Surviving the ICU: How Can Communication Reduce PICS?

Course overview

Vanessa Abraham, MS, CCC-SLP, author and ICU survivor, joins host Sarah Baar for a powerful conversation that bridges clinical practice with lived experience. Together, they explore how communication access in the ICU can shape recovery and why trauma-informed care is essential across all rehab disciplines. Vanessa shares her personal journey with Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), offering practical strategies and poignant insights for clinicians like you. You'll walk away with a deeper understanding of how communication can reduce trauma, and why it just might be the most important intervention you provide.