Episode 88: Bring In Speech Language Pathology

How do speech-language pathologists save lives? How can we more fully utilize them in the ICU? How can PT, OT, AND SLP help, halt, or reverse pulmonary disease processes during acute and critical illness? Let’s discuss how they prevent harm and restore humanity in the ICU. Photos, transcriptions, and citations at: www.DaytonICUConsulting.com @DaytonICUConsulting

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Kali Dayton, DNP, ACNP-BC, is an ICU nurse practitioner and consultant on a mission to create Awake and Walking ICUs. She hands the microphone to ICU survivors and bedside caregivers to reveal the realities of ICU experience and patients' journeys after discharge. The big picture of sedation and immobility is discussed and we explore how to improve short and long-term patient outcomes. We shift the vision from transferring out of the ICU to walking straight home after the ICU. www.DaytonICUconsulting.com