Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast show

Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast

Summary: The Out of the Blue podcast takes you out of the pages of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and into the minds of the most brilliant researchers in the fields of respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine.

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Podcasts:

 Should 6 Minute Walk Distance Be Used in COPD Clinical Trials? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:18

COPD expert Bartolome Celli joins Nitin Seam to discuss an analysis done by the COPD clinical biomarker consortium regarding the use of 6 minute walk distance as part of study enrollment as well as study outcome based on data from 11 clinical studies.

 Precision Medicine: An Opportunity to Improve Outcomes of Patients with Sepsis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:12

Dr. Nitin Seam is joined by Drs. Carolyn Calfee and John Marshall to continue the discussion on developing a new Sepsis definition. Listen in as they discuss the observations made in Dr. Calfee’s editorial.

 Is It Time for a New Sepsis Definition? A Pro/Con Debate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:14

In this week’s podcast, Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Drs. Derek Angus and Christiane Hartog as they debate whether it is time for a new sepsis definition.

 Would An Intensive PT Program Significantly Improve Long-Term Physical Functional Performance? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:42

In the latest AJRCCM podcast, editor Trish Kritek talks to Drs. Marc Moss and Carol Hodgson about whether an intensive PT program would significantly improve long-term physical functional performance when compared to a standard-of-care PT program.

 Do Blood Eosinophils Predict COPD Exacerbation? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:44

In this week’s installment of the AJRCCM Discussion Podcast, Dr. Nitin Seam is joined Drs. Peter Lange and Jadwiga Wedzicha as they discuss whether blood eosinophil levels serves as a useful biomarker predicting COPD exacerbation.

 What Type of Sleep-disordered Breathing Puts Patients at Risk for Heart Failure? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:17

Dr. Nitin Seam discusses the novel findings of a study following a cohort of 2,865 patients with baseline polysomnography and clinical follow-up with study first author Dr. Sogol Javaheri and Blue Journal Associate Editor Dr. Najib Ayas.

 Does Nintedanib Benefit Certain Subgroups of IPF Patients More than Others? An Analysis of the Data from the INPULSIS Trials | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:10

Dr. Nitin Seam talks with Drs. Ulrich Costabel and Athol Wells about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and which patients may benefit from nintedanib treatment. They discuss the INPULSIS trials and Dr. Costabel's article in the January 15 issue of AJRCCM.

 Does Enrollment in a Clinical Trial Reduce Mortality of Critically Ill Patients? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:26

How does enrollment in a critical care trial affect patient outcome? Dr. Nitin Seam discusses what happened to eligible but non-enrolled patients in the OSCILLATE trial of mechanical ventilation in ARDS with Drs. Yaseen Arabi and Michael Lanspa.

 Dear SIRS, I Don’t Like Finding You on the Wards so Much | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:59

Dr. Kaufman talks with Drs. Matthew Churpek and David H. Chong about the implications of the high prevalence of SIRS among patients hospitalized on general wards and what it means for sepsis surveillance, early warning systems, and CMS core measures.

 Clear and present danger? The emergence of E-cigarettes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:49

Dr. Kaufman talks with Drs. Crotty-Alexander and Nasr about electronic cigarettes. What are they and what do they do? What dangers do they present? What should doctors and scientists know to evaluate this new nicotine delivery device?

 Effect of ultrafiltration on sleep apnea and structure in ESRD patients already on dialysis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:05

Drs. T. Douglas Bradley, Joerg Steier, and Nitin Seam discuss the results of Bradley’s study on ultrafiltration on a non-dialysis day in end stage renal patients with newly diagnosed sleep apnea

 Beyond the Blue: What Fellows are Reading in Pediatric Sleep Apnea | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

Dr. Nitin Seam and Dr. David Gozal discuss the latest "Beyond the Blue" about pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Gozal served as the faculty mentor for the three fellows at the University of Chicago who reviewed three recent articles on pediatric OSA.

 Phase 2 Trial of a Novel COPD Treatment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:09

Drs. Stephen Rennard and Shawn Aaron discuss a manuscript from Dr. Rennard and his colleagues about using the CXCR2 antagonist MK-7123 to improve lung function in COPD. The podcast is moderated by AJRCCM podcast editor, Nitin Seam.

 Traffic emissions and lung function decline in the Framingham Heart Study | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:44

Dr. Nitin Seam chats with Dr. Mary Rice to discuss her group's finding that exposure to traffic emissions and fine particulate matter was associated with accelerated rate of lung function decline in a group of healthy adults.

 “Origins of COPD” | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:37

Dr. Benjamin Singer talks with Dr. Ronald Crystal

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