Download or read book Good Practice in Brain Injury Case Management written by Jackie Parker and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a guide to effective case management, outlining all the key issues that professionals working with brain-injured people will need to know, from understanding what brain injury actually is and how it feels to experience it to strategies for rehabilitation, assessing risk and implementing support plans.

Download or read book Good Practice in Brain Injury Case Management written by Jackie Parker and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain injury case management involves the care and support of brain-injured individuals and their families in a range of areas, from personal injury litigation to the planning of treatment and therapy regimes. Good Practice in Brain Injury Case Management provides a guide to effective case management, outlining all the key issues that professionals working with brain-injured people will need to know, from understanding what brain injury actually is and how it feels to experience it to strategies for rehabilitation, assessing risk and implementing support plans. The contributors are drawn from a wide range of disciplines, including social work, neuropsychology, occupational therapy and legal practice, and offer information and advice in clear jargon-free. This is an essential handbook for case managers and all other professionals working with brain injured people.

Download or read book Traumatic Brain Injury written by Mark J. Ashley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-12-29 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitative Treatment and Case Management, Second Edition provides therapists, case managers and physicians with information about the longer-term issues faced by this population. Originally titled Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, this new edition updates the clinical information and broadens the scope of the best-s

Download or read book Traumatic Brain Injury written by Mark J. Ashley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of this text constitutes a continuation of 20 years of coverage of traumatic brain injury, and broadens the discussion of acquired brain injury. Within TBI, the paradigm shift from an injury occurring at a point in time to a disease entity of a chronic nature is changing the discussion of diagnosis, management, treatment and outcome assessment. Disease specification that differentiates TBIs by the mechanism of injury, the exact nature of the injury, the extent of injury, presence of co-morbidities and their exact nature, gender, age, race, and genome are emerging as crucial. Disease differentiation has impacted diagnosis, treatment and outcome.

Download or read book Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for up to one-third of combat-related injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to some estimates. TBI is also a major problem among civilians, especially those who engage in certain sports. At the request of the Department of Defense, the IOM examined the potential role of nutrition in the treatment of and resilience against TBI.

Download or read book Traumatic Brain Injury written by Mark J. Ashley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the bestselling second edition was published almost a decade ago, the field of brain injury treatment has undergone tremendous change, largely impacting access to treatment. But, while the healthcare marketplace has evolved, the needs of brain injury victims remain the same. With updated and expanded clinical coverage, Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Case Management, Third Edition delineates a broad spectrum of advanced theoretical clinical constructs and detailed diagnostic and treatment interventions for traumatic brain injury. Details Specific Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches for Nearly All Aspects of Dysfunction Observed Following Brain Injury With contributions from more than 50 authorities in both academia and industry, this highly respected text stands apart as a clinical guide to rehabilitative treatment of persons with traumatic brain injury following the acute phase of treatment. It provides a concise source of information about the scientific and therapeutic realms involved in the rehabilitation of a person with traumatic brain injury, specifically as they relate to persistent deficits. The book also details long-term consequences of brain injury and effective approaches to vocational rehabilitation and case management. Widening coverage from the previous edition, this book includes details on: Metabolic and bioenergetic factors in brain injury Neuroendocrine dysfunction following brain injury Blast injury Ethical issues in treatment of brain injury Neuropharmacological and neuropsychological interventions following brain injury Interventions for the minimally conscious patient Dietary and exercise considerations after brain injury Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Case Management, Third Edition is a complete source of pharmacological, anatomical, and physiological information for basic therapeutic rationales that are often not well understood in the field. It is an ideal reference for both new and experienced clinicians.

Download or read book Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults written by Jacki Pritchard and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults provides an up to date and topical overview of developments in policy, guidance, legislation and practice in the area of adult protection. The book aims to broaden thinking about adult abuse, assesses alternative models of practice such as criminal justice and welfare, and covers groups who may be overlooked, such as people with brain injuries, older prisoners and adults within the black and minority ethnic communities. Issues covered include domestic violence and honour-based crime, abuse in institutions, financial abuse, and risk assessment in adult protection. The book is illustrated throughout with case studies, and also gives a voice to the victims of adult abuse who can be forgotten in a working environment that emphasises target performance, indicators, standards, star ratings, paperwork and correct use of terminology. This book will be essential reading for anyone working with vulnerable adults, including social workers, care managers, care workers, health care staff, police, probation officers, staff within the prison system, advocates, volunteers, training officers and students.

