• New from PREP®! Critical Care Self-Assessment Program

  Review for exams and maintain your knowledge of pediatric critical care with the new self-study program from a source you can trust. Brought to you by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Pediatrics Review and Education Program®, PREP® ICU is an online subspecialty self-assessment program designed to help pediatric intensivists succeed in the PICU. Click here for a FREE trial.

• Not a member of the SOCC? Considering joining the AAP Section on Critical Care. Details are here...

• Help the AAP support reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children program here...

• Critical Care News : Section newsletter:
  • The SOCC Spring 2007 newsletter is here... (pdf; 500K)
  • Back issues listed here

• The AAP National Conference and Exhibition:

  AAP National Conference & Exhibition
  October 11-14, 2008
  Boston, MA
  

  Abstract submission deadline is April 11, 2008. The SOCC preliminary program is here...

• New in the AAP Bookstore: Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients - 3rd Edition

• AAP SECTION ON CRITICAL CARE 2008 DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD:

  This $1000 annual award recognizes significant career achievements in the field of pediatric critical care and will be presented during the SOCC program at the next AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

  Past recipients include:

  2007 Ashok Sarnaik, MD
  2006 David Nichols MD
  2005 J. Michael Dean, MD MBA
  2004 Bradley P. Fuhrman, MD
  2003 Ann E. Thompson, MD
  2002 Daniel L. Levin, MD
  2001 Murray Pollack, MD
  2000 Russell Raphaely, MD
  1999 George Lister, MD
  1998 George Gregory, MD
  1997 Peter Holbrook, MD
  1996 John Downes, MD
  1995 I. David Todres, MD
  

• AAP Section on Critical Care: 2007 New Investigator Research Award (unfortunately, no award will be available in 2008 due to budget restraints.)

  The American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Critical Care is pleased once again to fund a New Investigator Research Award. The 2007 award will be for $10,000 and is available to section members during their pediatric critical care fellowship, or within 2 years of completing an accredited critical care fellowship. The award, which is competitive, will provide support to an individual who has demonstrated aptitude for clinical or basic science research and who presents a sound plan of investigation. Section on Critical Care membership is required.

  The award will be judged on scientific merit, clarity of presentation, likelihood of productivity by the investigator, sponsor's evidence of appropriate academic environment, and relevance to critical care.

  The deadline for the New Investigator Award Grant 2-Page Pre-Proposal for 2007 has passed. The full award description, application, and requirements are available as a download here, or from Sue Tellez, 800/433-9016 (x7395), e-mail: stellez@aap.org

  This description is available as a flyer for posting here... (Word file; 20K) or as a pdf here... (60K)
  • Announcing the 2007 SOCC New Investigator Research Awardee: John N. Kheir MD, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston MA, for his project entitled: "Use of Nanoparticles to Achieve Intravenous Oxygenation"

  • A complete list of previous winners is here...

• The AAP now has a new Safer Health Care for Kids Web site for physicians, allied health professionals, administrators, parents, and caregivers, who are seeking pediatric patient safety information and strategies.

• Save the National Emergency Medical Services for Children Program! Congress has introduced legislation that would eliminate a dedicated national program for emergency medical services for children and $20 million in funding. Read more and take action on this critical issue...

• PMCP-S: The Program for Maintenance of Certification in Pediatrics for Subspecialists, from the American Board of Pediatrics. Available as a Word document (60K) or pdf file (76K)

• From the AAP Section on Critical Care: What is a Pediatric Critical Care Specialist? (pdf; 88K)

• The AAP Section on Critical Care has a listserv for members. Visit the members channel to sign up. Not an AAP member? Learn more about membership here...

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Pediatric Section

• The 37th Critical Care Congress was February 2-8, 2008, at the Hawaii Convention Center, on Oahu, Hawaii
  • Papers discussed at the Pediatrics Year in Review session at the SCCM Congress in Hawaii are here... (pdf; 100K)
  • Minutes from the Pediatric Section Business Meeting are here... (pdf;40K)
  • Minutes from the Fellowship Directors meeting are here... (pdf; 208K)

• A list of the governance of the Pediatric Section is here...

• Members of the SCCM Pediatric Section can access our "eRoom" here...

