SCCM Podcast
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast features in-depth interviews with leaders in critical care. Experts discuss hot topics in intensive care with perspectives from all members of the critical care team. Guests include authors from SCCM’s peer-reviewed journals, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and Critical Care Explorations, as well as thought leaders within the field. This is a new and updated channel, formerly known as the iCritical Care Podcast All Audio Channel.
Episodes
Thursday Nov 16, 2006
SCCM Pod-52 eNewsletter for the week of November 16, 2006
Thursday Nov 16, 2006
Thursday Nov 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.
Thursday Nov 09, 2006
SCCM Pod-51 SCCM Members Launch Major Sepsis Study
Thursday Nov 09, 2006
Thursday Nov 09, 2006
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.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2006
SCCM Pod-50 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Simon Finfer
Wednesday Nov 08, 2006
Wednesday Nov 08, 2006
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.
Monday Nov 06, 2006
SCCM Pod-49 Responding to NEJM’s Article on the SSC
Monday Nov 06, 2006
Monday Nov 06, 2006
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.
Friday Nov 03, 2006
SCCM Pod-48 eNewsletter for the week of November 2, 2006
Friday Nov 03, 2006
Friday Nov 03, 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.
Monday Oct 30, 2006
SCCM Pod-47 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Patrick Kochanek
Monday Oct 30, 2006
Monday Oct 30, 2006
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.
Friday Oct 27, 2006
SCCM Pod-46 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Daren Heyland
Friday Oct 27, 2006
Friday Oct 27, 2006
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.
Friday Sep 22, 2006
SCCM Pod-45 eNewsletter for the week of September 21, 2006
Friday Sep 22, 2006
Friday Sep 22, 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.
Wednesday Sep 20, 2006
SCCM Pod-44 CCM: The Role of Weaning
Wednesday Sep 20, 2006
Wednesday Sep 20, 2006
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)
Friday Sep 08, 2006
SCCM Pod-43 eNewsletter for the week of September 7, 2006
Friday Sep 08, 2006
Friday Sep 08, 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.
Tuesday Aug 29, 2006
SCCM Pod-42 Message from the President
Tuesday Aug 29, 2006
Tuesday Aug 29, 2006
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
Wednesday Aug 16, 2006
SCCM Pod-41 CCM: Tough Decisions at the End of Life
Wednesday Aug 16, 2006
Wednesday Aug 16, 2006
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)
Thursday Aug 03, 2006
SCCM Pod-40 CCM: Initial Antimicrobial Treatment of MRSA
Thursday Aug 03, 2006
Thursday Aug 03, 2006
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)
Tuesday Aug 01, 2006
SCCM Pod-39 CC: Revising the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
Tuesday Aug 01, 2006
Tuesday Aug 01, 2006
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)
Thursday Jul 20, 2006
SCCM Pod-38 CPOE and Error Detection
Thursday Jul 20, 2006
Thursday Jul 20, 2006
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.
Monday Jul 10, 2006
SCCM Pod-37 Thoughts on the FACTT Trial
Monday Jul 10, 2006
Monday Jul 10, 2006
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).
Thursday Jul 06, 2006
SCCM Pod-36 CC: Rapid Response Systems
Thursday Jul 06, 2006
Thursday Jul 06, 2006
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.
Thursday Jun 29, 2006
SCCM Pod-35 CCM: Cooling After Cardiac Arrest
Thursday Jun 29, 2006
Thursday Jun 29, 2006
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).
Friday Jun 16, 2006
SCCM Pod-34 CCM: Lorazepam vs. Propofol
Friday Jun 16, 2006
Friday Jun 16, 2006
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)
Friday Jun 02, 2006
SCCM Pod-33 CC: Patient Safety and CPOE
Friday Jun 02, 2006
Friday Jun 02, 2006
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.