MoreAncillary Staff SIG Update
The PCICS OT/PT/ST/Child Life Specialist SIG aims to provide an open forum for networking and collaboration among pediatric cardiac ICU and acute care ancillary staff. The goals of the SIG…
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