Download or read book Case Management in Healthcare written by Peggy Rossi and published by Saunders. This book was released on 1999 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Case Management in Health Care" is a comprehensive reference designed to educate nurses and other health care professionals on the processes involved in case management. This reference discusses interventions and collaboration efforts that are necessary to move the patient through the continuum of care. It explores the changes in case management and it explains the financial, legal, and service aspects of this field. It is appropriate for nursing students (undergraduate and graduate) as well as for practicing case managers. • Focuses on the most current topics that are based on the changes and trends in case management and health care. • Addresses health care policies, laws and regulations as they apply to a case manager's day-to-day responsibilities. • Presents the basics on health insurance and the alternate funding programs equipping case managers to become active advocates for their patients. • Explores the pitfalls and barriers frequently encountered when locating appropriate patient resources, and explains how to overcome them. • Discusses various levels of care and treatment settings outside the acute care setting (ex. skilled nursing facility and home health care). • Explains the increasing number of case management models that are being used in various clinical settings. • Compares the roles and responsibilities of a utilization manager and a case manager, emphasizing the need for their collective efforts in providing quality patient care. • Case Management and Technology, focuses on systems support, technology tools and resources, meaningful reporting, using the Internet, and video conferencing in relation to effectively serving patients. • Quality Management for Case Managers, covers guidelines for quality management, organization standards and practices, accountability, increasing customer satisfaction, and measuring utilization and costs. • Audits, identifies auditing entities and discusses development of successful competency programs to meet regulatory standards specific to case management. • The Importance of Credentialing, discusses the significance of credentialing as the start of the quality process of an organization. • Discusses new modalities for case management such as demand management, care management, drug state management, and disability management. • Addresses the complexity of the moral and ethical issues facing today's case managers. • Includes content on worker's compensation, on-site vs. telephonic case management, and tools to improve the case management practice. • Tips and training tools for care givers are updated to include agencies, literature, and various web sites dedicated to care giving. • Expanded content on legal and legislative issues such as the Balanced Budget Act (BBA), Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). • Provides current coverage of funding and insurance programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health coverage, Veteran's benefits, and TRICARE. • Content in Complex Care and Post Acute Care units have been expanded to include the latest advances in emergency care, hospice, and managing geriatric, transplant, mentally ill patients. • Each chapter begins with Objectives that list key points and focus the reader on essential content to better prepare them for learning. • Suggested Websites and Resources listed at the end of chapter provide reader with opportunity for further study and research. • End of Chapter Exercises (1-5 questions) promote active learning and application of pertinent content.

