Mobilizing the Medically Complex ICU and Acute Care Patient - An Evidence-Based Model

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Target Audience

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech Language Pathologists and Assistants working with acute care patients in all practice settings.

Description

Therapists are often challenged when presented with the complex acute care patients who may have cardiovascular and/or pulmonary dysfunction or complications, in addition to other medical conditions. Mobilizing these complex patients safely requires integration of the implications of lab values, diagnostic test results, patient history, medications and equipment.

The assessment and interventions begin with the bed bound patient, including those with mechanical ventilation and progresses these patients to sitting and progressive mobility. Signs of patient instability and when and how to modify or terminate treatment will be discussed.

This course provides therapists with the knowledge, problem solving skills and all the red flags for assessing mobility, as well as the tools to develop safe and appropriate intervention programs for patients in acute care no matter their diagnosis.

Speaker:
Ellen Hillegass, EdD, PT, CCS, FAPTA
Adjunct Associate Professor, DFT Program
Mercer University and Western Carolina University

Charlotte AHEC, NC AHEC system, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to physical therapy for continued competence.

This course has been approved by the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy for Continuing Competence Activity.

Objectives

• Discuss the current evidence of early mobility including the components and members of the team and introduction of ABCDEF bundle
• Relay the effects of immobility in development of critical care illness
• Discuss vital signs and interpret abnormalities in responses to activity
• Develop a plan to address VS abnormalities and instabilities
• Assess and analyze responses to activity, make appropriate adjustments and prioritize the plan of care based on lab values, diagnostic test results, medications and patient history
• Analyze the complexity of critical illness via a case scenario to develop and evaluation and intervention approach to provide comprehensive care

Contact

Chanyne Cupil BS

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