Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast

Maor Sauler is joined by Drs. Samuel Chung, Matthias Salathe, and Mehmet Kesimer to discuss the article “Electronic Cigarette Vapor with Nicotine Causes Airway Mucociliary Dysfunction Preferentially via TRPA1 Receptors

Dr. Michael Lanspa sits down with Dr. Seppo Rinne to discuss burnout from the perspectives of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine division directors.

Join our podcast hosts Nitin Seam MD and John Fleetham MD as they share their thoughts on some of the most interesting papers related to pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine published in the AJRCCM in 2019.

Dr. Michael Lanspa sits down with Dr. Edward Palmer to discuss the paper “The Association Between Supra-Physiologic Arterial Oxygen Levels and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: A Multi-Centre Observational Cohort Study”.

Dr. Maor Sauler is joined by Drs. Nathaniel Weathington and Brian Modena to discuss the article “BAL Cell Gene Expression in Severe Asthma Reveals Mechanisms of Severe Disease and Influences of Medications”.

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Drs. Metlay and Waterer to discuss the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America's official clinical practice guideline on diagnosing and treating adults with CAP.

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Dr. Babak Mokhlesi to discuss the recently published ATS Guideline on the evaluation and treatment of OHS.

Dr. Jadwiga Wedzicha, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, joins Nitin Seam to discuss several important papers from 5/1/19 Blue Journal.

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Drs. Jubran and Nava to discuss the paper “Long-term Outcome After Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Long-Term Acute-Care Hospital Study”

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Drs. Diego Mazzotti and Henry Yaggi to discuss the paper "Symptom Subtypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Predict Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes".

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Luigi Taranto Montemurro, MD, Andrew Wellman, MD, PhD, and Seva Polotsky, MD, PhD to discuss the impact the combination of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin has on reducing the severity of obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Nitin Seam discusses important papers from the special 2/15/19 AJRCCM asthma issue with deputy editor Dr. Fernando D. Martinez and associate editor Dr. Leonardo Fabbri.

David Feller Kopman and Daniel Sterman join Nitin Seam to discuss the recent Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions published in the 10/1/18 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Trish Kritek sits down with Dr. Jeremy Kahn to discuss what organizational factors may impact the clinical effectiveness of ICU telemedicine programs.

Nitin Seam, Trish Kritek and John Fleetham review their favorite podcasts discussions of important articles in AJRCCM in 2018.

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Drs. Alison Lee and John Balmes to discuss the article "Prenatal Household Air Pollution is Associated with Impaired Infant Lung Function with Sex-Specific Effects: Evidence from GRAPHS, a Cluster Randomized Cookstove Interv

Trish Kritek is joined by Dr. Mitchell Levy to discuss his article “Mortality Changes Associated with Mandated Public Reporting for Sepsis: The Results of the New York State Initiative”

In Part 2 of this discussion of the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Guideline, we discuss the approach to invasive procedures in suspected IPF and unanswered questions/directions of future research in IPF.

Dr. Nitin Seam moderates a discussion of the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Guideline with authors Ganesh Raghu and Kevin Wilson. Part 1 discusses the history, how the guideline questions were formulated and the non-invasive workup.

Dr. Fleetham is joined by Drs. Julia Chapman and Sanjay Patel to discuss their respective article and editorial on alternatives to CPAP and the role Armodafinil could possibly play.

John Fleetham is joined by Chris Turnbull, lead author of the paper “Effect of Supplemental Oxygen on Blood Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (SOX): A Randomised, CPAP Withdrawal Trial”.

Drs. Lorenzo Berra and Mark Gladwin join Nitin Seam to discuss an interesting trial looking at the effect of inhaled nitric oxide on hemolysis and renal failure post cardiac surgery

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Drs. Luciano Gattinoni and Taylor Thompson to discuss Gattinoni’s article on the topic.

Drs. Gerard Criner and Gaetan Deslee join Nitin Seam to discuss the results of the multi-center LIBERATE trial, the first endobronchial valve study to follow patients for 12 months.

