

PCICS Podcast
The Podcast for Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
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.
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Feb 3, 2021 • 27min
Episode 26: Nurse Scientists Reducing Harm in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Host/Editor: Monica Mafla, RN, MS, CPNP (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Stanford). Producer: David Werho, MD (UC San Diego)
Sandra Staveski, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC from UC San Francisco College of Nursing and former PCICS President discusses her work and the work of other nurse scientists in pediatric cardiac critical care as well as the future of nurse-led research and collaboration in our field.

Feb 3, 2021 • 44min
Episode 25: COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
Host: Dr. Sinai Zyblewski (MUSC). Editor/Producer: Dr. David Werho (UCSD)
Dr. Eva Cheung from New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of Columbia University and Dr. Katherine Cashen from Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit discuss their experience on the front lines as MIS-C was first recognized and discuss our current knowledge of this disease.

Feb 3, 2021 • 18min
Episode 24: TAXI Transfusion Considerations in Pediatric Cardiac Patients
Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD Producer: David Werho, MD
Jill Cholette, MD from the University of Rochester and Steven Schwartz, MD from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto discuss the TAXI Transfusion Recommendations and considerations for blood transfusion in critically ill cardiac patients.

Feb 3, 2021 • 21min
Episode 23: Chronic Pain in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient
Host/Editor: Raj Sahulee, DO Producer: David Werho, MD.
Allie Rippe, NP and Alexandra Lamari-Fisher, PhD from the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, TX discuss the multidisciplinary and creative teamwork it took to address the organic and inorganic pain in an adult patient with single ventricle heart disease.

Feb 3, 2021 • 15min
Episode 22: Quality Cardiac Care in Low Resource Settings
Host/Editor: Saidie Rodriguez, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD
Dr. R Krishna Kumar from Amrita Hospital in India discusses his work bringing quality cardiac care to an area with limited resources as well as the global burden of heart disease in children.

Feb 3, 2021 • 28min
Episode 21: Cardiac Arrest and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Javier Lasa, MD from Texas Children’s Hospital discusses his work understanding cardiac arrest outcomes and acute decompensated heart failure and the future of these fields.

Feb 3, 2021 • 15min
Episode 20: Comparing ATIII in Anticoagulated Patients
Host/Editor: Deanna Tzanetos, MD. Producer: David Werho, MD
Lauren Haney, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS from MUSC discusses her research comparing recombinant versus plasma-derived Antithrombin III. Note: Off-label pediatric use discussed – PCICS does not endorse specific clinical management.

Feb 3, 2021 • 19min
Episode 19: The PCICS Advanced Practice Provider Curriculum
Host/Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Louise Callow, MSN, CPCP-PC and Lindsey Justice, DNP, CPNP-AC discuss the PCICS Advanced Practice Provider Curriculum including its development, progress, and plans for the future.

Feb 3, 2021 • 32min
Episode 18: The PC4 Story – Past, Present, Future:
Editor: Jill Zender, NP and Host/Producer: David Werho, MD
Michael Gaies, MD, MPH, MSc, from The University of Michigan discusses the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) from its beginnings, to the recent landmark JACC publication, and into the future.

Feb 3, 2021 • 17min
Episode 17: A Career Researching Long-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Patients
Host: Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD
Editor/Producer: David Werho, MD
Kathy Mussatto, PhD, RN, a nurse-scientist at Children’s Wisconsin, discusses her work on long-term outcomes, quality of life, and neurodevelopmental follow-up in pediatric cardiac patients.