Kavanagh Physiology Rounds

Ewan Goligher, Alberto Goffi, Lorenzo Del Sorbo, Eddy Fan, Jennifer Beck, Martin Chapman, Niall Ferguson, Laurent Brochard, Connie Martins

Physiology Rounds are designed to facilitate discussion regarding both methodological and clinical issues in integrative organ system physiology. Topics pertaining to all physiological systems are welcome for presentation and discussion at the Rounds. Physicians in the Interdepartmental Division of Criticla Care Medicine (attendings and fellows), respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and all investigators with interest in human physiology will be invited. Topics will be invited by a Call for Input; decisions re presentation will be subject to steering committee approval.

The Rounds are constituted by three different types of sessions.

1. Educational sessions provide a broad or focused overview of a specific physiological topic typically given as a plenary lecture by an invited speaker.
2. Research sessions afford investigators the opportunity to present a research question or protocol at any stage of development for discussion and feedback from the audience. The opportunity to present at a research session will be contingent on a commitment to present the research proposal at Clinical Research in Progress (CRIP) Rounds.
3. Practical sessions afford the opportunity for anyone to bring clinical or technical problems to the group for discussion and feedback. In particular, these sessions will focus on the practicalities of measurement acquisition and analysis.

The Rounds will be 90 minutes in length, consisting of two 45 minute sessions, each devoted to a separate topic. Presentations will be limited to 25 minutes to permit time for questions and discussion. Powerpoint slides shown at each rounds will be posted on the Divisional website.

2026 IDCCM Kavanagh Physiology Rounds.pdf

• January Theme: Applied Cardio-Respiratory Physiology - "Clinical Application of the Right Ventricular Waveform in ICU Patients"
• March Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "Resuscitating Surfactant in ARDS: Past Limitations and Future Directions"
• April Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "Respiratory-Brain Coupling in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Insights and Implications"
• May Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "Is Predicted Body Weight the Best Surrogate for Aerated Lung Volume?"
• June Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "Pattern of Breathing After Cardiac Surgery: A Physiological Model of Sustained Breathing Effort Despite Diaphragm Dysfunction"

Sept-Dec 2025 Kavanagh Physiology Rounds.pdf

• September Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "Measuring inspiratory effort in non-intubated patients: physiological insights, methods and clinical potential"
• October Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "When What Seems Like Sleep Isn’t Sleep: Sedation-Related EEG Patterns in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure"
• November Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "Personalized Right Ventricular Hemodynamics in Patients with ARDS"
• December Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - "Computational modeling for protective ventilation in ARDS"

IDCCM Kavanagh Physiology Rounds: February - June 2025

• February Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - “Expiratory Pause Maneuver to Assess Respiratory Effort: The What Why and How"?
• March Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - “A journey of exploration to help transform monitoring into improved care”
• April Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - “Physiology of sodium bicarbonate administration in critically ill patients"?
• May Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - “The Role of the Diaphragm and Extra-Diaphragmatic Respiratory Mucles in Patients with Prolonged Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation”
• June Theme: Applied Respiratory Physiology - “Dynamic Lung Resistance as a Key Determinant of Dynamic Factors of Lung Injury in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure”

• January Theme: Physiology and COVID 19 - "Temporary Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Pacing: A Breath of
  Fresh Air Pre-clinical Data"

jan idccm_kavanagh_physiology_rounds.pdf

• February Theme:  Physiology and Lung Injury - "Airway Closure: Definition and Clinical Relevance"

feb idccm_kavanagh_physiology_rounds.pdf

• March Theme: Cardiovascular and Physiology - "When to give and remove fluids in the ICU"

mar idccm_kavanagh_physiology_rounds.pdf

• April Theme: Cardiovascular and Hematology - "Management of Anemia in the critically ill patient: Can we improve patient outcomes?"'

apr idccm_kavanagh_physiology_rounds.pdf