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Ability to Assent in Pediatric Critical Care Research: A Prospective Environmental Scan of Two Canadian PICUs
Conclusions: Very few patients were considered approachable for assent during the first 24 hours of PICU admission. Those who were considered appropriate to approach were less ill, spent less time in PICU, and were unlikely to be considered for enrollment in pediatric critical care research.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - August 1, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Brief Report Source Type: research

Society of Critical Care Medicine Grenvik Family Award for Ethics
The award will be given each year to recognize an SCCM member in good standing who has devoted significant efforts toward ethical problems in critical care. The award recognizes an individual who promoted humanistic and ethical values in critical care. The Christer Memorial Award was initiated by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ake and Inger Grenvik, and established in 1989 by the Foundation for Critical Care. Christer Grenvik, MD died at age 30 of a brain tumor while an anesthesiology resident. SCCM has sponsored the award since 1996. Goals and Objectives During his last two years of life, Christer Grenvik became deepl...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of Critical Care Medicine Source Type: funding

Society of Critical Care Medicine Dr. Joseph and Rae Brown Award
The Dr. Joseph and Rae Brown Award recognizes an SCCM member who has significantly advanced multiprofessional quality care for critically ill and injured patients at the regional or local level.   The award was established to honor the Browns for their work in organizing and sustaining the Pennsylvania Society of Critical Care Medicine (PASCCM), which later became the Pennsylvania Chapter of SCCM.  Application/Nomination Deadline: August 1, 2013 Notification Deadline:  December 1, 2013 Amount: $500 cash award The criteria for this award must include one or more of the following: 1.  An...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of Critical Care Medicine Source Type: funding

Society of Critical Care Medicine Vision Grant
The Society's Vision Grant offers up to $50,000 in funding to members conducting basic, translational or clinical research specifically related to the organization's mission to secure the highest quality care for all critically ill and injured patients. SCCM seeks to sponsor research efforts that will ultimately improve patient care in the ICU. Investigator-initiated research should help advance and improve our understanding of critical illness and patient care.  Interest is broad. Applications are encouraged that focus on expanding our basic knowledge of critical illness, clinical interventions to impr...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 15, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of Critical Care Medicine Source Type: funding

Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Critical Care Management
The Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Critical Care Management recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the design and/or implementation of evidence-based practice which has significantly impacted clinical, operational, or fiscal outcomes within their area of responsibility.  The award will be presented annually to a Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) member in good standing.  Eligibility Criteria and Submission Requirements The nominee must meet the following criteria: • Be an SCCM member in good standing • Show a history of employment and be c...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of Critical Care Medicine Source Type: funding

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Critical Care Small Grant Funding Program
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Critical Care (SOCC) offers small grants to young investigators for projects devoted to: Education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Outcomes of quality and safety initiatives in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Eligibility Fellows or junior faculty (5 years or less after completion of fellowship). Applicants need to be an AAP Section on Critical Care Member at the time of submission to apply for membership. Awards up to $3000 for one year non‐renewable cannot be used to provide salary support for investigator no indirect costs travel expense...
Source: ScanGrants feed - March 10, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Critical Care Source Type: funding

Benefits of and untoward events during intrahospital transport of pediatric intensive care unit patients
Conclusion: Critically ill children can be transported safely with adequate pretransport preparations, which may help in avoiding major UEs and benefit the patient by change in the therapy.
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - January 12, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: MM Harish Suhail Sarwar Siddiqui Natesh R Prabu Harish K Chaudhari Jigeeshu V Divatia Atul Prabhakar Kulkarni Source Type: research

Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Critical Care Management
Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Critical Care Management recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the design and/or implementation of evidence-based practice which has significantly impacted clinical, operational, or fiscal outcomes within their area of responsibility. The recipient receives an honorarium of $500, a plaque, and complimentary SCCM Congress registration. Deadline, Criteria and Submission Apply or nominate by August 1 for the following year's award. Submit applications and direct questions to Carol Prendergast. The applicant or nominee must meet the fol...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 6, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Society of Critical Care Medicine Source Type: funding

Cognitive Development One Year After Infantile Critical Pertussis*
Objectives: Pertussis can cause life-threatening illness in infants. Data regarding neurodevelopment after pertussis remain scant. The aim of this study was to assess cognitive development of infants with critical pertussis 1 year after PICU discharge. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Eight hospitals comprising the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network and 18 additional sites across the United States. Patients: Eligible patients had laboratory confirmation of pertussis infection, were less than 1 year old,...
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research

Norma J. Shoemaker Award for Critical Care Nursing Excellence
The Norma J. Shoemaker Award recognizes an SCCM nurse member who demonstrates excellence in clinical practice, education and/or administration in the field of critical care. The award provides reimbursement of air and hotel expenses for participation at the SCCM Critical Care Congress in an amount not to exceed $1,500.00.   Members of the SCCM Norma J. Shoemaker Award Subcommittee and the SCCM Council are not eligible for the award during their tenure. Questions regarding application for this award should be referred to Carol Prendergast at 847-827-6826 or by email at cprendergast@sccm.org Application/Nomi...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of Critical Care Medicine Source Type: funding

Norma J. Shoemaker Award for Critical Care Nursing Excellence Award
The Norma J. Shoemaker Award For Critical Care Nursing Excellence Award honors Norma J. Shoemaker, RN, MN, FCCM, the Society's first Executive Director. Norma Shoemaker's career as a critical care nurse and SCCM executive director spanned the decades during which critical care evolved into a recognized specialty. As SCCM's founding Executive Director, she played an instrumental role in nurturing the Society of Critical Care Medicine, which evolved from humble beginnings toa professionally respected, international multiprofessional organization. To encourage excellence in critical care nursing, and in recogni...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 7, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Society of Critical Care Medicine Source Type: funding

Curriculum Development and Evaluation of a Hemodynamic Critical Care Ultrasound: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Conclusions: Assessment of cardiac function and volume assessment is becoming an essential skill in critical care medicine. Physicians can be taught bedside echocardiography in a time-effective manner with positive benefit to patients by applying a concise curriculum with limited content.
Source: Critical Care Medicine - July 19, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Online Review Articles Source Type: research

Chest ultrasonography in pediatric critical care practice.
Abstract An increasingly amount of evidence suggests that lung ultrasonography constitutes a relevant complementary diagnostic tool for adults patient in acute respiratory failure. A comprehensive and standardized ultrasonographic semiology has been described, relying on accurate and reproducible data directly obtained at patient's bedside. Therefore, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pulmonary consolidation and interstitial lung disease can be diagnosed in a critical care environment with a similar level of performance than when reference diagnosis methods such as thoracic CT-scan are employed. Furthermore, lung ul...
Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - October 30, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Riu B, Ruiz J, Mari A, Silva S Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: research

Ultrasound Assessment of Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness in Critically Ill Children*
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the reliability of ultrasound to measure quadriceps femoris muscle thickness in critically ill children and to describe serial changes in quadriceps femoris muscle thickness in relation to fluid balance and nutritional intake. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Tertiary care children’s hospital. PATIENTS: Inpatients age 3 months to 18 years recently admitted to the ICU who were sedated and mechanically ventilated at the time of the first ultrasound scan. METHODS: Prospective observational study to examine the reliability of averaged ultrasound measuremen...
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - October 1, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research