Speakers
Professor David McWilliams
Stream 2
Outline of proposed content:
Round table discussion for practical and pragmatic solutions to achieve the NCEPOD recommendations. This session will provide real world examples and insights with a view to empower clinicians in both the implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation for survivors of critical illness.
Learning objectives
1) To discuss real world examples of aspiring for excellence in critical care rehabilitation
2) To understand how to identify those patients most at risk of critical care morbidity
3) To explore how we can make the NCEPOD recommendations a reality in the current NHS climate
4) Strategies to ensure patients and their loved ones are actively involved and remain at the centre of care
David McWilliams is a Professor of Critical Care and Rehabilitation and Clinical Academic Physiotherapist at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and Coventry University's Centre for Care Excellence. He is the chair of the physiotherapy working group for the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and Chair of the Intensive Care Society National Rehabilitation Collaborative. David was a member of the guideline development group for the NICE guideline ‘Critical Illness rehabilitation’ and led an NCEPOD study into rehabilitation and recovery following critical illness. David is recognised as an international expert on critical care physiotherapy and rehabilitation, regularly presenting both nationally and internationally on the subject.
Kate is a Specialist Sister in ICU in Plymouth. Her role is to support patients, loved ones and staff pre and post ICU discharge. She is a nurse researcher in rehabilitation after critical illness and the founder of the #Rehablegend campaign. The campaign shares patient stories to share best practice, improve patient experience, support quality improvement and clinical research and raise awareness of the importance of rehabilitation for all. Her work was recognised with a Parliamentary Award for care and compassion in 2019, National Patient Experience Award in 2019. Her work during 2020/2021 supporting patients with COVID saw her awarded with a British Empire Medal for services to improve patient experience. She is the deputy chair of the National Rehabilitation Collaborative and is keen to develop national work to support recovery after ICU.