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SCCM Pod-364 Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital CPR Quality Metrics

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Dana E. Niles, MS, about the article Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Metrics Across an International Resuscitation Collaborative, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.




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SCCM Pod-367 Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Thomas V. Brogan, MD, about the article Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs, published in the June 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr.




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SCCM Pod-369 Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Stefanie G. Ames, MD, about the article Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.




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SCCM Pod-372 Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta, MD, about the article, Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, published in the July 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine




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SCCM Pod-384 Updated Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, discuss the updated pediatric severe traumatic brain injury guidelines




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SCCM Pod-394 Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rakesh Lodha, MD, on his article titled Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children: Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital in North India, published the September issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine




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SCCM Pod-399 Risk for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Needing Renal Replacement Therapy

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Danny Hames, MD, on his article titled: Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy, published in the November 2019 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.




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SCCM Pod-404 Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rashid Alobaidi, MD, on his article titled Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children published in the January 2020 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.




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SCCM Pod-412 COVID-19 in Critically Ill Children

Gain valuable insight on the clinical management of COVID-19 and its relevance to the pediatric critical care provider with host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, and Jacqueline Ong, MB BChir, MMed (Paeds), MRCPCH




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Poke Me: The removal of Dhoni from the captaincy of Rising Pune Supergiants is legit

This is not about making a value judgment. Whether the decision is good or bad can only be known at the end of the 10th season of the IPL.




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POKE ME: Government, get out of skilling. Motivate the bureaucracy to create the right ecosystem instead

What we need before Skill India is perhaps a Skill Government mission. And what’s more, in this Budget season, a visionary leader can do this without much fund allocation.




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POKE ME: H-1B issue in US provides the right push – and opportunity – for India

Trumpnomics will probably kick-start the decline of the US as we know it. Getting back our best brains, trained in the best institutes, will be the biggest capital we can have to climb to the pinnacle.




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Poke Me: H-1B issue in US provides the right push – and opportunity – for India (Reader's React)

This week's "Poke Me" invited your comments on "H-1B issue in US provides the right push – and opportunity – for India".




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POKE ME: SEBI needs to loosen up and keep its eye on investor interest using economics

Many of the securities laws are spread over circulars, which are vague and ever-changing. It is not clear how ordinary companies can keep track with daily changes and excessive complexity of regulations.




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Poke Me: SEBI needs to loosen up and keep its eye on investor interest using economics (Reader's React)

Sebi must ensure that no one is hanged without a fair hearing, levy of penalty on Reliance speaks about the regulator’s firmness, a reader said.




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Poke Me: The Supreme Court should have taken a more streetwise look before ordering a 'highway prohibition'

For those of us who’ve lived in Dehradun for decades, the Supreme Court order banning sale of liquor on highways, is the cruellest joke you could play on a small town.




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Poke Me: How Dry Is My Valley (Readers React)

This week's "Poke Me" invited your comments on "How Dry Is My Valley". Here are the selected opinions that were published in the ET print edition on Saturday.




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Poke Me: An unreasonable ratio between a company's lowest and highest salary can cause problems

Murthy’s long missive about the pay culture in Infosys echoes the pay reforms debate in advanced economies.




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Poke Me: It may be a mantra, but India’s demographic dividend can become a burden if unattended

India is currently in a sweet spot, with its working-age population expected to grow by a third over the next three decades, at a time when China and Russia will see a fall of over 20% .




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Poke Me: Young and the restless(Readers React)

This week's "Poke Me" invited your comments on "Young and the restless". Here are the selected opinions.




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POKE ME: Rallying to protect our rivers is great. But let’s get the science right

Drying trends have been reported in Krishna and Kaveri and the pollution problem in the Ganga is well recognised. The future of our rivers appears bleak.




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Government may fall short of its skill development goal of training one crore youth

Under the PMKVY-2.0, launched in October 2016, ministry had targeted to impart skill training to one crore youth for over four years (2016-20). Out of this, 60,00,000 was the target under short-term training while 40,00,000 was the target under the recognition of prior learning (RPL) component for 2016-20.




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No unnecessary action against independent directors without strong evidence of wrong doing: MCA

Against the backdrop of instances of independent and non-executive directors coming under the scanner for alleged corporate misdoings, the ministry has sent out a circular to its Regional Directors, Registrars of Companies and official liquidators with respect to prosecution proceedings. Any such proceedings must be initiated after receiving due sanction from the ministry.




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How different sectors of the economy are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak

A report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development has forecast that the global economy may see an impact of $1-2 trillion in 2020. How far will the virus impact the Indian economy. Here's a brief overview.




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No timeline fixed for release of e-commerce policy: Piyush Goyal

On February 23, 2019, the first draft of the National e-Commerce policy was placed in public domain for suggestions. Comments from over 120 stakeholders- companies both Indian and foreign, industry associations, think tanks, foreign governments were received. Post this, a series of meetings have been held with different stakeholders.




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View: Step back, strategise, build, Covid-19 may be the black swan of 2020s.

