Oncology & Emergency PT
“50% of Americans are anticipated to be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime. Are you prepared to treat these patients? Because you will.”
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Older adult
Post-Intensive Care & the ED PT
“You can change someone’s life by working in the emergency room.”
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Keeping People At Home and Out of the Hospital
“Staying at home, instead of a nursing home, is a highly relevant patient-centered goal for most of our patients.”
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Veteran’s Affairs, the ED, & the PT
One must be adaptable, flexible, bold, and efficient in their encounters with patients and providers alike. Particularly in the veteran population, a little warmth and choice words go a long way to quickly build a therapeutic alliance.
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From the Bedside to the QI Side
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
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Bridging the GAP
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.
