In this Nursing World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Patricia Dwyer and Ms. Michelle Schuster share their research on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the nursing field. They discuss how to identify symptoms and potential causes of PTSD for nurses. Dr. Patricia Dwyer and Ms. Michelle Schuster also discuss which nursing subspecialties carry a higher risk for PTSD and offer coping strategies for managing symptoms.

Learning Objectives
•	Identify symptoms of PTSD
•	Recognize which personality types could be more susceptible to PTSD
•	Learn the prevalence rate of PTSD amongst pediatric subspecialties
•	List coping strategies for managing PTSD symptoms

Publication Date: October 19, 2021.

Citation: Dwyer P, Schuster M, DeGrazia M. Mental Health and PTSD in the Nursing Profession. 10/2021. Online Podcast. OPENPediatrics.  https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/mental-health-and-ptsd-in-the-nursing-profession

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching a full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Mental Health and PTSD in the Nursing Profession by P. Dwyer, M. Schuster | OPENPediatrics

In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Martin Kneyber, Chief of the Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Beatrix Children’s Hospital, provides an insightful overview of the current state of thinking regarding the concepts of mechanical power and driving pressure in adult and pediatric mechanical ventilation. He provides his perspective on current evidence-based best practices for lung protective ventilation in pediatric ARDS, and highlights important areas for ongoing and future research.

Learning Objectives:
-Review the concepts and interrelations between mechanical power, driving pressure, plateau pressure
-Understand the state of evidence linking driving pressure to outcomes in adult and pediatric patients receiving mechanical ventilation
-Describe current evidence-based best clinical practices in adjusting mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Articles referenced:
•  Kneyber MC. Driving Pressure and Mechanical Power: The Return of Physiology in Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Oct 1;22(10):927-9. (00:57) 
• Díaz, Franco, González-Dambrauskas, Sebastián, Cristiani, Federico, Casanova, Daniel R., Cruces, Pablo, Driving Pressure and Normalized Energy Transmission Calculations in Mechanically Ventilated Children Without Lung Disease and Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: 2021 Oct 1;22(10):870-8 (2:01) 
• Amato MB, Meade MO, Slutsky AS, et al. Driving pressure and survival in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2015;372(8):747-755. (5:58) 
• van Schelven P, Koopman AA, Burgerhof JGM, Markhorst DG, Blokpoel RGT, Kneyber MCJ. Driving Pressure Is Associated With Outcome in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure [published online ahead of print, 2021 Oct 20]. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;10.1097/PCC.0000000000002848.(8:17) 

Publication Date: November 22, 2021.

Citation: Kneyber M, Daniel D, Burns JP. Driving Pressure: The return of physiology in pediatric mechanical ventilation. 11/2021. Online Podcast. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/driving-pressure-the-return-of-physiology-in-pediatric-mechanical-ventilation-dr-martin-kneyber.

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching a full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Driving Pressure: The Return of Physiology in Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation by M. Kneyber

This video is a part of our Pain Series. In this episode, Dr. Jean Solodiuk reviews approaches to the recognition and assessment of pain in children with intellectual disability. Dr. Solodiuk describes ways to define and measure pain in an individualized fashion, discusses collaborative approaches to pain management involving caregivers, and illustrates these principles using case examples.

The Pain Series is funded through the generosity of the MAYDAY Fund, which has, over the years, supported investigators and projects that have dramatically improved the pain management of children throughout the world.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon viewing this presentation, participants will be able to:
• Recognize the sources of complexity in defining the pain experience in children with intellectual disability
• Apply an individualized approach to describing pain behaviors and severity for medically complex patients
• Develop strategies to include caregivers in the assessment and management of pain

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Behavior never lies
04:14 Definitions and overview
12:05 Pain assessment scales
14:49 Pain in children with medical complexity
19:21 Case Study #1
24:43 Understanding the pain behaviors of nonverbal children with intellectual disability
31:13 Case Study #2

ARTICLES REFERENCED
• 2:00 McCrea RT, Tanke DH, Buckley LG, et al. Vertebrate Ichnopathology: Pathologies Inferred from Dinosaur Tracks and Trackways from the Mesozoic. Ichnos 2015;22:3-4,235-260.
• 8:31 Melzack R, Wall PD. Pain mechanisms: a new theory. Science. 1965;150(3699):971-979.
• 34:40 Morse BL, Solodiuk JC, Greco CD, Mauskar S, Hauer J. Initial Validation of GRASP: A Differential Diagnoses Algorithm for Children With Medical Complexity and an Unknown Source of Pain. Hosp Pediatr. 2020;10(8):633-640.

DATES
Initial publication date: December 22, 2022

CITATION
Solodiuk J, Perez C, Daniel D, Wolbrink TA. Understanding the pain behaviors of nonverbal children with intellectual disability. 12/2022. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://youtu.be/-3dxNVOZv-Y.

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Understanding the Pain Behaviors of Nonverbal Children with Intellectual Disability by J. Solodiuk

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Dr. Mark Hall discusses immunology and inflammation in pediatric sepsis treatment, using immune phenotyping to personalize treatment for pediatric sepsis.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon listening to this presentation, learners will be able to:
- Recall the history of understanding the inflammatory response in critically ill children
- Identify the distinction between the pro-inflammatory response and the immune paralysis phenomenon
- Describe the study of immune phenotyping to personalize treatment for pediatric sepsis

AUTHORS
Mark W. Hall, MD, FAAP, FCCM 
Chief, Division of Critical Care Medicine 
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Professor in the Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Jeffrey Burns, MD, MPH
Chief and Shapiro Chair, Division of Critical Care Medicine; Executive Chair, International Health Services
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School

DATES
Initial publication: November 27, 2023.

ARTICLES REFERENCED
15:48: Cornell TT, Sun L, Hall MW, et al. Clinical implications and molecular mechanisms of immunoparalysis after cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;143(5):1160-1166.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.011
 
16:10 Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network, https://www.cpccrn.org/
 
17:04 VanBuren JM, Hall M, Zuppa AF, et al. The Design of Nested Adaptive Clinical Trials of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Children in a Single Study [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jul 27]. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023;10.1097/PCC.0000000000003332. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003332

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Hall MW, O’Hara JE, Burns JP. Immunoparalysis and the Future of Personalized Immunotherapy for Critically Ill Children. 11/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/immunoparalysis-and-the-future-of-personalized-immunotherapy-for-critically-ill-children.

