Pharmacy to Dose: The Critical Care Podcast

Highlighting PharmD speakers as they discuss pearls from their upcoming talks at the NSU Critical Care Symposium. NSU Critical Care Symposium Registration Link: https://pharmacy.nova.edu/ce/programs/critical-care-symposium.html Conference overview with Co-Chairs Karen Berger, PharmD and Melissa Santibanez, PharmD ECMO with Amy Dzierba, PharmD PADIS with Patricia Louzon, PharmD AI in the ICU with Scott Nelson, PharmD ICU Drugs with Limited Data with Justin Muir, PharmD Antimicrobial Therapy Duration Controversies with Tim Gauthier, PharmD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Guest: Kristen Sherlin, PharmD, BCEMP Pharmacist author on the RSI trial joins to give a behind-the-scenes look at completing a large RCT and so much more. @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Guests: Matthew Semler, MD & Nicole Acquisto, PharmD, FASHP, FCCM, FCCP Join us as we do a deep dive into the RSI trial, published in NEJM in Dec 2025. Previous RCTs, study development timeline, guideline recommendations, study methodology and findings, answering listener questions, clearing up internet rumors, how to apply these findings, significant secondary outcome?, next steps, fun facts, and so much more. RSI Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41369227/ Episode Reference List: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/rsi-trial-deep-dive-references.pdf @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Pharmacytodose.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 ACCP Annual Meeting Recap Reliving the 2025 ACCP Annual Meeting as Conference Correspondent Anthony Hawkins and I recap everything that happened in Minneapolis, MN Special guest: Anthony Hawkins, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP @Pharmacytodose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three new Fellows of ACCP (FCCP) join to discuss their journey, the application, things they learned, advice, a hearty congratulations, and so much more! Special guests: Christine Groth, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, BCCCP Philip King, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP Anthony Hawkins, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP https://www.accp.com/meetings/am25/index.aspx @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 ACCP Annual Meeting Highlights: Elevating Clinical Pharmacy in the ICU Highlighting a 2025 ACCP Annual Meeting educational session as well as a financial opportunity available to all Critical Care PRN members. 01:30 – Highlighting the Consensus Recommendations for Integrating Critical Care Pharmacists on ICU Teams Featuring: Mojdeh Heavner, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCCCP Susan Smith, PharmD, FCCM Brian Murray, PharmD, BCCCP Andrea Sikora, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCCCP https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.70084 39:40 – Critical Care PRN Multicenter Research Network (MRN) Grant Featuring: Julie Farrar, PharmD, BCCCP @Pharmacytodose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 ACCP Annual Meeting Highlights: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents & Ketamine Highlighting two education sessions from the 2025 ACCP Annual Meeting in today’s daily recap. 01:25 – Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Critical Care Setting Featuring: Scott Benken, PharmD, MHPE, FCCP, FCCM, BCCCP, BCPS Megan Rech, PharmD, Masters in Research, FCCP, FCCM, BCCCP Julie DiBridge Clarkson, PharmD, BCCCP, BCCP, BCPS Eric Johnson, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP 39:50 – Use of Ketamine Across Multiple Practice Areas Featuring: Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, BCCCP, BCPS David Zimmerman, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCCCP, BCEMP https://www.accp.com/meetings/am25/index.aspx @Pharmacytodose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 ACCP Annual Meeting Highlights: AI and Hyperthermia Today’s daily episode from the 2025 ACCP Annual Meeting highlights two different educational sessions. 01:40 – Management of Drug-Induced Hyperthermia Featuring: Megan Musselman, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, BCCCP, BCEMP Ruben Santiago, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS 22:00 – Artificial Intelligence as Your Co-Pilot Featuring: Zac Noel, PharmD, PhD, BCCP Abby Krauter, PharmD, BCPS Scott Nei, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, FMSHP Kaitlin Alexander, PharmD, BCCCP https://www.accp.com/meetings/am25/index.aspx @Pharmacytodose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conference Correspondent, Anthony Hawkins, returns to the podcast to preview the 2025 ACCP Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. Session highlights, conference advice, Minneapolis review, and much more! https://www.accp.com/meetings/am25/index.aspx @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dexmedetomidine ICU Clinical Pearls 00:50 – Dexmedetomidine for Sleep with Natalia Smith, PharmD 20:00 – Dexmedetomidine in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome with Alyson DeRosa, PharmD Reference list: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dexmedetomidine-clinical-pearls-references.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vasopressor Clinical Pearls 01:20 – Post-arrest Vasopressors with Sean Chi, PharmD 18:00 – Midodrine for Vasopressor Weaning with Eric Pham, PharmD Reference list: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/vasopressor-clinical-pearls-references.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toxicology Clinical Pearls 01:10 – Naloxone-Induced Pulmonary Edema with Natalie Pettit, PharmD 20:40 – Lipid Rescue with Paige Hanke, PharmD Reference list: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tox-clinical-pearls-references.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency Medicine Clinical Pearls: Part I 01:05 – SCAPE Management with Caylee Brown, PharmD 23:45 – Frostbite Management with Christine Hancock, PharmD Reference list: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/em-cp-part-i-references.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ARDS Clinical Pearls 01:35 – Corticosteroids in ARDS with Dixie Pyles, PharmD 20:10 – Inhaled Prostacyclins in ARDS with Nick Kim, PharmD Reference list: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ards-clinical-pearls-references.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

