iCritical Care Podcasts Archives
2011 Podcasts
SCCM Pod-157 Sedation Strategies in the ICU
Troy E. Batterton, PharmD, a pharmacist at Lakeland Regional Medical Central, and Dean Sandifer, MD, an internist, both practicing at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, discuss sedation strategies in critical care, including designing, building and maintaining protocols in intensive care units. For additional resources on sedation, including additional podcasts, visit LearnICU.org. Released: 8/17/11 Keywords: sedation, delirium, protocol
SCCM Pod-156 Delirium in the Critically Ill Patient
Pratik Pandharipande, MD, FCCM, is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Pandharipande discusses the definition and scope of delirium and how to identify and manage the condition in children. Released: 8/2/11 Keywords: delirium, sedation
SCCM Pod-155 Update on Fellowship Education and Research
Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, is a professor of critical care medicine and surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania, and director of critical care fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He discusses his own fellowship training and the important role of mentorship, as well as his current research endeavors in hypothermia. Released: 7/20/11 Keywords: trauma, hypothermia, education program
SCCM Pod-154 Establishing Successful FDM and FCCS Courses, METs
Babak Sarani, MD, is a trauma surgeon and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the medical director of the surgical rapid response team at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Sarani serves as a course director for the Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) and Fundamental Disaster Management (FDM) programs and offers insight into the value of these programs, the road to becoming an instructor and how to establish FDM or FCCS at one's own institution. The discussion then turns to Sarani's paper in the December Critical Care Medicine, titled “Resident and RN Perceptions of the Impact of a Medical Emergency Team on Education and Patient Safety in an Academic Medical Center.” (Crit Care Med. 2009; 37[12]:3091-3096) Released: 7/6/11 Keywords: disaster, management, emergency medical services
SCCM Pod-153 Council Member Shares SCCM Experiences, Sepsis Research
Craig Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, is a professor of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the director of the surgical intensive care unit at Emory University Hospital and the associate director of the Emory Center for Critical Care. He shares how early involvement within the Society, his receiving the Vision Grant, and his participation in Specialty Sections helped shape his career, while stressing the importance of mentorship. Coopersmith goes on to discuss his sepsis research, including two papers published in Critical Care Medicine, “Cancer Causes Increased Mortality and Is Associated with Altered Apoptosis in Murine Sepsis” and “Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pneumonia Induce Distinct Host Responses.” (Crit Care Med. 2010; 38[3]: 886-893; Crit Care Med. 2010; 38[1]: 223-241) Released: 6/16/11 Keywords: apoptosis; comorbidity; cytokine; pneumonia; sepsis
SCCM Pod-152 CCM: Implementing Real-Time Computerized Sepsis Alerts
Marin H. Kollef, MD, is lead author of an article published in the March 2011 Critical Care Medicine titled, “Implementation of a Real-Time Computerized Sepsis Alerts In Nonintensive Care Unit Patients.” Dr. Kollef is a professor of medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is also the director of both the medical intensive care unit and respiratory care services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. (Crit Care Med. 2011 39[3]:469-473) Released 6/1/11 Keywords: sepsis, shock
SCCM Pod-151 Symptoms Experienced by ICU Patients at Risk of Dying
Kathleen A. Puntillo, RN, DNSc, is the lead author of an article published in the November 2010 Critical Care Medicine titled, “Symptoms Experienced by Intensive Care Unit Patients at High Risk of Dying.” The study provides a detailed assessment of the symptom experiences of intensive care unit patients at risk of dying and evaluates the relationship between delirium and patients’ symptom reports. Puntillo is a professor of nursing at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. (Crit Care Med. 2010 38 [11]:2155-2160) Released 5/10/11 Keywords: delirium, palliative care, pain
SCCM Pod-150 PCCM: Blood Transfusion and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Ravi Thiagarajan, MD, MBBS, MPH, discusses his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, “Blood Transfusion is Associated with Prolonged Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Infants Undergoing Reparative Cardiac Surgery.” Thiagarajan is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011; 12[6]: 52-56) Released: 5/4/11 Keywords: cardiac surgery, ventilation
SCCM Pod-149 Critical Care Coding and Billing
George A. Sample, MD, is a senior attending in critical care at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. He discusses current and emerging topics in coding and billing, including the end of consultation codes for Medicare patients and the future of consults for non-Medicare patients. He addresses the complexities of 24/7 coverage and time-based billing in critical care while reviewing highlights of the Coding and Billing for Critical Care: Practice Tool, Fourth Edition, including new chapters on ultrasound, echocardiography and consultation. Released: 4/26/11 Keywords: coding and billing
SCCM Pod-148 Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Pediatric Sepsis
Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled “Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Pediatric Severe Sepsis: Observations From the RESOLVE.” Zimmerman is a professor of pediatrics, chief of the Division of Critical Care Medicine and director of Continuous Quality Improvement at Seattle Children’s Hospital in Washington. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011; 12[6]: 2-8) Released: 4/7/11 Keywords: pediatric, sepsis, outcomes, mechanical ventilation, mortality
SCCM Pod-147 Daily Predictions of Death in the Medical ICU
William Meadow, MD, PhD, is the lead author of an article published in the March Critical Care Medicine titled, “Power and Limitations of Daily Prognostications of Death in the Medical ICU.” This article tests the accuracy of predictions of impending death for medical intensive care unit patients, offered daily by their professional medical caregivers. Meadow is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago. (Crit Care Med. 2011;39[3]: 474-479) Released: 3/17/11 Keywords: death, medical decision-making, patient, family
SCCM Pod-146 Disaster Management in Haiti
Randy S. Wax, MD, and Marie Baldisseri, MD, FCCM, discuss disaster management and their relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Randy S. Wax, MD, is the medical director of critical care and resuscitation at Lakeridge Health Corporation in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an assistant professor in the department of medicine at the University of Toronto. He is the former chair of the H1N1 Task Force for the Society. Marie Baldisseri, MD, FCCM, is an associate professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Both guests have been leaders within SCCM's Fundamental Critical Care Support and Fundamental Disaster Management programs. Released: 3/3/11 Keyword: disaster
SCCM Pod-145 Drug Shortages in the ICU
Judith Jacobi, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, discusses drug shortages in the intensive care unit and how such shortages affect critical care patients and those requiring anesthesia. She discusses reasons for various drug shortages, the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s recent participation in an information summit on the matter, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s limited ability to help resolve the situation. In a robust and insightful conversation, Jacobi addresses the potential unintended consequences of shortages and the future of drug availability. Jacobi is a clinical pharmacy specialist at Methodist Hospital/Clarian Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is also the immediate past president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Released: 2/17/11 Keywords: pharmacoeconomics, sedation, drug
SCCM Pod-144 Message from the 2011 President
Society of Critical Care Medicine president Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, MHPE, FCCM, discusses her professional background and research interests during an engaging conversation that touches on cutting-edge topics, including quality of life after a stay in the intensive care unit, the future of critical care certification, ethics and "making a science of patient safety." She stresses the importance of SCCM's unique multiprofessional approach and highlights the Society's evolving educational offerings worldwide. Lipsett is a professor of surgery, anesthesiology and critical care nursing at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. Released: 2/3/11 Keywords: patient safety, administration, infection, outcome measures
2010 Podcasts
SCCM Pod-143 PCCM: The Effects of Heparin in Infants on Catheter-Related Thrombosis
Alan R. Schroeder, MD, discusses his article, “A Continuous Heparin Infusion Does Not Prevent Catheter-Related Thrombosis in Infants After Cardiac Surgery," published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Schroeder is the chief of pediatric inpatient services at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11[4]:489-495) Released: 12/30/10 Keywords: catheter, heparin, pediatric, echocardiography
SCCM Pod-142 PCCM: Helping Mechanically Ventilated Infants Swallow
Steven B. Leder, PhD, discusses his article, “Dysphagia Testing and Aspiration Status in Medically Stable Infants Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Via Tracheotomy,” published in the July 2010 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Leder is a professor of surgery at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11[4]484-487) Released: 11/30/10 Keywords: mechanical ventilation, tracheotomy, pediatric
SCCM Pod-141 PCCM: Emergent Endotracheal Intubations in Children
Christopher L. Carroll, MD, FCCM, lead author of an article published in the May 2010 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, “Emergent Endotracheal Intubations in Children: Be Careful if it's Late When You Intubate,” which discusses the risks of emergent tracheal intubations in children. Carroll is an assistant professor at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11[3]: 343-348) Released: 11/17/10 Keywords: pediatric, endotracheal tube
SCCM Pod-140 PCCM: Blood/Brain Barrier Permeability During Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Monica Vavilala, MD, discusses her recent article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled “Change in Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability During Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment.” Vavilala is an associate professor of anesthesiology, pain medicine and pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center, and is the associate director of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, Washington. She is also an adjunct associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11[3]:332-338.) Released: 10/31/10 Keywords: permeability, pediatric
SCCM Pod-139 CCM: Duration of Delirium as an ICU Predictor of Cognitive Impairment
Timothy D. Girard, MD, MSCI, discusses his article published in the July 2010 Critical Care Medicine, titled “Delirium as a Predictor of Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in Survivors of Critical Illness.” His study tests the idea that duration of delirium in the ICU is an independent predictor of long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness. Girard is an assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. (Crit Care Med. 2010;38[7]:1513-1520) Released: 10/28/10 Keywords: delirium, mechanical ventilation.
SCCM Pod-138 CCM: Understanding Critical Care Trial Design
Better understanding of important aspects of trial design and interpretation, such as whether patients enrolled in both intervention arms were comparable and whether the primary outcome of the trial is clinically important, will assist the bedside clinician in determining whether to apply the findings from the clinical study into clinical practice. Jonathan E. Sevransky, MD, MHS, discusses his September 2010 Critical Care Medicine article on this topic, titled “Critical Care Trial Design and Interpretation: A Primer.” Sevransky is an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. (Crit Care Med. 2010; 38 [9]:1882-1889) Released: 9/28/10. Keywords: research, measurement.
SCCM Pod-137 A Team Approach to Identifying MRSA
Adam Keene, MD, MS, discusses his paper published in the January 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled “The Use of a Critical Care Consult Team to Identify Risk for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and the Potential for Early Intervention: A Pilot Study.” Keene is an assistant professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a medical intensivist working primarily in the medical ICU at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. (Crit Care Med. 2010; 38;[1]:109-113) Released: 9/20/10
SCCM Pod-136 PCCM: Community-Associated MRSA in Previously Healthy Children
Amy Creel, MD, served as lead author on an article published in the May 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled “Severe Invasive Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Infections in Previously Healthy Children.” Creel is a pediatric critical care physician at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. The study examined increases in CA-MRSA in healthy children, which raise concerns about the initial empirical antibiotic therapy being used. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[3]:323) Release 8/27/2010
SCCM Pod-135 PCCM: WFPICCS and Its Global Agenda
Niranjan Kissoon, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the September 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled “World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies: Its Global Agenda.” Kissoon is associate head and professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is also the senior medical director at British Columbia Children’s Hospital. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[5]597-600) Released: 8/25/10
SCCM Pod 134 CCM: Resolving End-of-Life Conflicts in the ICU
John M. Luce, MD, FCCM, discusses his latest article, “A History of Resolving Conflicts Over End-of-Life Care in Intensive Care Units in the United States,” published in the August 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine. The article discusses the impact of end-of-life decisions on physicians, the team and the family, particularly when conflicts in opinion arise. Luce is a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco, as well as a physician at San Francisco General Hospital. (Crit Care Med. 2010;38[8]:1623-1629) Released: 8/5/10
SCCM Pod-133 CCM: Human Factors to Medication and Patient Safety in the ICU
Matthew C. Scanlon, MD, discuses is article, “Value of Human Factors to Medication and Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit,” published as part of a supplement to the June 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine. He discusses how human factors provide a framework for understanding safety failures in critical care settings. Scanlon is an associate professor for the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and a physician at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, specializing in pediatrics and pediatric critical care. (Crit Care Med. 2010:38[6]:S90-S96) Released: 07/31/10
SCCM Pod-132 The Future of Acute Care Surgery
Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FCCM, discusses acute care surgery, its relation to surgical critical care, and his predictions for the future of acute care surgery, trauma surgery and surgical critical care. Kaplan is an associate professor and medical director in the surgical ICU at Yale University Medical School and Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Released: 7/15/10
SCCM Pod-131 CCM: Dexmedetomidine vs. Midazolam: A Cost Minimization Analysis
Joseph F. Dasta, MSc, FCCM, discusses his article published in the February 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled “A Cost Minimization Analysis of Dexmedetomidine Compared with Midazolam for Long-Term Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit.” His study compared the costs and determined factors influencing these costs, finding that continuous sedation with dexmedetomidine results in significantly lower costs, primarily due to decreased length of stay and reduced ventilator days. Dasta is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy and professor emeritus at The Ohio State University. He serves as a member of SCCM Council and has been an integral leader within the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section. In 2010, he was awarded with the American College of Critical Care Medicine’s Distinguished Investigator Award. (Crit Care Med. 2010;38[2]:497-503) Released: 6/30/10
SCCM Pod-130 PCCM: Telemedicine in Rural Emergency Departments
Amelia Hopkins, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the September 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, “Pediatric Critical Care Telemedicine in Rural Underserved Emergency Departments.” Hopkins is an assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of Vermont in Burlington. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[5]:588-591) Released: 6/17/10
SCCM Pod-129 CCM: The Use of RIFLE in Patients with AKI
John A. Kellum, MD, FCCM, discusses how one uses RIFLE to take care of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). He also discusses his review article, published in the April 2008 Supplement issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled “Acute Kidney Injury.” Dr. Kellum is a professor and vice chair of the department of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He is also past president of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) and co-chair of a workgroup producing the upcoming Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes’ (KDIGO) clinical practice guidelines on acute kidney injury. (Crit Care Med. 2008; 36[4 Suppl]:S141-145) Released: 5/31/10
SCCM Pod-128 Patient Management After Cardiac Surgery
Anthony Carlese, MD, DO, discusses management of the patient after cardiac surgery, specifically his approach to caring for patients in the ICU who have just undergone coronary artery bypass surgery and the different situations and that he encounters. Carlese is the director of the open heart unit at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, and he is also an American College of Critical Care Medicine member. Released: 5/20/10
SCCM Pod-127 CCM: Physician Extenders in the ICU
Ruth Kleinpell, RN, PhD, RN-CS, FCCM, professor and director for the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship at Rush University Medical Center’s School of Nursing, in Chicago, Illinois, discusses her experience as a nurse practitioner as well as her research into the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the ICU. Kleinpell has written extensively on nurse practitioners and physician assistants and served as lead author on the article "Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the Intensive Care Unit: An Evidence-Based Review," published in the October 2008 issue of Critical Care Medicine. (Crit Care Med. 2008; 36[10]:2888) Released: 4/29/10
SCCM Pod-126 Managing IAH and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Michael Cheatham, MD, FCCM, director of the surgical intensive care units at Orlando Regional Trauma Center in Florida, discusses his latest paper titled, “Is the Evolving Management of Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Improving Survival,” published in the February 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine. Cheatham is a world-renowned expert on intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome. This is his second visit to the iCritical Care Podcasts. In SCCM Pod-25, he discusses consensus definitions for IAH and abdominal compartment syndrome. (Crit Care Med. 2010;38[2]:402) Released: 4/20/10
SCCM Pod-125 Focus on the Team: Acute Critical Care Surgery
Michael West, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his unique career path into critical care and his background as a trauma/critical care surgeon. West is chief of surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and professor and vice chair in the department of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He served as chair of the 39th Critical Care Congress. Released: 3/30/10
SCCM Pod-124 Achieving Success With Paragon
The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program aimed to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals. Diane C. Byrum, RN, MSN, CCRN, FCCM, is the current chair of the Paragon Committee and a coach. Ivor Douglas, MD, is a Paragon coach and serves as team leader for the Presbyterian Hospital Paragon Program. Both discuss the importance of quality improvement and detail the successes of this initiative. Released: 3/1/10
SCCM Pod-123 Message from the 2010 President
Society of Critical Care Medicine president Judith Jacobi, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, discusses her goals and vision for the Society during her 2010 term. As the first pharmacist president of the organization, Jacobi stresses the importance of pharmacists and their role in critical care in addition to outlining various anticipated projects. Jacobi is a critical care pharmacy specialist for the adult critical care and neurocritical care units at Methodist Hospital of Indiana. Released: 2/18/10
SCCM Pod-122 Disaster Management in Haiti
Barbara McLean, ACNP, CCNS-NP, a nurse from Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses her recent volunteer efforts in Haiti following the January 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated the area. McLean discusses general disaster management strategies as well as patient populations and care challenges specific to the event. Released: 2/11/10
2009 Podcasts
SCCM Pod-121 PCCM: E-CPR and ECMO in Pediatric Patients
Robert Tasker, MD, MBBS, discusses two editorials related to neurological issues in critical care. Tasker published "E-CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest: lessons from acute neurotoxicity” in response to the PCCM article, “Neurological Injury After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use to Aid Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.” His second editorial, “Validating serologic biomarkers of brain injury for cardiac arrest research,” is a response to “Neuron-Specific Enolase and S-100B are Associated With Neurologic Outcome After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.” Tasker is a senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine in the United Kingdom. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[4] and Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[4]) Released: 12/17/09
SCCM Pod-120 CCM: Tracheostomy Practice in the Surgical ICU
Bradley D. Freeman, MD, discusses his article published in the December 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled “Examination of Non-Clinical Factors Affecting Tracheostomy Practice in an Academic Surgical Intensive Care Unit.” Freeman is an associate professor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Freeman discusses his study which centers on the topic of who should undergo a tracheostomy and when it should happen in the surgical ICU. (Crit Care Med. 2009;37[12].) Released: 11/24/09
SCCM Pod-119 PCCM: Does Fellowship Program Size and Rotations Affect Clinical and Research Time?
Wynne Morrison, MD, discusses an article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, which highlighted the results of a national survey of pediatric critical care medicine fellowship clinical and research time allocation. Dr. Morrison is director of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[3]:397-399) Released: 11/17/09
SCCM Pod-118 PCCM: HLH and Sepsis
Leticia Castillo, MD, FCCM, assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, “Secondary HLH and Severe Sepsis/Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome/Macrophage Activation Syndrome Share Common Intermediate Phenotypes on a Spectrum of Inflammation.” (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[3]:387-392) Released 10/30/09
SCCM Pod-117 CCM: Public Awareness and Perception of Sepsis
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the January 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled “An International Survey: Public Awareness and Perception of Sepsis.” Parker is a professor of pediatrics, medicine and anesthesia at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. She is also the director of the pediatric intensive care unit at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Parker serves as the SCCM guest editor for pediatric podcasts and is an associate editor for Critical Care Medicine. (Crit Care Med. 2009;37[1]:167-170) Released: 10/14/09
SCCM Pod-116 CCM: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Development of ALI
Michelle Gong, MD, MS, discusses her recent articled published in the August 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled “Diabetes, Insulin, and Development of Acute Lung Injury.” Gong is the director of critical care research at Montefiore Medical Center and at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. One of Gong’s areas of interest is the relationship between diabetes and acute lung injury; a topic she addresses in her paper. (Crit Care Med. 2009;37[8]:2455-2464) Released: 9/23/09
SCCM Pod-115 PCCM: Difficult Conversations in the Pediatric ICU
Elaine Meyer, RN, PhD, discusses a paper published recently in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled “Difficult Conversations: Improving Communication Skills and Relational Abilities in Healthcare.” Meyer, a clinical psychologist, is the Director of the Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice at Children’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts. She also is Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[3]:352-359) Released: 8/31/09
SCCM Pod-114 CCM: Why Not Physician-Assisted Death?
Constantine A. Manthous, MD, associate clinical professor of medicine at Bridgeport Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut, discusses his article published in the April 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, “Why Not Physician-Assisted Death?” The article sparked several letters to the editor, an editorial, and a response from Manthous, titled "Flawed Assumptions Surround Concept of Physician-Assisted Death." (Crit Care Med. 2009; 37[4]:1206-1209 and Crit Care Med. 2009;37[8]2495-2496) Released: 8/17/09
SCCM Pod-113 Decontamination of the Digestive Tract
Phillip S. Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses decontamination of the digestive tract and oropharynx in an attempt to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. He discusses a recent article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, “Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Oropharynx in ICU Patients.” Barie is Immediate Past President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), as well as professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York. He is also the director of surgical critical care and the surgical intensive care unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital. While Barie has not authored either of these articles, he is considered an expert in this field, which is very important to critical care practice. (N Engl J Med. 2009;360[1]:20) Released: 7/31/09
SCCM Pod-112 Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Michael Diringer, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in Critical Care Medicine about the management of acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Diringer is professor of neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesiology and occupational therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also section chief of neurological critical care. Diringer discusses the anticipation, prevention, and management of secondary complications related to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. (Crit Care Med. 2009;37[2]:432-440) Released: 7/23/09
SCCM Pod-111 CCM: Family Presence and Physician Performance
Rosemarie Fernandez, MD, an assistant professor at Wayne State University in Michigan, discusses an article published in the June 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, “The Presence of a Family Witness Impacts Physician Performance During Simulated Medical Codes.” This is the second iCritical Care Podcast to address this topic; listeners also may reference SCCM Pod-72 PCCM: Family Presence During Pediatric CPR. (Crit Care Med. 2009;37[6]:1956) Released: 6/16/09
SCCM Pod-110 CCM: Eye Care in the ICU
When faced with the complex conditions of critically ill and injured patients, eye care can sometimes be overlooked in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, attention to the eye is important, as these patients are at increased risk of exposure keratopathy. Untreated, this may progress to microbial keratitis and visual loss. "Eye Care in the Intensive Care Unit: Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis," published in Critical Care Medicine, addresses various prevention measures and identification strategies. Co-authors Jamie B. Rosenberg, MD, a senior ophthalmology resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Lewis A. Eisen, MD, co-director of the medical ICU at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, discuss the article. (Crit Care Med. 2008;36[12]:3151) Released: 6/1/09
SCCM Pod-109 PCCM: Simulation at the Point-of-Care
Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH, discusses an article from the March 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Simulation at the Point-of-Care: Reduced Cost, In-Situ Training Via a Mobile Cart." Burns is chief of the division of critical care medicine at Children's Hospital in Boston as well as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10[2]:176) Released: 5/21/09
SCCM Pod-108 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part III
Naomi O'Grady, MD clarifies the strain of the current virus, discusses the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic, and outlines the prescription therapies available specific to H1N1 Influenza. O'Grady is a senior staff physician in the Clinical Center's Critical Care Medicine Department and the medical director of the department's Vascular Access and Conscious Sedation Services at the National Institutes of Health. She also is an attending physician with the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of the Children's National Medical Center and an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This podcast is the third in a series focused on the H1N1 Influenza outbreak. Released: 5/5/09
SCCM Pod-107 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part II
John H. Beigel, MD, clarifies the definition of influenza and discusses the evolution of viruses, speculation on the mode of transmission and the role of vaccines and therapies as they relate to H1N1 Influenza. The conversation references his recent publication in Critical Care Medicine (Beigel JH. Influenza. Crit Care Med. 2008; 36:2660-2666). Beigel is Director of Clinical Research at MacroGenics, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland, and a volunteer consultant at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. This podcast is the second in a series focused on the H1N1 Influenza outbreak. Released: 5/1/09
SCCM Pod-106 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part I
Randy S. Wax, MD, discusses the current outbreak of H1N1 Influenza, the triage protocol for critical care during an influenza epidemic, the public's role in taking necessary precautions, and educational resources that are available. The background materials cited in this podcast can be found online at Christian MD, Hawryluck L, Wax RS et al. Development of a triage protocol for critical care during an influenza pandemic. CMAJ. 2006;175;1377-1381 and the International Society for Infectious Diseases. Wax is an intensivist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has multiple areas of expertise, including disaster management. This podcast is the first in a series focused on the H1N1 Influenza outbreak. Released: 4/30/09
SCCM Pod-105 Message from the President
Society of Critical Care Medicine president Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses his goals and vision for the Society during his 2009 term. Levy stresses the importance of professional collaboration and compassionate caregiving. Levy is professor of medicine at Brown University School of Medicine and director of the medical ICU at Rhode Island Hospital. Released: 4/16/09
SCCM Pod-104 Paragon Successes
The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program that aims to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals. William A. Brock, MD, FCCM, is outgoing chair of the Paragon committee and a Paragon coach. Carrie Ogilvie, CCRN, MS, RN, participated in the Paragon Pilot Program and also went on to become a coach. Both discuss the importance of quality improvement and detail the successes of this initiative. Released: 4/2/09
SCCM Pod-103 Leadership in Critical Care - Part II
Vladimir Kvetan, MD, FCCM, discusses the history and goals of the Critical Care Leadership Network of the Greater New York Hospital Association for which he is a founding member. Dr. Kvetan is director of critical care at Montefiore Medical Center in New York where he is a professor of medicine and anesthesiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The GNYHA seeks to serve healthcare providers, support patients in their journey toward better health and strengthen partnerships that promote high-quality, more affordable healthcare. Released: 3/23/09
SCCM Pod-102 Leadership in Critical Care - Part I
John McNelis, MD, FCCM, discusses leadership and mentorship in the critical care community. McNelis is vice chairman of the department of surgery and director of surgical critical care and trauma at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. In addition, he sits on the steering committee for the Critical Care Leadership Network of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), a group of nearly 300 hospitals and continuing care facilities throughout the New York area. The GNYHA seeks to serve healthcare providers, to support patients in their journey toward better health, and to strengthen partnerships that promote high-quality, more affordable healthcare. The Critical Care Leadership Network presented several posters during the 38th Critical Care Congress, which McNelis also will discuss. This podcast is one of a two-part series focused on leadership and mentorship in critical care. Released: 3/2/09
SCCM Pod-101 Nutrition in the ICU
Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, discusses nutrition in the intensive care unit, specifically addressing what role total parenteral nutrition might have for the critically ill or injured patient. Dr. Wischmeyer is a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. Released: 2/18/09
SCCM Pod-100 Peter J. Pronovost Looks to the Future of Patient Safety
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses patient safety research and future efforts to reduce infections in the intensive care unit in this special 100th episode of the iCritical Care Podcasts. Dr. Pronovost is professor in the departments of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and surgery at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a professor in the department of health policy and management at the Bloomberg School of Public Heath in Maryland. He also serves as director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at the Center for Innovations in Quality Patient Care Division of Adult Critical Care. Dr. Pronovost was selected to participate in the 100th iCritical Care Podcast because of his continued dedication to critical care, embodying the spirit of I AM SCCM. Released: 1/30/09
SCCM Pod-99 Congress Preview: Mechanical Ventilation Modes
Richard D. Branson, RRT, FCCM, discusses his two upcoming presentations for the 38th Critical Care Congress, The Modes of Mechanical Ventilation and Mechanical Ventilation Modes: How and When. Both sessions will highlight new developments in mechanical ventilation and increase understanding. Mr. Branson is an assistant professor, division of trauma and critical care at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio. Released: 1/30/09
SCCM Pod-98Congress Preview: Angus Discusses Critical Care Research
Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, FCCM, the recipient of the American College of Critical Care Medicine's (ACCM) Distinguished Investigator Award, discusses the state of critical care research as well as his unique background. Dr. Angus will accept the award during the 38th Critical Care Congress, where he also will be giving a presentation titled, "Change," during the ACCM Convocation and Award Ceremony. Angus is a professor of critical care at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania where he is currently chairman of the department of critical care. Released: 1/22/09
2008 Podcasts
SCCM Pod-97Congress Preview: Teaching Critical Care Medicine
Paul Rogers, MD, professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania, discusses themes from his upcoming keynote session, "Teaching Medicine is an Art, Valuing it is Critical," to be presented during the 38th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Rogers recently was awarded The Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes significant contributions to medical education made by gifted teachers. Released: 1/5/09 2008 Podcasts
SCCM Pod-96 PCCM: Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children
Desmond Bohn, MC, BCH, discusses his editorial, "The Problem of Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children: The Solution is the Solution," which was published in the November 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article by P. Alvarez-Montanana et al, published in the same issue titled, "The use of isotonic fluid as maintenance therapy prevents iatrogenic hyponatremia in pediatrics: A randomized, controlled open study." Dr. Bohn is Department of Critical Care Medicine Chief at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[6]:658) Released: 12/1/08
SCCM Pod-95 PCCM: Is the Endotracheal Tube Next to Go?
James D. Fortenberry, MD, FCCM, discusses his editorial published in the September 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "8-Tracks, Betamax... Is the Endotracheal Tube Next To Go?" Fortenberry is a pediatric intensivist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Georgia, where he also is the medical director of the system's clinical research. Dr. Fortenberry also is director, division of critical care medicine in the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article published in the same issue by Leticia J. Yanez et al., "A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Insufficiency." (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[5]:536) Released: 11/19/08
SCCM Pod-94 Increased Mortality of Ventilated Patients with Endotracheal Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, MD, discusses an article published in the September 2008 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Increased Mortality of Ventilated Patients with Endotracheal Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Without Clinical Signs of Infection." Dr. Wiener-Kronish is a professor of research and teaching in anaesthetics and anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. (Crit Car Med. 2008.36[9]:2495)
SCCM Pod-93 ACCM Recommendations for Corticosteroid Insufficiency
Paul Marik, MD, FCCM, discusses the June Critical Care Medicine article, "Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Corticosteroid Insufficiency in Critically Ill Adult Patients: Consensus Statements from an International Task Force by the American College of Critical Care Medicine." Marik is the chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (Crit Care Med. 2008;36[6]:1937)
SCCM Pod-92 Physician Management and Patient Mortality in the ICU
Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses his article, "Association between Critical Care Physician Management and Patient Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit," published in the June 3, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Levy offers background about the study as well as his opinions about the controversial results. (Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:801-809) Released: June 25, 2008
SCCM Pod-91 PCCM: Outcomes and Admissions in the PICU
Folafoluwa O. Odetola, MD, MPH, discusses an article published in the January 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Do Outcomes Vary According to the Source of Admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit?" Dr. Odetola is from Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, and from the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[1]:20)
SCCM Pod-90 New End-of-Life Guidelines
Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, discusses new guidelines published in the March 2008 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the ICU." Dr. Truog is professor of medical ethics and anesthesia (pediatrics) at Harvard Medical School and senior associate in critical care medicine at Children's Hospital Boston in Massachusetts. (Crit Care Med. 2008;36:953-963)
SCCM Pod-89 eNewsletter for the week of January 17, 2008
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2007 Podcasts
SCCM Pod-88 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 2
Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD, associate professor of nursing, anesthesia and critical care medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and nurse scientist at Children's Hospital in Boston, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Pediatric Staff Perspectives on Organ Donation after Cardiac Death in Children." (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007;8[3]:212).
SCCM Pod-87 Managing Pulmonary Hypertension
Roham T. Zamanian, MD, discusses an article published in the September 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Management Strategies for Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension in the ICU." Dr. Zamanian is acting assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. (Crit Care Med. 2007;35[9]:2037)
SCCM Pod-86 Message from the 2007 President
SCCM President Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, shares his experiences and accomplishments as president, offers his vision for the Society and discusses current topics in critical care. Dr. Ognibene is director of the office of clinical research training and medical education at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the director of clinical research training program. He also is an attending in the medical intensive care unit at the NIH Clinical Center.
SCCM Pod-85 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 1
Peter C. Laussen, MD, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Pediatric Staff Perspectives on Organ Donation After Cardiac Death in Children." Dr. Laussen is director of the cardiac intensive care unit at Children's Hospital Boston. This is the first podcast in a two-part interview. Part two will feature an interview with lead author Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007;8[3]:212).
SCCM Pod-84 CCM: Economic Evaluation of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Christopher Cox, MD, and Shannon Carson, MD, discuss an article published in the August 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "An economic evaluation of prolonged mechanical ventilation." Dr. Cox, the lead author of this article, is an assistant professor at Duke University and Dr. Carson is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina. (Crit Care Med. 2007;35(8):1918).
SCCM Pod-83 Preventing Acute Renal Failure
John Kellum, MD, FCCM, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses his article from the August 2007 issue of Critical Connections, "Preventing Acute Renal Failure." (Crit Conn. 2007;6[4]:1).
SCCM Pod-82 eNewsletter for the week of August 16, 2007
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SCCM Pod-81 CCM: Knowledge Translation in Critical Care
Roy Ilan, MD, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, discusses his article published in the July 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Knowledge Translation in Critical Care: Factors Associated with Prescription of Commonly Recommended Best Practices for Critically Ill Patients." Carolyn Bekes, MD, FCCM, senior vice president of academic affairs at the Cooper Health System in Camden, New Jersey, joins the interview as the author of an accompanying editorial. (Ilan R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2007;35:1696)
SCCM Pod-80 PCCM: Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock
Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses an article published in the January 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock Using Low Dose Stimulation Test." Dr. Zimmerman is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Zimmerman is director of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital Regional Medicine Center in Seattle, Washington. (Sarthi M, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007;8:84)
SCCM Pod-79 What's New in Delirium Management
Wesley Ely, MD, FCCM, discusses new developments in delirium management, focusing on his presentation at the 36th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Ely is a professor in the department of medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an outcomes researcher with the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research. His presentation was summarized in the Congress Review, which offers education credit. (Crit Conn. 2007;6(3):22)
SCCM Pod-78 Antibiotic Treatment for Severe Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's president-elect Phil Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses a study published in Annals of Surgery, titled "Early Antibiotic Treatment for Severe Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis." Dr. Barie is professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York and was a co-author in this important study. (Ann Surg. 2007;245:674)
SCCM Pod-77 CCM: Sepsis Bundles Associated With Decreased Mortality
H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at Loma Linda University in California, discusses an article published in the April 2007 edition of Critical Care Medicine, "Implementation of a Bundle of Quality Indicators for the Early Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock is Associated with Decreased Mortality." (Crit Care Med. 2007;35(4):1105).
SCCM Pod-76 eNewsletter for the week of June 7, 2007
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SCCM Pod-75 CCM: Spiritual Care in the ICU
Richard J. Wall, MD, MPH, and Nancy Chambers, MDiv, discuss an article published in the April issue of Critical Care Medicine titled, "Spiritual Care of Families in the ICU." Dr. Wall is a senior research fellow in the division of pulmonary of critical care medicine and Reverend Chambers is the director of spiritual care in the University of Washington Healthcare System. (Crit Care Med. 2007;35 (4):1084)
SCCM Pod-74 PCCM: The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network
Douglas Willson, MD, discusses an article he published in the July 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network." Dr. Willson is medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and the chairman of the Steering Committee for the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006;7:301).
SCCM Pod-73 2007 Congress Special: Presidential Address
Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, outlines his goals and aspirations for the Society during his presidential address at the 36th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida, USA.
SCCM Pod-72 PCCM: Family Presence During Pediatric CPR
Susan Bratton, MD, MPH, discusses an editorial published in the September 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Physician Experience with Family Presence During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation." Dr. Bratton is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah. (Niranjan K. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006;7:505).
SCCM Pod-71 eNewsletter for the week of April 19, 2007
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SCCM Pod-70 PCCM: Childhood Obesity and Severe Asthma
Christopher Carroll, MD, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, "Childhood Obesity Increases Duration Of Therapy During Severe Asthma Exacerbations." Dr. Carroll is a pediatric intensivist at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006:527-31)
SCCM Pod-69 2007 Congress Special: Epinephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Septic Shock
Djillali Annane, MD, discusses a study on epinephrine versus norepinephrine for septic shock he presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Annane is professor of critical care Raymond Poincare Hospital in Garches, France.
SCCM Pod-68 eNewsletter for the week of April 5, 2007
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SCCM Pod-67 PCCM: Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children
Arno Zaritsky, MD, discusses an article he and Dr. Ikram Haque published in the March 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled "Analysis of the Evidence for Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children." Dr. Zaritsky is professor and chief of pediatric critical care at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.
SCCM Pod-66 2007 Congress Special: Furosemide and Albumin in ARDS
Gregory Martin, MD, discusses some of the topics from his presentation during the 36th Critical Care Congress, "Furosemide and Albumin in ARDS." Dr. Martin is assistant professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and the section head of pulmonary and critical care division at Grady Memorial Hospital where he is also the director of the medical and coronary ICUs.
SCCM Pod-65 2007 Congress Special: Cooling the Neurosurgical Patient
Stephan Mayer, MD, FCCM, discusses cooling the neurological patient. Dr. Mayer is director of the neurological intensive care unit at Columbia University Medicine Center and he is an associate professor in neurology and neurosurgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.
SCCM Pod-64 2007 Congress Special: Anemia in the ICU
Howard Corwin, MD, FCCM, discusses hematological issues and anemia in the critically ill and injured. Dr. Corwin professor of medicine and section chief of critical care medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.
SCCM Pod-63 Gastric Versus Intestinal Feedings
John Mazuski, MD, FCCM, and Beth Taylor, MS, RD, CNSD, FCCM, discuss their article published in the February 2007 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Gastric vs. Intestinal Feeding: Does it Make a Difference?" Dr. Mazuski is a professor of surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Ms. Taylor is a nutrition support dietitian at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. (Crit Conn. 2007;6(1):10)
SCCM Pod-62 Simple Measures Can Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the December 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU." Dr. Pronovost and researchers showed through this study that simple measures, such as hand washing, can have a dramatic effect in reducing bloodstream infections. They focused on improved teamwork between doctors, nurses and other intensive care unit professionals, collecting data from 103 Michigan hospitals for up to 18 months. (N Engl J Med. 2006;355(26):2725-2732)
SCCM Pod-61 eNewsletter for the week of February 1, 2007
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SCCM Pod-60 eNewsletter for the week of January 18, 2007
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SCCM Pod-59: Message from the 2007 President
Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, discusses his goals as the Society's president for 2007 as well as his decades-long involvement in SCCM and the critical care community. Dr. Ognibene is director of the office of clinical research training and medical education at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the director of clinical research training program, OIR. He also is an attending in the medical intensive care unit at the NIH Clinical Center.
2006 Podcasts
SCCM Pod-58 CC: Cardiology Pharmacotherapies
William Dager, PharmD, and John S. MacGregor, MD, PhD, discuss an article in the December 2006 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Recent Advances in Cardiology Pharmacotherapies for the ICU Clinician." The article was written by Joseph Dasta, PharmD, from The Ohio State University, and Jaclyn LeBlanc, PharmD, BCPS, from The University of Oklahoma. Dr. Dager is a pharmacist specialist at UC Davis Medical Center and a clinical professor of pharmacy at UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy. Dr. MacGregor is a professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and is director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital. (Crit Conn. 2006;5(6):14)
SCCM Pod-57 CCM: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Stanley Nasraway, MD, FCCM, discusses an article in the December issue of Critical Care Medicine "Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the critical care setting: Diagnosis and management." This article offers continuing medical educational credit. (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(12):2898-2911)
SCCM Pod-56 eNewsletter for the week of December 7, 2006
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SCCM Pod-55 Enteral Therapy to Treat Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Eric Pacht, MD, discuss an editorial published in the September issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Enteral therapy to decrease morbidity and improve survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Its time has come." Dr. Pacht is a pulmonary and critical care specialist and the director of the intensive care unit at Licking Memorial Hospital in Ohio. (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(9):2292-2493)
SCCM Pod-54 Managing Trauma Patients
Saraswati Dayal, MD, and Edwin Deitch, MD, discuss an article published in the September issue of Critical Care Medicine, "ICU management of the trauma patient.." The review examines closely the most important intensive care unit issues and approaches unique to trauma patients. Dr. Dayal is an attending in trauma and surgical critical care at Hacksensack University Memorial Center in New Jersey. Dr. Deitch is professor and chairman of the department of surgery at the New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(9):2294-2301)
SCCM Pod-53 Reducing Medication Errors in the ICU
Yizhak Kupfer, MD, discusses his lecture, to be held during the 36th Critical Care Congress, "Reduction of Medication Errors in the Intensive Care Unit." Dr. Kupfer is an associate professor of medicine at SUNY Downstate School of Medicine and is the director of the medical intensive care unit at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, New York.
SCCM Pod-52 eNewsletter for the week of November 16, 2006
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SCCM Pod-51 SCCM Members Launch Major Sepsis Study
Derek Angus, MD, MPH, discusses a new, multicenter research consortium, called Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS). The consortium is beginning a large-scale study to determine whether specific interventions can halt the progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. Dr. Angus along with SCCM members Mitchell Fink, MD, and Donald Yealy, MD, will lead a team of intensive care unit and emergency department personnel. The study is likely to offer valuable insight on the best ways to treat sepsis and the value of early goal-directed therapy. Dr. Angus is vice chairman of research for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's critical care department. (Crit Conn. 2006;5(6):5)
SCCM Pod-50 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Simon Finfer
Simon Finfer, MD, MBBS, MRCP, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his keynote presentation "The Clinical Role of Albumin in the Critically Ill" as well as his latest critical care endeavors. Dr. Fifner is a senior staff specialist in intensive care at Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney. Dr Finfer received his training from London University and Westminster Medical School, London University. He also trained in pediatric intensive care at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
SCCM Pod-49 Responding to NEJM's Article on the SSC
Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses a perspectives article published in the October 19, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "Surviving Sepsis—Practice Guidelines, Marketing Campaigns, and Eli Lilly," which criticizes the campaign and its major funding source, Eli Lilly. (N Engl J Med. 2006;355(16):1640-1642)
SCCM Pod-48 eNewsletter for the week of November 2, 2006
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SCCM Pod-47 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Patrick Kochanek
Patrick Kochanek, MD, FCCM, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Emergency Preservation for Resuscitation: Beyond CPR," as well as his background and expertise in critical care. Dr. Kochanek is director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research and is a tenured professor in the department of critical care medicine with secondary appointments in pediatrics and anesthesiology as well as the editor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
SCCM Pod-46 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Daren Heyland
Daren Heyland, MD, MSc, is of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress, to be held February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Pharmaco-Nutrition: A New Emerging Paradigm," and offers insight into his background and accomplishments in critical care. Dr. Heyland is professor of medicine at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
SCCM Pod-45 eNewsletter for the week of September 21, 2006
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SCCM Pod-44 CCM: The Role of Weaning
Maged A. Tanios, MD, discusses his article, "A randomized, controlled trial of the role of weaning: Predictors in clinical decision making," from the October issue of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Tanios is the director of the ICU at St. Mary Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(10):2530-2535)
SCCM Pod-43 eNewsletter for the week of September 7, 2006
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SCCM Pod-42 Message from the President
Charles Durbin Jr., MD, FCCM, president of SCCM, shares his insights on some of the highlights from the past year and discusses the future of SCCM with the membership. Dr. Durbin is more than halfway through his SCCM presidency in a year that has been marked by many accomplishments in the critical care community. In addition to his seat at the helm of Society, Dr. Durbin is professor of anesthesiology and surgery and medical director of respiratory care at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
SCCM Pod-41 CCM: Tough Decisions at the End of Life
Douglas White, MD, discusses his article in the August issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Decisions to Limit Life-Sustaining Treatment for Critically Ill Patients Who Lack Both Decision-Making Capacity and Surrogate Decision Makers." Dr. White is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(8):2053-2059)
SCCM Pod-40 CCM: Initial Antimicrobial Treatment of MRSA
Marin Kollef, MD, professor of medicine in the department of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine and director of medical critical care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, discusses his article in the August issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sterile-Site Infection: The Importance of Appropriate Initial Antimicrobial Treatment." (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(8):2069-2074)
SCCM Pod-39 CC: Revising the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
Phillip Dellinger, MD, FCCM, professor of medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and director of the critical care section at Cooper University Hospital, and Roman Jaeschke, MD, a clinical professor at McMaster University discuss an article published in the August issue of Critical Connections. The article, "Revising the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: A Closer Look," details the guideline revision process. (Crit Conn. 2006;5(4):20)
SCCM Pod-38 CPOE and Error Detection
Terry Clemmer, MD, FCCM, discusses computerized physician order entry and error detection in the intensive care unit. This podcast was recorded during the Society's 35th Critical Care Congress and released to complement the Excellence in Quality and Safety in Critical Care conference to be held September 21 to 23, 2006. Dr. Clemmer is the director of critical care at LDS Hospital in Utah and professor of medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
SCCM Pod-37 Thoughts on the FACTT Trial
Gordon Bernard, MD, shares his thoughts on the recently released Fluid And Catheter Treatment Trial or FACTT trial published in the May issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The Society of Critical Care Medicine conducted this interview as part of its commitment to translating research to the bedside. Dr. Bernard serves as the steering committee chairman for ARDSNet, the group that published this study, and he shares his insight on its importance and future impact on critical care. Dr. Bernard also is the Melinda Owen Bass professor of pulmonary medicine, assistant vice-chancellor for research and director of the division of allergy, pulmonary, and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee. (N Engl J Med. 2006; 354:2213-2224) and (N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2564-2575)
SCCM Pod-36 CC: Rapid Response Systems
Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, an intensivist from the University of Pittsburgh, discusses her article from the June 2006 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Rapid Response Systems: Have They Made a Difference?" Dr. Baldisseri is an associate professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. (Crit Conn. 2006;5(3):6)
SCCM Pod-35 CCM: Cooling After Cardiac Arrest
Raina M. Merchant, MD, a resident in emergency medicine at the University of Chicago, and Benjamin S. Abella, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the section of emergency medicine at the University of Chicago, discuss their article published in the July 2006 issue of Critical Care Medicine. The article, "Therapeutic Hypothermia Utilization Among Physicians After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest," addresses whether physicians are cooling patients after cardiac arrest. (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(5):1935-1940)
SCCM Pod-34 CCM: Lorazepam vs. Propofol
Shannon S. Carson, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and associate medical director of the medical and respiratory ICUs at the UNC Medical Center, as well as John P. Kress, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, discuss their article from the May 2006 Critical Care Medicine, "A Randomized Trial of Intermittent Lorazepam vs. Propofol With Daily Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Patients." (Crit Care Med. 2006:34(5):1326-1332 )
SCCM Pod-33 CC: Patient Safety and CPOE
Brian Jacobs, MD, project director of Integrating Clinical Information Systems, or ICIS, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, discusses how efforts in computerized physician order entry relate to patient safety. The ICIS system is a computer-based system implemented throughout the hospital through which all medical orders are entered and documented electronically. The system, believed to be the most comprehensive in any pediatric hospital in the United States, is expected to reduce medical errors significantly.
SCCM Pod-32 CC: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Vera De Palo, MD, outlines several common questions healthcare professionals should consider to help prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. Her article "Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Can We Make it Safer For Our Patients?" appears in the April 2006 issue of Critical Connections. Dr. DePalo is associate chief of medicine and director of critical care at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. She also is an associate professor of medicine at Brown Medical School. (Crit Conn. 2006 5(2):1)
SCCM Pod-31 CC: Prophylactic Antimicrobial Use in the ICU
Phil Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses his article from the April 2006 issue of Critical Connections on antibiotic prophylaxis. He addresses when this therapy is most useful as well as the consequences of overuse. Dr. Barie is professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, and he sits on the executive committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. (Crit Conn. 2006:.5(2):1 )
SCCM POD-30 CCM: Hospital Mortality Assessment
Jack Zimmerman, MD, FCCM, discusses his article in the May 2006 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (or APACHE IV): Hospital Mortality Assessment for Today's Critically Ill Patients." Dr. Zimmerman is professor emeritus of anesthesia and critical care medicine at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. (Crit Care Med. 2006:(34)5:1297-1310)
SCCM Pod-29 CCM: Rationing in the ICU
Robert Truog, MD, discusses his article in the April 2006 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Rationing in the Intensive Care Unit." Dr. Truog is professor of medical ethics and anesthesia, pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston. The article focuses on how ICU caregivers distribute resources in the ICU. (Crit Car Med. 2006;34(4):958-963)
SCCM Pod-28 CCM: Morbid Obesity and the Surgical Critical Patient
Stanley Nasraway, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the April issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Morbid Obesity Is an Independent Determinant of Death Among Surgical Critically Ill Patients." Dr. Nasraway is associate professor of surgery, medicine and anesthesia at Tufts University and chief of the surgical intensive care units at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. His article addresses the growing number of morbidly obese patients entering the intensive care unit and suggests that customized processes be developed to address this unique and challenging patient population. (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(4):964-970)
SCCM Pod-27 CCM: Dopamine's Influence on the Outcome of Shock
Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses an article from the March issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Does Dopamine Administration in Shock Influence Outcome? Results of the Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients (SOAP) Study." (Crit Care Med. 2006;34(3):589-597)
SCCM Pod-26 PCCM: Assessing Sedation Levels of Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients
Martha Curley, RN, PhD, discusses her article in the March 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "State Behavioral Scale: A Sedation Assessment Instrument for Infants and Young Children Supported on Mechanical Ventilation." Dr. Curley, director of nursing research in critical care and cardiovascular nursing research at The Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is a recognized expert in pediatric critical care nursing. She discusses the development and validation of the State Behavioral Scale, a tool used in the evaluation of the level of sedation in pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006;7(2):107-114)
SCCM Pod-25 Defining and Treating Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Michael Cheatham, MD, FCCM, is director of the surgical trauma intensive care unit at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Florida. He discusses his article published in the February 2006 issue of Critical Connections titled, "Consensus Definitions for Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome." Dr. Cheatham is vice president of the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and has studied the impact of elevated intra-abdominal pressures for more than a decade. (Crit Conn. 2006;5(1):7)
SCCM Pod-24 Implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign
Michael Gropper, MD, PhD, is director of critical care medicine for the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and professor of medicine and anesthesiology at the medical school. He is one of the many healthcare professionals who have found success in implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines and discusses the strategies for implementation as well as the challenges his institution faced.
SCCM Pod-23 Preventing Pediatric Trauma
Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, FCCM, and Angela Hsu, MD, both from the Children's National Medical Center at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., discuss their article in the February 2006 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Preventing Pediatric Trauma: The Role of the Critical Care Professional." They focus on the different levels of prevention in this patient population and how critical care professionals can play a more active role in making sure fewer young patients are treated for trauma. (Crit Conn. 2006;.5(1):10)
SCCM Pod-22 Early Indicators of Sepsis Survival
Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, and Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCM, discuss their article in the October 2006 issue of Critical Care Medicine. The article, "Early Changes in Organ Function Predict Eventual Survival in Severe Sepsis," can help clinicians identify variables associated with good outcomes in sepsis. The authors explain that if patients with sepsis are not getting better at the end of 24 hours, they may be getting worse. (Crit Care Med. 2005;33(10):2194-2201)
SCCM Pod-21 Congress Keynotes Up Close: ARDSNet Successes and Challenges
Gordon Bernard, MD, serves as the ARDSNet Steering Committee Chairman and shared his knowledge of the ARDSNet project with attendees of the 35th Critical Care Congress during his keynote presentation,"ARDSNet: Success and Challenges of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's First Critical Care Research Network." Dr. Bernard is the Melinda Owen Bass professor of pulmonary medicine, assistant vice-chancellor for research and director of the division of allergy, pulmonary, and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee.
SCCM Pod-20 Critical Care in Combat
Lt. Col. Chet Morrison, MD, director of surgical critical care at Michigan State University, shares his experiences serving as a military surgeon in Iraq and gives insight to critical care in combat settings.
SCCM Pod-19 Congress Keynotes Up Close: The Courts and End of Life
Timothy Quill, MD, one of seven prominent critical care leaders presenting during the plenary sessions at the 35th Critical Care Congress, discusses the Terry Schiavo case and how courts have played a role in end-of-life decision making. Dr. Quill is a professor of medicine, psychiatry and medical humanities, as well as the director of the Center for Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.
Message from the SCCM Leadership: The Future of Critical Care and SCCM
The Society's of Critical Care Medicine's incoming president, Charles Durbin Jr., MD, FCCM, discusses the goals he would like to help the Society achieve as well as current topics in the profession, including implementing guidelines in critical care and utilizing the multiprofessional team.
2005 Podcasts
December 2005 CC: Improving Family Conferences about End of Life
J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH, discusses his article in the December 2005 issue of Critical Connections, "Improving Family Conferences About End of Life Care in the ICU." Dr. Curtis is the director of the end-of-life research program at the University of Washington in Seattle. He shares advice on how healthcare professionals can build trust with families with open and honest conversations about patient care and offers techniques and procedures associated with "successful" family conferences. (Crit Conn 2005;4(6):5)
December 2005 CC: Getting Our ICU Language Straight
Karin Kirchhoff, MSN, PhD, discusses her article published in the December 2005 issue of Critical Connections, "Getting Our ICU Language Straight." Dr. Kirchhoff is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. She discusses how every member of the multiprofessional team can improve families' experiences at the end of life by being sensitive to the language they use and involving the family at every stage of care. (Crit Conn 2005;4(6):1)
December 2005 CC: Pediatric End of Life
Robert Truog, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the December 2005 issue of Critical Connections, "Pediatric End of Life: Special Needs for Special Children." Dr. Truog is professor of medical ethics and anesthesia, pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston. He discusses the unique challenges faced in the pediatric intensive care unit by physicians and family members. (Crit Conn 2005;4(6);9)
Message from the SCCM President: Closing Thoughts
The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s president, Peter Angood, MD, FCCM, discusses the growth and success of the Society as he prepares to pass the leadership torch at the end of the year. He cites the Society’s growing international scope, its collaboration with other organizations and its Right Care, Right NowTM campaign as being among SCCM’s most distinguishable accomplishments.
PCCM: The 1st International Sepsis Forum on Sepsis in Infants and Children with Dr. Adrienne Randolph
Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc, served as guest editor for the May 2005 supplement of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Randolph shares her thoughts on the importance of the 1st International Sepsis Forum on Sepsis in Infants and Children and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigator’s (PALISI) Network. She also highlights the most important aspects from the supplement, which she played such an instrumental role in producing. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005;6(3) (Suppl S1-S2)
Congress Keynotes Up Close: Family Presence During CPR and Invasive Procedures with Cathie Guzzetta
Cathie Guzzetta, RN, PhD, HNC, discusses the experiences that led her to interest in the holistic approach to critical care. She shares her thoughts on caring for the mind, body and spirit of patients and families, including the controversies behind allowing some families to be present during CPR and invasive procedures. Guzzetta is director of Holistic Nursing Consultants in Washington, D.C., and one of seven prominent critical care leaders to present during the plenary sessions at the 35th Critical Care Congress January 7 to 11 in San Francisco, California.
Congress Keynotes Up Close: The Future of Critical Care with Brian Silverstein
Brian Silverstein, vice president of Sg2 Health Care Intelligence, a consulting organization that provides medical professionals with information on changes in the technology, financing and delivery of healthcare services, shares his thoughts on advising in the healthcare industry. He addresses the challenges that institutions face in communication and culture as well as his thoughts on the anticipated increase in demand for critical care services, a topic he will provide more detail on during his keynote presentation at the 35th Critical Care Congress
Congress Keynotes Up Close: Critical Care in Space with Dr. Dulchavsky
Dr. Scott Dulchavsky's studies of critical care in space may have major influences in intensive care on Earth. Learn more about him and his work before he takes the stage during a 35th Critical Care Congress plenary session.
Katrina Response: Caring for Evacuees
Two Society members discuss their experiences treating evacuees of Hurricane Katrina, the level of preparedness they saw within their hospitals and what lessons they will take from this disaster.
Interview with Society member Barbara McLean, MN, CCRN, CRNP, FCCM
Interview with Society member Barbara McLean, MN, CCRN, CRNP, FCCM, a nurse intensivist from Atlanta, Georgia, who spent 24 hours working in the Houston Astrodome and George R. Brown Convention Center on Monday, September 5.
Interview with Peter B. Angood, MD, FCCM
The SCCM president reflects on his year of leadership.
SCCM Annual Congress - New Dates and New Location Announced
Due to the devastating situation in New Orleans brought on by Hurricane Katrina, the Society of Critical Care Medicine is forced to change the date and location of its 35th Critical Care Congress. Upon weighing the options available, the Society leadership and staff have secured the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, California, for January 7 to 11, 2006.
Critical Care Pharmacists
Bringing Unique Viewpoints to the Multiprofessional Team
PICU Care of Children with Cancer
Mortality rates for most pediatric cancer patients in the PICU are approaching those of the general PICU population. Learn about the history of PICU care and find out how new attitudes have improved outcomes for this population. (Crit Conn. 2005;4(4):19)
The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) Advocacy Caucus
The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) Advocacy Caucus attracted the attention of important governmental leaders and helped SCCM propel its Right Care, Right Now message. Find ways to get involved in SCCM’s advocacy efforts and read about the success of others who attended the Advocacy Caucus.
Pharmaceutical Dilemmas in the ICU Cancer Patient
Cancer patients present with a number of complications that can affect how medicine is prescribed and administered to them. Learn about the challenges of medicating an ICU cancer patient and how to overcome these dilemmas. (Crit Conn. 2005;4(4):6)
Critical Care of Cancer Patients
Thoughts on how and when to treat the critical ill cancer patient have evolved throughout the last three decades, possibly leading to better care for those admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Educate yourself on theories behind treating critically ill cancer patients and on how the multiprofessonal approach enhances the quality of care for this population. (Crit Conn. 2005;4(4):1)
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