Immunoparalysis and the Future of Personalized Immunotherapy for Critically Ill Children by M. Hall

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Ms. Bethlyn Vergo Houlihan and Ms. Meg Comeau discuss a qualitative study of the perspectives of families of children with medical complexity on what is needed to promote their quality of life and well-being. They describe the family-led approach to designing and conducting the study, the importance of upholding human dignity as a major theme, and next steps to translate their findings into systems change.

SPEAKERS
Bethlyn Vergo Houlihan﻿, MSW, MPH
Project Director, Principal Investigator
Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health
Boston University School of Social Work

Meg Comeau, MHA
Senior Project Director/Principal Investigator
Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health
Boston University School of Social Work

HOST
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Children's Hospital Colorado

DATE
Initial publication date: July 1, 2024.

JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLES
Houlihan BV, Coleman C, Kuo DZ, Plant B, Comeau M. What Families of Children With Medical Complexity Say They Need: Humanism in Care Delivery Change. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1;153(Suppl 1):e2023063424F. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063424F. PMID: 38165241.

Randolph G, Coleman C, Allshouse C, Plant B, Kuo DZ. Measuring What Matters to Children With Medical Complexity and Their Families. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1;153(Suppl 1):e2023063424C. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063424C. PMID: 38165239.

TRANSCRIPT
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Upholding+Human+Dignity+for+Children+with+Medical+Complexity+and+their+Families_070124.pdf

Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Houlihan BV, Comeau M, Malik K. Upholding Human Dignity for Children with Medical Complexity and their Families. 7/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/upholding-human-dignity-for-children-with-medical-complexity-and-their-families

Upholding Human Dignity for Children with Medical Complexity and their Families

This podcast discusses the preoperative, operative, and postoperative considerations for patients undergoing tonsillectomy, including anatomy and pathophysiology, preoperative evaluation, anesthetic management, operative approach, and postoperative care.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon listening to this podcast, learners will be able to:
• Explain the anatomy and pathophysiology
• Describe key considerations for the preoperative anesthetic evaluation and intraoperative anesthetic management plan
• Review common operative approaches
• Discuss postoperative considerations

AUTHORS
Haley Moulton, BA
MS4
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Eelam Adil, MD, MBA, FAAP
Associate
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Harvard Medical School

Ashish Ankola, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Children's Hospital

Sonya Mathews
Pre-Medical Student

Jue Wang, MD
Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine﻿
Boston Children's Hospital

DATES
Initial publication date: July 10, 2024

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Moulton H, ﻿Adil E, Ankola A, Mathews S, ﻿Wang JT, ﻿Marcley S, McFee AM, Wolbrink TA. Tonsillectomy. 07/2024. OPENPediatrics. Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/tonsillectomy-openpediatrics

Tonsillectomy by H. Moulton, E. Adil, A. Ankola, S. Mathews, and J. Wang | OPENPediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Kate Nelson discusses a qualitative study exploring decision-making skills developed by family caregivers of children with medical complexity. She describes the impact of contextual factors and relationships within care teams on decision-making, family partnership in research, and the next steps from this work﻿.

SPEAKER
Kate Nelson, MD, PhD
Staff Pediatrician, Paediatric Advanced Care Team
The Hospital for Sick Children
Scientist
SickKids Research Institute
Assistant Professor﻿
University of Toronto

HOST
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

DATE
Initial publication date: August 5, 2024.

Journal Club Article
Finlay M, Chakravarti V, Buchanan F, Dewan T, Adams S, Mahant S, Nicholas D, Widger K, McGuire KM, Nelson KE. Learning to Trust Yourself: Decision-Making Skills Among Parents of Children With Medical Complexity. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 May 28:S0885-3924(24)00792-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.05.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38810951.

TRANSCRIPT
https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Choice+and+Voice+Family+Perspectives+on+Decision-making+for+Children+_nelson_080524.pdf

Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Nelson K, Huth K. Choice and Voice: Family Perspectives on Decision-making for Children with Medical Complexity. 8/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/choice-and-voice-family-perspectives-on-decision-making-for-children-with-medical-complexity

Choice and Voice: Family Perspectives on Decision-making for Children with Medical Complexity

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Drs. Adrienne Randolph and Aaron Bodansky explore the groundbreaking research findings that uncover the pathophysiological mechanism behind multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). These findings shed light on the characteristic immune response of patients who develop MIS-C, and provide insight into the development of post-infectious auto-immune disease phenotypes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe the pathophysiology of MIS-C, including the clinical features and molecular immune response
- Describe the immune dysregulation that results in MIS-C, including the role of autoantibodies and T-cell responses
- Identify the potential connections between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the development of autoimmune responses 
- Recognize the implications of the study findings for other related conditions such as long COVID and sepsis

AUTHORS
Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anaesthesia and Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

Aaron Bodansky, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Critical Care
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

DATES
Initial publication: September 24, 2024.

ARTICLES REFERENCED
Bodansky A, Mettelman RC, Sabatino JJ Jr, et al. Molecular mimicry in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Nature. 2024;632(8025):622-629. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07722-4.

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Randolph AG, ﻿Bodansky A, ﻿Burns JP. Unveiling MIS-C's Immune Response: Molecular Mimicry. 09/2024. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/unveiling-mis-cs-immune-response-molecular-mimicry-by-a-randolph-and-a-bodansky-openpediatrics

Unveiling MIS-C's Immune Response: Molecular Mimicry by A. Randolph and A. Bodansky | OPENPediatrics

In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, we discuss the Pediatric Sepsis Data CoLaboratory (Sepsis CoLab), an international open data-sharing network to address pediatric sepsis mortality and morbidity. Drs. Kissoon, Ansermino, and Akech discuss the challenges related to the collection and sharing of data in a global context, the latest advancements in sepsis research and treatment, and how they believe this work will drive better patient outcomes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Recognize the role of the Sepsis CoLab in global sepsis care
- Describe the challenges and strategies for data sharing in healthcare
- Summarize the importance of standardized data collection in sepsis research
- Discuss some specific examples of how data can be used to support initiatives to improve the care of children with sepsis

AUTHORS
Niranjan "Tex" Kissoon﻿, MBBS, FRCP(C), MCCM, FACPE
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, 
University of British Columbia,
Investigator, BCCH Research Institute
President, Global Sepsis Alliance
Institute for Global Health
BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre

Mark Ansermino, MBBCh
Professor
University of British Columbia
Executive Medical Director for Global Health
BC Children's Hospital

Samuel Akech﻿, MD,
Consultant Pediatrician & Epidemiologist
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust

DATE
Initial publication date: October 21, 2024.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Sepsis CoLab: https://wfpiccs.org/pediatric-sepsis-colab/

Pediatric Sepsis CoLab Membership Application: https://rc.bcchr.ca/redcap/surveys/?s=EDCYL7AC79

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Kissoon NT, Ansermino JM, Akech S, Wolkbrink TA. Improving Sepsis Care: A Data-Driven Approach. 10/2024. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/improving-sepsis-care-a-data-driven-approach-openpediatrics.