N-Acetylcysteine Clinical Pearls 02:04 – N-Acetylcysteine in Acute Liver Failure with Meg Smith, PharmD 22:10 – Alternate N-Acetylcysteine Dosing Strategies in Acetaminophen Toxicity with Tanner Smith, PharmD Reference list: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/nac-clinical-pearls-references.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 Critical Care Trials March Madness Eras Bracket Recap & Final Four Preview Featuring Bracketologists: Trisha Branan, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM Rob Maclaren, BSc, PharmD, MPH, MCCM, FCCP Nick Servati, PharmD, BCCP Clay Small, PharmD, BCCCP I’m joined by the 4 Bracketologists for the 2025 Critical Care Trials Eras Bracket to recap what happened in the first four rounds and preview the Final Four. Who was the most accurate? Best prediction? Worst prediction? Toughest region? Did the listeners get it wrong? And so much more! 2025 Final Four Ballot: https://forms.gle/A7XFTTeCGgxdjwc9A PubMed links for all 68 Critical Care March Madness trials: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/68-trials-in-2025-march-madness-bracket-with-pubmed-links.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NSU Critical Care Symposium Recap & Bonus Discussion on March Madness Bracket 04:45 – “From Scan to Script: How Imaging Drives Pharmacologic Decisions in Neurocritical Care” ft. Nina Massad, MD 10:50 – “Mechanical Ventilation for Pharmacists: Optimzing Care, One Breath at a Time” ft. Deontae Johnson, PharmD, RRT, BCPS, BCCCP 18:30 – “Glycemic Control for Critically Ill Children and Adults Remains Important: Guideline Update” ft. Judi Jacobi, PharmD, FCCP, MCCM, BCCCP 32:40 – “Guideline Updates: Rapid Sequence Intubation” ft. Kelly McKinley 41:45 – “Periprocedural Management” ft. Rachel Wolfe, PharmD, MHA, BCCCP, FCCP 54:15 – Conference Recap with NSU Critical Care Symposium Co-Chairs: Karen Berger, PharmD, FASHP, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP & Melissa Santibañez, PharmD, FCCM, BCCCP 64:45 – First Round Recap/Second Round Preview 2025 Critical Care Trials March Madness: Eras Bracket 2025 March Madness 2nd Round Voting: https://forms.gle/5AmRmE9n5CRMG5aRA PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 Critical Care Trials March Madness Eras Bracket Preview: Part II 2010’s & 2020’s Regions Featuring Bracketologists: Nick Servati, PharmD, BCCP & Clay Small, PharmD, BCCCP 02:40 – 2010’s Region breakdown 59:40 – 2020’s Region breakdown 2025 March Madness Bracket & Voting Ballot: https://pharmacytodose.com/2025/03/17/2025-march-madness-bracket-critical-care-trials-eras-version/ PubMed links for all 68 Critical Care March Madness trials: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/68-trials-in-2025-march-madness-bracket-with-pubmed-links.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 Critical Care Trials March Madness Eras Bracket Preview: Part I 1900’s & 2000’s Regions Featuring Bracketologists: Trisha Branan, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM & Rob Maclaren, BSc, PharmD, MPH, MCCM, FCCP 04:00 – 1900’s Region breakdown 37:00 – 2000’s Region breakdown 2025 March Madness Bracket & Voting Ballot: https://pharmacytodose.com/2025/03/17/2025-march-madness-bracket-critical-care-trials-eras-version/ PubMed links for all trials in the 2025 Eras bracket: https://pharmacytodose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/68-trials-in-2025-march-madness-bracket-with-pubmed-links.pdf PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 SCCM Congress PharmD Research Highlights Plus NSU Critical Care Symposium Spotlight 03:20 – Focus on NSU Critical Care Symposium with co-chairs Karen Berger, PharmD, FASHP, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP & Melissa Santibañez, PharmD, FCCM, BCCCP Symposium Registration: https://www.nova.edu/webforms/pharmacy/inaugural-critical-care-symposium/index.html 17:00 – “Buprenorphine Microinduction vs. Methadone for Opioid Weaning in Ventilated Critically Ill Patients” ft. Krista Wahby, PharmD, BCCCP 26:40 – “The Impact of Extending Beta-Lactam Infusions on Intravenous Access Requirements” ft. Kirstin Kooda, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, BCIDP, FCCM 34:10 – “Safety of Intravenous Push Administration of High-Dose Levetiracetam” ft. May Zhang, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP 41:20 – “Effect of Discordance Between Cystatin C and Serum Creatinine-Based GFRs on Medications in the ICU” ft. Abigail Cochran, PharmD 48:55 – “Safety Evaluation of Thiamine 500mg Intravenous Push Administration Among Critically Ill Patients” ft. Victoria Harmon, PharmD 56:20 – “Evaluation of Efficacy of Levocarnitine for Propofol-induced Hypertriglyceridemia” ft. Sylvia Karpio, PharmD 64:55 – “Implementing a Cardiopulmonary Bypass Vasoplegia Protocol: A Step-Wise Approach with Angiotensin II” ft. Ryan Rivosecchi, PharmD, BCCCP More info on research highlighted: https://pharmacytodose.com/2025/03/13/2025-sccm-congress-pharmd-research-highlights/ PharmacyToDose.Com @PharmacyToDose [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices