Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH

Consultant & Public Speaker. TEDx. Aspiring Author. Compassionate Care. #ICU. Infectious Diseases. Public Health. #PTSD.

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

March is special. It's when I stood for the 1st time, took my 1st steps & went home. This is me walking after months in the #icu from the #flu. I feel vulnerable sharing an intimate pic but ppl need see the hardship. I have #nolimits. #icurehab #medtwitter #rehablegend #amputee

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

I’m grateful & happy of what I’ve accomplished since getting severely ill in 2009. I only thought of physical healing, but emotional is the hardest for me. I made a lot of progress & today is about celebrating that. Off to celebrate me on this anniversary☀️🕶🌵🏜

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

13 yrs ago today I became severely ill from the flu. Please get your flu shot. It’s not too early to get one. 💉

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

Now’s the time to get your #FluShot.
Your body needs about 2 weeks to build antibodies. I got critically ill from the flu in mid-October, so get vaccinated before you think you’ll need it.
#MedTwitter #VaccinesWork #epitwitter #NurseTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #publichealth

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

@evergreendata As a speaker with a physical disability I always include accessibility in my requirements. Thank you for including it in yours going forward. #disability #accessibility

[WesElyMD @WesElyMD]

1/🧵#Covid19 is a disease of blood vessels that can affect your lungs, heart, brain, or any organ. Blood clotting sucks life from vital organs. This pt asked to have her story shared so that others may learn & seek #Vaccination. COVID caused blockage of blood to her arms & legs.

[Debbie Goff @idpharmd]

My talk features 2 #sepsis survivors @JenLudwin and @HAISurvivor @SepsisAlliance They taught me the patients perspective in an ICU and they continue to be amazing patient advocates! @pulmmatt @_FaceSA @TheBack140 @SICUPharmD

[WesElyMD @WesElyMD]

1/🧵 I’d like to think as a medical community that we have changed & no longer discharge people w/out appropriate follow-up, but just last week I met a #COVID19 survivor who was discharged from the ICU simply to follow up w his primary care physician.

#LongCOVID #PICS #A2FBundle

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

I experienced the same thing in the #ICU. I could hear so much and still remember things said about me. Sedation & intubation doesn’t mean I can’t hear or process things.
#medtwitter #NurseTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #epitwitter #PatientExperience

[Tami Altschuler @tami_altschuler]

A patient who was intubated and sedated told me today that he heard a lot of conversations during that time. And wishes people still greeted him when entering his #ICU room. Even though he could not show a response, he wanted to be included.

#MedTwitter #ICURehab #CriticalCare

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

I have been doing EMDR for a few years to address my traumas. I love that my mom now randomly sends articles about it. A support network is very important during & after a critical illness / trauma.
#medtwitter #emdr #MedStudentTwitter #NurseTwitter #therapy

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

👇 11 years into my critical care journey.

#medtwitter #rehablegend #PTSD #amputee #nursetwitter #resiliency #MedStudentTwitter #epitwitter

[K Saw @sawyer_kn]

#Survivorship is a journey & we need systematic resources for recovery after acute critical illness @DGlaucomflecken @kurzmc @LGlaucomflecken @DrUzendu @sacagarw @iwashyna @tammyeaton17 @BenjaminAbella @USresus4life @karensmith_av @Dr_JBray @jcjackson68 @AHAScience https://t.co/t9pyoK55tS

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

I would 100% download the supplemental material if I knew I’d see pics of dogs 😍

#MedTwitter #IDtwitter #dogsoftwitter

[Audrey Odom John MD PhD @odomjohnlab]

Sometimes you are really rewarded for downloading the supplemental data! 🐶🦠

(Table S4.1 from this nifty pre-print on covid-sniffing puppers: https://t.co/LHcWm6ciI6)

[Debbie Goff @idpharmd]

Speaking at virtual @SepsisAlliance meeting on diagnostic stewardship role in #sepsis and how time to effective #antibiotics matters Patient sepsis survivors @JenLudwin @HAISurvivor will be highlighted in my talk @T2Bio @obri05 @CepheidNews @OpGen @BioFireDX @FINDdx @RodneyRohde

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

Because of #COVID19 I updated my final wishes / legal docs. It was nice to have everything planned in case something happens, as I know all too well. Thankfully my family “gets it.” These decisions & conversations are so important to have beforehand.

#MedTwitter #estateplanning

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

Kilo & I went for a ride through Saguaro National Park. I love trying new things that show even with a disability I have no limits. I also get why they recommend this for PTSD.🌵🐴
#amputee #rehablegend #horsebackriding
#MedTwitter #ptsd

[WesElyMD @WesElyMD]

1/ Ten Myths about Sedation & Delirium in the ICU: CCM

We wrote this in 2013, but these seem super relevant & important now in the #COVID19 #Pandemic. Argue and Comment, but I think ALL OF THESE ARE FALSE, i.e., Myths...see next tweet

https://t.co/dl15xRPMK1

#MedTwitter #nurse

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

@missingdigits17 @TantamKate Agree with everything you said. My family & nurses were good at lip reading. Doctors were the worst which was frustrating. Sadly one doctor told me to stop faking that I couldn’t speak. He later apologized, but still...
#patientexperience #MedTwitter

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

I ❤️ gardening & during COVID I decided to buy indoor plants. There were wins & failures. But...this morning my monstera deliciosa showed it’s 1st leaf fenestration! Never knew I’d get so excited over a plant 🪴 😂

#plants #monsteradeliciosa

[Katie the Dementia Friendly Physio🌈💚 @dementia_physio]

I put my arm around a lovely patient to support them into standing for the first time & they said it was the closest they’d come to a hug since the start of Covid 🥺

So we sat in the chair, drank tea, held hands & talked about dogs because that is #physiotherapy at its finest 🐾

[Kate Tantam (She/her) @TantamKate]

This week I met a #Rehablegend who was having trouble communicating

They had just been extubated were anxious & frustrated.

It took me a bit to understand but we got there in the end…. Then they said “Thank you”

Never underestimate the impact of helping someone feel heard

[Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH @JenLudwin]

I went to a chiropractor for the 1st time & got a deep tissue massage too. Wish I had gone a long time ago bc I’m pretty sure being in an ICU bed for months did a number on my back. Can we make #massage part of patients’ care plans?💆🏼‍♀️
#MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #NurseTwitter