Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds- Acute Care: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

Course overview

This interdisciplinary grand rounds event examines the collaborative management of the medically complex acute care patient through the integrated perspectives of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology. Participants will engage with a real-world patient case that highlights the critical role of rehabilitation professionals in the acute care and ICU setting, exploring how each discipline contributes uniquely, yet collaboratively, to patient evaluation, goal-setting, and treatment planning. The session will emphasize clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice, interprofessional communication, and the importance of early rehabilitation intervention in optimizing functional outcomes, reducing complications, and supporting safe discharge planning for patients with complex medical presentations. Case presented will include a patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome and ICU delirium status post liver transplant, admitted to the medical intensive care unit with elevated oxygen requirements.