
OPENPediatrics
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May 9, 2024 • 18min
The F Element of the ICU Liberation Bundle: Family Engagement and Empowerment
Discover the vital role families play in pediatric intensive care, including legal aspects of decision-making and family dynamics. Uncover the unique challenges faced by Latin American families in critical care settings. Explore the emotional impact on siblings and the importance of personalized interventions. Learn how empowering children during family health crises can alleviate fears and support healing. This enlightening discussion emphasizes the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach for optimal family engagement in healthcare.

May 8, 2024 • 24min
The E Element: of the ICU Liberation bundle: Early Mobility and Exercise
This podcast episode explores the importance of early mobility and exercise in Pediatric Intensive Care Units for better patient outcomes and recovery. Guests discuss barriers and solutions in implementation, criteria for mobilization, empowering parents' role, and the benefits of a pediatric ICU mobilization program. Hear real-life examples and strategies to optimize patient well-being.

May 7, 2024 • 24min
The D Element of the ICU Liberation Bundle: How to Assess, Prevent, and Manage Delirium
Explore the prevalence and impact of delirium in children in PICU. Learn about the evolution of delirium recognition and challenges in assessment. Discover strategies for preventing and managing delirium in critically ill patients. Understand the impact of ICU delirium on long-term recovery and quality of life.

May 6, 2024 • 16min
The B Element of the ICU Liberation Bundle Applied to Pediatrics
This podcast discusses the importance of the B Element in the ICU Liberation Bundle applied to pediatrics, specifically focusing on Spontaneous Awakening Trials and Spontaneous Breathing Trials. Guests share insights on managing pediatric critical care units efficiently, proposing modifications to enhance patient outcomes, and addressing challenges in implementing liberation bundle strategies in a pediatric ICU.

May 4, 2024 • 21min
A & C Elements of the ICU Liberation Bundle
This podcast delves into the A & C Elements of the ICU Liberation Bundle, focusing on pain control, sedation choices, and improving patient outcomes. Discussions include reducing benzodiazepine use, staff adoption of scoring systems, implementing sword pumps for sedation, challenges in bundle implementation, and the importance of team dynamics for patient well-being.

Apr 19, 2024 • 48min
The Sound of Knowledge: Popular PICU Podcasts Today by T. Wolbrink et al | OPENPediatrics
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, we will explore the role of podcasts for learning and discuss the most popular pediatric critical care podcasts from across the world. Drs. Peta Alexander, Erin Bennett, Rahul Damania, Patrick Davies, Zachary Hodges, Greg Kelly, Elizabeth Mack, and Alice Shanklin will describe their podcast series and explore how podcasts have impacted pediatric critical care education.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon listening to this presentation, learners will be able to:
- Identify the potential benefits of listening to podcasts for learning.
- Describe and contrast the most popular pediatric critical care podcasts today.
AUTHORS
Peta Alexander, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM
Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor in Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Podcast: Pediatrica Intensiva
https://pedsintensiva.com/
Erin Bennett, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Podcast: PCCM Audio Summary
https://www.sccm.org/Research/Journals/Journal-Audio-Summaries
Rahul Damania, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
Podcast: PICU Doc on Call
https://picudoconcall.org/
Patrick Davies, BMedSci, BMBS, MRCPCH
Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Honorary Associate Professor
Nottingham Children's Hospital Paediatric Critical Care Unit, and University of Nottingham
Podcast: The PicPod
https://picpod.net/
Zachary Hodges, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Physician
University of Texas Southwestern
Podcast: PedsCrit
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1809998
Greg Kelly, MBBS, MBA, FRACP, FCICM
Pediatric Intensivist
Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Podcast: Pediatrica Intensiva
https://pedsintensiva.com/
Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
Professor, pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Podcast: SCCM Podcast
https://www.sccm.org/podcast
Alice Shanklin, MD
Critical Care Fellow
Children's National Hospital
Podcast: PedsCrit
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1809998
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
DATES
Initial Publication: April 22, 2024.
ARTICLES REFERENCED
5:55 Cadogan article, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24554447/
6:04 Mallin article, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24556776/
6:16 Kelly article, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34935729/
7:22 Riddell article, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31517682/
15:44 Oransky/Retraction Watch podcast, https://picpod.net/2024/04/01/picpod-79-ivan-oransky-from-retraction-watch/
PODCASTS REFERENCED
99% Invisible podcast, https://99percentinvisible.org/
Dr. Death podcast, https://wondery.com/shows/dr-death/
Huberman Lab podcast, https://www.hubermanlab.com/podcast
Not Otherwise Specified podcast, https://not-otherwise-specified-podcast.nejm.org/
On Purpose podcast, https://www.jayshetty.me/podcast
The Effort Report podcast, https://effortreport.libsyn.com/
The Hamilcast podcast, https://thehamilcast.com/
The New York Times Daily podcast, https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily
The PAPERs podcast, https://paperspodcast.ki.se/
CITATION
Alexander P, Bennett E, Damania R, Davies P, Hodges Z, Kelly G, Mack E, Shanklin A, Wolbrink TA. The Sound of Knowledge: Popular PICU Podcasts Today. 04/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/the-sound-of-knowledge-popular-picu-podcasts-today-by-t-wolbrink-et-al-openpediatrics?si=6a8c08da65264791a37e2ef8ce9f9d32&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing.

