In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, PICU podcasters share their insights on how to get started and deliver successful podcasts. Key points include strategies for finding co-hosts and guests, ways to promote podcasts, and the importance of finding ways to incorporate podcasts into academic CVs.‌

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Following this discussion, learners will be able to:
- Discuss strategies to identify podcast co-hosts and guests
- Describe ways that podcasts can be shared with potential listeners
- Compose an academic CV that includes podcasts and appropriate metrics

AUTHORS
Peta Alexander, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM
Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor in Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Podcast: Pediatrica Intensiva
https://pedsintensiva.com/

Erin Bennett, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Podcast: PCCM Audio Summary
https://www.sccm.org/Research/Journals/Journal-Audio-Summaries

Rahul Damania, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
Podcast: PICU Doc on Call
https://picudoconcall.org/

Zachary Hodges, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Physician
University of Texas Southwestern
Podcast: PedsCrit
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1809998

Greg Kelly, MBBS, MBA, FRACP, FCICM
Pediatric Intensivist
Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Podcast: Pediatrica Intensiva
https://pedsintensiva.com/

Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
Professor, pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Podcast: SCCM Podcast
www.sccm.org/podcast

Alice Shanklin, MD
Critical Care Fellow
Children's National Hospital
Podcast: PedsCrit
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1809998

DATES
Initial publication date: June 18, 2024.

ARTICLES REFERENCED
23:16: Cabrera D, Vartabedian BS, Spinner RJ, Jordan BL, Aase LA, Timimi FK. More Than Likes and Tweets: Creating Social Media Portfolios for Academic Promotion and Tenure. J Grad Med Educ. 2017;9(4):421-425. doi:10.4300/JGME-D-17-00171.1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28824752/

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

Alexander P, Bennett E, Damania R, Hodges Z, Kelly G, Mack E, Shanklin A, Wolbrink TA. PICU Podcasts: Behind the Mic. 06/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/picu-podcasts-behind-the-mic-by-t-wolbrink-et-al-openpediatrics