SCCM Podcast

SCCM Pod-52 eNewsletter for the week of November 16, 2006

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.

SCCM Pod-51 SCCM Members Launch Major Sepsis Study

Derek Angus, MD, MPH, discusses a new, multicenter research consortium, called Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS). The consortium is beginning a large-scale study to determine whether specific interventions can halt the progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. Dr. Angus along with SCCM members Mitchell Fink, MD, and Donald Yealy, MD, will lead a team of intensive care unit and emergency department personnel. The study is likely to offer valuable insight on the best ways to treat sepsis and the value of early goal-directed therapy. Dr. Angus is vice chairman of research for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's critical care department.

SCCM Pod-50 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Simon Finfer

Simon Finfer, MD, MBBS, MRCP, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his keynote presentation "The Clinical Role of Albumin in the Critically Ill" as well as his latest critical care endeavors. Dr. Fifner is a senior staff specialist in intensive care at Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney. Dr Finfer received his training from London University and Westminster Medical School, London University. He also trained in pediatric intensive care at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.

SCCM Pod-49 Responding to NEJM’s Article on the SSC

Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses a perspectives article published in the October 19, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled Surviving Sepsis-Practice Guidelines, Marketing Campaigns, and Eli Lilly, which criticizes the campaign and its major funding source, Eli Lilly.

SCCM Pod-48 eNewsletter for the week of November 2, 2006

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.

SCCM Pod-47 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Patrick Kochanek

Patrick Kochanek, MD, FCCM, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Emergency Preservation for Resuscitation: Beyond CPR," as well as his background and expertise in critical care. Dr. Kochanek is director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research and is a tenured professor in the department of critical care medicine with secondary appointments in pediatrics and anesthesiology as well as the editor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-46 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Daren Heyland

Daren Heyland, MD, MSc, is of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress, to be held February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Pharmaco-Nutrition: A New Emerging Paradigm," and offers insight into his background and accomplishments in critical care. Dr. Heyland is professor of medicine at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

SCCM Pod-45 eNewsletter for the week of September 21, 2006

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.

SCCM Pod-44 CCM: The Role of Weaning

Maged A. Tanios, MD, discusses his article, "A randomized, controlled trial of the role of weaning: Predictors in clinical decision making," from the October issue of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Tanios is the director of the ICU at St. Mary Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. (Crit. Care Med. 34(10):2530-2535, October 2006)

SCCM Pod-43 eNewsletter for the week of September 7, 2006

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.

SCCM Pod-42 Message from the President

Charles Durbin Jr., MD, FCCM, president of SCCM, shares his insights on some of the highlights from the past year and discusses the future of SCCM with the membership. Dr. Durbin is more than halfway Thuough his SCCM presidency in a year that has been marked by many accomplishments in the critical care community. In addition to his seat at the helm of Society, Dr. Durbin is professor of anesthesiology and surgery and medical director of respiratory care at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville

SCCM Pod-41 CCM: Tough Decisions at the End of Life

Douglas White, MD, discusses his article in the Aug issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Decisions to Limit Life-Sustaining Treatment for Critically Ill Patients Who Lack Both Decision-Making Capacity and Surrogate Decision Makers." Dr. White is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.(Crit Care Med; 2006, 34(8):2053-2059)

SCCM Pod-40 CCM: Initial Antimicrobial Treatment of MRSA

Marin Kollef, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the department of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine and director of medical critical care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, discusses his article in the Aug issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sterile-Site Infection: The Importance of Appropriate Initial Antimicrobial Treatment." (Crit Care Med; 2006, 34(8):2069-2074)

SCCM Pod-39 CC: Revising the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines

Phillip Dellinger, MD, FCCM, professor of medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and director of the critical care section at Cooper University Hospital, and Roman Jaeschke, MD, a clinical professor at McMaster University discuss an article published in the Aug issue of Critical Connections. The article, "Revising the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: A Closer Look," details the guideline revision process. (Crit Conn 2006 Vol.5 No. 4)

SCCM Pod-38 CPOE and Error Detection

Terry Clemmer, MD, FCCM, discusses computerized physician order entry and error detection in the intensive care unit. This podcast was recorded during the Society's 35th Critical Care Congress and released to complement the Excellence in Quality and Safety in Critical Care conference to be held September 21 to 23, 2006. Dr. Clemmer is the director of critical care at LDS Hospital in Utah and professor of medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-37 Thoughts on the FACTT Trial

Gordon Bernard, MD, shares his thoughts on the recently released Fluid And Catheter Treatment Trial or FACTT trial published in the May issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The Society of Critical Care Medicine conducted this interview as part of its commitment to translating research to the bedside. Dr. Bernard serves as the steering committee chairman for ARDSNet, the group that published this study, and he shares his insight on its importance and future impact on critical care. Dr. Bernard also is the Melinda Owen Bass professor of pulmonary medicine, assistant vice-chancellor for research and director of the division of allergy, pulmonary, and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee. (Pulmonary-artery vs. central venous catheter to guide treatment of acute lung injury NEJM 2006; 354: 2213-2224 and Comparison of two fluid-management strategies in acute lung injury NEJM 2006; 354: 2564-2575).

SCCM Pod-36 CC: Rapid Response Systems

Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, an intensivist from the University of Pittsburgh, discusses her article from the June issue of Critical Connections, titled "Rapid Response Systems: Have They Made a Difference?" Dr. Baldisseri is an associate professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-35 CCM: Cooling After Cardiac Arrest

Raina M. Merchant, MD, a resident in emergency medicine at the University of Chicago, and Benjamin S. Abella, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the section of emergency medicine at the University of Chicago, discuss their article published in the July issue of Critical Care Medicine. The article, "Therapeutic Hypothermia Utilization Among Physicians After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest," addresses whether physicians are cooling patients after cardiac arrest (Crit Care Med Volume 34, Number 5, Jul 2006 pp 1935-1940).

SCCM Pod-34 CCM: Lorazepam vs. Propofol

Shannon S. Carson, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and associate medical director of the medical and respiratory ICUs at the UNC Medical Center, as well as John P. Kress, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, discuss their article from the May 2006 Critical Care Medicine, "A Randomized Trial of Intermittent Lorazepam vs. Propofol With Daily Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Patients." (Crit Care Med Volume 34, Number 5, May 2006 pp 1326-1332)

SCCM Pod-33 CC: Patient Safety and CPOE

Brian Jacobs, MD, project director of Integrating Clinical Information Systems, or ICIS, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, discusses how efforts in computerized physician order entry relate to patient safety. The ICIS system is a computer-based system implemented Thuoughout the hospital Thuough which all medical orders are entered and documented electronically. The system, believed to be the most comprehensive in any pediatric hospital in the United States, is expected to reduce medical errors significantly.