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PCICS

PCICS promotes excellence in pediatric cardiac critical care medicine

PCICS Podcast

We discuss challenging or interesting pediatric cardiac ICU cases from a variety of PCICS affiliated institutions and have conversations with leaders in the field. Topics covered include innovative mechanical circulatory support strategies, novel ICU therapies, challenging perioperative management situations, and unusual complex congenital heart lesions in the ICU.
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of PCICS, we spoke with Dr. Anthony Chang (Children’s Hospital Orange County) and Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs (U of Florida) about the impetus for the formation of the Society, how the Society has grown over the years, and that first meeting. Hosted by Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD (University of Louisville/Norton Children’s Hospital) and David Werho, MD (UC San Diego) Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD
In celebration of the formation of the PCICS Early Career SIG, please take a listen to this fantastic discussion full of pearls for all early-career faculty and trainees, hosted by Neha Purkey (Stanford) and Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta), recorded with special guests David Axelrod (Stanford) and Melissa Smith-Parrish (Boston Children’s Hospital) after last year’s PCICS virtual meeting. Editor: Neha Purkey, MD; Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
NewsTalk Hosts David Werho, Jill Zender, and Lillian Su discuss the 2021 PCICS Meeting with the Program Chairs, Jason Buckley and Christin Diller including the evolution of our field, the most talked-about sessions, and some sneak peeks at next year, among other topics. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
Drs. Therese Giglia (Children's Hosp of Philadelphia) and Erica Molitor-Kirsh (Children's Minnesota) discuss the early days of PCICS and its evolution. Host: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (Norton Healthcare Louisville/Univ Louisville), Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center of Dallas) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ); Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).
Sarah Tabbutt, MD (Benioff Children's Hospital/USCF), Mary Taylor, MD (Children's of Mississippi/UMC), and Nancy Ghanayem, MD (Advocate Children's Hospital/Univ Chicago) discuss the early days of PCICS and its evolution. Host: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (Norton Healthcare Louisville/Univ Louisville) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ); Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).
Amy Lisanti PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K (Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia) and Page Steadman RN, MSN, CPNP-AC (Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute Levine Children's Hospital at Atrium Health) discuss the effects of having a child with congential heart disease and the CICU experience on parental mental health. Host/Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital and University of Louisville)
Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD (UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital) and Angela Bates, MD (University of Alberta Stollery Children’s Hospital) discuss the current state and future of medical registries in pediatric cardiac critical care in context of their work with PC4 and PPHNet and how to leverage registries for return on investment. Host/Editor: Raj Sahulee, DO (NYU Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital); Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
Dawna Ballard, PhD (Moody College of Communication - University of Texas at Austin) and Mary Waller, PhD (Neeley School of Business - Texas Christian University) discuss the human constructs of time as it relates to team dynamics and non-routine events. Host: Lillian Su, MD (Stanford/Stanford Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta); Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta).
Dawna Ballard, PhD (Moody College of Communication - University of Texas at Austin) and Mary Waller, PhD (Neeley School of Business - Texas Christian University) discuss the human constructs of time as it relates to team dynamics and non-routine events. Host: Lillian Su, MD (Stanford/Stanford Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta).
Dr. Roxanne Kirsch (The Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto) reflects on the very difficult topic of Maximizing End of Life Care, including managing conflict, optimizing communication, and multidisciplinary team roles. Host: Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center of Dallas) Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
Mark Scheurer, MD, MSc (Medical University of South Carolina) and Kay Stewart-Huey (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) discuss their careers in administration and offer advice for the future leaders in cardiac care. Host: Sinai Zyblewski, MD (MUSC); Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
In a special episode honoring Nurse’s Week, Genevieve Frey Moylan, MSN, RN, CPN, from Lurie Children’s Hospital discusses fostering growth in the future nursing leaders in our field and how she was inspired to become a leader in nursing. Host/Editor: Courtney Celani, MSN, CPNP-AC (Lurie Children’s Hospital); Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego). 
