Walking Home From The ICU Podcast Archives

Episode 215: Penthouse Incarceration – Anjan’s Journey Through Post-ICU Recovery

Anjan Chatterjee shares his journey from surviving a traumatic brain injury and medically induced coma to facing the hidden challenges of ICU recovery. He describes severe physical loss, hallucinations, brain fog, and months of isolation — revealing that surviving critical illness is only the beginning of recovery. Episode Transcription [00:00:00] This is the Walking Home

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Episode 214: Translating the ICU with Stephen Ramsey- Part 2

In Part 2 with Stephen Ramsey, physical therapist and ICU mobility expert, the discussion dives into a complex cardiothoracic ICU case Stephen presented at APTA’s CSM conference. Using the MENTOR framework, Stephen walks through how rehab clinicians should approach critically ill patients — from chart review to interdisciplinary communication to real-time clinical decision-making. Episode Transcription

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Episode 213: Translating the ICU with Stephen Ramsey- Part 1

Kali Dayton officially welcomes Stephen Ramsey — CVICU physical therapist, creator of the Ramsey Protocol, and lead author of the ELSO guidelines — as the newest member of the Dayton ICU Consulting team. In this kickoff episode of Translating the ICU, Kali and Stephen explore why physical therapists and occupational therapists are often rotating generalists

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Episode 212: Awake and Walking ICUs- What’s in it for Nurses?

We know that the ABCDEF Bundle gives patients the best chance to survive and thrive. Yet, persistent hesitation regarding “increased RN workload and burden” remain significant barriers. Is this belief true? Are sedation and immobility better, easier, and safer for nurses? Let’s dive into Awake and Walking ICUs and what’s in it for nurses. Episode

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Episode 211: The Proper Care and Feeding of Families and Survivors – Cathy and Eli’s Journey Through an Amniotic Fluid Embolism and ECMO

Critical illness impacts not only the patient in the bed but also their entire family during and after the ICU. Eli and Cathy Garrison join us to share their young family’s course of twists and turns of an amniotic fluid embolism to long-term disability. Episode Transcription [00:00:00] This is the Walking Home From the ICU

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Episode 210: Beds Are Evil: Revolutionizing ICU Recovery with Personalized Nutrition, Exercise, and Anabolic Therapy with Dr. Paul Wishmeyer

In this groundbreaking episode, Dr. Paul Wischmeyer returns to share the incredible developments in ICU nutrition and rehabilitation that are transforming patient recovery. As both a critical care physician and ICU survivor, Dr. Wischmeyer brings unique insight into what it takes to truly help patients recover from critical illness. Episode Transcription [00:00:00] This is the

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Episode 209: Pioneering the Role of a Licensed Mental Health Therapist in the ICU with Stephanie Jacques, LMT

What if we had an expert continually present in the ICU dedicated to caring for the mental and spiritual health of families, patients, and staff in the ICU? How would this impact stress, grief, and trauma in the ICU? How would this kind of support impact patient and family experiences, outcomes, and staff morale and

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Episode 208: From Survivor to Revolutionist- an ICU Nurse’s Reflections on Both Sides of the ICU Bed

Erika Breivogel’s journey through the ICU as a patient forever changed her as a person as well as transformed the care she now gives as an ICU nurse. In this episode she inspires up with her reflections of ICU culture vs. patient reality and what moves her to keep fighting the ICU revolution. Episode Transcription

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Episode 207: Elevating ICU Culture, Practice, and Outcomes Through Verticalization Therapy

What does verticalization therapy look like at the bedside? What does it take to get the entire ICU team engaged in optimizing verticalization beds? Jessica Cafferty, OTR/L and Jennifer Babb, PT, DPT join us to share case studies and insights into verticalization therapy in their ICUs! Episode Transcription [00:00:00] This is the walking home from

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Episode 206: Humanizing the Neuro ICU with Compassion, Teamwork, and Verticalization Therapy

With the complex mobility needs of patients in the neuro ICU, how did Dr. Tarek Dakakni standardize patient standing for 8 hrs a day? As acting medical director, how did Dr. Dakakni bring all disciplines together to customize care and optimize outcomes for each patient as a person? Dr. Dakakni joins us now to share

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