• Fellowships in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Fellowship Directors
  • The NRMP and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Directors announce a match program for Pediatric Critical Care Fellowships beginning July, 2001. Read Dr. Brilli's full announcement and the NRMP Press Release .
  • Minutes from the PCCM Fellowship Directors' Meeting at SCCM, February, 2007; [Word (80K) or pdf (130K)]
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Directors now have a separate email list; read more here
  • A contact list of Fellowship Directors is now available here .
  • The American Board of Pediatrics also maintains such a list ; and SCCM as well here
  
  
• Pediatric Section: additional information, reports, meeting schedules and minutes
  • The Committee on APNs of the Pediatrics Section of the SCCM last met in February 2004 in Orlando, FL ... See the APN page for more information.... ... Read more about this group and participate!

    Minutes from this committee from June 2003 (Word 36K, pdf 72K) and February 2004 (Word 44K, pdf 92K) are now available...

  • Resident Education Committee:
    

    Announcing: Pediatric Critical Care Education at picucourse.org. "The site contains educational material in the form of PowerPoint presentations on topics that form a core curriculum for housetaff (medical students and residents) in the area of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. These presentations have been authored by members of the Resident Education Committee" of the SCCM.

    • Minutes from the meeting in Phoenix in January 2005: as Word (40K) or pdf (64K) files...
    • other committee information is here...

• The new SCCM website has a Professional Resource Center , with an Education section , a list of accredited pediatric fellowship programs and more.

• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • The first scientific, peer reviewed journal for our subspecialty, from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies
  • Help support this important effort and subscribe!
  • Sign up for free eTOCs (table of contents) delivered to your email address here...

World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS)

• The first WFPICCS newsletter is now available
• The 5th World Congress was held in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24-28, 2007. More on the their website... Presentations are now available for download from this meeting here....
• The WFPICCS Pediatric Sepsis Initiative Database is operational. Read more...

The Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium : An annual independent scientific and educational meeting

• The 17th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium will be held in collaboration with the 5th Annual Canadian Critical Care Conference Feb 20-23rd 2008 in Whistler, BC Canada. For details contact Zena.Davidson@vch.ca or www.canadiancriticalcare.ca Registration is limited so register early.

• The 16th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium was held Feb 21 - 24, 2006 at the Cliff Lodge at Snowbird, Utah. There was a joint session with the Utah Conference on Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases on Feb 21st. The meeting was a great success. Congratulations to the organizers from Primary Children's in Salt Lake City. Full information is here...

• The 15th Annual Pedatric Critical Care Colloquium: "Interactions in Pediatric Critical Care"

  September 30 - October 2, 2004 at the Park Central Hotel in New York, NY. From The Divisions of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at The Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and The Weill Medical College of Cornell University Sponsored by: The Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian. Meeting Directors: Drs. Katherine Biagas, Bruce Greenwald, Steven Pon, and Charles Schleien

  Online: announcement (pdf;72K); brochure with schedule is available...(pdf; 1.2MB), Abstracts

• Previous PCCC's online:
  • 14th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium , October 2-5, 2002, Hyatt Islandia Hotel, San Diego; brochure online (pdf 216K)
  • 2000 Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium, June 24-25, 2000, took place immediately prior to the 3rd World Congress on Pediatric Intensive Care , June 25-29, 2000, in Montreal, Canada. Information and registration forms: PCCC 2000 schedule (pdf file; 20K) ( updated schedule; pdf; 12K)
  • 12th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium , September 22-26, 1999. Portland, OR; abstracts
  • The 1998 11th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium; Abstracts
  • The 1997 10th Annual PCCC at Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • The 1996 9th Annual PCCC in Milwaukee; syllabus, abstracts

The Virtual PICU - the future of data management and sharing in Pediatric Critical Care.

The Virtual PICU, in association with the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, announces the availability of its PICU database software. Go to www.picu.net to learn more and sign up to receive your copy...

The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, PCICS, was formed to provide an optimum forum to promote excellence in pediatric cardiac critical care medicine. We have joined together from diverse backgrounds, organized a professional society, and now launch our inaugural membership campaign. The Society seeks international participation by healthcare professionals dedicated to acquiring knowledge and improving practice for our critically ill patients with congenital and acquired heart disease.

The 7th International Symposium of the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Society will be held in Miami from December 2-6, 2008.

Online registration and abstract submission are now open.

The PCICS annual event will provide several unique and prosperous opportunities to interact with a wide range of healthcare professionals including physicians, fellows in training, and nursing staff.

Thank you for your consideration. Please feel free to contact me with any questions and to visit www.pcics.com for more information include the complete program and hotel information.

Sincerely,

Paul Checchia MD FCCM
Program Director, PCICS International Conference