In the latest Newtalk, hosts David Werho, Jill Zender, and Saidie Rodriguez discuss recent events in pediatric cardiac critical care and anything else that comes up. In this edition, guests Paul Checchia (Texas Children’s Hospital) and Darren Klugman (Johns Hopkins) discuss the recent freeze in Texas and other crises as well as topics ranging from crisis resource management, leadership, teams, and being thrown into a pool in Miami. Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
Dr. Mary McBride (Lurie Children’s Hospital – Northwestern University) and Dr. Sushma Reddy (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Stanford) speak about several important topics surrounding women building careers in cardiac critical care and academic medicine including balance, career development, pay inequity, and implicit gender bias. Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Deanna Tzanetos (Norton Children’s Hospital), Co-Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
Dr. Mary Taylor, the Department Chair of Pediatrics at Children’s of Mississippi, speaks about important qualities for budding leaders in our field as well as different programs and ways to help foster growth as a leader in academic pediatrics. Host/Editor: Dr. Raj Sahulee (NYU – Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital), Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
The winner of this year’s Anthony Chang Award, Dr. Ravi Thiagarajan from Boston Children’s Hospital, speaks about his career, ECMO research, the changing cardiac ICU workforce, burnout, and his advice for early career cardiac intensive care providers. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD (UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital), Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
Part two of our series on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Shanelle Clarke, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Maryam Naim, MD, MSCE (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), Carolyn Meltzer, MD (Emory University), Sarah Teele, MD (Boston Children’s Hospital), Keila Lopez, MD, MPH (Texas Children’s Hospital), and Kiona Allen, MD (Lurie Children’s Hospital). Host: Courtney Celani, CPNP-AC (Lurie Children’s Hospital), Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).
In honor of Black History Month, PCICS presents a special two-part series on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; a group of inspiring women from across the country speak about various issues in medicine, pediatric cardiology, and critical care surrounding diversity, equity, and racism. Host: Courtney Celani, CPNP-AC (Lurie Children’s Hospital), Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).
Dr. Sushma Reddy (Stanford) discusses her work on myocardial energetics and how she’s working to understand the role of oxidative damage and potentially new therapeutics for right ventricular heart failure in patients with congenital heart disease. Her recent publication on this topic can be found in the October 2020 edition of Circulation.  https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.045470 Host/Editor: Monica Mafla, RN, MS, CPNP (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Stanford). Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).
In a new recurring format for the podcast, hosts David Werho, Jill Zender, and Saidie Rodriguez discuss recent events in pediatric cardiac critical care and anything else that comes up. In this edition, guests Nikhil Chanani and Lindsey Justice, the program chairs for the first-ever virtual PCICS International Meeting discuss the highlights of the meeting as well as their pandemic guilty pleasures. Editor/Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).
Peter Rimensberger from Geneva, Switzerland and Stacey Bedford from London, UK discuss the varied practices for noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation in Europe. This was recorded at our last international meeting in London as a collaboration between PCICS, PICS-UK (now PCCS), and EPNCIC. Please register for our 2020 PCICS virtual meeting now for more great content! PCICS does not endorse specific devices or care practices. Host: Dr. Sarah Tabbutt (UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital). Editor/Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).
A multidisciplinary team from the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto discusses the story of a remarkable young girl’s resilience during her prolonged hospitalizations as well as the development of their Care By Parent protocol to allow VAD patients off the cardiac unit. This was recorded at our last international meeting in London as a collaboration between PCICS, PICS-UK (now PCCS), and EPNCIC. Please register for our 2020 PCICS virtual meeting now for more great content! Off-label use discussed – PCICS does not endorse specific devices or care practices. Host/Editor: Dr. Raj Sahulee (NYU Langone – Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital). Producer: Dr. David Werho (UC San Diego).
Eduardo da Cruz, MD from Children’s Hospital Colorado discusses the roles of innovation, collaboration, and new technologies in the future of pediatric cardiac critical care both locally and globally. This was recorded at our last international meeting in London as a collaboration between PCICS, PICS-UK (now PCCS), and EPNCIC. Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta). Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).
Sandra Staveski, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC from UC San Francisco College of Nursing and former PCICS President discusses her work and the work of other nurse scientists in pediatric cardiac critical care as well as the future of nurse-led research and collaboration in our field. Host/Editor: Monica Mafla, RN, MS, CPNP (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Stanford). Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego)
Dr. Eva Cheung from New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of Columbia University and Dr. Katherine Cashen from Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit discuss their experience on the front lines as MIS-C was first recognized and discuss our current knowledge of this disease. Host: Dr. Sinai Zyblewski (MUSC). Editor/Producer: Dr. David Werho (UCSD)
Jill Cholette, MD from the University of Rochester and Steven Schwartz, MD from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto discuss the TAXI Transfusion Recommendations and considerations for blood transfusion in critically ill cardiac patients. Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD; Producer: David Werho, MD
Allie Rippe, NP and Alexandra Lamari-Fisher, PhD from the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, TX discuss the multidisciplinary and creative teamwork it took to address the organic and inorganic pain in an adult patient with single ventricle heart disease. Host/Editor: Raj Sahulee, DO Producer: David Werho, MD.
