Acute Conversations
We share engaging conversations about acute care physical therapy so you can connect to your profession.
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DVT Mobility Research: Better Decisions for the Patient (opens the original)
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Show Notes Should an acute lower-extremity DVT automatically stop mobility when anticoagulation is subtherapeutic? In this episode, Dr. Leo Arguelles and Dr. Nicole Neveau speak with Aubrey Little, PT, DPT, CCS, and Becky Johnson, PT, DPT, PhD, about the clinical question that grew from a quality-improvement project into a case-control study published in the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy. Little and Johnson explain why a single laboratory value or protocol checkpoint cannot replace a co
Barb Smith on Pioneering Research for Better Acute Care (opens the original)
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What does it take to move acute care physical therapy research from the journal page to the bedside? In this episode, Dr. Leo Arguelles and Dr. Daniel Young sit down with Dr. Barbara “Barb” Smith, associate professor of physical therapy at the University of Florida, clinician-scientist with more than 25 years of ICU experience, and recipient of the 2026 APTA Acute Care Lecture Award. Barb reflects on how acute care research has evolved from a time when PTs often contributed to studies without le
Beyond ICU Survival: The Powerful Truth About PICS Recovery (opens the original)
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Show Notes Caring Beyond the Critical Care Phase What happens after a patient survives the ICU—but recovery has only begun? In this episode of Acute Conversations , hosts Dr. Leo Arguelles and Dr. Nicole Neveau welcome Dr. Rania Farhat, MD, MSHA, FCCP, an assistant professor of medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and founder and medical director of the SSM/SLUCare Post-ICU Multidisciplinary Clinic. Together, they explore post-intensive care syndrome, or PICS, and why meaningful
Together Isn’t Always Better: The Meaningful Shift in Co-Treatment (opens the original)
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Show Notes When does teamwork strengthen patient care—and when can it unintentionally limit it? In this episode of Acute Conversations , hosts Dr. Leo Arguelles and Dr. Daniel Young welcome Haley Bento, PT, DPT, CCS; Harley Kvenvold, occupational therapist; Dr. Kathryn Brito, PT, DPT, CCS; and Brian Hull, PT, DPT, MBA, BCHE, to revisit PT and OT co-treatment in acute care. Building on a previous listener-favorite episode and their newly published clinical perspective, the panel examines why rout
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