Hospital patient mobility can be hard to define, let alone implement, in the acute care setting & this show is designed as a platform for forward-thinking individuals who understand the importance of mobility as a form of recovery.
Heidi Engel, PT, DPT: Family Engagement in the Intensive Care Unit
Welcome to the mobility minute podcast. This is our first episode of season 2 and we are super excited to kick off a new season with even more content on hospital patient mobility. We have an awesome lineup of clinicians, academics, and other key stakeholders dedicated to patient outcomes. I am your host Drew Martin – but our focus today is on critical care physical therapy. Our guest Heidi Engel, PT, DPT has spent over 34 years in healthcare and has focused the last 11 years on ICU mobility....
25 Aug 2021
Alison Cassina, RN: Nursing Perspective on Mobility in the ICU
Welcome to another episode of the Mobility Minute Podcast - actually the 10th and final episode of Season 1. We've had some wonderful guests throughout the first season from traveling nurses to an ergonomics expert to a patient experiencing a blood clot and subsequent pulmonary embolism. We've covered a lot. Thank you to our listeners, guests, and those who may be listening for the first time. This podcast is a place for thoughtful discussion on patient mobility and how mobility factors into ...
15 Jul 2021
Dr. Juliessa Pavon, MD: The Power of Objective Patient Mobility Data
Today we speak with Dr, Juliessa Pavon, MD. 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, and some of Dr. Pavon’s research revolves around using accelerometer data to measure mobility in the hospital. And one of the key takeaways from our conversation really talks about objective data and the best way to use objective data in order to impr...
1 Jul 2021
Dian Baker, Ph.D., RN, APRN-BC: Mobility and Oral Care's Role in Pneumonia Prevention
Today we speak with Dian Baker (Ph.D., RN, APRN-BC). Dian has been a thought leader in pneumonia prevention in the hospital, and her work has highlighted hospital-acquired pneumonia, the #1 hospital-acquired infection, as an underrepresented problem in hospitals across the country. During our conversation, we talk about the importance of mobility when it comes to preventing pneumonia in the hospital and some of the simple steps that bedside caregivers can take in order to improve outcomes.
7 Jun 2021
Kevin Brueilly, PT, Ph.D: Early Rehabilitation After a Saddle Pulmonary Embolism
Today we have Kevin Brueilly, PT, Ph.D. 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. In this episode - we detail Kevin's lessons from going through this scary situation and how his focus has since shifted to bringing awareness and research around post-op recovery and mobility.
26 May 2021
Nancy McGann, PT, CSPHP: Systematic Change Through Mobility Measurement
11 May 2021
Kali Dayton, AGACNP-BC, DNP: Walking Home From The ICU
Today we speak with Kali Dayton. Kali Dayton (AGACNP-BC, DNP) is a nurse practitioner from Utah with experience both as a traveling nurse, and in her hospital's 'Awake and Walking' ICU. She noticed some major differences with how patient sedation was handled based on the hospital system and this revelation has led her to start a podcast of her own, called Walking Home from the ICU. Her goal is to discover the true impacts of sedation in the ICU and how many times patients are unnecessarily ad...
26 Apr 2021
Guy Fragala, Ph.D, PE, CSP, CSPHP: Human Factors & Ergonomics
Dr. Fragala has over 45 years of experience as a healthcare professional and is recognized as one of the pioneers of Safe Patient Handling and Mobility efforts in the United States. He has lectured throughout the world and is a recognized international expert in the application of ergonomics to the healthcare setting. Currently he helps and supports a number of organizations, vendors and facilities with their safe patient handling and mobility efforts. In 2012 he was awarded the N...
14 Apr 2021
Teresa Boynton, MS, OTR, CSPHP: Mobility Assessment and Technology Interventions
This episode we speak with Teresa Boynton. Teresa Boynton, MS, OTR, CSPHP is currently an independent Safe Patient Handling Mobility (SPHM) and Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT) consultant. She previously worked for Hill-Rom as a Clinical Consultant assisting healthcare facilities across the U.S. to build and sustain SPHM programs with a focus on improving patient outcomes while increasing caregiver safety using a standardized assessment linked to SPHM interventions. Prior to thi...
29 Mar 2021
Jo Ann Brooks, Ph.D, RN, FAAN, FCCP: The Burden of Patient Immobility on Hospital Quality & Safety
Today we speak with Jo Ann Brooks. Jo Ann (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, a multi-hospital healthcare system based in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the end of 2018 where she was System VP of Patient Safety and Quality. She currently consults for healthcare organizations, pharma, and medical technology in the areas of healthcare safety and quality, CMS Pay for Performance, and prevention of n...
12 Mar 2021
Dr. Michael DiMare & Dr. Lauren Murphy: 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. He is joined by a nursing colleague, Dr. Lauren Murphy who oversees nursing quality improvement at the hospital. What first caught my eye about the work that this hospital was putting in to improve their inpatient mobility outcomes was the manner in which they were able to 'gamify' and encourage competition among caregivers to execute mobility for their patient...
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