Spinal Cord Injuries
CPD
38m
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Lecture Overview
A spinal cord injury can result in a sudden and debilitating change to a person’s life. Each person with a spinal cord injury will be able to function at a different level. In this lecture, Kirsty Walford describes the practical long-term care considerations for a person who has experienced a spinal cord injury.
Educators
Kristy Walford
Kristy Walford is an Occupational Therapist who has worked on the Victorian Spinal Cord Service at Austin Health for over 20 years. In that time, she has worked in all settings including acute, rehabilitation and community. She has spent most of her time working on the Spinal Outreach Service where she works with clients living at home with a spinal cord injury who may be at risk of complications, primarily pressure areas. Her main interest is working with spinal injured clients who are ageing and managing ongoing changes to living with a long term spinal cord injury. See Educator Profile
Reviews
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stanley catts
Injuries to the spinal chord might be partial or full.And depending on where,be it cervical or lumber various muscles are affected.So our client could be a hemi or a quad.So many possabilities
Kelsey Tout
Great thorough information
Stephanie Zettl
Great overview of spinal cord injuries.
Donna Lee Apelu
Good speaker. Clear concise yet informative session.
Ashleigh Watson
This resource succinctly covered the important aspects of spinal cord injuries. It also touched on the importance of respecting an individual's desire to maintain some autonomy over their body.
Nicole Nicole
A very thorough and easy to listen to and understand lecture. The statistics and treatment have come a long way, it is very interesting to listen to a professional so passionate and experienced in their field
Jennifer Hudson
This was an excellent lecture, very informative and practical.
Rosina McKeen
Overall good presenatation of the spinal cord injuries.
Gillian Pringle
resource was good just not relevant to my practice
Dianne Zanotto
I found the presenter very knowledgeable in her field of spinal injuries