Post-Intensive Care & the ED PT
“You can change someone’s life by working in the emergency room.”
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“You can change someone’s life by working in the emergency room.”
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“Staying at home, instead of a nursing home, is a highly relevant patient-centered goal for most of our patients.”
Keeping People At Home and Out of the Hospital Read More »
Dr. Ryer is the Senior Project Coordinator in Senior Services at Advocate Aurora Health, located in Wisconsin and Illinois. She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who is board certified
From the Bedside to the QI Side Read More »
I designed an intervention called GAPcare (the Geriatric Acute and Post-acute fall prevention intervention). The idea of GAPcare came to me after talking to our case managers. They said we really need PT in the ED to help with our patients.
An article by Dr. Pauline Chen sums this up nicely with her quote, “An older nurse finally pulled me aside. ‘Just admit him,’ she whispered, ‘It’ll cost more, but it’s
The Emergency Department is No Place for Older Adults – Let’s Change That Read More »