Course Description:

This intermediate critical care ICU course was developed to guide rehab staff in clinical decision making in working with patients requiring mechanical ventilation at a Level 1 trauma hospital. Pawlik et al states in a 2013 article that patients with acute illness “require timely and accurate assessment and modification of activity by the intervening PT [or OT] and titration of activity in response to changes in physiological status.” This course will provide an introduction to equipment, ventilator settings and medical concerns related to mechanical ventilation, along with the impact of ventilation on acute care therapy. Components include: Didactic training, Homestudy manual and Hands on observation in SIM lab and/or patient care unit. It is expected that the treating therapist will utilize this course in addition to critical reasoning, medical record review and collaboration with medical team to determine medical stability and activity progression. Prerequisite: 1. Lab Values. 2. Clinical decision making for Rehabilitation professionals in Critical Care: Non Ventilated patient populations. This course is for Henry Ford Health rehabilitation staff only.