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Implementation of a novel team-based model of care using expert intensive care unit physiotherapists to supplement critical care surge demand.
Australian Critical Care : Official Journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses 2022 November 26
Within Victoria, Australia, the emergence of the Delta variant resulted in a significant and rapid increase in case numbers and high demand for intensive care beds statewide. While prior pandemic planning had been undertaken at a state level, the Delta variant necessitated a need for further rapid expansion of intensive care unit (ICU) beds. Our hospital subsequently implemented a Department of Health-designed team-based model of care to support this rapid ICU expansion-where tasks were allocated according to skill and not discipline. Here we report our local experiences as critical care physiotherapists participating in this novel model of care for physiotherapists to support the functioning of the ICU under peak pandemic surge conditions. Our core skill set as ICU-trained physiotherapists, including depth knowledge of the assessment and treatment of critical care patients, and ICU functioning, enabled us to play a contributing role in team-based care. We discuss our reflections and lessons learnt including future directions for clinicians, educators, managers, policymakers, and researchers to refine implementation of this novel model of care and how these lessons could be leveraged in future scenarios where healthcare systems might be significantly strained by future pandemics.
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