Dr. Tarif Choudhury is a pediatric cardiac intensivist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. After finishing his residency in pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, he completed his cardiology fellowship at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago followed by a pediatric critical care fellowship at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at Columbia University School of Medicine. His areas of interest are the impact of clinical simulation to improve team performance, clinical outcomes of PCICU patients and clinical outcomes of patients on mechanical circulatory support in the PCICU.

Dr. Gav Apfel is a CICU hospitalist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency training at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and will be joining the Columbia University’s critical care fellowship program next year. He is interested in pursuing a career in cardiac intensive care.

Objectives
By the end of this podcast series, listeners should be able to:     

1. Strategize how to approach an arrest as the code leader
2. Recognize the key elements of high-quality CPR and how to optimize perfusion during an arrest 
3. Recall airway management, oxygenation, and ventilation during CPR
4. Recall different approaches to physiological monitoring during an arrest to guide therapy      
5. Recognize appropriate resuscitation drug administration and timing during CPR
6. Recall management with manual defibrillation for arrests with a shockable rhythm
7. Develop approach to determining code duration and when to discontinue CPR

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