Workshop (Clinical/Best Practice Implementation) ID 2002364

Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects every aspect of a person’s bodily functions. As such, for a person to survive and strive in the community after SCI, both a comprehensive and effective rehabilitation program, as well as life-sustaining healthcare (i.e., SCI-specific medical services, equi...

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Published inTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation Vol. 29; no. Supplement; p. 249
Main Authors Cowley, Kristine, Athanasopoulos, Peter, Ho, Chester, Ripat, Jacquie, Rademeyer, Hope Jervis, Warkentin, Peter, Gregory, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2023
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Summary:Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects every aspect of a person’s bodily functions. As such, for a person to survive and strive in the community after SCI, both a comprehensive and effective rehabilitation program, as well as life-sustaining healthcare (i.e., SCI-specific medical services, equipment, and supplies) is needed. Although Canada has a publicly funded universal healthcare system, provinces have flexibility in determining how rehabilitation is delivered and in defining ‘essential’ healthcare. Methods/Overview This workshop will consist of two lectures on current standards of care in acute SCI rehabilitation and provision of life-sustaining SCI healthcare services, equipment, and supplies in Canada, followed by an initial overview of standards in other comparable countries and discussion of next steps for developing equity and consistency in Canada for SCI rehabilitation and provision of SCI-related healthcare needs. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will understand:
ISSN:1082-0744
1945-5763
DOI:10.46292/sci23-2002364S