Structural and cost disadvantages have held India back. Absence of local supply chains, high manufacturing and logistics costs, combined with financial and fiscal incentives provided by the likes of Vietnam, puts India at an extra 8-10% disability. To change this, a bespoke production-linked incentive for mobile manufacturing is needed.




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Fitch cuts India growth forecast to 5.1% for FY'21 in wake of coronavirus outbreak

In its Global Economic Outlook 2020, Fitch said the number of people affected by coronavirus will keep rising in the coming weeks but that the outbreak will remain contained. However, there are downside risks to this scenario.




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Before you regulate, streamline

​​Without any protocol for resolving conflicting views between regulators on the same issue, stakeholders such as the parties involved in disputes, as well as consumers, at large suffer. Moreover, the regulatory burden for entities involved to supply information, litigate at multiple fora, etc, adding to the cost and (un)ease of doing business.




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View: India's virus-stricken economy is in a dire need of a vaccine

India cannot — and need not — let its economy be sacrificed at the altar of COVID-19 mitigation.




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View: The grey areas in India's new FDI rules

It’s the lack of clarity that makes one wonder if the note was a knee-jerk reaction, or a well-thought-out strategy.




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Covid-19: Revival of economy through tax measures

The government (GoI) has so far been very supportive and empathetic towards businesses and was quick to respond through delayed application of few amendments introduced in Finance Act 2020 (FA 2020) along with relief measures on various tax and other statutory compliances announced subsequently.




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Financial Forecasting: Why it is still about being roughly right than precisely wrong

Paradoxically and fatally, just when risk of a downturn is at its highest, optimism also ends up peaking! So be careful with your forecasts; and even more careful with the forecasts of others.




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Embracing technology: Should a small business take a loan to upgrade?

Technology does not come cheap and more often than not; it does call for substantial investment.




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MSME Schemes: Using the Credit Guarantee Scheme to fund your business

MSMEs need easy credit facilities to fulfil the financial requirements of their business. The DCE's Credit Guarantee Scheme provides easy, collateral free credit facilities to MSMEs.




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Doling out ESOPs? Here’s everything about Employee Stock Option Plan for SMEs

ESOPs allow grantees to have a stake in the company which directly results in greater loyalty.




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MSME Schemes: Modernizing your business through Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme for Technology Upgradation

Equipping the business with cutting-edge technology is essential to ensure you stay competitive in today’s industrial environment.




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Share transfer: Provision, procedure & valuation for a private company

Transferability of shares in a privately held company is governed by the Articles of Association, which is a document that lays down the rules and regulations.




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MSME Schemes: How you can benefit from ISO 9000/ISO 14001 Certification Reimbursement Scheme

Making products meet international standards requires ISO Certifications, but getting it is an expensive affair. To get around this, the government provides reimbursement to SMEs seeking ISO 9000/ISO 14001Certification.




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Should you take a personal loan for your business?

A personal loan is dependant on the credit profile of the individual borrower, if you already have other loans active, you may or may not be able to get a personal loan.




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How to prepare your business for a future recession

Conserving cash is the basic tenet of financial management.




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How your business structure affects taxes

Relevant business structure attracts a certain tax liability and it is important to consider the tax implications before finalizing the formation.




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Show me the money: The challenge of raising venture capital

A googly that founders often face from investors is the market they address is too crowded. Now competition is a given, very much like death or taxes, and it’s often better to have competition that validates that the market exists than otherwise.




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Are you really saving your taxes? Know your Tax slabs & review your investment plans now!




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Covid-19 will have unprecedented effect on migrant economy: Dilip Ratha, World Bank

Millions of migrant workers toiling in the Gulf countries are facing a crisis due to Covid-19 and the fall in oil prices.




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I can't risk lives of my policemen to manage crowd at liquor shops: Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava

Police should have welfare systems similar to the ones implemented by the armed forces, says Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava.




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You can make digital transactions but cannot transfer money using RBI's newly launched PPI

Unlike the PPIs that are available now, the new instrument can only be used for making retail payments. You cannot use it to transfer funds to other PPIs, make credit card payments and so on.




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Hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory now. Here's what you need to know

The way you buy gold changed from January 15 as hallmarking has now become mandatory. There are four components that you should look for on the hallmarked gold jewellery to ensure the purity of gold. Here is a look at each of them in detail.




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4 handy tips to get the most from your gadgets

If you are using a Windows computer with a standard hard drive, sooner or later the computer will become sluggish. One way out is to tweak Windows to perform better with your existing hardware.




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5 accessories to help you get better mobile photographs

You can take your mobile photography to the next level if you have the right accessories. ET Wealth tells you about five must-have add-ons to get creative with mobile photography. Some of them can be purchased from prices starting as low as Rs 199.




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6 smartphones costing less than Rs 12,000 for heavy users

If you are a heavy smartphone user and are looking for a smartphone that offers higher battery power but are running a tight budget for such a spend, then here are six options that will solve your problem. These fall in the below Rs 12,ooo price range.