PCICS Podcast

We discuss various topics in pediatric cardiac intensive care, cardiology, cardiac surgery, and anesthesia. Episodes include challenging cases, new science, journal clubs, humanity topics, current events, education, and novel ICU therapies with guests from pediatric cardiac ICUs across the world and other leaders in the field. The PCICS Podcast is the official podcast of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society and is the longest-running podcast for pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiac critical care. Executive Producers: David Werho, Saidie Rodriguez, Deanna Tzanetos.

PCICS Podcast 137: PCICS NewsTalk 2025 Annual Meeting Preview

Join host David Werho (UC San Diego/Rady Children's) and guests Carly Scahill (Colorado Children's), Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's), and Yaeji Kim (IG: @chd_doodles) as they discuss the upcoming 2025 PCICS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, co-hosted by The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children's Hospital. We speak about many of the plenary sessions, breakouts, social events, and things to do in Austin! Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho Platinum Sponsor: Prolacta BioScience

09-02
30:10

PCICS Podcast 136: Building Nursing Autonomy and Trust

Please join this multi-disciplinary discussion exploring the nuances of building bedside nursing autonomy and trust. Guest: Jennifer Gauntt, MD, FAAP, FCCM. (Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State U). Hosts: Laura Valido, BSN RN and Cardiothoracic IUC Clinical Leader-Educator (Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State U) and Natalie Pleiman MSN, RNIII, CCRN, CPN (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/U Cincinnati). Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory).

08-20
34:27

PCICS Podcast Episode 135: Perfusion and ECMO

Join us for a continuation of our conversation with perfusionist Jordan Brimhall and Brandon Lowe, RRT, NPS, lead ECMO specialist at Emory in Atlanta. We discuss multidisciplinary collaboration in pediatric ECMO programs. Hosts: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's/UofL) and Chris Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's). Guests Jordan Brimhall MS, CPP, FPP (Phoenix Children's) Brandon Lowe, RRT, NPS (Emory) Editing/Production (Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI)

08-01
33:29

PCICS Podcast Episode 134: Demystifying Perfusion

Everything you wanted to know about perfusion but were afraid to ask. Join us for a conversation with Jordan Brimhall, MS, CCP, FPP Chief Perfusionist at Phoenix Children's Hospital. We discuss what really happens in the OR and what intensivists should know and understand about cardiopulmonary bypass. Hosts: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI Norton Children's/ U of Louisville and Chris Knoll, MD Phoenix Children's Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos

07-15
25:58

PCICS Podcast 133: Career Advancement for Nurses in the CICU

Please join this conversation regarding career advancement for CICU nurses with guests: Bonnie Miller, MBA, BSN, RN, CPN, CNML Director of Cardiac Critical Care and Surgical Services, CHOA; Katie Gibson, MSN, RN, NE-BC Manager of Clinical Operations – CICU, CHOA and Andie Cantrell, BSN, RN, CCRN, Cardiac Clinical and Simulation Educator, CHOA. Host and editor: Abbie Patera, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K, Manager of Clinical Education - Heart Center, CHOA. Editor and Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA/Emory U) Sponsor: Inova

07-01
47:22

PCICS Podcast Episode 132: NewsTalk - PCICS Latin American Chapter Launch!!!!

Join hosts David Werho (UC San Diego), Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's Hospital), and Jill Zender (Children's Health) as they interview the first ever Executive Committee for the PCICS Latin American Chapter, President Estela Horowitz, Vice-President Bruna Cury, Secretary Gloria Gomez Bernedo, and Treasurer Guillermo Moreno. They discuss the recent PCICS Symposium in Brazil as well as the beginning and future of the Latin American Chapter of PCICS. Host, editor, producer: David Werho, MD Sponsor: Children's Health

