February | 2023 | Acute Conversations

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Today’s Guests:

Traci Norris, President, APTA Acute Care

James Crick, Co-Chair for CSM Education Programming

Colleen Bradley, Membership Chair

Kim Levenhagen, Membership Chair-elect

Sharon Gorman, Past President, APTA Acute Care; Oxford Debate Pro Team

Katie Brito, Delegate, Oxford Debate Con Team

Guest Quotes:

Traci: On what CSM has too offer “I think we’ve got a lot of things for, for different people who have different interests”

James: On getting ready to attend CSM “the number one thing is to take the time to prepare…it becomes a pretty mad game of Tetris to try and figure out where you’re gonna go and when, but that little bit of preparation really, really pays off”

Colleen: “Another really good reason to come down, to come down to the exhibit hall if you have an inkling of wanting to do a little bit more…you can come find out and do that little bit more so that you can be part of the change.

Kim: “Isn’t it true, I mean, the networking piece of it is, So much fun. And I have several friends. The only time I see them is once a year at C S M. And so I always call it same time next year. And it’s like it’s, we pick up right where we left off…And so I think that is the networking piece is probably my most favorite part.”

Sharon: On the Oxford debate: “Please don’t let the word debate make you think this is gonna be some dry stuffy thing. Or if you’ve seen like forensic debates and documentaries where it’s like we’re trying to talk super fast and make all these points. Oxford style debates are nothing like that. They’re intended to be fun and have some audience participation.”

Katie: On what to expect from the debate: “We definitely have props, we have costumes as well. And like I said, you know people who are going to be in first two rows. You may wanna bring a poncho for yourselves.”

Links:

https://www.apta.org/csm

https://www.aptaacutecare.org/page/CSMmain

APTA Acute Programming at CSM https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2023/meetingapp.cgi/Subject/157

APTA Acute Lecture Award https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2023/meetingapp.cgi/Session/15082

APTA Acute Care Membership Social https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2023/meetingapp.cgi/Session/1508

About the McMillan Lecture: https://www.apta.org/apta-and-you/honors-awards/mary-mcmillan-lecture-award

McMillan Lecture: https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2023/meetingapp.cgi/Session/15431

Should Simulation Hours Count Toward Acute Care Clinical Education? An Oxford Debate https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2023/meetingapp.cgi/Session/14112

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Leo Arguelles (LEE-O R-GWELL-IS)

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Today’s Guest: Jen Ryan, Vice President, APTA Acute Care

Jen is the Assistant professor at Northwestern University Dept of PT and Human Movement Sciences; She serves as Vice President of APTA Acute Care and on the APTA Nominating Committee; She is a Board Certified CCS and is an Acute Care residency faculty member.

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Episode Takeaways

Work continues towards Acute Care Specialization: if you’re asked to complete a survey, please do so!
Starting conversations and building rapport with patients are valuable skills for acute care clinicians. Soft skills matter.
Volunteer leadership helps you engage “in a whole new way”
Being a member has more value than just getting a journal

Guest Quotes:

On the work towards Board Certified Acute Care Specialists: “We see an opportunity to recognize professionals who’ve been at the top of their license in an acute care setting”

On helping patients lacking confidence: “They can find like new abilities that they didn’t anticipate. That they didn’t see coming. Which is always so sweet to see that look in their eyes when they set up like, oh my God, I didn’t know this was gonna happen.”

On our responsibility to our patients: “But they trust us. We have to see that as a gift, we have to see that as a responsibility and an opportunity all at once.”

Rapid Responses

If someone was going to play your role in a movie, who would play Jen Ryan?

“I want Helen Hunt”

You know you work in acute care when…

“When most of your transfer training happened in the bathroom, but it happened and it’s documentable and they got better at it.”

Closing Thoughts

“So a, push your patients as hard as their exercise prescription can to be tolerated, but b, realize that you’re not the only person who’s working with that patient and be part of the team That encourages the other professionals to be part of that solution.” 56:06