Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: An Advanced Look at Europe

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In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Jody Lin discusses a qualitative study of shared decision-making for neuromuscular scoliosis surgery in children with medical complexity. She describes a broad range of family values and preferences that may guide decision-making, implications for clinical practice, and next steps from this work.‌ SPEAKER Jody Lin, MD, MS Pediatric Hospitalist Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Inpatient Medicine University of Utah HOST Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School DATE Initial publication date: December 8, 2025. JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE Lin JL, Devereaux T, Simon TD, Kaphingst KA, Zhu A, Narayanan U, Berry ABL, Eppich KG, Stoddard G, Smith JT, Andras L, Heflin J, Keenan HT, Asch SM, Fagerlin A. Caregiver Values and Preferences Related to Surgical Decision-Making for Children with Medical Complexity. J Pediatr. 2025 Jan;276:114366. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114366. Epub 2024 Oct 19. PMID: 39428089; PMCID: PMC11645212. OTHER ARTICLES REFERENCED Courageous Parents Network. Scoliosis and spine / spinal surgery: facts and decision-making. https://courageousparentsnetwork.org/guides/decision-making-around-spinal-fusion-surgery/. Accessed November 14, 2025. Lin JL, Clark CL, Halpern-Felsher B, Bennett PN, Assis-Hassid S, Amir O, Nunez YC, Cleary NM, Gehrmann S, Grosz BJ, Sanders LM. Parent Perspectives in Shared Decision-Making for Children With Medical Complexity. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Nov-Dec;20(8):1101-1108. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.008. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PMID: 32540424; PMCID: PMC7655593. Lin JL, Cohen E, Sanders LM. Shared Decision Making among Children with Medical Complexity: Results from a Population-Based Survey. J Pediatr. 2018 Jan;192:216-222. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.09.001. Epub 2017 Nov 6. PMID: 29102046; PMCID: PMC5732902. Lin JL, Tawfik DS, Gupta R, Imrie M, Bendavid E, Owens DK. Health and Economic Outcomes of Posterior Spinal Fusion for Children With Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Mar;10(3):257-265. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2019-0153. PMID: 32079619; PMCID: PMC7041549.‌ TRANSCRIPT https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/xcz7qm4n2b9rn636rrnq/Jody_Lin_Final_transcript_12-4-25.pdf. Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Lin JL, Huth K. Exploring What Matters: What Families Value in Complex Surgical Decision-Making. 12/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/exploring-what-matters-what-families-value-in-complex-surgical-decision-making.

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Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: An Advanced Look at Europe

OPENPediatrics

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8 months ago

Technology & Innovation in Pediatric ICUs: An Advanced Look at Europe

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change. From digital twins to AI-driven alarms, this episode explores how innovation, teamwork, and smarter technology are reshaping pediatric intensive care across Europe. Join experts from the UK and the Netherlands as they share how connecting data, patients, families, and care teams is improving outcomes and why breaking down silos is key to the future of pediatric critical care. HOST Diana Ferro, PhD, ABAIM, MS, BS Healthcare Research Officer, Predictive and Preventive Medicine Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù Board Executive, Italian Society for AI in Medicine Rome, Italy GUESTS Erik Koomen, MD Chief Medical Technology Officer Anesthesiologist and pediatric intensivist Pediatric Intensive Care Department of Pediatrics Wilhelmina’s Children Hospital (part of UMC Utrecht) Utrecht, Netherlands Joppe Nijman, MD, PhD Pediatric intensivist Consultant and investigator clinical operations research group Wilhelmina’s Children Hospital (part of UMC Utrecht) Utrecht, Netherlands Peter White, RN Chief Nursing Information Officer Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Liverpool, England DATE Initial publication date: May 6, 2025. TRANSCRIPTS English - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/j37fnp56fwg6n8pzmfbppf8r/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_English Spanish - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/qrjqs79zq4prpnr4km3p79/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Spanish.pdf French - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/649tc94vccnhhskbfhppf/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_French.pdf Portuguese - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/4qrxwztkfxf6sfgq24h83c2m/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Portuguese.pdf Italian - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/5vvc7bgbtk7k57kfxt5w694/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Italian.pdf German - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/j5szgq6vtng48g4mt8rrx7h/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_German.pdf Arabic - https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/mz5rkq8nf54p8739t9gzftcw/WPAW-25_Europe_Final_Arabic.pdf Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

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