Group Discounts:

If three people from the same organization register for a course, each person will receive a 10% discount. Four or more registered will receive a 15% discount. Please email or call ahead of time with the names of the people who will be registering as a group, [email protected] or 612-672-5607.

For Group discounts:  USE CODE rehab10 for 10% discount and rehab15 for 15% discount for group. 

Course Description:

Therapists working with patients in ICU face complex challenges. An important clinical scenario found in patients during an ICU stay is the limitation and deterioration of functional status. For selected patients in ICU, early mobility and physical activity can lead to an increase in functional capacity and improve quality of life. It is also possible to have an associated decreased length of hospital stay and subsequent reduction in hospital costs. The content of this course will guide clinicians through the process of understanding and managing adult ICU patients, from patient selection and therapeutic interventions to choice of outcome measures. This course is also designed to inspire clinician’s to reflect on and understand the clinical principles that promote best practices in the ICU and positively influence the recovery of patients.

Speaker:

Christiane Perme graduated from the Catholic University in Brazil in 1981 and became a Board Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist in 2005. In 2017, she was accepted as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, the first physical therapist in the world
to receive such recognition. Mrs. Perme is the owner of Perme ICU Rehab Seminars and a Clinical Development Specialist at the Houston Methodist Hospital, where she has practiced for the past 32 years. She has published 18 articles and is co-author in 9 book chapters.
Mrs. Perme has extensive experience in treating complex adult patients in ICU with special interest on mechanical ventilation. She is an experienced speaker and has presented hundreds of courses and lectures nationally. Internationally she has presented in Colombia, Germany, Puerto Rico,
Denmark, Russia, Nigeria, Brazil, Spain, Canada, and Netherlands.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of the course participants should be able to:

• Select patients for early mobility and rehab in ICU using clinical decision-making skills.
•  Identify ventilator settings on the ventilator screen and summarize common modes of mechanical ventilation.
•  Identify and state function of vascular catheters, tubes, and equipment commonly used in the ICU.
•  Describe two types of muscle weakness associated with critical illness.
•  Discuss clinical implications of laboratory values and medications in ICU.
•  Recognize the importance of functional outcomes for patients in ICU.
•  Examine therapeutic interventions as treatment options for patients in ICU.
•  Identify the role of multidisciplinary team members in ICU.
• Synthesize information for use in clinical and academic practice.

 Agenda:

DAY 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ICU CARE
7:30 - 8:00: REGISTRATION
8:00 - 8:45: Introduction to Early
Progressive Mobility & Rehab in ICU
8:45 - 9:15: Evidence Based Practice for Early Progressive Mobility & Rehab in ICU
9:15 - 9:30: BREAK
9:30 - 12:00: Lines/Tubes – Dealing with Monitoring and ICU Equipment
12:00- 1:00: LUNCH
1:00 – 3:15: Mechanical Ventilation
3:15 - 3:30: BREAK
3:30 - 5:00: Mechanical Assistive Devices

DAY 2 - ESSENTIALS OF ICU REHAB
8:00 - 8:30: Medications commonly used in the ICU
8:30 - 9:00: Interpreting Laboratory Values
9:00 - 10:00: Weakness in the critically ill
10:00 - 10:15: BREAK
10:15 - 11:45: Assessment of the critically ill patient
11:15-12:00: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
12:00- 1:00: LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30: Therapy Interventions: Function oriented treatment from
Positioning and Exercises to Transfers and Ambulation in ICU
2:30 - 2:45: BREAK
2:45 – 4:00: Therapy Interventions (cont.)