Published today UTP Journals “I Had to Know About It, I Had to Find It, I Had to Know How to Access it”: Experiences of Access to Rehabilitation Services Among People Living with #LongCOVID #GlobalPT utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/pt…

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Several days ago, I shared an article on ARDS management. Well, our management has long-term consequences. As we sometimes say in the ICU for select patients “there are some things that are worse than death”. 🎩 tip to the authors. eddyjoemd.com/foamed/

First month in ICU ✅ loving every second of my new role and learning daily to support people recover post critical illness 🧠🫁💪💚

❗️Check out our new paper❗️ Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and PTSD is higher in families of patients with ICU delirium. Providing families with appropriate support contributes to reduction of unfavorable emotional states. WesElyMD Annachiara Marra MD PhD nature.com/articles/s4159…

Those of us in the ICU are well aware that frail patients don’t come out of their hospitalization unscathed. These data are helpful for families who have struggle accepting the dramatic decline in quality of life in ICU “survivors”. 🎩 tip to the authors. eddyjoemd.com/foamed/

The next paper in this issue of #NICCJournal set out to identify ICU staff perspectives of contextual influences on physical restraint practices and minimization strategies onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Very privileged to have the opportunity to work with this team!

Cannot over state how grateful I am for these development opportunities! Excited to continue to add to my toolbox to support rehab of the whole person 💚 Royal College of Occupational Therapists

📣 MUST READ! The impact of prehabilitation on outcomes in frail & major abdominal surgery patients 🔎 A systematic review & meta-analysis by Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS et al! Open access here: clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-… #Prehab #ICURehab

TRACHES Toolkit: Report on the Creation and Implementation of Digital Educational toolkit for Tracheostomy Care in Wales | Published in Tracheostomy ⁦ICST⁩ ⁦NTSP_UK⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦Cardiff and Vale University Health Board⁩ ⁦Kim Atkinson (she/her)⁩ ⁦Dragon's Heart Institute⁩ trachjournal.scholasticahq.com/article/94393-…

Postintensive care syndrome family: A comprehensive review P Provide Leaflet I ICU Diary C Communication facilitators S Support grief care F Follow-up after discharge pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38476451/

Delirium Management in Ireland Out of 103 ICUs, most nurses are aware of risks of delirium, 31% use validated screening tools, 99% identified barriers. Bedside sessions, e-learning, seminars, and other might support guideline implementation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38634180/

12-5-24! Still ⏰ to apply! 🚨 Band 7 Occupational Therapist in ICU University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT. 🤩 team. Loads of mentorship 🤓 QI/research 🔍opportunities. Very enthusiastic teaching. skill ⬆️ in ICU rehab & Follow up. Gonna be epic 💪🏽 Join us Critical Care Occupational Therapist Ema Swingwood (She/her) Tom Lunn Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Guideline on positioning and early mobilisation in the critically ill by an expert panel CCR Journal Watch criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc… Get the latest critical care literature every weekend via the CCR Newsletter - subscribe at criticalcarereviews.com/newsletters/su…

Finally, we are joined by Charlotte Buckley , Critical Care Physiotherapist and Jemma Smith, Occupational Therapist, who will talk about reversing the deconditioning cycle. Book your spot now while you can! bit.ly/rehabstudy

Fantastic day Intensive Care Society 💙 #ICSrehab reaffirming importance of establishing holistic/ patient-centred goals early in admission & prioritising #MDT rehab. Humanise the patient, normalise environment and support transition through step-down services and beyond four walls of ICU 🫶

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT JemmaKS_OT and Charlotte Buckley represented team BRI Intensive care at today’s Intensive Care Society 💙 rehab study day. Fabulous talk packed with evidence base, care and passion. Top job ❤️ Ema Swingwood (She/her)

This #AHPsDay we want to say a huge thank you to the Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) across UHBW 👏 AHPs play a vital role in treating, rehabilitating and improving the lives of our patients. 📽️ Meet some of the AHPs working within adult therapies youtu.be/53rXNE4bEgY

Occupational therapy in ICU University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT Critical Care Occupational Therapist Intensive Care Society 💙 ACPRC Critical Care Specialist Group of @BDA_Dietitians SLTsinCC