06-15
39:00

PCICS Podcast Episode 131: M&M 2.0

What is the purpose of M&M? A destructive form of accountability? An opportunity for learning as a team? Is it a form of peer review? Join host Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital) as she interviews Kim DiMaria DNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN (Mott Children's, U of Michigan), Michael-Alice Moga, MD, MS, MBA (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University) and Jason Buckley, MD (MUSC Children's Health, MUSC) about their PCICS 2024 session on reimagining M&M which was highlighted by numerous participants in the post conference survey. Baseball analogies included! With permission, all 3 guests agreed to share their emails (buckleyj@musc.edu, kdimaria@med.umich.edu, mamoga@stanford.edu). Despite the 55 minutes, we didn't have time to cover all of the resources out there! Host and producer: Lillian Su, MD Sponsor: Rady's Children's Health

06-01
55:33

PCICS Podcast Episode 130: The Past, Present, and Future of PCICS - Interview with Dr. Lillian Su

Join us on this episode of the PCICS podcast as we interview the current president of PCICS, Dr. Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's Hospital), where she shares her career path in Cardiac Intensive Care, describes the history of the society and her involvement, and lays out her goals for PCICS in the future. Obtain a behind-the-scenes view of PCICS and a sneak peek of its upcoming annual conference and the many exciting sessions and speakers to look forward to. Host: Christopher Knoll, MD, (Phoenix Children's). Guest: Lillian Su, MD (President, PCICS; Phoenix Children's) Editor/Producer: Christopher Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's).

05-15
29:02

PCICS Podcast Episode 129: Development of a Scoring Tool and Treatment Algorithm for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in CHD Patients

Join guests Jamie Furlong-Dillard, DO (Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville) and Jessica Storch, APRN-AC (Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville) as they discuss the development of a novel quality improvement approach to the treatment and diagnosis of NEC in the congenital heart disease population. Hosts: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (CHOA) and Chris Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's). Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville)

04-17
37:17

PCICS Podcast Episode 128: Lost in Translation? The Art of Interpretation in Healthcare

Ever wonder what the difference between interpretation and translation is? Ever wonder if there are best practices for using a language interpretation service? Join our special guest Andrea Henry, CHI™ (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), a practicing interpreter and researcher with over 25 years of experience in healthcare. Host: Maryam Naim, MD, M.S.C.E. (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/U Penn). Co-Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory).

04-01
01:05:39

PCICS Podcast Episode 127: Leading From The Middle

Join our host Saidie Rodriguez (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) as she discusses the topic of Leadership with our panel of guests - Genevieve M. Frey MSN, RN, CPN (Associate Vice President, Heart Center Transformation, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago), Justin Elhoff, MD (Medical Director, Cardiac ICU, Sunrise Children's Hospital), Kshitij Mistry MD, MMSc (Director, Heart Center Quality Outcomes, Boston Children's Hospital), and Erin M. Dugan, NP (Director, Advanced Practive, Levine Children's Hospital). The panelists share key insights from their PCICS 2024 presentations on Leadership and explore how professionals at all levels, regardless of position or experience, can adopt and cultivate a leadership mindset to drive their professional goals. Join us for this engaging conversation and take away practical tools to advance your own leadership journey. Host: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) Editor & Producer: Christopher Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital)

03-15
52:54

PCICS Podcast Episode 126: Top QI Abstracts from the PCICS 2024 Annual Conference

Join us as we discuss the top quality improvement abstracts from the PCICS 2024 Annual Conference with guests Andy Shin, MD (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital / Stanford University), Melissa Winder, CPNP-AC (Primary Children’s Hospital / University of Utah), and Kimberly DiMaria DNP, CPNP-AC (C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital / University of Michigan). We cover topics from decreasing mortality rates using a rapid, real-time review process; a multi-centered quality initiative addressing postoperative chylothorax, and improvements in feeding and sedation outcomes through the use of nasotracheal intubation. These abstracts exemplify some of the best quality improvement work presented this year. Hosts: Rambod Amirnovin, MD (Elevance Health; Miller Children's Hospital); Jennifer Gauntt, MD (Nationwide Children's / Ohio State University SOM) Editor: Rambod Amirnovin, MD (Elevance Health; Miller Children's Hospital) Producer: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (University of Louisville/Norton Children's Hospital)

03-02
37:31

PCICS Podcast Episode 125: Feedback - Why is it so difficult to give and receive?

