Join us for this recap of our December 2022 PCICS meeting in Miami. Hear about the science, community, and important team contributions to our field, including the important role of the patient's family and the bedside nurse. Several guests join us to discuss all the things they learned and how they might change their practice.  Guests: Christin Diller, Jason Buckley, Bistra Zheleva, Casey Bor. Hosts: Saidie Rodriguez, Deanna Tzanetos, Lillian Su. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho.

Episode 76: NewsTalk: PCICS Meeting Recap

Join special guest Chris Fundora a financial advisor and director of retirement planning for Traphagan CPAs and Wealth Advisors to hear information regarding estate and retirement planning.  Co-Hosts: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego), Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Emory University), Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (Children's Medical Center of Dallas) Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville)

Episode 75: PCICS NewsTalk: Financial Planning in Uncertain Times for Healthcare Providers

Doctors Therese Giglia (CHOP) and Rebecca Bertrandt (Children's Wisconsin) discuss the care of interstage patients including interstage hospitalization versus home discharge, feeding approaches, anticoagulation and the challenges therein. Co-Hosts: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville) and Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (Children's Medical Center of Dallas).  Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI

Episode 74: Care of the Interstage Patient

Resuscitation experts Dr. Tia Raymond (Medical City Children's Hospital) and Dr. Robert Sutton (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) speak to us all about resuscitation science, high quality CPR, and the past, present, and future of CPR research in pediatrics. Host: Leigh Mohler, MSN, PCNS-BC, CCRN (Children’s Hospital of Orange County), Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 73: High Quality CPR

Join us to hear about a nursing education and leadership development partnership with Guests: Anna Fisk, PhD, RN, CCRN, Clinical Coordinator CICU (Boston Children’s/Harvard) and Bistra Zheleva, VP of Global Strategy and Advocacy, Children’s HeartLink (NGO). Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ).

Episode 72: Nursing Development in India

Dr. Niranjan Vijayakumar (Boston Children's Hospital) discusses "Current Epidemiology of Vocal Cord Dysfunction After Congenital Heart Surgery in Young Infants" and Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan (Texas Children's Hospital) discusses detection and management of vocal cord dysfunction in cardiac patients. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (Rady Children's Hospital). The article discussed can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1097/pcc.0000000000002010 and the slides can be accessed by members by following the link on pcics.org/podcasts.  The video modules for laryngeal ultrasound can be found here: https://youtu.be/hn7fGtDHNF4

Episode 71: Journal Club - Vocal Cord Dysfunction and Laryngeal Ultrasound

Our special guest, Melissa Jones, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC (Children's National Medical Center), speaks to us about her time as president of PCICS and her vision for the society's future. Co-Hosts: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Dr. Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's Hospital), Jill Zender, CPNP-AC (Children’s Medical Center of Dallas). Co-Host, Editor, Producer: Dr. David Werho (Rady Children's Hospital).

Episode 70 - Newstalk: A Conversation with PCICS President Melissa Jones

Episode 69: Coaching and Human Factors Awareness: One way to improve multidisciplinary team performance.  Guests: Dr. Ross Ungerleider; Dr. Jamie Ungerleider Co-Host: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM). Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Deanna Todd Tzanetos (U of Louisville SOM/Norton Children's Hospital)One way to improve multidisciplinary team performance.  Guests: Dr. Ross Ungerleider; Dr. Jamie Ungerleider Co-Host: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM). Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Deanna Todd Tzanetos (U of Louisville SOM/Norton Children's Hospital)

Episode 69: Coaching and Human Factors Awareness

A frank and refreshing conversation on the giving and receiving of feedback.  Guests: Dr. Lillian Su (Phoenix Children’s Hosp/Univ of Arizona College of Medicine), Dr. Mary McBride (Lurie Children’s/Northwestern Univ), and Dr. Michel-Alica Moga (Hospital for Sick Kids/Univ of Toronto). Host/Editor/Producer: Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM).

Episode 68: Giving and Receiving Feedback

Dr. Judith Mathieu (Icahn SOM Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital) and Dr. Raj Sahulee (NYU Grossman SOM Hassenfeld Children's Hospital) discuss an interesting case of aortic thrombus in a neonate after arch repair. Hosted/Edited by: Raj Sahulee, MD. Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (U of Louisville SOM Norton Children's Hospital)

Episode 67:  Successful Conservative Management of Aortic Thrombus after Neonatal Arch Repair

Dr. Aarti Bavare and Dr. Natasha Afonso (Texas Children's Hospital) discuss their work in creating a cardiac-specific rapid response team and their efforts leading a PCICS Special Interest Group for cardiac rapid response teams.  Their work can be read here: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951121003322. Hosted by Jill Zender, APRN, CPNP-AC (Children's Health, Dallas). Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 66: Creating a Cardiac-Specific Rapid Response Team

