Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change.
From frugal innovations to digital transformation, this episode highlights how pediatric intensive care is evolving across Asia. Hear from experts in Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia as they share how low-cost technologies, telemedicine, and integrated referral systems are improving outcomes for critically ill children even in the most remote settings. Discover how resilience and resourcefulness are driving change across the region.
HOST
Arun Bansal, MD, FCCM, FRCPCH
Professor in Pediatric Critical Care at PGIMER Chandigarh, India and Chairperson of Pediatric Intensive Care Chapter of India
GUESTS
Mohammod Joyaber Chisti, MBBS, MMed (Paediatrics), PhD
Professor of Pediatrics at icddr,b, Bangladesh
Renowned for pioneering low-cost respiratory support technologies like bubble CPAP.
Jayashree Muralidharan, MBBS MD Pediatrics FIAP FICCM
Head of Pediatric Critical Care at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
A leader in intensive care in India. She had helped in developing and integrating digital health systems into PICU workflows using TelePICU. She also helped in developing a PICU Referral App
Kurniawan Taufiq Kadafi, Sp.A(K)
Chief of Pediatric Emergency Services, Indonesia,
An expert on remote and interfacility pediatric transport across Indonesia’s archipelago.
DATE
Initial publication date: May 7, 2025.
TRANSCRIPTS
English - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/k7x72vx63hnbvwx6wpwc4xnt/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_English.pdf
Spanish - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/qxkcv5b23xs49tj6z6w6np/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Spanish.pdf
French - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/v463w7zbhbbpfbbmj8qf8b/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_French.pdf
Portuguese - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/p377fk7m84xmppk9hx6bbq6/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Portuguese.pdf
Italian - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/gxbshfgg7xcm7rfpx3p5n4vm/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Italian.pdf
German - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/4px7mgpbf65rbb8n8vv2sjr/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_German.pdf
Arabic - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/64vtqntqj7v99j4ztc2pk5n3/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Arabic.pdf
Please visit: 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, thus at no expense to the user.
For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support or control any related videos in the sidebar; these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), in collaboration with OPENPediatrics, recognizes World PICU Awareness Week 2025. This initiative aims to raise global awareness about the importance of PICUs and critical care wards worldwide, emphasizing how healthcare professionals in these units, regardless of resource setting, are driving change.
From frugal innovations to digital transformation, this episode highlights how pediatric intensive care is evolving across Asia. Hear from experts in Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia as they share how low-cost technologies, telemedicine, and integrated referral systems are improving outcomes for critically ill children even in the most remote settings. Discover how resilience and resourcefulness are driving change across the region.
HOST
Arun Bansal, MD, FCCM, FRCPCH
Professor in Pediatric Critical Care at PGIMER Chandigarh, India and Chairperson of Pediatric Intensive Care Chapter of India
GUESTS
Mohammod Joyaber Chisti, MBBS, MMed (Paediatrics), PhD
Professor of Pediatrics at icddr,b, Bangladesh
Renowned for pioneering low-cost respiratory support technologies like bubble CPAP.
Jayashree Muralidharan, MBBS MD Pediatrics FIAP FICCM
Head of Pediatric Critical Care at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
A leader in intensive care in India. She had helped in developing and integrating digital health systems into PICU workflows using TelePICU. She also helped in developing a PICU Referral App
Kurniawan Taufiq Kadafi, Sp.A(K)
Chief of Pediatric Emergency Services, Indonesia,
An expert on remote and interfacility pediatric transport across Indonesia’s archipelago.
DATE
Initial publication date: May 7, 2025.
TRANSCRIPTS
English - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/k7x72vx63hnbvwx6wpwc4xnt/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_English.pdf
Spanish - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/qxkcv5b23xs49tj6z6w6np/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Spanish.pdf
French - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/v463w7zbhbbpfbbmj8qf8b/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_French.pdf
Portuguese - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/p377fk7m84xmppk9hx6bbq6/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Portuguese.pdf
Italian - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/gxbshfgg7xcm7rfpx3p5n4vm/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Italian.pdf
German - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/4px7mgpbf65rbb8n8vv2sjr/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_German.pdf
Arabic - cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/64vtqntqj7v99j4ztc2pk5n3/WPAW-25_Asia_Final_Arabic.pdf
Please visit: 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, thus at no expense to the user.
For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support or control any related videos in the sidebar; these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