Apr 8, 2024 • 23min
Building the Evidence for Blended Diets: Benefits and Barriers to Access
In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Lorna Fraser discusses the results of a prospective cohort study comparing outcomes for children receiving home blends vs formula via gastrostomy tube. She describes the central role of patients and families in study design, opportunities for ensuring equitable access to blended diets, and next steps from this work.
SPEAKER
Lorna Fraser, PhD, MBChB, MRCPCH, MSc, MMedSci
Professor of Palliative Care and Child Health, Cicely Saunders Institute and School of Life Sciences and Population Health
King’s College London
HOST
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
DATES
Initial Publication date: April 8, 2024
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Journal Club Article Citations
Fraser LK, Bedendo A, O'Neill M, Taylor J, Hackett J, Horridge KA, Cade J, Richardson G, Phung H, McCarter A, Hewitt CE. Safety, resource use and nutritional content of home-blended diets in children who are gastrostomy fed: Findings from 'YourTube' - a prospective cohort study. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Dec 21:archdischild-2023-326393. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326393.
Fraser LK, Bedendo A, O'Neill M, Taylor J, Hackett J, Horridge K, Cade J, Richardson G, Phung H, Mccarter A, Hewitt C. 'YourTube' the role of different diets in gastrostomy-fed children: Baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2023 Nov 10. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15799.
OTHER REFERENCES
Hron B, Fishman E, Lurie M, Clarke T, Chin Z, Hester L, Burch E, Rosen R. Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Indices of Children Receiving Blenderized Feeds via Enteral Tube. J Pediatr. 2019 Aug;211:139-145.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.04.023. Epub 2019 May 23. PMID: 31128885; PMCID: PMC6660979.
Maddison J, Taylor J, O'Neill M, Cade J, Hewitt C, Horridge K, McCarter A, Fraser LK, Beresford B. Outcomes for gastrostomy-fed children and their parents: qualitative findings from the 'Your Tube' study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021 Sep;63(9):1099-1106. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14868. Epub 2021 Apr 1. PMID: 33792913.
University of York. YourTube: Home blended diets for children who are gastrostomy fed. Infographic. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://www.york.ac.uk/media/healthsciences/images/research/phs/mhrc/Yourtube%20-%200102%20Infographic%20print.pdf
University of York. YourTube for parent/healthcare professional. YouTube. January 19, 2024. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://youtu.be/5POi2Cjp8og
University of York. YourTube for young people. YouTube. January 19, 2024. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://youtu.be/NlVriI0O-oI
TRANSCRIPT
https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Building+the+Evidence+for+Blended+Diets_Fraser_040824.pdf
Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6
Please visit: http://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-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
CITATION
Fraser L, Huth K. Building the Evidence for Blended Diets: Benefits and Barriers to Access. 4/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://on.soundcloud.com/pcQSrJTHvF4H4yiY6

