Andrew Martin 11/19/21 Andrew Martin 11/19/21

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…

RF Health 10/19/21 RF Health 10/19/21

Mobility Minute: Season One Highlights

Mobility Minute podcast season one highlights. Watch this short recap of content from clinical stakeholders, academics, and survivors. Hospital patient mobility takes a strong interdisciplinary team.

Andrew Martin 9/7/21 Andrew Martin 9/7/21

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…

Andrew Martin 8/9/21 Andrew Martin 8/9/21

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…

Andrew Martin 7/5/21 Andrew Martin 7/5/21

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…

Andrew Martin 6/8/21 Andrew Martin 6/8/21

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…

Andrew Martin 5/26/21 Andrew Martin 5/26/21

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…

Andrew Martin 5/11/21 Andrew Martin 5/11/21

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’…

Andrew Martin 4/26/21 Andrew Martin 4/26/21

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…

Andrew Martin 4/14/21 Andrew Martin 4/14/21

Mobility Minute: Teresa Boynton on mobility assessment and technology interventions

Teresa Boynton (MS OTR CSPHP) is currently an independent clinical consultant. She previously worked…

Andrew Martin 3/30/21 Andrew Martin 3/30/21

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…

Andrew Martin 3/16/21 Andrew Martin 3/16/21

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…

RF Health 10/7/20 RF Health 10/7/20

Initiative To Promote A Culture Of Mobility In Hospitals Yields Encouraging Results

Hospitals nationwide participate in effort to improve outcomes for older hospitalized patients

Andrew Martin 9/18/20 Andrew Martin 9/18/20

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…