Join us on this episode of the PCICS podcast for a discussion about the innovative and essential roles that Child Psychologists play in the care of children with congenital heart defects. As we aim for the best clinical outcomes for our patients, Dr. Mejia (Phoenix Children's) and Dr. Harley (Stanford Medicine Children's Health) describe their holistic and multidisciplinary interventions to help patients and families weather some of the most stressful and traumatic times in their lives. Learn how a child psychologist plays an essential role in your patient's care and successful long-term outcome in the CVICU and beyond. Host: Christopher Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's) Editor: Christopher Knoll Executive Producer: Christopher Knoll

Join us on this PCICS podcast episode as we chat about nursing resilience in the CVICU with our guest, Stacy Stravitz, DNP, PNP-AC, and how she has learned to meet the many challenges of bedside nursing head-on. With years of clinical experience, Stacy shares her tips and tricks on how to navigate the often-impossible task of being a frontline provider in a pediatric CVICU. Guest: Stacy Stravitz, DNP, PNP-AC (Phoenix Children's) Host: Lillian Su, MD & Christopher Knoll, MD (Phoenix Children's) Editor: Christopher Knoll Executive Producer: Christopher Knoll

Join hosts Rambod Amirnovin (Miller Children’s, Elevance Health), and Melody Turner (HCA Healthcare), as they interview quality experts in the areas of sedation, withdrawal, and mobilization management. Guests Barbara-Jo Achuff, MD (Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital), Sean Barnes, MD (John’s Hopkins Children’s Center) and Bronwyn Crandall PharmD, BCPPS (C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital). We cover simple and high-tech methods to improve the neurologic status of children cared for in the CICU- optimizing sedation exposure, efficiently weaning drugs when ready, and minimizing delirium with mobilization practices. Hosts: Rambod Amirnovin, MD (Elevance Health; Miller Children's Hospital); Melody Turner, MSN, MBA, RN (HCA Healthcare) Editor: Rambod Amirnovin, MD (Elevance Health; Miller Children's Hospital) Producer: Deanna Tzanetos, MD (University of Louisville)

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

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).

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)

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

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

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

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

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).

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)

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).

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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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!