Pharmacy to Dose: The Critical Care Podcast RSI Trial Bonus Episode
Jan 27, 2026
Kristen Sherlin, a critical care–trained pharmacist and RSI trial author, shares her role as a site investigator and how pharmacists integrated into a large pragmatic randomized trial. She describes ED workflow, kit setup, bedside randomization, team buy-in, and how trial participation changed practice and raised new research questions.
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Teamwork And Mentorship In Practice
- Kristen credits the entire EM pharmacy team at Vanderbilt, naming colleagues who shared the workload and meetings.
- She highlights sharing an office with Joanna McCue as an influential mentorship experience.
Make Enrollment Seamless With Simple Tools
- Use simple, practical enrollment tools like sealed envelopes and keep them where intubations occur to avoid delaying care.
- Adjust placement when workflows change, as Kristen did by adding envelopes to more pods.
Stay Alert And Build Communication Habits
- Stay alert and cultivate provider relationships rather than rely on electronic alerts to catch imminent intubations.
- Keep a team phone and be ready to respond when called to the bedside.