Neurocritical Care Society Podcast

On today's episode we have two inspiring patient stories. First up, Kertisha. Kertisha was a patient with anti-NMDA encephalitis who woke up from coma after 7 months and is now living a completely normal life as a dental assistant. This interview with Kershita and her physician, Shraddha Mainali, talks briefly about her condition, her recovery process and her life as a coma survivor. Next is the s...

On this month's NCS Podcast Series episode, Andrew Bauerschmidt interviewed Lindsey Gurin in her recent article, " Early Neurorehabilitation and Recovery from Disorders of Consciousness After Severe COVID-19 ". NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available f...

This month, Drs. Juan Perez- Barcena and Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari are interviewed by Dr. Jon Rosenberg on their recent article, " Serum Caspase-1 as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Traumatic Brain Injured Patients ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits a...

Dr. Jon Rosenberg interviews Dr. Schjørring on his recent article, " Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and non-physicians. The NCS...

On this month's episode, Dr. Lauren Koffman interviews Drs. Victor Urrutia and Roland Faigle on their recent article, " Low-Intensity Monitoring After Stroke Thrombolysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available for physi...

The NCS Podcast Series is collaborating with the NCS Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Section to launch the NCS APP Podcast Mini-Series. David Carpenter, PA at Emory University is interviewed by Chris Reeves, MSN, APRN at Massachusetts General Hospital, today to discuss the role of APP Billing & Coding in Critical Care. Find more  Resources for Advanced Practice Providers on the Neurocritical...

Dr. Marc Simard is interviewed by Dr. Jon Rosenburg on his recent article titled, " Low-dose intravenous heparin infusion in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a preliminary assessment ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available for physi...

Dr. Andrew Bauerschmidt interviews Dr. Nerissa U. Ko about her presentation, "INCC Keynote: NCS Journey from WINCC to INCC: Revisiting the Role of Professional Medical Societies in Healthcare Diversity" from the NCS Annual Meeting. The NCS Podcast is the official podcast of the Neurocritical Care Society. Our senior producer is Bonnie Rossow. Our host is Fawaz Almufti, and our production staff inc...

Dr. Andrew Bauerschmidt interviews Dr. H. Alex Choi about his presentation, "SAHRANG: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Recovery and Galantamine- A pilot multicenter randomized placebo controlled trial" from the NCS Annual Meeting. The NCS Podcast is the official podcast of the Neurocritical Care Society. Our senior producer is Bonnie Rossow. Our host is Fawaz Almufti, and our production staff includes Tare...

Dr. Andrew Bauerschmidt interviews Dr. Karen Berger about her presentation, "Systematic Review of Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of TBI" from the NCS Annual Meeting. The NCS Podcast is the official podcast of the Neurocritical Care Society. Our senior producer is Bonnie Rossow. Our host is Fawaz Almufti, and our production staff includes Tareq Saad Almaghrabi, Andrew Bauerschmidt, Leonid Groysm...

Dr. Lucia Rivera is joined by Drs. Aravind Ramesh and Matt Thomas to discuss their recent article, " Beta-Blockade in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available for physicians, p...

On this episode, Dr. Jeffrey Barletta is interviewed by Lauren Koffman on his article, " The Role of Desmopressin on Hematoma Expansion in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Prescribed Pre-injury Antiplatelet Medications " NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Cred...

On today's episode, Dr. Zachary Threlkeld interviews Drs. Robert Kowalski and Joseph Giacino on their article, " Recovery of Consciousness and Functional Outcome in Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. " NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available f...

On this month's episode, Jason Siegel interviews Dr. Afshin Divani on his recent article, " The Magnitude of Blood Pressure Reduction Predicts Poor In-Hospital Outcome in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage ". NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available for phy...

On this episode, Kassi Kronfeld and Andrew Bauerschmidt interview Brian Edlow on his article, " Personalized Connectome Mapping to Guide Targeted Therapy and Promote Recovery of Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are...

On today's episode, Holly Ledyard, MD, MS is joined by Ryan Maves, MD, FCCP, FCCM, FIDSA to discuss his recent article, " Procalcitonin Is Not an Adequate Tool for Antimicrobial De-Escalation in Sepsis ."   NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available for p...

In this month's episode, Dr. Krishna Rajajee, Clinical Professor in Neurosurgery and Neurology at the University of Michigan. is interviewed by Drs. Kassi Kronfeld and Jason Siegel on his recent article, "A Prospective Study of Optic Nerve Ultrasound for the Detection of Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes...

On this episode, celebrating Women's History Month, Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti interviews members of NCS's WINCC (Women in Neurocritical Care) leadership section. Drs. Malaiyandi, O'Hana Nobleza, Greene-Chandos, and Darsie discuss inequities in medicine and the creation of policies and resources that will promote gender equity. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any...

Join Dr. Benjamin Miller as he interviews Dr. Rajeev Garg on his recent article, " The Influence of Diffusion Weighted Imaging Lesions on Outcomes in Patients with Acute Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available fo...

On this episode, Dr. Teddy Youn interviews Dr. Alexandra Reynolds on her recent article, " Pulmonary Vascular Dilatation Detected by Automated Transcranial Doppler in COVID-19 Pneumonia ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available for physicians, pharmac...

Join Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti as he interviews Drs. David Greer and Gene Sung on their article, " Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project ." NCS offers the Brain Death Determination Course, learn more  here . NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim you...

The NCS Podcast Series is collaborating with the NCS Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Section to launch the NCS APP Podcast Mini-Series. Justin Kokiousis, DNP, CRNP, NP-C at the University of Alabama Birmingham is interviewed by Angie Murkins, NP at Stanford Health Center, today to discuss his article, " Supplementing Intensivist Staffing With Nurse Practitioners ." Find more  Resources for A...

On this month's episode of the NCS Podcast Series, join Dr. Chris Zammit and Dr. Timothy Girard as the discuss Dr. Girard's article, " Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness ." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits  here ! Credits are available...

The NCS Podcast Series is partnering with the highly successful  Pharmacotherapy of Neurocritical Care Series (PONS)  in a limited release to cover pertinent pharmacological topics presented by experts in the field of neurocritical care. On today's episode, Dr. Jeff Mucksavage, Co-Chair of PONS, interviews Dr. Russell Dixon on his experience with the pharmacological management of the brain dead or...

Please join Dr. Al-Mufti as he interviews Ian Roberts, Professor in Epidemiology on his article, " Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. " NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, com...