Past, Present and Future of Cardiac Intensive Care
Learning Objectives
Define bereavement, grief, mourning, and complicated grief in the context of pediatric ICU death
Describe the physical, psychological, and mortality risks associated with parental bereavement
Apply the dual process model to understand adaptive versus complicated grief responses
Identify ICU‑based strategies to support parents before, during, and after a child’s death
Implement best practices for communication, environmental support, and bereavement follow‑up meetings
Author(s)
David Wessel, MD
Professior, Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine | Children's National Hospital
Lisa DelSignore, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale University
Jefferey Burns, MD, MPH
Assoc. Chief Medical Officer, Critical Care Services; Shapiro Chair in Critical Care Medicine, Division of Critical Care MedicineDirector, OPENPediatrics; Sr. Assoc. in Critical Care Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Wessel D, DelSignore L, Burns JP. Past, Present and Future of Cardiac Intensive Care. 2/2015. Online video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3049/past-present-and-future-of-cardiac-intensive-care.