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The ‘Hidden C’

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In such situations, ‘soft skills’ such as teamwork, compassionate leadership, strong interpersonal communication, and psychological safety are essential. Incivility and clinical performance, teamwork, and emotions: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics. Leadership development programs for physicians: a systematic review.

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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

For decades, only one major organization—the American Heart Association (AHA)—provided standardized training and certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Their findings are summarized in periodic releases entitled Focused Updates and Guidelines.

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Podcast: ECPR

PEMBlog

ECPR involves using ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) to take over heart and lung functions, offering a last-resort option that is becoming more common in large pediatric hospitals. Establishing an ECPR program requires robust infrastructure, multidisciplinary teamwork, and extensive training. 2022; 68:133–152. Circulation.

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Learning about human factors in the emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Closed-Loop Communication Improves Task Completion in Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation. Challenging hierarchy in healthcare teams – ways to flatten gradients to improve teamwork and patient care. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 2021;40:4-6 El-Shafy IA, Delgado J, Akerman M, Bullaro F, Christopherson NAM, Prince JM. Andenæs, E.,

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Building Healthier Relationships With Gaming

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Developing Social Skills: Cooperative and multiplayer games can help in developing teamwork, communication, and leadership skills. Pediatrics , 127 (2), pp.e319-e329. World of Warcraft, for example, boasts 129 million active players, with 1.2 million logging on every day. Journal of adolescence , 27 (1), pp.5-22. Gentile, D.A.,

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A Simplified Approach to Managing the Difficult Airway in Children

Don't Forget the Bubbles

A 5-year-old boy with a past medical history of Crouzon syndrome presents in the Pediatric ED. How to perform a pediatric airway assessment There are lots of things to consider when evaluating the airway prior to any intubation(Table 1). Table 1: Airway assessment Can we predict a difficult pediatric airway? Br J Anaesth.

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Future Fellows Reflect on “The Match”

Sensible Medicine

When my wife and I submitted our rank list for our fellowships (mine in adult cardiology, hers in pediatric hospital medicine), it was hard not to feel very proud. In fact, the current system even rewards neglecting teamwork and patient care as doing so can free up time for research, studying, and traveling to conferences.