Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: A Connected Look at Oceania

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change. From solar-powered oxygen to virtual mentoring across islands, this episode explores how innovation and collaboration are transforming pediatric intensive care in Oceania. Hear powerful stories from frontline experts overcoming resource limitations to improve outcomes in some of the world’s most remote regions. HOST Emma Haisz, RN ECLS Clinical Nurse Consultant Queensland Children’s Hospital Brisbane, Australia GUESTS Trevor Duke, MD, FRACP Paediatric intensive care specialist at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital Professor of paediatrics at the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics Professor of child health at the School of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea Monica Brook MB BS, FCICM PICU Consultant Starship Children’s Hospital Auckland, New Zealand Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org DATE Initial publication date: May 3, 2025. TRANSCRIPTS English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/nw8gknpkxp2rq8cpt7fgjgb/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_English.pdf French - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/wv5wftfg9z4w58mf8hnjkp/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_French.pdf German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/6j49gthzfrnhj5r7zkmkhbh/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_German.pdf Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/xf46wzqx2rwwjrkqgg33bwq/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Spanish.pdf Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/bv7rcpx5jcxj9t6c3w98bjh/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Portuguese.pdf Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/7xxpc4gh5hjvgvvc7c3fcj7/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Italian.pdf Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/xzvxftsvjzszrfgwh72j5srn/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Arabic.pdf Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support or control any related videos in the sidebar; these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.