Grant recipient: Jenna Lang, Sunshine Hospital, Western Health

Project title: Development of the Mobility Expertise in Intensive Care Competency (MOvE-ICU) Assessment Tool

Year awarded: 2019 

Grant: Pat Cosh Trust Grant

Grant amount: $14,944.28

Snapshot: This research focuses on identifying the quality of clinical practice guidelines for early functional rehabilitation in the ICU, and the development of competency assessment tools and training for physiotherapists delivering exercise and rehabilitation interventions to critically ill patients.

The findings: Binational expert consensus was reached to define the assessment criteria for physiotherapists delivering exercise and mobilisation interventions to the critically ill. 

Benefit to the profession: This standard can be utilised in clinical, educational, and research practice environments to guide training, assessment, and skill recognition in critical care physiotherapy.

The next steps: In the long-term this research will begin the process of developing consistent postgraduate training and credentialing of physiotherapists working in intensive care to facilitate skills recognition. The continued development of a skilled workforce in this complex work area will enable equality of evidence-based patient care between diverse practice environments.

Read more about Jenna’s research in InMotion.