We are joined by special guest, Dr. Jeffrey Alten (Cincinnati Children's Hospital) to discuss the PC4 Cardiac Arrest Prevention project, from inception to dissemination and everything in between.  The manuscript was published in JAMA Pediatrics on 7/5/2022. Hosted by Leigh Mohler, MSN, PCNS-BC, CCRN (Children's Hospital of Orange County). Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

View the article here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2793938

Episode 65: PC4 Cardiac Arrest Prevention Project

We are excited to share another episode from our PCICS Advanced Trainee Journal Club with all our listeners. In this episode, Dr. Felicia Sifers from Children's of Alabama presents a discussion of "Sotalol versus Amiodarone for Postoperative Junctional Tachycardia after Congenital Heart Surgery". The article is linked below Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.11.021
Supplemental materials are available to members only, free of charge. Registration is required to access the materials. https://pediatriccardiacintensivecaresociety.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/xP2YQjvp?mode=Attendee

Episode 64: PCICS Journal Club - Postoperative JET: Amiodarone vs. Sotalol

Luminary Interview with Paul Checchia, MD
During the 2020 PCICS conference, snips of an inaugural Luminary Interview series were shared between sessions.  Listen to the full interview here with seminal leaders in pediatric cardiac intensive care reflecting on their careers of over 20 years.  Special Guest: Paul Checchia, MD (Texas Children's Hospital) and Host: Mary McBride, MD (Lurie Children's Hospital) Editor: Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital/University of Arizona College of Medicine). Producer: Deanna Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville SOM)

Episode 63: Luminary Interview with Paul Checchia, MD

Enjoy hearing the origin story of how Michigan’s Congenital Heart Center and why it’s collaborative culture has been a key to its success with special guest, pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Rick Ohye (C.S. Mott Children’s Hosp/Univ Michigan). Host Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children’s Hosp/Univ of Arizona College of Medicine). Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM).
 
Note: At the time of this recording (July 2021) Dr. Su was at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and has since become medical director of the CVICU at Phoenix Children’s. This conversation pre-dates the 2022 STS-Congenital Heart Surgery Database changes.

Episode 62: Building a Positive Culture

Explore medicine of the future with two Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons and pioneer researchers.  Drs. Sunjay Kaushal (Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago) and Jolanda Kluin (Academic Medical Center; Amsterdam, Netherlands) discuss stem cell therapies for single ventricle patients, tissue engineering for heart values and a soft robotic heart.  Co-Hosts: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (Norton Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta). Editor and Producer: Saidie Rodriguez. Sponsored by Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

Episode 61: The Future is Now: Stem Cell Therapy, Tissue Engineering and a Robotic Heart.

Join us for part 2 of a 3-part series on extracorporeal life support (ECMO). Part 2 will cover an overview of ECMO circuit components and management of patients supported on ECMO. This episode is directed to those who have some exposure to ECMO but not extensive experience. Special guests at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford include: Kate Ryan, MD; Director of Cardiac ECMO; Associate Medical Director of CVICU; Allen Shiu, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-P. ECMO Specialist, Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Educator, CVICU Educator; and Ozzie Jahadi, CCP Pediatric Perfusionist; ECMO Program Coordinator and Educator. Host/Editor: Elizabeth Price, PA and Allen Shiu, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-P (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital/Stanford). Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episode 60: ECMO Part 2 of 3: Circuit and Patient Management

Listen to this fascinating discussion and article review of “Workforce demographics and unit structure in pediatric cardiac critical care in the US” with first and senior authors Robin Horak (Children's Hospital Los Angeles) and Catherine Krawczeski  (Nationwide Children’s Hospital). Hosted by Neha Purkey (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital) and Saidie Rodriguez (Children’s Hospital of Atlanta). Editor: Neha Purkey, MD; Producer: Deanna Tzanetos (Norton Children’s Hospital) and David Werho, MD (UC San Diego).

Episide 59: Current Landscape of Pediatric CICU Workforce

Episode 58: PCICS Journal Club - Delirium in the CICU
We are excited to begin a new series of podcasts sharing our PCICS Advanced Trainee Journal Club with all our listeners.  In this episode, Dr. Mike Mount from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta presents a discussion of "Delirium in a Tertiary Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Risk Factors and Outcomes". The article is linked below and the slides can be accessed by PCICS members on our website PCICS.org/podcasts. Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego). https://doi.org/10.1177%2F08850666211066892

Episode 58: PCICS Journal Club - Delirium in the CICU

During the 2020 PCICS conference, snips of an inaugural Luminary Interview series were shared between sessions. Please listen for the full interview with seminal leaders in pediatric cardiac intensive care reflecting on their careers of over 20 years.  Special Guest: Colleen Betzer, RN (Children’s National Hosp/George Washington Univ SOM) and Host Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children’s Hosp/Univ of Arizona College of Medicine). Editor: Lillian Su. Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atl/Emory Univ SOM)

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