The Upside Down of Proning

Introduction

COVID 19 predisposes patients to severe ARDS. For the most severe cases they are so impaired that proning is the primary intervention to manage severe hypoxemia.  This recorded webinar will allow you to get familiar with the physiology and principles of when and why to prone someone.  We will also discuss and demonstrate the technique of proning a  critically ill patient.

Speaker's Biography:

Nathalie Cote

Nathalie, graduate of the University of Ottawa, has been a critical care therapist at UHN, TGH site, since 2001.  She is a lecturer for the University of Toronto school of Physiotherapy, is involved in research and was part of the team that publish an article in early mobility  while on ECMO. 

Vincent Lo

Vincent Lo is a physiotherapist working at the Toronto General Hospital in the MSICU. He is actively involved in clinical research trials and teaching with the University of Toronto since 2001.