Join hosts Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) and Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's Hospital) as they interview Ndidi Musa, MD (Univ of Washington), Mary McBride MD (Northwestern University) and Catherine Allan MD (Cleveland Clinic) on the challenges of feedback. They provide tips and a framework that was originally presented at the 2024 annual meeting. This serves as a follow up to a podcast from 3 years ago, Episode 68, which has >2,800 listens! Editor/Producer:Lillian Su, MD

02-13
54:16

PCICS Podcast Episode 124: What Science Tells Us about High Performing Teams

Ready to take a deep dive into what science says about high performing teams and what makes them perform so well when faced with unexpected events? Join host Lillian Su, MD (Phoenix Children's) interview 2 team researchers, Mara Waller PhD (Colorado State University, York University) and Seth Kaplan PhD (George Mason University) whose work has been featured in Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal. They discuss their recently published book, Crisis Ready Teams- Data driven lessons from aviation, nuclear power, emergency medicine and mine rescue. Producer/Editor: Lillian Su, MD Sponsor: CHOP

01-28
56:56

PCICS Podcast Episode 123: Top QI Abstracts 2024: Part 1 of 2

PCICS Podcast Episode 123: Top QI Abstracts 2024: Part 1 of 2 by The Podcast for Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

01-16
27:32

PCICS Podcast Episode 122: Abdominal Compressions as an Alternate to Traditional CPR

Join us for this episode where host Dr. Deanna Tzanetos (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Lousville) and guest Dr. Rick Fernandez (Nationwide Children's Hospital) discuss the findings of his abstract "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Employing Only Abdominal Compressions in Infants after Cardiac Surgery" presented at the annual meeting in San Diego this past December. Dr. Fernandez shares his institutional experience with this novel approach to abdominal compressions during resuscitation of high-risk infants and how this modified CPR might serve as a unique alternative to traditional chest compressions. Host: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville) Editor/Producer: Christopher Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's)

01-06
30:51

PCICS Podcast Episode 121: Design Thinking- A Different Way to Approach Problems in the CVICU

Confused about what "design thinking" means? Join host Dr. Saidie Rodriguez (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) as she interviews Dr. Seth Gray (Sick Kids, Toronto), Dr. Charles Lawson (Royal Children's, Melbourne), Dr. Rochus Hinkel (U of Melbourne) and Dr. Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's) on their design thinking session at the 2024 PCICS Annual Conference in November. They discuss what design thinking is, and how it can apply to designing care for our patients and our teams in the CVICU. Producer and Editor: Lillian Su (PCH) Sponsor: Lurie Children's Hospital. Includes a special announcement of our new executive producer!

12-15
49:17

PCICS Podcast Episode 120: NewsTalk - The 2024 PCICS Meeting Recap

Join David Werho (Rady Children's Hospital), Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's Hospital), Saidie Rodriguez (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta), Jill Zender (Children's Health, Dallas), Kim DiMaria (C.S. Mott Children's Hospital), and Carly Scahill (Children's Hospital Colorado) as they recap the events of the 2024 PCICS Meeting in San Diego, CA.

12-02
53:09

PCICS Podcast Episode 119: Interprofessional Education Development

Join us for the conversation regarding innovating multi-disciplinary education across a unified Pediatric Heart Center, with guests: Abbie Patera, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K , Manager of Clinical Education (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) and Shanelle Clarke, MD Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ). Host/Editor/Producer: Saidie Rodriguez, MD (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory Univ)

11-15
53:04

PCICS Podcast Episode 118: Environmental Sustainability in the ICU Part 2

Episode 118 Environmental Sustainability in the ICU Part 2 Part 2 of a 2 part series on the environmental impact of critical care practice. Guests: Michele Domico, MD, FCCM Children’s Hospital of Orange County, California Megan Elizabeth Gooch, MD Houston Methodist Hospital Laura M. Blackburn, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM Houston Methodist Hospital Host/Editor/Producer: Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI Norton Children's Hospital/University of Louisville Supplemental materials are available to members only, free of charge. Registration is required to access the materials. Diagrams can be accessed by PCICS members in our LMS Supplemental Materials.

10-31
22:57

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