Improving Sepsis Care: A Data-Driven Approach by T. Wolbrink et al | OPENPediatrics

In this special Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, co-hosts Drs. Kilby Mann and Kristie Malik interview 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) 78th Annual Meeting in Quebec City, Canada that took place October 23rd-26th 2024. Speakers describe the implications of their study findings, messages for patients and families, and priority areas for research that they hope can be investigated further by the complex care community in the coming years.

SPEAKERS
Tori Bahr, MD
MedPeds Complex Care Physician
Section Chief of Pediatrics
Gillette Children's, St. Paul, Minnesota

Laura Brunton, PT, PhD 
Associate Professor 
School of Physical Therapy 
Western University, London, Ontario

Caitlin Cassidy, MD
Associate Professor
Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pediatrics
Western University, London, Ontario

Adam Rosenbloom, MD, MPH
Complex Care Pediatrician
Dell Children's Medical Center
University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School

Cristina Sarmiento, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado

Julie Stutzbach, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor 
School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Regis University, Denver, Colorado

HOSTS
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Children's Hospital Colorado

Kilby Mann, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Hospital Colorado

DATE
Initial publication date: November 11, 2024. 

ARTICLES AND ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
• American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM), https://www.aacpdm.org/

• AACPDM Complex Care Committee (https://www.aacpdm.org/about-us/committees/complex-care)

• Houtrow AJ, Hurwitz MB. A dearth of disability-related competencies in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Milestones 2.0. PM R. 2024 Aug 23. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13257. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39177053.﻿

• Fehlings D, Agnew B, Gimeno H, Harvey A, Himmelmann K, Lin JP, Mink JW, Monbaliu E, Rice J, Bohn E, Falck-Ytter Y. Pharmacological and neurosurgical management of cerebral palsy and dystonia: Clinical practice guideline update. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024 Sep;66(9):1133-1147. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15921. Epub 2024 Apr 19. PMID: 38640091.

• AACPDM Care Pathway Dystonia in Cerebral Palsy, https://www.aacpdm.org/publications/care-pathways/dystonia-in-cerebral-palsy

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/p9pj6g7sxn5kjmmgps5wnk4/111124_-_Complex_Care_at_the_American_Academy_for_Cerebral_Palsy_and_Developmental_Medicine_Annual_Meeting

Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6

CITATION
Malik K, Bahr T, Brunton L, Cassidy C, Rosenbloom A, Sarmiento C, Stuzbach J, Mann K. Complex Care at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting. 11/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast.. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/complex-care-at-the-aacpdm-2024.

Complex Care at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting

In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Mark Peters discusses the Oxy-PICU trial, published in The Lancet in January 2024, which compared conservative to liberal oxygenation targets in critically ill children. The study highlighted the importance of pragmatic trial design and the need for larger trials to confirm these findings.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
-Discuss the background driving the investigation of oxygenation in critically ill children  
-Summarize the study design of the Oxy-PICU Trial
-Present the outcomes and challenges of the Oxy-PICU Trial
-Identify the key characteristics of pragmatic trial design and the implication of pragmatic trial results

AUTHORS
Mark Peters﻿, MBChB, MRCP, FFICM, FRCPCH, PhD
Professor of Paediatric Intensive Care
NIHR Senior Investigator
UCL Great Ormond St Institute of Child Health
Hon. Consultant Paediatric Intensivist
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and
Children’s Acute Transport Service
Great Ormond St Hospital

Jeffrey Burns, MD, MPH
Emeritus Chief 
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine 
Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School

DATE
Initial publication date: November 26, 2024.

ARTICLES REFERENCED AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Peters MJ, Gould DW, Ray S, et al. Conservative versus liberal oxygenation targets in critically ill children (Oxy-PICU): a UK multicentre, open, parallel-group, randomised clinical trial [published correction appears in Lancet. 2024 Jan 27;403(10424):354. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00100-4]. Lancet. 2024;403(10424):355-364. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38048787/
 
Fan E, Del Sorbo L, Goligher EC, et al. An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome [published correction appears in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Jun 1;195(11):1540. doi: 10.1164/rccm.19511erratum]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017;195(9):1253-1263. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28459336/
 
Peters MJ, Ramnarayan P. Randomized Trials to Reduce Clinical Uncertainty: Gold Standard or Fool's Gold? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;25(8):775-777. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39101806/
 
Darnell R, Brown A, Laing E, et al. Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Permissive Blood Pressure Target Versus Usual Care in Critically Ill Children with Hypotension (PRESSURE). Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;25(7):629-637. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38629915/
 
Taccone FS, Rynkowski Bittencourt C, Møller K, et al. Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury: The TRAIN Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA.Published online October 09, 2024. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39382241/
 
Jones GAL, Eaton S, Orford M, et al. Randomization to a Liberal Versus Conservative Oxygenation Target: Redox Responses in Critically Ill Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023;24(3):e137-e146. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36728001/
 
UK-ROX: https://www.icnarc.org/research-studies/uk-rox/
MegaROX: https://www.anzics.org/current-active-endorsed-research/mega-rox/
ICU-ROX: https://www.thebottomline.org.uk/summaries/icm/icu-rox/

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/rq7kgwqkh4hk4nk67584pfj/202411_-_WSP_-_Less_is_more_Oxygenation_Targets_in_Critically_Ill_Children_-_Transcript?position=2

CITATION
Peters MJ, Burns JP. Less is More: Oxygenation Targets in Critically Ill Children. 11/2024. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/less-is-more-oxygenation-targets-in-critically-ill-children-by-m-peters-openpediatrics.

