2024
Resilience Curriculum Improves Skills of Pediatric Fellows in Delivery of Difficult News.
Murtha T, Hafler J, Taylor E, Tala J, Asnes A, Massaro S, Kandil S. Resilience Curriculum Improves Skills of Pediatric Fellows in Delivery of Difficult News. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2024, 107: 49-53. PMID: 38687270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelivering difficult newsAmerican Academy of PediatricsDifficult newsSelf-efficacyPediatric fellowsResilience curriculumDelivery of difficult newsSimulated patient encountersIncreased self-efficacyAcademy of PediatricsStandardized patientsPatient encountersPediatric traineesAmerican AcademyFellow performanceChecklist scoresImprove confidenceImprove skillsPediatricFellowSkillsConfidenceNewsPatients
2014
A pediatric critical care perspective on vitamin D
Abou-Zahr R, Kandil SB. A pediatric critical care perspective on vitamin D. Pediatric Research 2014, 77: 164-167. PMID: 25314583, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin DCardiac diseaseIntensive care unit stayLow vitamin D levelsCritical care perspectiveMore fluid resuscitationVitamin D levelsVitamin D supplementationVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D statusCongestive heart failureSeverity of illnessPostoperative cardiac patientsPediatric cardiac populationMechanism of actionD supplementationInotrope supportNoncardiac populationUnit stayD deficiencyD statusCritical illnessFluid resuscitationHeart failureClinical outcomes