Honored, Grateful, and Overwhelmed

This past month, I was honored with the Linda Crane Memorial Lecture at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting. I wanted to thank the APTA Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy for the award and for giving me the opportunity to express my passion and way of thinking. Putting my lecture together was not an easy task. First, the Linda Crane Memorial Lecture is about your journey; therefore, you must talk about yourself. That was hard to do as I normally do not talk about myself, and first, I had to expose very deep feelings and traits without knowing how the audience would react to. Second, I wanted to bridge clinical practice with genomics, or Precision Physical Therapy, task that is not always well performed. I approached the lecture showing how important the Academy was for me to feel that I belonged here, and then, I threw all my work in endothelial function and molecular changes under endothelial sheer stress. During the lecture, the audience was engaged. When I finished, I felt an enormous weight off my shoulders. But it did not last long. I received so many congratulations and kind comments that completely overwhelmed me. I did not expect this reaction at all. On the one hand, I realized that this was confirmation of my work for the Academy; however, on the other hand, confirmed my commitment to my tribe and to continue moving the Journal forward, where it has never been before. The entire lecture will be published in our next issue. In this issue, we are pleased to present 1 clinical perspective and 3 research reports from Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. First, Gray et al.1 studied the physical and psychological challenges patients have after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in New Zealand. Second, Lockstone et al.2 performed a retrospective study to evaluate the implementation of physiotherapist-led lung ultrasound on clinical decision making in an intensive care unit in Australia. Then, Thomas et al.3 performed a systematic review to determine the effectiveness of early mobilization in reducing hospital and intensive care unit length of stay and improving functional outcomes of persons after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Finally, Bills et al.4 bring us a clinical perspective on the 4-Element Movement Model as framework to guide clinical decision making in the physical therapy management of individuals with movement disorders in patients with cardiac, vascular, and pulmonary impairments. Besides the Linda Crane Memorial lecture, the Academy's programming during CSM was full of excellent presentations. More than 20 hours of state-of-the-art material from acute care to respiratory training and cachexia management, the Academy has shown being up to date and full of knowledgeable members willing to move the cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy field "to the infinity and beyond."