Access to allied health care services in Canadian interdisciplinary complex nerve injury programs.

Access to allied health care services in Canadian interdisciplinary complex nerve injury programs. Can J Neurol Sci. 2020 May 26;:1-12 Authors: Chapman KM, Doherty C, Bristol SG, O'Connor R, Berger MJ Abstract Nerve transfer surgery (NT) for patients with nerve and spinal cord injuries can result in dramatic functional improvements. As a result, interdisciplinary complex nerve injury programs (CNIPs) have been established in many Canadian centres, providing electrodiagnostic and surgical consultations in a single encounter. We sought to determine which allied health care services are included in Canadian CNIPs, at the 3rd Annual Canadian Peripheral Nerve Symposium. Twenty CNIPs responded to a brief survey and reported access as follows: occupational therapy=60%, physiotherapy=40%, social work=20%, mental health=10%. Access to allied health services is variable in CNIPs across Canada, possibly resulting in heterogeneity in patient care. PMID: 32450923 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Can J Neurol Sci Source Type: research