Open Source Pediatric Medical Devices: An International Survey of Perspectives
Investigators in Boston are inviting any and all pediatric medical providers to fill out a survey to help learn about opportunities to improve access to medical technology in low-resource settings. Learn more here We would appreciate your participation!
The PROSpect study is open for additional sites!
The PROSpect study is open for additional sites. The PRone and OScillation Pediatric Clinical Trial (PROSpect) is an international clinical research study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Heart, Lung and Blood Division (NHLBI). It is not too late to join! To participate, enrolling sites must be experienced in caring for critically ill children […]
Message of support from the WFPICCS leadership to our member & colleagues in Turkey
We were shocked and profoundly saddened by the news of the devastating earthquakes in South East Türkiye. On behalf of the WFPICCS leadership and our members, I particularly want to convey our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to the families of all those who have lost their loved ones. We can only begin to […]
The Physician World Shared Practice Forum Podcast
OpenPediatrics has World Shared Practice Forums in both video and podcast format & we’re delighted to share with you the latest Physician World Shared Practice Forum Podcast. In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Christina VanderPluym, Co-Director of the Stroke and Cerebral Vascular Center and Medical Director of the Cardiac Anti-thrombosis Management and Monitoring […]
Outstanding sepsis abstracts recognized during WFPICCS22!
We’re delighted to announce that the Joint ISF & WFPICCS Sepsis Awards were presented at the WFPICCS2022 congress on July 16th. The purpose of the ISF & WFPICCS Sepsis Award is to recognize an outstanding abstract on a sepsis-related topic submitted to the 2022 WFPICCS congress. We’re extremely grateful to the International Sepsis Forum (ISF) […]
Fraudulent emails
We would like to make the #PedsICU community aware that fraudulent emails are circulating with the sender posing as a WFPICCS Board member, currently as the WFPICCS President; thanking the recipient for their support of WFPICCS22 and asking money to be transferred. If you receive an email from any of our Board members asking for […]
WFPICCS supports ISSOP’s Call for Action to Protect and Mitigate Harm to Children Impacted by Armed Conflict
In 2019 according to UNICEF, the number of countries experiencing conflict is the highest it has been since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, with dozens of violent armed conflicts killing and maiming children and forcing them from their homes. Conflicts around the world are lasting longer, causing more […]
Watch the recording! WFPICCS Traveling around the #PedsICU Community – Managing raised intracranial pressure in children: Challenges from LMIC + HIC
If you missed yesterday’s webinar – Managing raised intracranial pressure in children: Challenges from LMIC + HIC. You can now watch the recording here Many thanks to the excellent speakers, & panelists for sharing their expertise and knowledge.
OpenPediatrics’ February Physician World Shared Practice Forum features PCCM Editor-in-Chief, Robert Tasker, MBBS, MD
In the February World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker discusses his first year as Editor-in-Chief of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal. Dr. Tasker gives an in-depth look at some of the publication data and reviews the articles and subject matter themes from the 130 published articles in 2021. Finally, Dr. Tasker gives […]
Webinar recording now available – Play in the PICU: Perspectives from a Hospital Play Specialist and a Child Life Specialist
If you missed our 2nd AHP Committee webinar on the February 17th at 4pm EST / 9pm UTC, the recording is now available here During this webinar, a child life specialist in the United States and a health play specialist in Great Britain, gave their perspectives on the importance of play in the ICU. Included […]