Neurocritical Care Society

Leading Insights

Articles in this section feature neuro ICU programs from around the world and provide updates on the latest neurological technology.

The Sixth Neurocritical Care Regional Meeting in the Middle East and Africa

Written By: Yasser B. Abulhasan, MBChB, FRCPC, FNCS; Chair, Neurocritical Care-MENA Chapter of IPACCMS

The year 2025 is a big one for the MENA region. Although it is exciting to write about the milestones we’ve already achieved, it is even...

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Nurses: Embracing the Mission of the HEARD Center

Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS

Recently, some groups have challenged various initiatives related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI), with so called...

A Neurocritical Care Perspective on the Effects of Wildfires

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

The massive wildfires that impacted the Los Angeles area destroyed over 10,000 structures and affected hundreds of thousands of individuals.

The Ethics of Unionization for America’s Healthcare Workers: How and Why We Got to This Moment

Written By: Richard Choi, DO, FNCS; Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, MD, MSc, MPhil; Mitch Hargis, MD

The quality of care that American healthcare workers provide has many new practical and theoretical challenges. These include persistent...

Global Health Helps Achieve the Unimaginable

Written By: Lucia Rivera Lara, MD; Jose Kuzli, MD

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” – Helen Keller The power of a team that Helen Keller so famously...

Bringing ENLS to Life: Insights from the First In-Person ENLS 6.0 Course

Written By: Jennifer C. Munoz Pareja, MD, FAAP

At this year’s 20th International Pan Arab Critical Care Medicine Society Conference, themed "Innovation in Critical Care," the...

Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Evaluation for Pneumothorax

Written By: Stuart Brill , DO; Georgina Ang, MD; Jon Rosenberg

A 70-year-old man presented to the hospital with a right frontal intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH score 3) with intraventricular hemorrhage, mass...

Errors of Omission or Commission: Examining the Decision to Withhold Intensive Therapies

Written By: Matthew N. Jaffa, MD; Alexandra S. Reynolds, MD

We have all likely encountered the case of a patient stricken by severe acute neurologic injury (SANI) for which the neurosurgical team’s...