Improvement Through Collaboration: Inspiration and Growth through PC4
My involvement with the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) began in 2016 when Dr. Javier Lasa asked me to join him as a co-clinical champion at Texas Children’s Hospital. …
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I can’t believe we are already halfway into 2023! It seems like just yesterday that we were reunited in Miami. It was so nice to be in person again and…
Read MoreAssociate Editor’s Message
Medicine is a field of life-long learning—and perhaps nowhere is it better illustrated on a minute-by-minute basis than in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. What we know (and don’t…
Read MoreDiversity, 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…
Read MoreConnections Committee
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…
Read MoreBedside Nursing Excellence Award Winner
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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