Bells & Whistles(SM) is geared to the ICU beginner and veteran alike. It includes an in depth review of equipment and procedures (e.g. auscultation, lines/tubes/drains, telemetry, and ventilators) and focuses on improving a therapist's ability to monitor a patient's status with ICU equipment so that an appropriate rehab technique can be performed. Register now!

Target audience

Bells & Whistles(SM) is especially appropriate for PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, SLPs, SLPAs, and students. Please review the educational credit opportunities of which you might be able to take advantage.

Through participation in the Bells & Whistles(SM) course, you should be able to:

• Ask questions you are otherwise afraid to ask
• Improve your knowledge and comfort level in the ICU
• Improve the skills necessary to treat in the ICU
• Differentiate between precautions and contraindications
• Learn how to advance ICU patients

If you understand the following five important ICU 'criticals', you can treat almost all patients in the ICU safely:

• The term 'stable' and how it is determined via vitals/telemetry.
• Whether a patient is improving, decompensating, or the same.
• Precautions/contraindications for a particular disease process, injury, or surgery and for the equipment with which you will work.
• How each rehab activity affects a patient's vitals/outcome.
• That a person must be able to ask someone a question if they don't know something.

If you don't know and fully understand this important information and how to apply it in the ICU, Bells & Whistles is for you.