
Healing Hearts: Empowering Pediatric Critical Care Providers
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Latest episodes

Dec 1, 2022 • 14min
Cardiac Lesion Series: BTT Shunt
In the cardiac lesion series, pediatric Intensivist, Dr. Laura Ortmann, describes the background of the cardiac lesion, what it looks like clinically, the most common complications post-operatively, and how the lesion is managed. In this episode, she will discuss a procedure, the Blalock–Thomas–Taussig Shunt. Listen in to learn more! If you plan to listen to the cardiac lesion series in order, this episode follows the Tricuspid Atresia episode. #drortmanncicu #picu #cicu #pediatrics

Nov 3, 2022 • 5min
Gratitude Meditation
Gratitude Meditation for Healthcare Providers
Join Dr. Hope Voto, DO, a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, as she takes you through a guided meditation for healthcare providers to explore and delve into feelings of gratitude. Children's Hospital and Medical Center is grateful for our many clinical and non-clinical team members that live out our mission daily. Background music is a royalty free song.

Oct 1, 2022 • 5min
Cardiac Lesion Series: Tricuspid Atresia
In the cardiac lesion series, pediatric Intensivist, Dr. Laura Ortmann, describes the background of the cardiac lesion, what it looks like clinically, the most common complications post-operatively, and how the lesion is managed. In this episode, she will discuss the cardiac lesion Tricuspid Atresia. Listen in to learn more! If you plan to listen to the cardiac lesion series in order, this episode follows the Kawashima Procedure. #drortmanncicu #picu #cicu #pediatrics

Sep 6, 2022 • 14min
Wellness Series: Weight and Wellness
Tune into another episode in the Wellness Series! Join Sarah Wheeler, Corporate Wellness Program Manager at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, and Leslie Turner, Weight and Wellness Program Coordinator, as they discuss how to develop consistency in eating habits for both adults and children. She offers suggestions to promote healthy eating behaviors for children from the start. She also delves into options in hospital cafeterias for healthcare providers to make healthy food choices. #Wellness #WeThrive #ChildrensOmaha

Aug 5, 2022 • 5min
Cardiac Lesion: Kawashima Procedure
In the cardiac lesion series, pediatric Intensivist, Dr. Laura Ortmann, instead of describing the background of the cardiac lesion, she will discuss the Kawashima procedure Listen in to learn more! If you plan to listen to the cardiac lesion series in order, this episode follows TET PA MAPCAS. #drortmanncicu #picu #cicu #pediatrics

Jul 1, 2022 • 13min
Cardiac Lesion Series: TET PA MAPCAS
Cardiac Lesion Series: TET PA MAPCAS by Children's Hospital & Medical Center

Jun 1, 2022 • 9min
Transport Tidbits: Transverse Myelitis
Transport Tidbits: Transverse Myelitis by Children's Hospital & Medical Center

May 1, 2022 • 20min
Wellness Nutrition
Tune into another episode in the wellness series! Join Sarah Wheeler, wellness coordinator at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, and Abigail Phillips, registered dietitian, as they discuss various aspects of nutrition and tips for healthcare workers to fuel their bodies before, during, and after busy shifts.

Apr 1, 2022 • 10min
Cardiac Lesion Series: Truncus Arteriosus
In the cardiac lesion series, pediatric Intensivist, Dr. Laura Ortmann, describes the background of the cardiac lesion, what it looks like clinically, the most common complications post-operatively, and how the lesion is managed. In this episode, she will discuss the Cardiac Lesion Truncus Arteriosus. There are four different types of Truncus Arteriosus and each type depends on how the pulmonary arteries come off the truncus. If you want to listen in order of the series, this episode follows ALCAPA. Listen in to learn more!

Mar 1, 2022 • 14min
Transport Tidbits: MIS-C
Welcome back to some Transport Tidbits. Join members of our transport team at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center as they talk through various diagnoses in each episode. They will cover four things in each short episode: (1) an overview of the condition, (2) assessment of the condition and diagnostic tests, (3) priority interventions for this patient (including medications), and (4) the biggest risk for decompensation in this patient. They will also highlight pertinent questions for you, the inpatient bedside team, to ask when receiving handoff and admitting this patient from the transport team. In this second episode, Kristen Foster, a former transport nurse and now the trauma outreach coordinator at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, will give an overview of the diagnosis MIS-C or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.