Mobility Minute: Family Engagement in the Intensive Care Unit
I am your host Drew Martin. Our focus today is on critical care physical therapy. Heidi Engel, PT, DPT has spent over 34 years in healthcare and has focused the last 11 years on ICU mobility…
Mobility Minute: Nursing Perspective on Mobility in the ICU
Today, we speak with critical care nurse, Alison Cassina. In the ICU, mobility can fall down the priority list (and for good reason). Oftentimes bedside caregivers are unsure which direction to take…
Mobility Minute: Dr. Juliessa Pavon on the power of objective patient mobility data
Dr. Pavon is a researcher and associate professor at Duke University and is associated with the Durham V. A. for geriatrics. During our conversation, we get into the importance of mobility measurement…
Mobility Minute: Dian Baker on mobility and oral care’s role in pneumonia prevention
Dian Baker, PhD, RN, APRN-BC has been a thought leader in pneumonia prevention in the hospital and her work has highlighted hospital-acquired pneumonia, the #1 hospital-acquired infection…
Mobility Minute: Kevin Brueilly details his early rehabilitation following a saddle pulmonary embolism
Brueilly's background in education and physical therapy clinical practice came full circle when he was diagnosed with a saddle pulmonary embolism in January of 2019…
Mobility Minute: Nancy McGann talks systematic change through mobility measurement
Nancy is a physical therapist and ergonomist whose work in both inpatient and outpatient environments has molded her understanding mobility and safe patient handling…
Mobility Minute: Kali Dayton on walking home from the ICU
Kali Dayton is a nurse practitioner from Utah with experience both as a traveling nurse, and in her hospital's 'Awake and Walking ICU’…
Mobility Minute: Guy Fragala on the impact of human factors with in-hospital mobility
I’ve always been fascinated with the concept of human-centered design and how many times users are failed by the missteps of…
Mobility Minute: Teresa Boynton on mobility assessment and technology interventions
Teresa Boynton (MS OTR CSPHP) is currently an independent clinical consultant. She previously worked…
Mobility Minute: Jo Ann Brooks on quality and safety measures with patient mobility
Jo Ann Brooks Ph.D. RN FAAN FCCP is a quality and safety consultant who’s been in healthcare for over 45 years. She retired from IU Health…
Mobility Minute: Dr. Michael DiMare & Dr. Lauren Murphy on championing a mobility program in the hospital
Today we speak with Dr. Michael DiMare, a manager of rehabilitation services at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center…
Mobility Minute: It’s Time To Say ‘No To Pneumatic’
Why your “squeezer” isn’t helping you recover. The standard of care for many hospital patients…