Targeted Barriers To Mobility: Opportunities In Fall Prevention

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Acute Conversations

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Acute Conversations is the official podcast of APTA Acute Care — where bedside practice meets big-picture perspective. Hosted by Dr. Leo Arguelles, Dr. Daniel Young, and Dr. Nicole Neveau, the show brings you stories and insights from the frontlines of hospital-based physical therapy.

Danny brings the researcher’s eye — a pioneer in ICU mobility and a national voice on acute care evidence. Nicole brings the clinician’s heart — a neurologic specialist and mentor who helps therapists stay grounded in their “why.” Alongside Leo’s educator’s lens, they explore what it means to practice at the top of your license, deliver patient-centered care in high-stakes settings, and shape the future of acute care PT.

We share engaging conversations about acute care physical therapy so you can connect to your profession. From ICU breakthroughs to mentorship pearls, every episode blends scholarly depth with bedside relevance — helping you stay informed and inspired, ready to bring fresh insights back to your patients and teams.

🎧 Connect with Our Hosts
Leo Arguelles — Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LeoArguellesPT • Email: largue2@uic.edu
Nicole Neveau, PT, DPT, NCS — LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-neveau/ • Email: ngunder1@gmail.com
Danny Young, PT, DPT, PhD — Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DLYoungDPTPhD • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dlyoungdptphd.bsky.social • Email: daniel.young@unlv.edu

APTA Acute Care Resources
APTA Adult Vital Signs Guide: https://www.aptaacutecare.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=18270240
APTA Lab Values Document: https://www.aptaacutecare.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=10758036
APTA Acute Care: https://www.aptaacutecare.org/
Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy (JACPT): https://journals.lww.com/jacpt/pages/default.aspx

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Targeted Barriers To Mobility: Opportunities In Fall Prevention

Acute Conversations

46 minutes 43 seconds

1 year ago

Targeted Barriers To Mobility: Opportunities In Fall Prevention

Show Notes
Guests:
Emelia McCuen PT, DPT, GCS, CCS
emccuen@bgsu.edu
linkedin.com/in/emelia-mccuen-45b216255
Brian Hull PT, DPT, MBA
Brian.Hull@BSWHealth.org
Twitter: @BrianHullDPT
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brianhulldptmba
Guest Quotes:
Emelia 2:34 “Other entities within the hospital system didn't feel comfortable with mobilizing patients who didn't have mobility deficits.”
Brian 5:44 “So why is it that when they're in the hospital, they're lying in flat on their back for 23 and a half hours a day when you're at home, even if you're sick, at the very least you get up to the couch to watch Netflix for 10 hours, right?”
Emelia 20:15 “if you look at our study, the mobility tech spent maybe 14 or 15 minutes with each patient.
And that was from the time they walked in the door to the time they walked out. So the actual mobility part of it may have only been 10 minutes. I think we took the time to break down a lot of those perceptions of I'm not qualified to do this. This is going to take too much time. I'm not sure what level the patient is supposed to be mobilizing at. And broke it down. And when they saw that the units started using it over and over again.”
Emelia 36:26 “For those who are trying to get this started and you, and you're not sure and you're doing your needs assessment, the biggest thing you could do to help your nursing colleagues, to help the therapy department, to help the hospital is that there has to be some type of standard assessment of how we look at patient mobility. If that is not there, that is a good starting point because you have to speak the same language.”
Rapid Responses:
What's the last book you read?
Emelia “Cardiopulmonary Practice by Ellen Hillsgass
Brian “The Leonardo da Vinci biography by Walter Isaacson
You know you work in acute care when:
Emelia “You don't breathe in through your nose.”
Brian “When the unexpected happens every single hour of the day, nothing that you thought was going to happen, happened.
And you still roll with it.”
Links:
An Alternative Approach to Prescribing Sternal Precautions After Median Sternotomy, “Keep Your Move in the Tube” https://doi/abs/10.1080/08998280.2016.11929379 Applying Telehealth Technologies and Strategies to Provide Acute Care Consultation and Treatment of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 https://doi.10.1097/JAT.0000000000000143 The Process of Implementing a Mobility Technician in the General Medicine and Surgical Population to Increase Patient Mobility and Improve Hospital Quality Measures: A Pilot Study, https://doi.10.1097/JAT.0000000000000110 Frailty in Acute Care: Not Just Your Grandparents' Medical Condition, https://doi.10.1097/JAT.0000000000000152
Connect with our hosts and the podcast!
Email the show if you would like join our team: aptaacpodcast@gmail.com
Leo Arguelles (LEE-O R-GWELL-IS)
largue2@uic.edu
Twitter @LeoArguellesPT
Ashley Poole
Twitter @AshleyPooleDPT
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