Dr. R Krishna Kumar from Amrita Hospital in India discusses his work bringing quality cardiac care to an area with limited resources as well as the global burden of heart disease in children. Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD
Javier Lasa, MD from Texas Children’s Hospital discusses his work understanding cardiac arrest outcomes and acute decompensated heart failure and the future of these fields. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Lauren Haney, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS from MUSC discusses her research comparing recombinant versus plasma-derived Antithrombin III. Note: Off-label pediatric use discussed – PCICS does not endorse specific clinical management. Host/Editor: Deanna Tzanetos, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD
Louise Callow, MSN, CPCP-PC and Lindsey Justice, DNP, CPNP-AC discuss the PCICS Advanced Practice Provider Curriculum including its development, progress, and plans for the future. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Michael Gaies, MD, MPH, MSc, from The University of Michigan discusses the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) from its beginnings, to the recent landmark JACC publication, and into the future. Editor: Jill Zender, NP and Host/Producer: David Werho, MD
Kathy Mussatto, PhD, RN, a nurse-scientist at Children’s Wisconsin, discusses her work on long-term outcomes, quality of life, and neurodevelopmental follow-up in pediatric cardiac patients. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Dorrie Fontaine, RN, PhD, FAAN discusses her work on creating healthy work environments for physicians and nurses in critical care units. Host/Editor: Deanna Tzanetos, MD Producer: David Werho, MD
Dr. Humera Ahmed discusses her best trainee abstract award winning project: Development of a risk score for interstage death or transplant after stage I palliation. Host: Mary Taylor, MD Editor: Courtney Celani, APRN, PNP-AC Producer: David Werho, MD
Drs. Joseph Forbess and Can Yerebakan discuss their philosophies and approaches to the high-risk single ventricle neonate. Host: Grace Bichara, MD Guests: Joseph Forbess, MD, MBA & Can Yerebakan, MD Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Sarah Tabbutt interviews David Wessel, a pioneer in our field, about his thoughts on training, leadership, wellness, and innovation in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD Guest: David Wessel, MD Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Mary McLellan, MPH, BSN, RN, CPN (Boston Children’s Hospital) discusses the POSTER program to improve nursing resiliency & retention in the ICU. Host: Andrew Smith, MD, MSCI, MMHC. Editor: Deanna Tzanetos, MD, MSCI. Producer: David Werho, MD.
Dr. Paul Checchia (Texas Children’s Hospital) discusses his Anthony Chang lecture at the PCICS Meeting in 12/2018 including some hot topics and interesting myths in our field. Host: Mary Taylor, MD Editor: Jill Zender, PNP-AC Producer: David Werho, MD
Connie Myres, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACCNS-P from the University of Michigan discusses their surgical site infection reduction QI project for patients after cardiac surgery. Guest: Connie Myres, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACCNS-P. Host: David Hehir, MD. Editor: Courtney Celani, APRN, PNP-AC. Producer: David Werho, MD
Dr. Becky Bertrandt from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin discusses a chest tube removal QI algorithm for patients after cardiac surgery. Guest: Rebecca Bertrandt, MD. Host/Editor: Deanna Tzanteos, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD
Dr. Jesse Davidson from Children’s Hospital of Colorado discusses a piglet model for cardiopulmonary bypass and its use to test alkaline phosphatase to mitigate organ injury after cardiac surgery. Guest: Jesse Davidson, MD, MPH/MSPH. Host: David Werho, MD
Dr. Aaron Dewitt from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discusses the short- and long-term outcomes and post-procedure management of patients at the CHOP Lymphatic Intervention program. Guest: Aaron Dewitt, MD. Host/Producer/Editor: David Werho, MD.
Dr. David Hehir interviews Dr. Russell Raphaely at Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children about the history and development of our field. Host: David Hehir, MD; Guest: Russel Raphaely, MD, Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD.
We discuss the role and future of machine learning in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU with Dr. Mjaye Mazwi. Host: Deanna Tzanetos, MD, Editor: David Werho, MD. Guest: Dr. Mjaye Mazwi (Toronto Sick Kids).
Dr. Mary Taylor discusses “Reverse Order Staging of Single Ventricle Palliation Out of Necessity: Southern Glenn followed by Northern Fontan” with Dr. Ali Dodge-Khatami at Children’s of Mississippi. Host: Mary Taylor, MD Editor: David Werho, MD. Guest: Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, PhD (Children's of Mississippi).
We discuss with Drs. Parvathi and Krishna Iyer the development of their pediatric cardiac surgical and ICU program in New Delhi. Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, Editor: David Werho, MD. Guests: Dr. Parvathi Iyer and Dr. Krishna Iyer (Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi).
We discuss the strategies used to ambulate a pediatric patient with heart failure while on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (VA ECMO) while waiting for heart transplant. Host: David Werho, MD; Guests: Emily Weissler, MD and Vamsi Yarlagadda, MD (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital); Producer: David Werho, MD.
We discuss the use of a paracorporeal support device to bridge a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension and RV failure to lung transplant. Host: David Werho, MD Guests: Monica Mafla, NP and Vamsi Yarlagadda, MD (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital).