SCCM Pod-191 CCM: Perceptions of Organ Donation

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Joanne L. Hart, MD, about her article published in the September Critical Care Medicine, “Perceptions of Organ Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Among Critical Care Physicians and Nurses: A National Survey.”

SCCM Pod-192 PCCM: Residents Reveal Patient Safety Perceptions

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks Katri Typpo, MD, MPH, lead author of an article published in the September 2012 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, “Impact of Resident Duty Hour Limits on Safety in the ICU: A National Survey of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensivists.”

SCCM Pod-193 CCM: Research Consent Discrepancies Between Patients and Surrogates

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Marc Moss, MD, lead author of an article published in the September Critical Care Medicine, “Surrogate and Patient Discrepancy Regarding Consent for Critical Care Research.”

SCCM Pod-194 CCM: Understanding Procalcitonin in Diagnosing Infection, Sepsis

Jeffrey Guy, MD, delves into the conclusions of this article, “Longitudinal changes in procalcitonin in a heterogeneous group of critically ill patients,” with specific focus on why PCT is important when managing patients with suspected sepsis.

SCCM Pod-195 CCM: Tracheostomy Practice in Critically Ill Patients

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Bradley D. Freeman, MD, FACS, to discuss his article published in the October Critical Care Medicine, “Tracheostomy Practice in Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure.”

SCCM Pod-196 CCM: Training Residents Effectively in Mechanical Ventilation

Michael Weinstein speaks with Ewan Goligher, MD, FRCPC, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine, “Core Competency In Mechanical Ventilation: Development of Educational Objectives Using the Delphi Technique.”

SCCM Pod-197 CCM: Sedative Doses, Mechanical Ventilation and Delirium

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine, “Diurnal Sedative Changes During Intensive Care: Impact on Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation and Delirium.”

SCCM Pod-198 CCM: Cost Savings and Quality Improvement

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Amay Parikh, MD, MBA, MS, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine, “Quality Improvement and Cost Savings After Implementation of the Leapfrog Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing Standard at a C...

SCCM Pod-199 PCCM: Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Ranjit S. Chima, MD, lead author of an article that demonstrated a 63% survival to ICU discharge and a 45% long-term survival in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients needing PICU care.

SCCM Pod-200 PCCM: Mechanical Ventilation Use in Children with 2009 H1N1 Versus Seasonal Influenza

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Carl O. Eriksson, MD, MPH, lead author on an article published in the November Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-201 CCM: New Glycemic Control Guidelines

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Judith Jacobi, PharmD, FCCM, lead author on the new glycemic control guidelines from the Society of Critical Care Medicine's American College of Critical Care Medicine titled, “Guidelines for the Use of an Insulin Infusion for the Manage...

SCCM Pod-203 PCCM: Using the Vanguard Phase in Clinical Trials

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Victoria L. Pemberton, RN, MS, about her article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, "Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials: The Vanguard Phase Experience and Implications for Other Tr...

SCCM Pod-204 CCM: Surveillance Definitions for VAP

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, about his article, “Objective Surveillance Definitions for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia,” published in the December issue of Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod 205 CCM: New Pain, Agitation and Delirium Guidelines

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Juliana Barr, MD, FCCM, lead author on the Society of Critical Care Medicine's American College of Critical Care Medicine, “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensi...

SCCM Pod-206 PCCM: Glycemic Control in Pediatric Patients

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Eliotte L. Hirshberg, MD, about her article “Clinical Equipoise Regarding Glycemic Control: A Survey of Pediatric Intensivist Perceptions,” which was published in the February 2013 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-207 PCCM: Attendance During Family-Centered Rounds

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Matthew J. Drago, MD, MBE, lead author on the article “Are Family Characteristics Associated With Attendance at Family Centered Rounds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,” which was published in the February 2013 Pediatric Critical Care...

SCCM Pod-208 PCCM: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Children

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Christine N. Duncan, MD, lead author on an article titled “Clinical Outcomes of Children Receiving Intensive Cardiopulmonary Support During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant,” published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medic...

SCCM Pod-209: ECMO in Pediatric Critical Care

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Heidi J. Dalton, MD, FCCM, about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in pediatric critical care. Dalton provides of brief history of ECMO and discusses outcomes and complications as well as common techniques being used in these pat...

SCCM Pod-210 Message from the 2013 President

Society of Critical Care Medicine president Carol L. Thompson, PhD, CCRN, ACNP, FCCM, discusses her professional background as a nurse during an engaging conversation that includes the benefits of Society membership, how to get involved, and SCCM’s international impact.

SCCM Pod-211 Practicing Critical Care During Wartime

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS, about his Critical Care Congress lecture titled “Joint Theater Trauma System: Impact of Standardizing Practice During Wartime.”