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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Activity and Mobility Promotion (JH-AMP)

 
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Bring AMP to Your Hospital

 
 

Johns Hopkins Activity and Mobility Promotion (JH-AMP)™ is an inter-professional program aiming to support hospitals and health care providers that want to change the culture of patient immobility, providing frontline caregivers and hospital leaders with the tools and support needed to design and implement structured quality improvement processes to successfully increase patient activity and mobility.

Save the Date 5th Annual Hospital Activity and Mobility Conference

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Join our mobility experts alongside guest speakers from around the world as they guide you toward creating or expanding the culture of mobility in your institution.

On-Demand Content: April 1 - June 1, 2022
Live Virtual Sessions: April 20, 21 and 22, 2022
In-Person Workshops: April 28 and 29, 2022

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Implementation Tools, Resources and Hands-on Training

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We offer a range of resources to help you bring JH-AMP to your institution, from free downloadable tools to in-depth training sessions.

If you're not sure where to start, a Hospital Consultation and Report can help.

Free tools and resources Training and Implementation support

Education Frontline Training

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Train your team the way we train ours. Our Frontline Onboarding and Competency Training course educates frontline staff on immobility harm and how to utilize functional measurement tools. And with our Mobility Trainer Certificate course, you can empower your organization’s educators to train front-line staff in safely and effectively mobilizing patients.

Frontline Onboarding and Competency Training Mobility Trainer Certificate

Education Free Webinars

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Our experts are working to provide free webinars in lieu of in-person conferences to help clinicians continue to prioritize patient activity and mobility.

Learn more about upcoming webinars

Conferences Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference

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Attend the annual Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference on November 4-6, 2021, to learn how to bridge the interdisciplinary gap from research to the bedside and bring together clinical experts who are creating a culture based on proactive rehabilitation.

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    By focusing on mobility, we are able to improve patient outcomes, expedite recovery time and shorten length of stay. Introducing this initiative has led to greater patient engagement and improved experience. More importantly, we are able to bring patients back to independence.

    - Michelle D’Alesandro, Director of Medical Nursing at Johns Hopkins Bayview

     

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    Learn more about how we can help you implement a JH-AMP program at your institution.

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    Hear from Our Directors

    Michael Friedman, PT, MBA, and Erik Hoyer, M.D., explain the methodology behind JH-AMP and how the program is making a difference.

     

    What is Immobility Harm?

    What is the Activity and Mobility Promotion Program?

    About the Activity & Mobility Promotion Program Outcomes

    Other JH-AMP Programs

    JH-AMP Adult ICU Early Rehabilitation Program
    PICU Up! - Pediatric ICU JH-AMP Program
     
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