Mar 26, 2024 • 40min
New Phoenix Pediatric Sepsis Criteria by L. Schlapbach et al | OPENPediatrics
L. Schlapbach, author of new pediatric sepsis criteria, discusses the Phoenix Sepsis Score's development and global applicability. Topics include challenges in lower-resource settings, clinicians' use of the score, and limitations. The podcast explores the evolution of sepsis criteria, evidence-based approaches in creating new criteria, and the importance of early identification for improved patient outcomes.

Mar 18, 2024 • 23min
Leveraging Research to Address Social Determinants of Health by A. Wallace | OPENPediatrics
In this new Nursing World Shared Practice Forum video, Dr. Andrea Wallace shares the importance of implementing social determinants of health screening in healthcare delivery. She shares non-traditional strategies and resources nurses can use to participate in evidence-based practice activities. She also discusses firsthand experiences with implementing evidence-based practice in the context of improving outcomes when social determinants of health exist.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Following this discussion, learners will be able to:
- Describe four social health factors
- Discuss facilitators and barriers to implementing healthcare improvements when social determinants of health exist
- List traditional and non-traditional strategies and resources to help nurses participate in evidence-based practice
- Describe ways to incorporate evidence-based practice into nursing practice
AUTHORS
Andrea Wallace PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research
University of Utah
Julie Waitt MSN, RN, CPHON
Director of Nursing Patient Services
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
DATES
Initial publication: March 18, 2024.
Please visit: http://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-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
CITATION
Wallace A, Brodie K, DeGrazia M, Waitt J. Leveraging Research to Address Social Determinants of Health. 03/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/leveraging-research-to-address-social-determinants-of-health-by-a-wallace-openpediatrics

Mar 11, 2024 • 26min
Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors at Home: Putting a Policy Statement into Practice
In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Ulfat Shaikh discusses the development of an implementation toolkit to prevent medication errors in the home and community using quality improvement methodology. She describes the process of translating recommendations from a policy statement into practice, opportunities for collaboration with the Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and next steps from this work.
SPEAKER
Ulfat Shaikh, MD, MPH, MS
Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director for Healthcare Quality
University of California Davis Health
HOST
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Children's Hospital Colorado
DATES
Initial publication: March 11, 2024.
JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE
Shaikh U, Kim JM, Yin SH. Implementing Strategies to Prevent Home Medication Administration Errors in Children With Medical Complexity. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Aug 29:99228231196750. doi: 10.1177/00099228231196750. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37644803.
OTHER ARTICLES REFERENCED
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition. Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool 5. Content last reviewed February 2024. https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool5.html
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Preventing home medication administration errors implementation resources. Published November/December 2021. Accessed August 16, 2023. bit.ly/44kK68W.
Yin HS, Neuspiel DR, Paul IM, Franklin W, Tieder JS, Adirim T, Alvarez F, Brown JM, Bundy DG, Ferguson LE, Gleeson SP, Leu M, Mueller BU, Connor Phillips S, Quinonez RA, Rea C, Rinke ML, Shaikh U, Shiffman RN, Vickers Saarel E, Spencer Cockerham SP, Mack Walsh K, Jones B, Adler AC, Foster JH, Green TP, Houck CS, Laughon MM, Neville K, Reigart JR, Shenoi R, Sullivan JE, Van Den Anker JN, Verhoef PA. Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors. Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):e2021054666. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-054666. PMID: 34851406.
TRANSCRIPT
https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Preventing+Pediatric+Medication+Errors+at+Home_Shaikh_030824.pdf
Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6
Please visit: http://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-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
CITATION
Shaikh U, Malik K. Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors at Home: Putting a Policy Statement into Practice. 3/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/preventing-pediatric-medication-errors-at-home-putting-a-policy-statement-into-practice
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