Mobility Minute Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the Mobility Minute Podcast - actually the 10th and final episode of Season 1. We've had some wonderful guests throughout the first season from traveling nurses to an ergonomics expert to a patient experiencing a blood clot and subsequent pulmonary embolism. We've covered a lot. Thank you to our listeners, guests, and those who may be listening for the first time. This podcast is a place for ...

Today we speak with Dr, Juliessa Pavon, MD.

Dr. Pavon is a researcher and associate professor at Duke University and is associated with the Durham V. A. for geriatrics. During our conversation, we get into the importance of mobility measurement, and some of Dr. Pavon’s research revolves around using accelerometer data to measure mobility in the hospital. And one of the key takeaways from our conversation really talks about objective...

Today we speak with Dian Baker (Ph.D., RN, APRN-BC).

Dian has been a thought leader in pneumonia prevention in the hospital, and her work has highlighted hospital-acquired pneumonia, the #1 hospital-acquired infection, as an underrepresented problem in hospitals across the country. During our conversation, we talk about the importance of mobility when it comes to preventing pneumonia in the hospital and some of the simple ...

Today we speak with Kali Dayton.

Kali Dayton (AGACNP-BC, DNP) is a nurse practitioner from Utah with experience both as a traveling nurse, and in her hospital's 'Awake and Walking' ICU. She noticed some major differences with how patient sedation was handled based on the hospital system and this revelation has led her to start a podcast of her own, called Walking Home from the ICU. Her goal is to discover the true imp...

Dr. Fragala has over 45 years of experience as a healthcare professional and is recognized as one of the pioneers of Safe Patient Handling and Mobility efforts in the United States. He has lectured throughout the world and is a recognized international expert in the application of ergonomics to the healthcare setting.  Currently he helps and supports a number of organizations, vendors and facilities with their safe patient handling...

This episode we speak with Teresa Boynton. 

Teresa Boynton, MS, OTR, CSPHP is currently an independent Safe Patient Handling Mobility (SPHM) and Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT) consultant. She previously worked for Hill-Rom as a Clinical Consultant assisting healthcare facilities across the U.S. to build and sustain SPHM programs with a focus on improving patient outcomes while increasing caregiver safety using a s...

Today we speak with Jo Ann Brooks.

 Jo Ann (Ph.D RN FAAN FCCP) is a quality and safety consultant who’s been in healthcare for over 45 years.  She retired from IU Health, a multi-hospital healthcare system based in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the end of 2018 where she was System VP of Patient Safety and Quality. She currently consults for healthcare organizations, pharma, and medical technology in the areas of healthcare safety and qu...

Today we speak with Dr. Michael DiMare, a manager of rehabilitation services at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He is joined by a nursing colleague, Dr. Lauren Murphy who oversees nursing quality improvement at the hospital. 

What first caught my eye about the work that this hospital was putting in to improve their inpatient mobility outcomes was the manner in which they were able to  'gamify' and encour...