Winter 2023 Newsletter
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee
As we look back on 2022, the PCICS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee (DEI) continued its efforts to focus on applying an anti-racist lens to PCICS initiatives and programming. Entering…
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The Finance Committee would like to welcome Dr. David Werho as co-chair and PCICS Treasurer and thank Lindsey Justice for her years of service as Treasurer and co-chair as she…
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This is our first newsletter of the year 2023 and I would like to say happy new year to all our readers and all who follow and support PCICS. This…
Read MoreRevisiting the 2022 PCICS Annual Meeting: Joy and Discovery
I have been attending the PCICS annual conference for the past three years, and this year was a one-of-a kind gathering. I was filled with gratitude to be part of…
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This past December, I had the opportunity to attend the 18th Annual International PCICS meeting and immediately noticed two things. Similar to most of my fellow attendees, my first impression…
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The 18th Annual International Meeting of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society in Miami Beach, Florida was, to say the least, outstanding. To have participated in person, as an International…
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As an advanced fellow training in pediatric cardiovascular critical care, I am relatively new to the PCICS community, and this past conference in December 2022 was my first. Overall, it…
Read MoreBedside Nursing Excellence Award Winner
I can honestly say that I have stayed a bedside nurse for almost 32 years because I love what I do, and I know how much I can contribute to…
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What keeps you at the bedside or drives you to stay in your role? I absolutely love pediatrics, always have. I love the population, the patients, and the families. Kids…
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8 Ways to Thrive as a Cardiac ICU Nurse Nursing is a difficult profession and Pediatric Cardiac ICU nursing is certainly one of the most challenging specialties. As a 30+…
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While in nursing school, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to have my pediatric clinicals on a congenital heart unit. I was instantly drawn to the challenge of caring…
Read MoreLeadership Message
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” — John Maxwell Winter has come and a new calendar year is upon us having just come off an amazingly successful in-person meeting in…
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