Less is More: Oxygenation Targets in Critically Ill Children by M. Peters | OPENPediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Drs. Marcella Luercio and Bianca Quiñones-Pérez discuss a qualitative study of barriers to communication perceived by Spanish-speaking families with children with medical complexity admitted to the hospital. They describe the importance of multilingual representation in research, individual and systems-level changes to improve communication with families who speak languages other than English, and next steps from this work.

SPEAKERS
Marcella Luercio, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist
Boston Children's Hospital

Bianca Quiñones-Pérez, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Complex Care Services, 
Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Pediatrics, 
Harvard Medical School

HOST
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

DATE
Initial publication date: December 9, 2024.

JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE
Luercio M, Quiñones-Pérez B, Castellanos A, Ngo T, Elder B, Blaine K, Haskell H, Lopez K, Luff D, Mallick N, Mercer AN, Williams DN, Baird JD, Khan A. Communicating With Spanish-Speaking Families of Hospitalized Children With Medical Complexity. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Aug 1;14(8):612-621. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007700. PMID: 39069815.

OTHER REFERENCES
Ames SG, Delaney RK, Houtrow AJ, Delgado-Corcoran C, Alvey J, Watt MH, Murphy N. Perceived Disability-Based Discrimination in Health Care for Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 1;152(1):e2022060975. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-060975. PMID: 37357731.

Khan A, Baird J, Kelly MM, Blaine K, Chieco D, Haskell H, Lopez K, Ngo T, Mercer A, Quiñones-Pérez B, Schuster MA, Singer SJ, Viswanath K, Landrigan CP, Williams D, Luff D. Family Safety Reporting in Medically Complex Children: Parent, Staff, and Leader Perspectives. Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 1;149(6):e2021053913. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-053913. PMID: 35615941; PMCID: PMC11088436.

Nelson K, Huth K. Choice and Voice: Family Perspectives on Decision-making for Children with Medical Complexity. 8/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://youtu.be/WN5u0T4UnEU, https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/choice-and-voice-family-perspectives-on-decision-making-for-children-with-medical-complexity

Ragavan MI, Méndez DD, Caballero TM. Promoting Language Justice for Children With Medical Complexity and Their Families: An Urgent Call to Action. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Aug 1;14(8):e358-e361. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007792. PMID: 39069818; PMCID: PMC11287058.

"Strategies for Working Effectively With Interpreters", a free course on OPENPediatrics.org
https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/courses/5662/strategies-for-effectively-working-with-interpreters/lessons

TRANSCRIPTS
English: https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/7zjc5vr6xxgqmsmn87pbfm/120924_CCJCP__Bridging_the_Communication_Gap__The_Role_of_Language_in_Complex_Care

Spanish: 
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/7zjc5vr6xxgqmsmn87pbfm/120924_CCJCP__Bridging_the_Communication_Gap__The_Role_of_Language_in_Complex_Care?position=3

Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6

CITATION
Luercio M, Quiñones-Pérez B, Huth K. Bridging the Communication Gap: The Role of Language in Complex Care. 12/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/bridging-the-communication-gap-the-role-of-language-in-complex-care.

Bridging the Communication Gap: The Role of Language in Complex Care

In this video, the viewer will learn the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation of croup, and how to diagnose and care for affected children.

Initial publication: August 6, 2018.

A multilingual transcript is available for this video, thanks to the generous support of our community members who volunteered their time to translate our content. Learn more about our OPENPediatrics translation campaign here: https://www.openpediatrics.org/content-translation

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support nor control any related videos in the sidebar, these are placed by Youtube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Croup by L. Rubin, A. Hirsch, A. Erickson | OPENPediatrics

In this podcast, the viewer will learn the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and management of neonatal jaundice.
Direct links to chapters:
0:00 Chapter 1: Introduction
3:33 Chapter 2: Bilirubin Metabolism
5:41 Chapter 3: Pathophysiology
8:36 Chapter 4: History and Physical Exam
10:40 Chapter 5: Diagnostic Testing
12:29 Chapter 6: Management

Initial publication: January 10, 2019.

A multilingual transcript is available for this video, thanks to the generous support of our community members who volunteered their time to translate our content. Learn more about our OPENPediatrics translation campaign here: https://www.openpediatrics.org/content-translation

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Neonatal Jaundice by L. Veit | OPENPediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Kathleen C. Thomas discusses a cross-sectional study of associations between neighborhood context with psychotropic polypharmacy and psychotherapy among children with high-needs for medical or psychiatric care. She describes the inclusion of parent advisors on the study team, the inclusion of children with medical complexity in the study population, key insights including the importance of non-medical supports, and the next steps from this work.

SPEAKER
Kathleen C. Thomas, PhD, MPH
Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Graduate Education
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Eshelman School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

HOST
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Children's Hospital Colorado

DATE
Initial publication date: January 13, 2025.

ARTICLE REFERENCED
Thomas KC, Annis IE, deJong NA, Christian RB, Davis SA, Hughes PM, Prichard BA, Prichard JR, Allen PS, Gettinger JS, Morris DN, Eaker KB. Association Between Neighborhood Context and Psychotropic Polypharmacy Use Among High-Need Children. Psychiatr Serv. 2024 Sep 11:appips20230639. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230639. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39257315.

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/3rffshwp3q2km53w7xckq38/011025_CCJCP__Where_You_Live_Matters

Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Thomas KC, Malik KE. Where You Live Matters: Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Psychotherapy in Children with High-Needs‌. 01/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/where-you-live-matters-psychotropic-polypharmacy-and-psychotherapy-in-children-with-high-needs.

Where You Live Matters: Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Psychotherapy in Children with High-Needs‌

In this Nursing World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Felesia Bowen, president-elect of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), discusses the evolving role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in healthcare, and emphasizes the importance of NPs in health promotion and policy. She highlights the need for a national standardized scope of practice for NPs and advocates for increased diversity in the nursing workforce to address health and educational disparities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe the nurse practitioner's role within healthcare
- Explain how current legislative and regulatory issues in the United States impact the nurse practitioner role
- Discuss NAPNAP’s plan to support health equity and expand global partnerships
- Describe ways to diversify and support the nursing workforce to reduce health disparities

AUTHORS
Felesia Bowen, PhD, DNP, PPCNP-BC, FADLN, FAAN
President-elect of NAPNAP, 2024-2027
Professor and Associate Dean for Access and Engagement
University of Alabama at Birmingham 

Julia McSweeney, MSN, RN, CPNP
Senior Director of Advanced Nursing Practice
Boston Children’s Hospital

DATE
January 20, 2025.

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/ksm5qr297mrv3j8fkm7x6mtj/011624_NWSP_Bowen_The_Role_of_Nurse_Practitioners_in_Healthcare_and_Policy

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Bowen FR, ﻿Marcley S, ﻿DeGrazia M, McSweeney JE﻿. The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Healthcare and Policy 01/2025. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/the-role-of-nurse-practitioners-in-healthcare-and-policy-by-f-bowen-openpediatrics.

The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Healthcare and Policy by F. Bowen | OPENPediatrics

In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Dennis Daniel discusses pediatric extracorporeal life support (ECLS) with experts Drs. Peta Alexander and Ryan Barbaro. They explore the differences between pediatric and adult extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), highlighting differing causes of cardiac arrest and the interpretation of recently published studies. The discussion also covers supply chain issues affecting ECMO availability, the importance of standardized, evidence-based practices to identifying ECMO-associated complications, and opportunities for future research into ECMO use and outcomes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify the key differences between pediatric and adult extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), focusing on technical challenges and typical causes of cardiac arrest
- Discuss the challenges facing standardization of pediatric ECMO care, including supply chain issues and approaches to capturing and classifying ECMO-associated complications
- Describe areas of need and opportunity for future research in pediatric ECMO

AUTHORS
Peta Alexander, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM
Senior Associate Cardiologist
Director of ECMO Program
Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor in Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

Ryan Barbaro, MD, MSc
Service Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Director of Pediatric ECMO
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatric Critical Care
University of Michigan

Dennis Daniel, MD
ECMO Medical Director, Medical-Surgical ICU
Associate Director, OPENPediatrics
Boston Children’s Hospital

DATE
Initial publication date: January 27, 2025.

ARTICLES REFERENCED AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Alexander PMA, Di Nardo M, Combes A, et al. Definitions of adverse events associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children: results of n international Delphi process from the ECMO-CENTRAL ARC. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024;8(10):773-780. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39299748/

- UK collaborative randomised trial of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. UK Collaborative ECMO Trail Group. Lancet. 1996;348(9020):75-82. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8676720/

- Biomarkers of Brain Injury in Critically-Ill Children on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMOhttps://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10545733

- TITRE - Trial of Indication-based Transfusion of Red Blood Cells in ECMO, https://www.childrenshospital.org/clinical-trials/nct05405426

- ASCEND study: https://chear.org/our-research/projects/ascend-ards-children-and-ecmo-initiation-strategies-impact-neuro-development

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/bzpc2445cxrk9zch4wqvjjs5/012525_WSP_Updates_in_Pediatric_ECMO.pdf

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Alexander PMA, Barbaro RP, Daniel D. Updates in Pediatric ECMO: Challenges and Opportunities. 01/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/updates-in-pediatric-ecmo-challenges-and-opportunities-by-p-alexander-r-barbaro-openpediatrics.

Updates in Pediatric ECMO: Challenges and Opportunities by P. Alexander, R. Barbaro | OPENPediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Ms. Pearce and Dr. Synnes discuss a series of patient-oriented research studies aimed at partnering with parents in reimagining meaningful outcomes for premature infants. They describe the inclusion of parents on the study team, recruitment of parent participants, lessons and challenges while conducting the study, messages for other researchers and parents, and the next steps from this work.

SPEAKERS
Rebecca Pearce, B. Ed, MSc
Vice Principal
Villa Maria High School
Parent Partner
CHU Sainte-Justine and Canadian Premature Babies Foundation‌

Anne Synnes, MDCM, MHSc
Clinical Professor, Neonatologist
University of British Columbia
British Columbia's Women's Hospital and British Columbia's Children's Hospital Research Institute

HOST
Kilby Mann, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Hospital Colorado

DATE
Initial publication date: February 10, 2025.

ARTICLES REFERENCED
Pearce R, Synnes A, Lam MM, Richter LL, Bacchini F, Jones M, Luu TM, Janvier A; PARENTS’ VOICE NETWORK. Partnering With Parents to Change Measurement and Reporting of Preterm Birth Outcomes. Pediatrics. 2024 Nov 1;154(5):e2024067093. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-067093. PMID: 39354888.

Haslam MD, Lisonkova S, Creighton D, Church P, Yang J, Shah PS, Joseph KS, Synnes A; Canadian Neonatal Network and the Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network. Severe Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Neonates Born Preterm: Impact of Varying Definitions in a Canadian Cohort. J Pediatr. 2018 Jun;197:75-81.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.12.020. Epub 2018 Feb 3. PMID: 29398054.

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/p65m4p98gppf65mz3zhmm9g/February_Pearce_and_Synnes_ccjcp_final_revisions‌

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Pearce R, Synnes A, Mann K. Focus on Abilities: Parent-Identified Outcomes of Preterm Infants. 2/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/focus-on-abilities-parent-identified-outcomes-of-preterm-infants

Focus on Abilities: Parent-Identified Outcomes of Preterm Infants‌

In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Burns converses with experts Drs. Akash Deep, James Squires, and Barbara Wildhaber about pediatric acute liver failure and the intricacies of deciding when a child is unsuitable for liver transplantation. Discussing insights from their 2024 Lancet Child Health and Adolescent Health paper, they emphasize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in evaluating clinical, biochemical, psychosocial, and ethical factors. The conversation highlights challenges with exclusion criteria, risks associated with severe multi-organ failure, and the necessity of balancing technical feasibility with overall patient prognosis, while also addressing the ethical implications of organ allocation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify key clinical and biochemical factors in evaluating pediatric liver transplant suitability
- Discuss the ethical and logistical considerations impacting transplant decisions in critically ill children with liver failure
- Summarize multidisciplinary approaches for determining when a child may be unsuitable for a liver transplant

AUTHORS
Akash Deep, MD, FRCPCH
Director - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
and Staff Governor 
King's College Hospital, London 
Professor in Paediatric Critical Care
King's College London

James Squires, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Pediatrician
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Barbara Wildhaber, MD
Professor
University Hospitals of Geneva
Chief Physician
Child and Adolescent Surgery
Swiss Pediatric Liver Center

Jeffery Burns, MD, MPH
Emeritus Chief 
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine 
Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School

DATE
Initial publication date: February 25, 2025.

