Brenda O'Neill

Professor, Physiotherapist. Supporting respiratory and critical care rehabilitation, research, education and practice for better health and well being.

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

@atscommunity 📊 Research Summary: Remote, individualized rehabilitation did not significantly improve quality of life at 8 weeks for ICU survivors but enhanced physical function, fatigue, and anxiety in selected patients. #CriticalIllness

#ATS2026 @atscommunity

https://t.co/C2aKdGrZwX

[Critical Care Reviews @CritCareReviews]

iRehab was presented today at @ATSCritCare Conference and published in @JAMA_current

The video from CCR Down Under 2025 is now available along with our trial summary and critique
https://t.co/8n2rryPEja

Does the paper's conclusion do the trial justice?

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

💬 Editorial: Remote rehabilitation for ICU survivors improved quality of life & physical function for highly adherent participants, but many declined participation. Integration of flexible, accessible recovery options is needed for #CriticalIllness.

#ATS2026 @atsco@atscommunitynity

https://t.co/SGMlkSONWg

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

🧵 Among survivors of #CriticalIllness requiring mechanical ventilation, remote rehabilitation yielded improvements in physical function, fatigue, and anxiety, though health-related quality of life benefits were not detected at 8 weeks.

#ATS2026 @atscommunity

https://t.co/lrnLnLLqoW

[Brenda O'Neill @OneillBon]

Amazing opportunity to present @iRehabTrial results @atscommunity with simultaneous publication in @JAMA_current

[Critical Care Reviews @CritCareReviews]

Today's Paper of the Day is:

Emergency critical care: closing the gap between onset of critical illness and intensive care unit admission

https://t.co/JKgcYjlUQ5

Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2026

[Nursing in Critical Care Journal @niccjournal]

Are we over-trusting a number on the screen?
Pulse oximetry is central to ICU monitoring, yet this study raises a critical question about how reliable those readings truly are.

🔗 https://t.co/cSniJiQMMK
#CriticalCare #PatientSafety

[Critical Care Reviews @CritCareReviews]

Today's Paper of the Day is:

Diastolic dysfunction in acute & critical illness: acute pathophysiology to chronic heart failure

https://t.co/JKgcYjlUQ5

Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2026

[COPD Foundation @COPDFoundation]

New insights from pulmonary rehabilitation research show roughly 50% of patients desaturate during walking. Plus: how high stress correlates with lung health, a new CME opportunity, & more. Find it all in the latest issue of Praxis. Subscribe TODAY: https://t.co/ig6VCHqGKy

[Sarah Dzumbira @sarah_dzu_OT]

📢 Shoutout for potential participants for my post-reg MSc dissertation focus group.

I am looking for #OccupationalTherapists working with inpatient #criticalcare patients with #neurocognitive impariments

Please get in contact if you meet the criteria!

#icurecovery

[Brenda O'Neill @OneillBon]

Fabulous event Congratulations to Physiotherapy at Ulster University

[Tom Sullivan @TomSullivant]

A fantastic event @UlsterUni celebrating 50 years of the physiotherapy degree course and Danny Kerrs professorial lecture. Amazing speakers. Amazing members. @thecsp @JonnieMcC @physiobk @UlsterHealthSci

[Ⓙⓐⓜⓔⓢ Ⓑⓡⓤⓒⓔ @jimmibruce]

https://t.co/TYjEWkeRpK
Out today in JICS what Occupational Therapists can do if funded to do their job in ICU! 🙌🏽 @emaroids1 @JemmaksOt @UHBW_AHPs @uhbwNHS @ICS_updates @CriticalCareOT

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Take a look at our latest #ResearchFunding opportunities in the thread below or visit our website for the full, searchable list of opportunities available: https://t.co/zVxUTNuJtY

[Peter Nydahl @NydahlPeter]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

10. European Conference on Weaning and Rehabilitation
Paris, Sept. 26-27, 2026

Deadline for abstract submission: March 26th
https://t.co/m2wgyrTAyM

[Critical Care Reviews @CritCareReviews]

CCR26 returns to Belfast in June with 12 superb trials

🔴 Cardiac arrest
🔴 Sepsis
🔴 Acidaemia
🔴 Paeds nutrition
🔴 Burns
🔴 Respiratory failure
🔴 Sedation
🔴 Transfusion
🔴 Post ICU care

📍 Titanic Belfast
📅 June 10–12, 2026

Registration is open!
https://t.co/Q0oGoBILeo

[Hopkins ICU Rehab @icurehab]

Who is responsible for follow-up after critical illness? GP, ICU and patient perspectives https://t.co/ZSIezDGM23 #icurehab #A2Fbundle

[ERS publications @ERSpublications]

Telehealth group behavioural cough-suppression therapy shows excellent efficacy for refractory chronic cough. In this cohort study, 4–6 sessions emphasising cough suppression resulted in an impressive 7.04-point Leicester Cough Questionnaire improvement. https://t.co/Lcpqh3ru5Q

[School of Sport & Exercise Science @UlsterSchSport]

Congratulations colleagues Dr @JJW_Research, Dr @MalBrown7, Prof @MarkATully & collaborators on their published book ‘Routledge Handbook on Sedentary Behaviour’ 👏👏

https://t.co/yZmwhUoUOU

[IPCRG @IPCRG]

🌍 On this #WorldCOPDDay, help your patients breathe better by reading issue 3 of our COPD Magazine, Plan, Take Action, Live Well with COPD. It's full of useful, practical ideas to improve the quality of life and stay safe.

Learn more at:
https://t.co/LDJ5C9qlnk

[Hopkins ICU Rehab @icurehab]

Cost-Effectiveness of In-Bed Cycling and Routine Physiotherapy for Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation https://t.co/9WZqqTyAqj #icurehab #A2Fbundle