






Dr. John Sherner, board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he is currently Chairman of the Department of Medicine presents on management of massive pulmonary embolism as part of the DC5 lecture series. 



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Sherner – Massive Pulmonary Embolism

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Jen Ginestra, MD, MSHP is an instructor of medicine in the department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is interested in the organization of healthcare delivery and in optimizing the delivery of evidence-based interventions for critically ill patients. Her current research focuses on improving the quality and timeliness of early sepsis care.

Ginestra – Treating Sepsis with a Full House: Timing of Antimicrobial Initiation for Hospital-Onset Sepsis Under Capacity Strain￼








Elizabeth Munroe, MD, MSc is a clinical instructor and post-doctoral research fellow in the dvision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan.



Hayley Gershengorn, MD, FCCM, ATSF is a professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Miami.



The topic of their lecture today is their recently published article in CHEST: “Use and Outcomes of Peripheral Vasopressors in Early Sepsis-Induced Hypotension Across Michigan Hospitals: A Retrospective Cohort Study”. Their article can be found here: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)05672-6/fulltext

Munroe & Gershengorn – Peripheral Vasopressor Administration








Eddy Fan, MD, PhD is a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His research is focused on advanced life support for acute respiratory failure and patient outcomes from critical illness. These include investigations on the epidemiology and use of mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal life support in patients with ARDS. In this lecture, he discusses the role of driving pressure and mechanical power in patients with ARDS.

Fan – The Role of Driving Pressure and Mechanical Power in Patients with AHRF








Jacqueline Kruser, MD MS is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care at the University of Wisconsin. In her lecture today, she talks about the role of the language in the intensive care unit, using examples of specific phrases such as “goals of care”.  What does that mean when we say it to each other as providers and how does our meaning differ when we say it to families?

Kruser – The Role of Language








Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS is an associate professor of emergency medicine, critical care medicine, and neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He received his Batchelor’s degree in biochemistry from Swarthmore and his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, followed by fellowship in critical care medicine and neurocritical care at the University of Pittsburgh. He has been at University of Pittsburgh ever since, where he got his Masters in Clinical research and has been funded with two K awards, one from NHLBI and one from NIND. The topic of his talk today is dangers of prognostication in the ICU, specifically in cases of cardiac arrest.

Sherner – Massive Pulmonary Embolism

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