ARTICLE REFERENCED
Deep A, Alexander EC, Brierley J, Damian M, Gupta A, McLin V, Sarma MS, Squires JE, Wildhaber BE. Paediatric acute liver failure: a multidisciplinary perspective on when a critically ill child is unsuitable for liver transplantation. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Dec;8(12):921-932. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00255-4.

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/kn5r4s2wrnh3pm24gb9hkpvk/022025_WSP_Deep_Transplant_Challenges_in_Pediatric_Liver_Failure_Transcript.pdf

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Deep A, Squires J, Wildhaber BE, Burns JP. Transplant Challenges in Pediatric Liver Failure. 02/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/transplant-challenges-in-pediatric-liver-failure-by-a-deep-et-al-openpediatrics.

Transplant Challenges in Pediatric Liver Failure by A. Deep et al. | OPENPediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Cristina Sarmiento discusses a qualitative study exploring experiences of young adults with cerebral palsy and their caregivers with transition to adult care. She describes the major barriers and facilitators to transition, challenges and opportunities related to conducting the study, implications for practice, and next steps from this work.

SPEAKER
Cristina Sarmiento, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

HOST
Emily J. Goodwin, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Pediatrician, General Academic Pediatrics Beacon Program
Children’s Mercy Kansas City

DATE
Initial publication date: March 10, 2025.

ARTICLE REFERENCED
Sarmiento CA, Wyrwa JM, Glaros C, Holliman BD, Brenner LA. Experiences of young adults with cerebral palsy in pediatric care transitioning to adult care. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Jan;67(1):99-110. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15907. Epub 2024 Mar 24. PMID: 38523396.‌

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/63kfcjrfv57nh4t8qbrhrvj/March_CCJCP_Sarmiento_transcript_Final_3-5‌

Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Sarmiento, C, Goodwin EJ.  Let’s Talk about Transition: Experiences of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy and their Caregivers. 3/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast.



Let’s Talk about Transition: Experiences of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy and Their Caregivers‌

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Dr. Graeme MacLaren shares his expert insight on the outcomes of central versus peripheral cannulation techniques for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in pediatric patients with refractory septic shock as published in the February issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The discussion focuses on the implications of ECMO modality choices, the conditions affecting cannulation strategy, and how institutional resources can impact patient outcomes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Differentiate between central and peripheral venoarterial ECMO strategies in pediatric septic shock
- Analyze key papers in the literature to provide context for decision-making around ECMO deployment in refractory septic shock
- Identify factors influencing the success and outcome of ECMO in refractory pediatric septic shock cases
- Apply considerations for patient selection and institutional resource availability in ECMO planning

AUTHORS
Graeme MacLaren, MBBS, MSc, FRACP, FCICM, FCCM, FELSO
Director of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care, 
National University Hospital, Singapore
Clinical Director of ECMO, National University Heart Centre, Singapore
Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, National University of Singapore
Past President, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization

Jeffery Burns, MD, MPH
Emeritus Chief 
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine 
Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School

DATE
Initial publication date: March 24, 2025.

ARTICLES REFERENCED

1) MacLaren, Graeme MBBS, MSc, FELSO, FCCM. Cannulation Strategies for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children With Refractory Septic Shock. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine ():10.1097/PCC.0000000000003707, February 10, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003707

2) Totapally A, Stark R, Danko M, et al. Central or Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pediatric Sepsis: Outcomes Comparison in the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Dataset, 2000-2021. Pediatr Crit Care Med. Published online January 23, 2025. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003692

3) Schlapbach LJ, Chiletti R, Straney L, et al. Defining benefit threshold for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with sepsis-a binational multicenter cohort study. Crit Care. 2019;23(1):429. Published 2019 Dec 30. doi:10.1186/s13054-019-2685-1

4) Bréchot N, Hajage D, Kimmoun A, et al. Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to rescue sepsis-induced cardiogenic shock: a retrospective, multicentre, international cohort study. Lancet. 2020;396(10250):545-552. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30733-9

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/84gbxthfmhvp7v9fsnjb87mh/0320425_WSP_MacLaren_Transcript.pdf

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user.

CITATION
MacLaren G, Burns JP. Pediatric ECMO Cannulation Strategies in Refractory Septic Shock. 03/2025. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/pediatric-ecmo-cannulation-strategies-in-refractory-septic-shock-by-g-maclaren-openpediatrics.

Pediatric ECMO Cannulation Strategies in Refractory Septic Shock by G. MacLaren | OPENPediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Drs. Chelsea Bodnar and James Bohnhoff discuss a cross-sectional study of children with medical complexity and their access to care in Montana. They describe challenges and inequities in access to care, implications for practice, and next steps from this work.

SPEAKERS
Chelsea Bodnar, MD, MPhil
Chief Executive Officer
Montana Pediatrics

James Bohnhoff, MD, MS
Assistant Professor and Pediatrician
MaineHealth

HOST
Kilby Mann, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Hospital Colorado

DATE
Initial publication date: April 7, 2025.

JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE
Bohnhoff J, Bodnar C, Graham J, Knudson J, Fox E, Leary C, Cater L, Noonan C. Medicaid‑Insured Children with Medical Complexity in a Rural State. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Dec 24:102628. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.102628. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39725002.

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/7j8pnk2vmjc9jb3kwbh2njk/Bodnar_and_Bohnhoff_transcript_4-1-25‌

Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6.

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Bodnar C, Bohnhoff J, Mann K. Far From Care: Children with Medical Complexity in a Rural Setting. 4/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/far-from-care-children-with-medical-complexity-in-a-rural-setting

Far From Care: Children with Medical Complexity in a Rural Setting

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change.

Discover how innovation is reshaping pediatric intensive care across Latin America. From telemedicine and AI to regional data networks, leading experts share practical solutions and powerful success stories. 

