SCCM Podcast

Propofol remains a cornerstone sedative for mechanically ventilated critically ill patients and is supported by PADIS guidelines and favored for its rapid onset, titratability, and limited side effects. However, its use in hemodynamically unstable patients remains a persistent clinical dilemma. In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Kyle Enfield, MD, is joine...

Sustaining critical care delivery in today’s healthcare environment requires more than resilience—it also calls for collective solutions to systemic challenges. In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, Past President Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM, elaborates on the session presented during the 2026 Critical Care Congress, Critical Care Under Pressure...

Sepsis is a global health emergency, with nearly half of all septic patients being children. In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, RNFA, speaks with Niranjan Kissoon, MD, MBBS, FRCP(C), FACPE, MCCM, about his Thought Leader presentation at the 2026 Critical Care Congress, Making Sepsis the Next Success Story in Global Healt...

What is precision medicine, and how should precision medicine be handled in the face of guidelines and protocols? In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, speaks with Michael R. Pinsky, MD, FAPS, MCCM, about his Thought Leader presentation at the 2026 Critical Care Congress, The Effective Management of Shock: Moving F...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FNCS, FCCM, is joined by Aarti Sarwal, MD, FAAN, FNCS, RPNI, FCCM, and Brian L. Erstad, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, MCCM, to discuss the 2026 guidelines for neuromuscular blockade in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The guidelines, “Society of Critical Care Medicine...

Older adults consist of approximately half of the patients in the ICU, with that number expected to grow in the coming decades. In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by Bram Rochwerg, MD, MSc(Epi), FRCPC, FCCM, and Lauren E. Ferrante, MD, MHS, to discusses new guidelines on caring for older adults in the ICU...

What has changed in the updated 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines for children? In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, speaks with pediatric SSC guideline cochairs Scott L. Weiss, MD, MSCE, FCCM, and Pierre Tissieres, MD, DSc, about the latest guideline recommendations for the care of children with sepsis and sep...

What has changed in the new 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines for adults? In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, Kyle B. Enfield, MD, is joined by guideline cochairs Massimo Antonelli, MD, and Hallie C. Prescott, MD, MSc, FCCM, for a practical discussion on the biggest updates in the care of adults with sepsis and septic shock, from appropriate care ...

There is enormous heterogeneity in clinical outcomes and severity of septic shock, with some patients needing only supportive care in the ICU and others progressing to multiorgan system failure and death. How can clinicians identify patients at higher risk of death? In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Marilyn Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by John...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Maureen Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, speaks with Javier Varela, MD, MSc, about his study, “Acute Bronchiolitis in Infants on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: Physiology Study of Airway Closure,” published in the September 2025 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The study revealed new insights into airway...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, speaks with Nadir Yehya, MD, MSCE, an attending physician in the Pediatric Sepsis Program and the Division of Critical Care Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. They discuss Dr. Yehya’s study, “Parent and Provider Perspectives on Short-Te...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, speaks with Olfa Hamzaoui, MD, PhD, professor of intensive care at Robert Debré Hospital in Reims, France, about her  Peter Safar Honorary Lecture at the 2025 Critical Care Congress . The conversation centers on tissue perfusion, microcirculation, and shock, with a focus on bridgin...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCCM, speaks with Sumeet Rai, PhD, FCICM, senior intensivist at Canberra Hospital, about his study, “Pawsitive Care: Canine-Assisted Intervention for Anxiety in ICU Patients and Family Members: A Single-Center, Single-Arm Study,” published in the May 2025 compendium of Critical Care Explorations. Dr....

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, speaks with Rebecca Mitting, MD, MRCPCH, consultant pediatric intensivist and clinical lead for the PICU at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London. They discuss Dr. Mitting’s article, “Sedation and Ventilator Weaning Bundle and Time to Extubation in Infants With Bronchiolitis: Se...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, speaks with Muhammad Mansoor Mohiuddin, MD, MBBS, DSc (Hon), FAST, director of the Cardiac Xenotransplantation Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, about his Thought Leader presentation at the 2025 Critical Care Congress, The Remarkable Potential of Xe...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Marilyn Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, speaks with Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President of the John A. Hartford Foundation, about her Norma J. Shoemaker Honorary Lecture at the 2025 Critical Care Congress and the transformative impact of the 4Ms framework—What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility—on age-friendly...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, AG-ACNP, FNP-C, RNFA, speaks with Brian Boling, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FCCM, an advanced practice provider (APP) in the Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, at the University of Kentucky and host of the Critical Care Scenarios podcast. They explore the challenges and oppo...

Mentorship can be transformative, especially for immigrant critical care professionals navigating unique career challenges. In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Fajun Wang, MD, a neurocritical care specialist and assistant professor at St. Louis University School of Medicine, about his experience in SCCM’s Immigrant Critical Care...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Diane McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by John Appino, MBA, founder and CEO of Contract Diagnostics, and Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS, FCCM, neurointensivist at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina, for a conversation on salary and contract negotiations for advanced practice providers...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Maureen Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, speaks with Jeremy Loberger, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Loberger shares insights from his work as lead author of “Implementing the Pediatric Ventilator Liberat...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, welcomes guests Kaitlin M. Alexander, PharmD, BCCCP, and Ankit Sakhuja, MD, MS, FCCM, from SCCM’s Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) Program, to discuss the use of AI in critical care education and clinical practice. Dr. Alexander is a clinical associate profe...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, welcomes Matheus Bannach, MD, of Urgency Hospital of Goyes in the Eruseo-Dorne Cancer Hospital in Brazil. They discuss Dr. Bannach’s article, “Transfusion Practices in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” published in the A...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCCM, welcomes Vincenzo Russotto, MD, of the University of Turin in Turin, Italy to discuss Dr. Russotto’s article, “Induction Agents for Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Patients,” published in the January 2025 issue of Critical Care Medicine. Drs. Enfield and Russotto explore the decision of w...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, welcomes Bram Tilburgs, RN, PhD, of Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, Netherlands. They discuss Dr. Tilburgs’ article, “Associations Between Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Domains of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Multicenter C...

In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNC-AC, CCRN, FCCM, welcomes Christopher D. Newman, MBA, PA-C, FCCM, of Children's Hospital Colorado, and Victoria Howard, PA-C, of the University of Rochester to discuss professional advancement tracks for advanced practice providers (APPs). APP professional advancement programs aim to impro...