Driving Success and Sustainability in Early Mobility Programmes
Join our webinar on Wednesday, September 18, at 5pm CEST, 10am CDT, 11am EDT.
Earn While You Learn: Continuing Education Certificate and One (1) Contact Hour Available!
ICU early mobility programmes are on the rise. Organisations implement these programmes with the hope and goals of improving patients’ physical functioning, reducing delirium, shortening ventilator time, decreasing length of stay, enhancing cardio-pulmonary health and preventing post intensive care syndrome.
What is often realised is that successful execution of early mobility programmes are hampered by issues around: knowledge & training, having the appropriate mobility tools & clinical resources, cultural & organisational barriers, safety concerns and embracing mythology that does not promote early activation.
Join us for an engaging discussion as two early mobility thought leaders chat and confer on the influences and influencers that drive success and address roadblocks when implementing and sustaining early mobility programmes.
Learning objectives:
- Identify the common barriers that interfere with creating a mobility first culture on the ICU
- Describe the importance of timing when introducing and sustaining mobility
- Discuss application/pragmatic based solutions to address the barriers and create mobility breakthroughs
Attendees will have the opportunity to earn One (1) Contact Hour by participating the entire session and submitting the Evaluation Form at the end of the session. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider Number #CEP17028.
Präsentatoren/Präsentatorinnen
Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP, is a critical care nurse practitioner, host of the Walking Home From The ICU and Walking You Through The ICU podcasts, and critical care outcomes consultant. She is dedicated to creating Awake and Walking ICUs by ensuring ICU sedation and mobility practices are aligned with current research. She works with ICU teams internationally to transform patient outcomes through early mobility and management of delirium in the ICU.
Margaret Arnold
Physical Therapist
Margaret’s extensive experience as a hands on physical therapist gives her first hand knowledge of the physical difficulties faced by therapists in trying to promote independence in mobility levels for their dependent patients. Her many years as facility champion for safe patient handling, has resulted in >90% reduction of injuries. This experience, coupled with her expertise as a Certified Safe Patient Handling Professional and her passion for teaching, is the foundation behind her ability to teach and explain ergonomic and safe patient handling principles to all audiences. Margaret has presented extensively on a variety of topics in ergonomics, healthcare and rehabilitation, at local, state and national levels, and has published research on patient outcomes using Safe Patient Handling equipment for rehabilitation.
Andrew Rich MS, OTR/L, CSPHP
Clinical Solutions Manager - Arjo
Andy Rich earned his Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Rush University in Chicago. After beginning his career in traditional clinical practice, he transitioned into the field of safe patient handling and mobility in 2004—and hasn’t looked back since.A passionate advocate for both caregiver and patient safety, Andy has served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals and contributed to the development of industry standards through education, consultation, and program design. Over the past two decades, he has worked as a consultant, clinical manager, and solution manager within Arjo’s MOVE® Programs, partnering with healthcare organizations nationwide to strengthen safety culture, reduce injuries, and transform mobility practices.Andy brings a distinctive blend of clinical expertise, behavioral-based safety, systems thinking, and improvisational comedy to his work—helping complex change feel practical, human, and even enjoyable. A frequent presenter at regional and national conferences, he is dedicated to creating mobility solutions that keep patients and caregivers safe—and deliver results worth bragging about.
John Compton, MSN, RN
Academy Director, North America - Arjo
John Compton is a registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing, specializing in critical care. His thesis focused on competency-based learning in complex environments, particularly on-boarding new graduates to the ICU. John has ten years of experience working in a large cardiothoracic ICU in Sydney and spent the last five years of his clinical career in nursing education. For the past seven years, John has served as the Academy Director at Arjo, where he shares his passion for providing clinical knowledge to healthcare workers to improve patient and resident outcomes.