Pediheart Podcast #377: Rethinking Critical Congenital Cardiac Care With Professor David Winlaw

In this compelling lecture by Dr. David Winlaw of Northwestern University, we hear his thoughts on the state of the CICU/Surgeon relationship and he offers his thoughts on how to improve care for children with congenital heart disease undergoing surgery. Why does he believe that the more old fashioned approach of having cardiac programs run by academic departments is no longer optimal? What do critical care doctors not understand about surgery and vice versa? Are we asking too much of our CICU practitioners? How can the 'shift work' mentality be abolished and how can we avoid burnout for our critical care front line staff while also improving outcomes for patients? How can we bring joy back into the care of children with critical heart disease? Dr. Winlaw shares his insights from a long career in multiple centers worldwide in the Thomas J. Spray Lecture at the Cardiology 2026 CHOP conference from late February, 2026 in Arizona.

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Pediheart Podcast #377: Rethinking Critical Congenital Cardiac Care With Professor David Winlaw is an episode from Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today by Robert Pass.

This episode is 30:31 long.

This episode was published on Apr 3, 2026.

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