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In this “Breathe Easy Critical Perspective” podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Christopher Hughes. They discuss the 2021 NEJM February article that investigated the use of propofol vs. dexmedetomidine for sedation in mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis. Dr. Hughes serves as Chief of the Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine Division, as Medical Director of the Neuro ICU, and as a member of the VUMC Institutional Review Board at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN.

Guest:  Kristina Montemayor, MD MHS, John Hopkins UniversityHost: Michelle L. Manni, PhD, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Supplementshttps://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.20.0403https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33443226/Guest: Dr. Lucas Donovan/University of Washington & VA Puget Sound Health Care System Host: Dr. Anna M. May/VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare SystemFor more information about the ASPIRE fellowship, please check out their website.Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

In this “Breathe Easy Critical Perspective” podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Emily Vail. They discuss the use of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid, and thiamine therapy in septic shock and its implications for COVID-19. Dr. Vail is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania.

Guest:  Dr. Amy DiMarino, Case Western Reserve UniversityHost:  Dr. Ryan Thomas,  Michigan State University Contact Information: TidalVolumeATSPeds@gmail.com Twitter Accounts:Ryan Thomas, MD@MSUPedsPulm@ATSPedsSelected References:Abman SH, et al. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society. Circulation. 2015;132:00-00Galie N, et al. Pulmonary arterial hypertension: from the kingdom of the near-dead to multiple clinical trial meta-analyses. Eur Heart J. 2010 Sep;31(17):2080-6Humbert M, et all. Advances in therapeutic interventions for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Circulation. 2014 Dec 9;130(24):2189-208Ivy DD, et al. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;62:D117–26Lammers AE, et al. Functional classification of pulmonary hypertension in children: Report from the PVRI pediatric taskforce. Panama 2011. Pulm Circ 2011;1:280-5.Oishi P, et al. Advances in the Management of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. Respir Care 2011;56(9):1314 –1339Rosenzweig EB, Abman SH, Adatia I, et al. Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension: updates on definition, classification, diagnostics and management. Eur Respir J 2019; 53: 1801916

Guests:Chantal Grant, MD,  Mount Sinai Erica Farrand, MD, University of California San FranciscoChristian Bime, MD, University of Arizona Host:Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, Columbia University Medical CenterEpisode edited and produced by Dr. Marc Gauthier

GuestsPrashanth Muthukrishnan, MDDr. Prashanth Thalanayar Muthukrishnan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Jacobi Medical Center in New York. He will be transitioning shortly to West Virginia University affiliated United Hospital Center to provide pulmonary care to under-served areas of the state. Dr. Muthu hails from Chennai, India where he completed medical school. Having trained later at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Iowa, and Case Western MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Dr. Muthu brings not only a solid foundation in evidence-based clinical practice and research, but also a highly coveted skill set called Integrative Ayurveda in Respiratory Diseases.Tania Von Visger, PhD, APRN, CNS, CCNS, PCCNDr. Tania Von Visger has been an experienced clinician during the past 30 years as an ICU nurse and a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Dr. Von Visger has served as a Co-Chair of the ATS Nursing Assembly Integrative Therapy Workgroup since 2014. Her research and published works include assessment of anxiety and depressive symptoms prevalence among patients with pulmonary hypertension; and exploration of an integrative intervention addressing pulmonary hypertension related symptoms. She tested Urban Zen Integrative Therapy and demonstrated its efficacy on pain, anxiety, fatigue, dyspnea, and health-related quality of life among patients with pulmonary hypertension.Dr. Von Visger is a Research Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo, Primary Care Research Institute, Department of Family Medicine Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Her current research includes feasibility and acceptability testing of a Mindfulness App among college students with high stress and patients with pulmonary hypertension. Her research goal is to reduce psychological distress and symptom burden through the integration of self-care integrative practices in real-world settings. HostNina Bracken, MSN, ACNP-BC ReferencesPublication of Genome-wide analysis of Ayurvedic Phenotypes in NatureWhole system clinical trial - Phenotype specific intervention for asthma in Journal of EthnopharmacologyApps & resourcesAyurveda Dosha DietLive Ayurveda & YogaChopra Meditation & Well-BeingWhat's your phenotype?High yield podcasts and webinars in AyurvedaThe Ayurvedic Institute - Vasant Lad's Daily Routine