Dr. Fleetham discusses phenotyping using polysomnography in patients with COPD with Drs. Scott Sands and David Rappoport

Dr. Wedzicha joins Nitin Seam to give her perspective on 3 important papers from the conference issue of the blue journal and to discuss some current and future articles of interest.

Drs. Atul Malhotra and Safwan Badr join Dr. Fleetham to discuss the article “Research priorities in pathophysiology for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)”

Nitin Seam discusses this phase II trial published in the Blue Journal with lead study author Dr. Yohanna Skorbik and Dr. Tim Girard

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Dr. Marc Moss to discuss the findings and implications of the article “An Observational Study of the Efficacy of Cisatracurium Compared to Vecuronium in Patients with or at Risk for ARDS”.

Drs. Gabor Kovacs and Brad Maron join Nitin Seam to discuss “Mild Elevation of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure as a Predictor of Mortality”, a paper Dr. Kovacs' group published in the February 2018 issue of the AJRCCM.

Dr. John Fleetham and Prof. Daiana Stolz, MD, MPH discuss the findings of Prof. Stolz’s paper "Intensified therapy with inhaled corticosteroids and LABA at the onset of URTI to prevent COPD exacerbations".

Please listen to our podcast editors give their thoughts on some of the most interesting papers related to pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine in 2017.

Recent evidence suggests that Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) may be a risk factor for developing Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. John Fleetham and author Ricardo Osorio discuss.

Dr. John Fleetham and Dr. Doug McEvoy discuss Dr. McEvoy’s paper on the effect of OSA treatment on renal function in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Nitin Seam is joined by Drs. Vincent Liu and Mervyn Singer to discuss Dr. Liu's paper "The Timing of Early Antibiotics and Hospital Mortality in Sepsis”

Dr. Trish Kritek discusses the findings of this study with lead author Judith E. Nelson.

In this podcast, we review a comparison of outcomes in patients 65-74 years old from SEER-Medicare and NLST datasets in stage I lung cancer with study first author, Dr. Nichole Tanner as well as Dr. Neal Navani.

Disclaimer: audio for this episode is slightly distorted; we apologize for any inconvenience. Dr. Trish Kritek discusses the findings of this study with authors Biren Kamdar and Dale Needham.

Dr. John Fleetham sits down with Dr. Kennth Olivier to discuss the findings of his paper published in the AJRCCM this past March

In part two of the discussion, Drs. Eddy Fan and Nitin Seam discuss the clinical practice guideline recommendations as well as unanswered questions regarding high PEEP, recruitment maneuvers and ECMO in ARDS.

A conversation between Drs. Eddy Fan and Nitin Seam as they discuss the strong recommendations made in the important Clinical Practice Guideline published on mechanical ventilation in adults with ARDS as well as the areas of controversy or uncertainty.

Dr. John Fleetham speaks with Dr. Abd Tahrani to discuss his article Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study.

Dr. Nitin Seam sits down to talk about the future of the Blue Journal with Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jadwiga Wedzicha and Deputy Editor Dr. Laurent Brochard.

Dr. John Fleetham sits down with Drs. Ayas and Bhattacharjee to discuss their editorial on sleep disordered breathing.

In celebration of the AJRCCM’s 100 year anniversary, Dr. Trish Kritek sits down with Laurent Brochard to discuss the past, present, and future of critical care medicine.

In celebration of the AJRCCM’s 100 year anniversary, Dr. John Fleetham sits down with Dr. Peter Calverley to discuss contributions the blue journal has made to the advancement of physiological research of COPD.

Dr. Loren Denlinger and Nitin Seam discuss the results of SARP-3 , a multi-center cohort study of adults and children with severe asthma. Dr. Denlinger describes the factors that were found to predict exacerbation-prone asthma.

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Dr. Todd Rice to discuss his article “Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in the Intensive Care Unit: The SALT Randomized Trial”.

Blue Journal Editor Dr. Jadwiga Wedzicha joins Dr. Nitin Seam to discuss the newly published 2017 GOLD report. Dr. Wedzicha explains the major updates in the report regarding both diagnosis and management of patients with COPD.

Host Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Dr. Punkaj Gupta to discuss the effectiveness of 24/7 in-house coverage on children suffering from critical illness.