PCICS Podcast
by The Podcast for Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Latest episode
PCICS Episode 164: NewsTalk - The 2026 PCICS Annual Meeting Preview
PCICS Episode 164: NewsTalk - The 2026 PCICS Annual Meeting Preview
About this podcast
We discuss various topics in pediatric cardiac intensive care, cardiology, cardiac surgery, and anesthesia. Episodes include challenging cases, new science, journal clubs, humanity topics, current events, education, and novel ICU therapies with guests from pediatric cardiac ICUs across the world and other leaders in the field. The PCICS Podcast is the official podcast of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society and is the longest-running podcast for pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiac critical care. Executive Producers: David Werho, Saidie Rodriguez, Deanna Tzanetos.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 166 episodes
- PCICS Episode 164: NewsTalk - The 2026 PCICS Annual Meeting Preview · 35 minJoin hosts David Werho, Jill Zender, and Deanna Tzanetos and guests Andrea Torzone, David Cooper, Anjuli Sinha, Maryam Naim, and Ashish Ankola as they discuss the upcoming 2026…
- PCICS Episode 163 Breaking Down Single Ventricle Physiology Through a Practical Bedside Nursing Lens · 44 minThis episode is a special PCICS/Chat with Nurse Nat Podcast Collaboration. In this episode we break down single ventricle physiology through a practical bedside nursing…
- PCICS Episode 162: Meet your PCICS Board Nominees! Part 3 of 3 · 42 minIt's time to vote for the PCICS Board! Listen to all 12 candidates in this 3 part series where candidates speak about: 1. Their history and volunteer work with and for PCICS 2…
- PCICS Episode 162: Meet your PCICS Board Nominees! Part 2 of 3 · 46 minIt's time to vote for the PCICS Board! Listen to all 12 candidates in this 3 part series where candidates speak about: 1. Their history and volunteer work with and for PCICS 2…
- PCICS Episode 162: Meet your PCICS Board Nominees! Part 1 of 3 · 43 minIt's time to vote for the PCICS Board! Listen to all 12 candidates in this 3 part series where candidates speak about: 1. Their history and volunteer work with and for PCICS 2…
- PCICS Episode 161: From Sepsis to Society - Creating a Future Where Everyone Can Survive · 53 minWhat if transforming sepsis requires us to see beyond the disease—and see one another? In this special WFPICCS–PCICS collaboration, renowned sepsis expert Professor Niranjan…
- PCICS Episode 160: QI Spotlight: Flight Plans for Quality & Safety · 42 minJoin hosts Rambod Amirnovin (Miller Children’s, Elevance Health) and Jennifer Gauntt, MD (HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children’s at Presbyterian St. Luke’s), as they interview…
- PCICS Episode 159: Shaping the Future of Pediatric Heart Failure: Innovations, VADs, and Expert Insights · 43 minJoin us as we explore the rapidly evolving world of pediatric heart failure and ventricular assist devices. Through conversations with leading experts, we discuss the latest…
- PCICS Episode 158: Current Challenges and Management of Chylothorax · 45 minJoin our special guests: Melissa Winder, CPNP-AC (Primary Children’s Hospital, Univ Utah); David Bailly, DO (Primary Children’s Hospital, Univ Utah); Gregory Adamson, MD…
- PCICS Episode 157: Building Leaders in the Heart Institute · 37 minLeadership in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit requires more than clinical expertise—it demands the ability to inspire teams, navigate complexity, and foster a culture…
- PCICS Podcast Episode 156: Foster the Spark · 35 minIn this episode, Fostering the Spark, we dive into how ICU nurses can stay passionate, curious, and connected to their purpose through continual growth and learning. Because…
- PCICS Podcast Episode 155: NewsTalk - PCICS News Roundup · 26 minJoin us on this episode of PCICS NewsTalk, where we discuss the latest news in our field. In this episode, our PCICS leadership team discusses several updates going on in the…
- PCICS Podcast Episode 154: CHD Global Partnership with Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Tanzania. · 42 minPlease join special guests Heather Viamonte, MD (CHOA/Emory), Fawaaz Shaw, MD (CHOA/Emory) and Virginia Horan, PA (Intermountain Health/U. Utah) discussing the bidirectional…
- PCICS Podcast Episode 153: Management Strategies for HLHS with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation · 28 minJoin host Maryam Naim, MD (CHOP) and guests Chitra Ravishankar, MD (CHOP), Kats Maeda, MD (CHOP) and Humera Ahmed, MD (CHOP) as they discuss the management of HLHS with severe…
- PCICS Episode 152: 50 Years of the Fontan-Kreutzer Operation: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Laussen · 49 minThe second in a 4 part collaboration with Pediatrica Intensiva honoring 50 plus years of the Fontan-Kreutzer operation. Join hosts Dr. Greg Kelly (Children's Hospital at…
- PCICS Episode 151: Pediatric Palliative Care in the Cardiac ICU and Beyond · 1 h 10 minThis episode brings together voices from palliative care (PC), the cardiac ICU, and cardiac surgery to explore how a collaborative approach with PC can transform the care of…
- PCICS Episode 150: PCICS QI Podcast - Top Abstracts 2025 · 42 minOur guests represent the top QI abstracts from the 2026 PCICS Conference in Austin, Texas. Guest: Catherine Allan MD (Cleveland Clinic) Abstract: Targeting Modification of…
- PCICS Episode 149: 50 years of the Fontan- Kreutzer Operation A conversation with Dr. Tom Glenn · 44 minThe first in a 4 part collaboration with Pediatrica Intensiva honoring 50 plus years of the Fontan-Kreutzer Operation. Join hosts Dr. Greg Kelly (Children's Hospital at Westmead…
- PCICS Episode 148: Hyperoxia During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Associated with Worse Outcomes · 42 minPlease join guests Drs. Nate Sznycer-Taub (UMichigan/C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital) and Asaad Beshish (Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) in discussing their landmark paper…
- PCICS Episode 147: A conversation with PCICF Scholarship Recipients at the 2025 Annual Meeting · 42 minJoin Niranjan Vijayakumar, MBBS (Children's Mercy, Kansas City) and Deanna Todd Tzanetos, MD, MSCI (Norton Children's Hospital/U of Louisville) as they speak with Bruna Cury, RN…