HOST
Manuel Enrique Soriano Aguilar, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
StarMédica Hospital Infantil Privado & Centro Médico ABC
Past President of the Mexican Society of Pediatric Critical Care
SLACIP (Latin-American Association of Pediatric Critical Care) Representative to the World
Federation of Pediatric & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS)
Mexico

GUESTS
Emmanuelle Dexeus Gabriel Fernández Vera, Paediatric Critical Care Medicine/Big Data in Health 
Intensive Care Hospital General de Acapulco
RENEO and PALS instructor, SLACIP social media spokesperson
Mexico

Ledis Maria Izquierdo Borrero, MD
Paediatrician specialising in Critical Care Medicine and Paediatric Intensive Care. 
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Chief UCIP Hospital Militar Central
Associate Professor Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Colombia

Alexandra Jimenez Chaves, MD
Specialist in Paediatric Intensive Care Mg(c) Artificial Intelligence
Support Services Coordinator at Colsubsidio Children's Clinic
Teacher Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Advanced Life Support in Paediatrics Instructor
Founding Member Aipocrates (Think Tank Innovation in Health)
Colombia

Maria del Pilar Arias, MD
Specialist in Paediatric Intensive Care - Master in Clinical Effectiveness - Master in Data Science and Knowledge Management
Staff physician
Intermediate Care Unit. Ricardo Gutierrez Children's Hospital
Buenos Aires. Argentina
Coordinator of the SATI-Q Quality Benchmarking Program (Argentinean Society of Intensive Care).

DATE
Initial publication date: May 4, 2025.

TRANSCRIPTS
English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/89x7t8rcm3rbv32vnkxvjh6/WPAW-25_LATAM_Final_English
Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/px9wtttsw8q68w2h68r8qcpx/WPAW-25_LATAM_Final_Spanish.pdf
French - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/2pn95f94vc9vm9p633zq59/WPAW-25_LATAM_Final_French.pdf
Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/z6v47859hk7tpn8vzkvkrbm/WPAW-25_LATAM_Final_Portuguese.pdf
Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/gpqnjkkpth8g7ps84gfgkhr/WPAW-25_LATAM_Final_Italian.pdf
German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/76n5cr66m6cq9474hwr986tq/WPAW-25_LATAM_Final_German.pdf
Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/785vh6cqkrsrr8mxf9xwtgkx/WPAW-25_LATAM_Final_Arabic.pdf

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support or control any related videos in the sidebar; these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: A Resourceful Look at Latin America

This episode of the World Shared Practice Forum Podcast dives into the origins and objectives of the Acute Care Action Network (ACAN), led by Dr. Lee Wallis at the World Health Organization. Discover how ACAN aims to integrate emergency, critical, and operative care to enhance healthcare systems globally, focusing on universal health coverage and preparedness for health emergencies. Dr. Wallis shares insights into the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the establishment of ACAN, and its ambitious goals in the face of funding constraints. This episode is essential for healthcare professionals eager to understand global healthcare strategies and improve acute care delivery.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain the role and mission of the Acute Care Action Network (ACAN) within the WHO
- Identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global healthcare systems and emergency care
- Discuss the five operational priorities set by ACAN for strengthening acute care
- Describe ACAN’s strategic partnership goals and membership framework
- Analyze how integrated emergency care can improve healthcare preparedness and response

AUTHORS
Lee Wallis, MBChB, PhD, PhD (hon), Dip IMC RCS Edin, Dip Sport Med, 
FRCS Edin, FRCP Edin, FRCEM, FCEM(SA), FEMSSA, FIFEM
Lead, Emergency & Critical Care
World Health Organization

Jeffery Burns, MD, MPH
Emeritus Chief
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School

DATE
Initial publication date: April 21, 2025.

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/39b93qf5q67b237gxtpv5wf/042125_WSP_Wallis_Transcript.pdf

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Wallis L, Burns JP. Enhancing Global Acute Care: Understanding the WHO’s ACAN. 04/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/enhancing-global-acute-care-understanding-the-whos-acan-by-l-wallis-openpediatrics.

Enhancing Global Acute Care: Understanding the WHO’s ACAN by L. Wallis | OPENPediatrics

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change.
From solar-powered oxygen to virtual mentoring across islands, this episode explores how innovation and collaboration are transforming pediatric intensive care in Oceania. Hear powerful stories from frontline experts overcoming resource limitations to improve outcomes in some of the world’s most remote regions.

HOST
Emma Haisz, RN
ECLS Clinical Nurse Consultant
Queensland Children’s Hospital
Brisbane, Australia

GUESTS
Trevor Duke, MD, FRACP
Paediatric intensive care specialist at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital
Professor of paediatrics at the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics
Professor of child health at the School of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea

Monica Brook  MB BS, FCICM
PICU Consultant
Starship Children’s Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org

DATE
Initial publication date: May 3, 2025.

TRANSCRIPTS
English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/nw8gknpkxp2rq8cpt7fgjgb/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_English.pdf
French - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/wv5wftfg9z4w58mf8hnjkp/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_French.pdf
German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/6j49gthzfrnhj5r7zkmkhbh/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_German.pdf
Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/xf46wzqx2rwwjrkqgg33bwq/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Spanish.pdf
Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/bv7rcpx5jcxj9t6c3w98bjh/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Portuguese.pdf
Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/7xxpc4gh5hjvgvvc7c3fcj7/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Italian.pdf
Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/xzvxftsvjzszrfgwh72j5srn/WPAW-25_Oceania_Final_Arabic.pdf

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support or control any related videos in the sidebar; these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: A Connected Look at Oceania

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change.

From AI-driven sepsis screening to innovative non-invasive ventilation protocols, this episode delves into the transformative impact of technology and collaboration in pediatric intensive care across the Middle East. Join us as we hear from leading experts who are pioneering data-driven approaches and creative solutions to improve patient outcomes in resource-limited settings. Discover how these advancements are shaping the future of pediatric care in the region

HOST
Manu Somasundaram Sundaram, MBBS, MD (India), FRCPCH, CPHQ, MBA. 
Consultant PICU and Medical Director Quality, SIDRA Medicine , Doha, Qatar
Assistant Professor , Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

GUESTS
Omar Al Dafaei, MD
Consultant PICU
Royal Hospital 
Muscat, Oman

Kholoud Said, MD, MRCPCH 
Consultant –Pediatric ICU,
Royal Hospital
Muscat, Oman

AbdulRahman Zayed Saad AlDaithan, MD
Senior Specialist, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatrics Division
General Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Al Ahmadi Area, Kuwait

DATE
Initial publication date: May 5, 2025.

TRANSCRIPTS
English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/rnkk777mrhwhq82w78hm54j4/WPAW-25_Middle_East_Final_English.pages
Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/q37ww33767cvm527g3t92w5p/WPAW-25_Middle_East_Final_Spanish.pdf
French - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/b58j8mpc4xwpm9mwf537hp/WPAW-25_Middle_East_Final_French.pdf
Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/7h4r8xg937364bbzbms9w9/WPAW-25_Middle_East_Final_Portuguese.pdf
Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/fsf97qrks969v9q9spbw9n/WPAW-25_Middle_East_Final_Italian.pdf
German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/56f5rhgws7ns94r6mgh9z/WPAW-25_Middle_East_Final_German.pdf
Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/46j3wgv359br2fx6j399xtgk/WPAW-25_Middle_East_Final_Arabic.pdf

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: A Pioneering Look at the Middle East

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change.

From frugal innovations to digital transformation, this episode highlights how pediatric intensive care is evolving across Asia. Hear from experts in Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia as they share how low-cost technologies, telemedicine, and integrated referral systems are improving outcomes for critically ill children even in the most remote settings. Discover how resilience and resourcefulness are driving change across the region.

HOST
Arun Bansal, MD, FCCM, FRCPCH
Professor in Pediatric Critical Care at PGIMER Chandigarh, India and Chairperson of Pediatric Intensive Care Chapter of India

GUESTS
Mohammod Joyaber Chisti, MBBS, MMed (Paediatrics), PhD
Professor of Pediatrics at icddr,b, Bangladesh
Renowned for pioneering low-cost respiratory support technologies like bubble CPAP.

Jayashree Muralidharan, MBBS MD Pediatrics FIAP FICCM
Head of Pediatric Critical Care at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
A leader in intensive care in India. She had helped in developing and integrating digital health systems into PICU workflows using TelePICU. She also helped in developing a PICU Referral App

Kurniawan Taufiq Kadafi, Sp.A(K)
Chief of Pediatric Emergency Services, Indonesia,
An expert on remote and interfacility pediatric transport across Indonesia’s archipelago.

DATE
Initial publication date: May 7, 2025.

TRANSCRIPTS
English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/k7x72vx63hnbvwx6wpwc4xnt/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_English.pdf
Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/qxkcv5b23xs49tj6z6w6np/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Spanish.pdf
French - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/v463w7zbhbbpfbbmj8qf8b/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_French.pdf
Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/p377fk7m84xmppk9hx6bbq6/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Portuguese.pdf
Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/gxbshfgg7xcm7rfpx3p5n4vm/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Italian.pdf
German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/4px7mgpbf65rbb8n8vv2sjr/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_German.pdf
Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/64vtqntqj7v99j4ztc2pk5n3/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Arabic.pdf

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: A Dynamic Look at Asia

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change.

From digital twins to AI-driven alarms, this episode explores how innovation, teamwork, and smarter technology are reshaping pediatric intensive care across Europe. Join experts from the UK and the Netherlands as they share how connecting data, patients, families, and care teams is improving outcomes and why breaking down silos is key to the future of pediatric critical care.

HOST
Diana Ferro, PhD, ABAIM, MS, BS
Healthcare Research Officer, Predictive and Preventive Medicine
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
Board Executive, Italian Society for AI in Medicine
Rome, Italy

GUESTS
Erik Koomen, MD
Chief Medical Technology Officer
Anesthesiologist and pediatric intensivist
Pediatric Intensive Care 
Department of Pediatrics
Wilhelmina’s Children Hospital (part of UMC Utrecht)
Utrecht, Netherlands

Joppe Nijman, MD, PhD
Pediatric intensivist 
Consultant and investigator clinical operations research group
Wilhelmina’s Children Hospital (part of UMC Utrecht)
Utrecht, Netherlands

Peter White, RN
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Liverpool, England

DATE
Initial publication date: May 6, 2025.

TRANSCRIPTS
English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/j37fnp56fwg6n8pzmfbppf8r/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_English
Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/qrjqs79zq4prpnr4km3p79/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Spanish.pdf
French - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/649tc94vccnhhskbfhppf/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_French.pdf
Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/4qrxwztkfxf6sfgq24h83c2m/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Portuguese.pdf
Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/5vvc7bgbtk7k57kfxt5w694/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Italian.pdf
German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/j5szgq6vtng48g4mt8rrx7h/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_German.pdf
Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/mz5rkq8nf54p8739t9gzftcw/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Arabic.pdf

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: An Advanced Look at Europe

Listen as Dr. Patrick Kochanek, outlines new developments appearing in the 3rd edition of “Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children”. He covers revisions made to level II and level III treatment recommendations, and how they translate across the companion algorithm. He focuses on neuroimaging, hyperosmolar therapy, analgesics and sedatives, seizure prophylaxis, temperature control/hypothermia, and nutrition. In addition, he highlights the new consensus and evidence based algorithm article that accompanies the new guidelines, for use at the bedside. After listening participants should be able to:

•Describe various treatment methods for a range of traumatic brain injury scenarios
•Feel comfortable integrating these evidence-based recommendations into their own practice
•Understand the changes between the 2nd and 3rd edition of the guidelines
•Navigate both the “Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” and the accompanying algorithm

Citation: Kochanek P, Zackin B, Daniel D, Tasker R. Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. 4/2019. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2908/guidelines-for-the-management-of-pediatric-severe-traumatic-brain-injury.

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Guidelines for the Mgmt. of Pediatric Severe TBI by P. Kochanek, R. Tasker | OPENPediatrics

The listener will learn the common risk factors and basic epidemiology, pathophysiology, recognize the clinical presentation and management as well as differentiate between acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, and middle ear effusion.

Initial publication: September 24, 2019.

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
 
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Acute Otitis Media by A. Ruan, J. Cheng | OPENPediatrics

This episode is an international collaborative conference call hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Burns of Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Featured speakers are Drs. Daniel Barouch, Trevor Duke, and Robinder Khemani, who outline current vaccine developments, oxygen therapy, and ventilation guidelines (respectively) in the time of COVID-19.
Initial publication: May 22, 2020.

OPENPediatrics attempts to keep all COVID-19 information as accurate and up to date as possible. However, as recommendations for care and treatment are rapidly changing due to the nature of the pandemic, Boston Children's Hospital does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information on OPENPediatrics.
 
We advise users to please pay close attention to the publication date of all COVID-19 content, and always adhere to your institution’s specific policies and guidelines.

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

OPENPediatrics

Popular tracks