Join the International
Walk for PICS

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Saturday, September 28, 2024
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Anywhere!
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Of those who survive critical illness, many experience Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)—a collection of new or worsening impairments in the cognitive, physical, or mental health realm after a stay in the ICU1.

5,000,000
patients are admitted annually to U.S. intensive care units (ICUs)2.
80%
of patients who are mechanically ventilated experience delirium3

We have organized a simple walk of any number of miles to challenge our bodies while raising awareness of this complicated syndrome. Individuals can walk anywhere in the world, either on their own or with loved ones. It is our desire that every ICU survivor living with PICS knows they are not alone and that there is hope and support for their journey.

If you can’t walk on September 28, walk on any day in September. Walk wherever you are for as far as you are able.

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I would like to WALK FOR PICS on Saturday, September 28!

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Hosts

If you would like to walk for PICS with others in your community, check the map below to see if there is a walk in your local area. To inquire about hosting a walk, please fill out the form above.

United States

Orlando, FL

Host organizations:

Contact:

Brian Peach ([email protected])
Jennifer Chap ([email protected])

Location:

Lake Eola Park Amphitheatre (corner of Rosalind Avenue and Robinson Street)

Time:

Sunday, September 29 at 9am

Distance:

Details coming soon
Indianapolis, IN

Host organizations:

Contact:

Kendra Hinton-Froese ([email protected])

Location:

Time:

10am

Distance:

Details coming soon
Lexington, KY

Host organizations:

American Physical Therapy Association–Kentucky
University of Kentucky

Contact:

Angie Henning ([email protected])
Kirby Mayer ([email protected])

Location:

Virtual at place of your choosing (kickoff on Facebook Live)

Time:

7:30am

Distance:

Details coming soon
Baltimore, MD

Host organizations:

University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center

Contact:

Sarah Holler ([email protected])

Time:

10am

Distance:

Details coming soon
St. Louis, MO

Host organizations:

Contact:

Ansley Little ([email protected])

Time:

1pm

Distance:

Details coming soon
Charlotte, NC

Host organizations:

Atrium Health

Contact:

Erika Setliff ([email protected])

Location:

Atrium Health One Day Surgery, 1001 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte NC

Time:

9:30am

Distance:

Details coming soon
Lincoln, NE

Host organizations:

Bryan Health

Contact:

Becca Milroy ([email protected])

Location:

Holmes Lake Park (parking lot 5) – 70th & Normal, S. 70th Street, Lincoln, NE

*Virtual option available

Time:

8am

Distance:

Details coming soon
Philadelphia, PA

Host organizations:

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PediatricIntensive Care Unit

Contact:

Neethi Pinto ([email protected])

Location:

Walk begins in the Buerger Bridge between the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care and will end in the Marty and Iris Walsh in Family Medicine Garden, 3501 Civic Center Blvd.

Time:

12pm

Distance:

Details coming soon
Pittsburgh, PA

Host organizations:

UPMC Mercy Hospital

Contact:

Jess Nobile ([email protected])

Time:

10am

Distance:

Details coming soon
Nashville, TN

Host organizations:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System

Contact:

Jenna MacDonald ([email protected])
Kelly Drumright ([email protected])

Location:

Edwin Warner Park (shelters 9-10)
98 Vaughn Rd, Nashville, TN 37221

Time:

10am

Distance:

Details coming soon
Houston, TX

Host organizations:

Houston Methodist Hospital

Contact:

Critical Care Recovery Clinic ([email protected])

Location:

Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bernter Ave, Houston, TX 77030

Time:

4:30pm

Distance:

Details coming soon

England

Chester, England

Host organizations:

Contact:

Location:

Chester Racecourse

Time:

September 15 at11am

Distance:

6 miles

*Funds raised will support the Critical Care Survivors Network

Details coming soon
London, England

Host organizations:

Contact:

Location:

Time:

Distance:

Details coming soon

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