Foundations of Critical Care Rehab 2023

This series of recorded lectures will provide a solid foundation for therapists (OT, OTA, PT, PTA) entering practice in the critical care environment. Learners will review the purpose and benefits of beginning rehab intervention early in a patient’s critical care stay, how to prepare to approach the patient with awareness of medical, cognitive, and functional concerns as well as strategies to provide therapeutic intervention safely. Collaboration with medical teams is also discussed.

Courses included:

Principles of Early Rehabilitation: This foundational webinar will provide an overview of evidence-based research for early mobility and rehabilitation in the intensive care unit and a description of the Early Rehab program at Henry Ford Hospital. Attendees will examine successful strategies to promote, sustain and overcome barriers to providing intensive rehabilitation for the critically ill patient. Finally, patient outcomes will be reviewed.

Entering the ICU: How to navigate the environment, medical acuity and provide optimal care: This course is designed for physical and occupational therapists and assistants, and is meant to provide an overview of medical devices, lines, and oxygen devices you may encounter in the ICU. The course provides an introduction into the purpose of each device and how its presence may impact your treatment as physical and occupational therapists.  In addition, this course will provide insight into the benefits of utilizing an ICU competency for therapists training in this setting, and how it can increase therapist confidence and safety while managing the critically ill patient. 

Common Medications in the ICU: This course will provide information to critical care therapists to expand their knowledge of common medications given to patients in the ICU. Therapists must have an understanding of the impact of medications on their patients’ ability to participate in therapy. This course will review medications that affect: hemodynamics, arousal, pain, psychosis and neuromuscular receptors. Attendees will learn how their patients may present, how to collaborate with the medical team regarding provision of therapy, tips to determine the intensity of intervention, and when therapy should be deferred.

Supplemental Oxygen – Advanced Airway & Mechanical Ventilation: This course is designed for physical and occupational therapists and assistants. It provides an overview, and discusses the clinical benefits of heated high flow nasal cannulas, CPAP, BiPAP, and mechanical ventilation. It describes 3 modes and 5 settings of mechanical ventilation commonly seen in the intensive care unit, and discusses implications for therapy. The course also describes the differences between tracheal intubation and tracheostomy for ventilation. It lists specific clinical causes for impaired ventilation versus impaired respiration for consideration during therapeutic interventions.

Cognitive Dysfunction in the Medically Complex Patient: This course was designed to assist therapists with developing a greater understanding of functional cognition and cognitive deficits of critically ill patients. We will also focus on the importance of identifying ICU delirium and how it can be prevented and treated.

This course is intended for Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapy students, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, and Physical Therapy students.

For more information about our Rehab Department, please visit www.henryford.com/acutecare

CEUs will be available, approved by APTA Michigan, and qualifies for NBCOT CEUs. Please check with your state licensing body to determine if courses approved by APTA MI are eligible for CEUs in your state.