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In this podcast, recorded at the Top Articles of 2025 Session at PEDICRITICON 2025, Dr. Traci Wolbrink interviews Drs. Ashish Agarwal and Ramesh Kumar Ramachandran about two randomized controlled trials. These studies comparing 0.9% normal saline with Ringer’s lactate in diabetic ketoacidosis and the efficacy of high flow nasal cannula versus nasal prong bubble CPAP in bronchiolitis. The conversat...

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, first authors Drs. Frances Balamuth and Chanu Rhee describe the objectives and methodology for their study “National Estimates of Pediatric Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical Data” published in the March 2026 edition of JAMA. They discuss the process of modifying the Phoenix Sepsis Criteria to an electronic health record-based Pediatric Sepsis Event...

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Patricia Basualto discusses a qualitative study of service provider perspectives on access to disability services for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in British Columbia, Canada. She describes the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration, actionable policy and program recommendations, and next steps from this work.‌ SPEAKER Patrici...

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Drs. Mark Peters and Scott Weiss provide their expert insight on the methodology and development of the 2026 International Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. They discuss challenges encountered during the process and review notable changes to these guidelines compared to previous iterations. The authors share the recommendations that will most impact...

In this special Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, co-hosts Drs. Emily Goodwin, Kristie Malik, and Kathleen Huth interview presenters of posters and oral abstracts relevant to the care of children with medical complexity at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2026 annual meeting, as well as at a pre-PAS event focused on home- and community-based care and training in complex care. Speake...

This episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast series explores the realities of working in pediatric intensive care across the Middle East, with a focus on the wellbeing of healthcare professionals. Through expert insights and real-life experiences, the discussion highlights the emotional impact of high-intensity PICU environments – moving beyond burnout to address deeper challenges su...

In this North America episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast, leading experts explore how leadership directly influences caregiver wellbeing and burnout in pediatric intensive care. Through practical examples and evidence-based insights, the discussion highlights the importance of listening to teams, addressing system-level challenges, and fostering a culture where wellbeing is embe...

In this episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast series, we explore caregiver wellbeing through the perspective of PICU teams across Africa. Moderated by Dr. Charlyne Kilba, this discussion brings together multidisciplinary voices from across the continent, highlighting both the shared challenges and the strength of teams working in resource-limited, high-demand environments. The conv...

This podcast reviews cyanotic congenital heart disease in newborns, including truncus arteriosus, transposition of the great arteries, tricuspid atresia, tetralogy of Fallot, and total anomalous pulmonary venous return. It summarizes their key pathophysiology, presentation, imaging findings, and initial management leading to neonatal cyanosis. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Explain the pathophysiology for...

In this episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast series, we explore caregiver wellbeing through the lens of Latin America – a region characterized by resilience, diversity, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality care in often resource-constrained environments. Moderated by Dr. Lorena Acevedo, this conversation brings together multidisciplinary perspectives from across the...

In this episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast series, we explore caregiver wellbeing through a Nordic perspective, with contributions from clinicians and researchers across Europe. Moderated by Prof. Janet Mattsson, this discussion brings together experienced PICU professionals from Sweden and Denmark to reflect on how wellbeing is supported in daily clinical practice. The conversa...

In this Asia episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast, experts and families come together to explore the human side of pediatric intensive care – where caregiver wellbeing, communication, and cultural sensitivity play a central role. Through powerful real-life experiences, the discussion highlights the importance of family-centered care, emotional support, and multidisciplinary collab...

In this opening episode of the World PICU Awareness Week 2026 podcast series, we explore caregiver wellbeing through the lens of the Oceania region. Moderated by Jacinta Winderlich (Australia), this episode features Dr. Liz Crowe, a leading expert in clinician wellbeing with over two decades of experience in pediatric intensive care and extensive research on workforce sustainability. The conversat...

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Drs. Briseida Mema and Wynne Morrison share their journeys into medical humanities, and reflect on the principles of narrative writing that resonate with healthcare workers. They explore how mentorship in narrative writing evolves through fostering connections and leads to community-building. The authors discuss the qualities of effective narrative piec...

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Drs. Ryan Coller, Jay Berry, Allysa Ware, and Ms. Dania Champion describe the Systems and Policy Research Network (SPRNetwork), a multi-site research collaborative focused on children with special healthcare needs. They discuss the network's core research areas — child quality of life, family well-being, and family engagement — as well as recent w...

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Drs. Luregn Schlapbach and Janet Kelly-Geyer discuss the implementation and impact of the Airway, Breathing, Circulation - Plan, Risk, Options (ABC-PRO) handover tool in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. They discuss how a structured, proactive risk assessment during clinical handovers can reduce cardiac arrest rates and improve patient outcomes. They...

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Drs. Astrida Kaugars and Jessica Schnell discuss a measure development and preliminary validation study of a Complex Care Program Family Impact Questionnaire. They describe the importance of capturing the value of complex care programs, the four domains of program impact that were identified (general satisfaction, caregiver well-being, family well...

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, discusses strategies for successful scholarship in pediatric critical care with a lens towards fellows and junior faculty. In discussion with co-hosts, Drs. Ruth Riedl and Katherine Rosengard, Dr. Tasker reviews clinical reports, effective engagement with the literature,...

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Drs. Kathleen Chiotos and Jeffrey Gerber discuss a post hoc time-series analysis of clinician feedback reports and antibiotic prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia in children with medical complexity (CMC). They describe why children with medical complexity are often excluded from guideline-based interventions, what the data suggest about a...

This Physician World Shared Practice Forum Podcast explores two multicenter studies on extubation outcomes in neonates and children following congenital cardiac surgery. These studies incorporate integration of machine learning and risk analytics for extubation decision-making, and examine extubation readiness and extubation failure outcomes. LEARNING OBJECTIVES - Understand the key factors influe...

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Drs. Reshma Amin and Christopher Baker discuss a clinical practice guideline from the American Thoracic Society on the care of infants and children with tracheostomies. They describe the role of interprofessional and family-centered decision-making, safety- and ethics-driven recommendations, and next steps for implementation across diverse healthc...

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Jody Lin discusses a qualitative study of shared decision-making for neuromuscular scoliosis surgery in children with medical complexity. She describes a broad range of family values and preferences that may guide decision-making, implications for clinical practice, and next steps from this work.‌ SPEAKER Jody Lin, MD, MS Pediatric Hospitalist...

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Dr. Vinay Nadkarni discusses emergent tracheal intubation in pediatric critical care. Drawing from the NEAR4KIDS registry and comparing with recent adult-focused evidence, Dr. Nadkarni discusses the challenges of airway management in children, emphasizing the importance of patient-specific physiology. He highlights how patient positioning and equipment...

In this Nursing World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, a globally renowned expert in evidence-based practice (EBP), discusses the critical importance of EBP in healthcare. This podcast covers the history of EBP, its impact on patient outcomes, and the return on investment for healthcare systems. Dr. Melnyk shares insights on building a culture that supports EBP, the role of EB...

In this special Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, host Dr. Kilby Mann interviews presenters of posters and oral abstracts relevant to the care of children with medical complexity at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 79th Annual Meeting, October 15-18, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Speakers describe their study findings and implications for prac...