Download or read book Brain Injury Medicine written by Nathan D Zasler, MD, FAAPM&R, FAADEP, DAAPM and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 1313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the management issues involved in caring for the person with brain injury - from early diagnosis and evaluation through the post-acute period and rehabilitation. It is the definitive core text needed by all practitioners in this area, including physiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses, and other health care professionals. Written by over 100 acknowledged leaders in the field, and containing hundreds of tables, graphs, and photographic images, the text deals with issues of neuroimaging and neurodiagnostic testing, prognosis and outcome, acute care, rehabilitative care, treatment of specific populations, neurologic problems following injury, neuromusculoskeletal problems, and general management issues. Key features include: Emphasis on a disease state management approach to patient assessment and treatment Promotion of a holistic, biopsychosocial model of patient assessment and care Review of current expert consensus on practice guidelines Exploration of epidemiologic and basic pathophysiologic aspects of brain injury Examination of clinical issues throughout the continuum of rehabilitative care Cutting edge, practical information based on the authors' extensive clinical experience that will positively impact patients and families following brain injury ;Foreword; Preface; Part I: Perspectives on Rehabilitative Care and Research; Clinical Continuum of Care; Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Past, Present, and Future?; International Perspectives on Brain Injury Rehabilitation; Training and Certification of Care Providers; Conducting Research: Current Concepts and Issues; Part II: Epidemiology, Prevention, Neuropathology, and Neural Recovery; Epidemiology and Public Health Issues; Primary Prevention; Pathophysiology; Concepts of Central Nervous System Plasticity and Their Implications for Understanding Recovery After Brain Damage; Advances in Innovative Therapies to Enhance Neural Recovery; Part III: Neuroimaging and Neurodiagnostic Testing; Static Neuroimaging; Functional Neuroimaging; Electrophysiologic Assessment Techniques; Part IV: Prognosis and Outcome; Prognosis: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach; Neuroimaging Correlates of Functional Outcome; Functional Assessment and Outcome Evaluation; Life Expectancy; Part V: Acute Care; Acute Care Management; Assessment, Early Rehabilitation Intervention, and Tertiary Prevention; Part VI: Rehabilitative Care and Treatment of Specific Populations; Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Issues; The Older Adult; Post-Concussive Disorders: Pathoanatomy, Pathophysiology, Prognosis and Outcome; Post-Concussive Disorders; Differential Diagnostic Issues and Treatment Implications; Sports-Related Concussion; Assessment and Management of Individuals with Disorders of Consciousness; Part VII: Neurologic Problems; Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy; Movement Disorders; Balance and Dizziness; Evaluating and Treating Visual Dysfunction; Cranial Nerve Disorders; Fatigue: Assessment and Treatment; Sleep Disturbances: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment; Diagnosis and Management of Late Intracranial Complications; Part VIII: Neuromusculoskeletal Problems; Complications Associated with Immobility; Assessing and Treating Muscle Overactivity in the Upper Motorneuron Syndrome; Part IX: Medical Management Issues; Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Issues; Sexuality, Reproduction, and Neuroendocrine Disorders; Post-traumatic Pain Disorders: Medical Assessment and Management; Post-Traumatic Pain Disorders: Psychological Assessment and Management; Neurorehabilitation Nursing: From Injury to Recovery; Part X: Cognitive and Behavioral Problems; Cognitive Rehabilitation; Cognitive Impairments; Neuropsychological Assessment and Treatment; Principles of Behavioral Analysis and Modification; Principles of Neuropsychiatric Assessment and Treatment; Part XI: Speech, Language, and Swallowing Problems; Assessment and Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders; Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Problems; Cognitive-Communications Deficits; Part XII: Motor Recovery, Functional Mobility, and ADLs; Neuroscientific Basis for Occupational and Physical Therapy; Therapy for Mobility Impairments and Motor Skill Acquisition; Therapy for Activities of Daily Living; Part XIII: Neuropsychopharmacology and Alternative Treatments; Pharmacotherapy of Neuropsychiatric Disturbances; Pharmacotherapy of Cognitive Impairment; Neuropharmacology; Nutraceuticals; Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Part XIV: Psychosocial and Vocational Issues; Community Re-entry Issues and Long-Term Care; The Treatment of Substance Abuse; A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Family Members; Returning to Work; Part XV: Medicolegal and Ethical Issues; Medicolegal Issues; Ethical Issues in Clinicolegal Practice; Assessment of Response Bias in Clinical and Forensic Evaluations of Impairment; Decision-Making Capacity: Clinical Assessment and Ethical Implications; Life Care Planning: Clinical and Forensic Issues.;"...A 'go-to' reference for any clinician treating individuals with brain injury... The editors have assembled a single resource for physiatrists, neurologists, psychiatrists, therapists, nurses, psychologists, and other medical specialists, as well as for legal professionals and patient advocates. A medical condition of this magnitude and scope requires the thoughtful and wide-ranging coverage this text provides. It will quickly become the authoritative desk reference sought by clinicians practicing brain injury medicine."-The New England Journal of Medicine, May 31, 2007 "Brain Injury Medicine is clearly a 'go-to' textbook that belongs on the shelves of brain injury professionals across the board- physicians, psychologists, therapists, and treatments specialists. It contains a depth and breadth of information on the science of brain injury and the state of the art in treating individuals. The editors and chapter authors of this excellent textbook deserve to be complimented for their expertise and commitment to helping professionals expand their knowledge of brain injury treatment, research, and service delivery."-Brain Injury Professional "A much-needed and welcome addition to the brain injury medical literature... an excellent comprehensive clearinghouse for state-of-the-art knowledge in brain injury medicine today... Anyone caring for brain-injured patients would do well to obtain this book for use as a go-to reference, a teaching tool, and for assistance with the many medical and rehabilitation management issues which face this patient population and the clinicians who care for them."-Doody's Reviews "Brain Injury Medicine is an outstanding and comprehensive book that can serve as the 'bible' for each member of a team working with a TBI patient, allowing each of them to understand the reasons behind the decisions of their fellow team members. We are what our brains allow us to be. The neurorehabilitation professional needs to have a standard by which they can both understand and advise patients, family members, fellow professionals, and payors regarding TBI related issues. This book will significantly enable each professional to have access to a vast fund of knowledge." - From the Foreword by Henry H. Stonnington, MD, Medical Director, Rehabilitation Services, Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, Mississippi"

Download or read book Careers of Care written by P.E Higham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1998, This Book explores Traumatic Brain Injury form the perspectives of long term continuing health and social care revision within the current requirements of community care. Different types of residential care provision and care management processes are evaluated for their suitability, without previous ideological bias for or against one provision above another. The book develops social care practice by promoting a strategy of individualised practice for recoiling residential care provision within the requirement of community care. Its recommendations can be transferred from people with Traumatic Brian Injury to other ‘Out-sider groups’ within the remit of community care. Headway National Head Injuries Association commends this book as a standard reference work. Social workers, nurses, social care managers and workers, occupation therapists, psychotherapists, speech therapists, and lawyers working in compensation cases will find the book useful for practice.

Download or read book Optimal Outcome written by Valerie L. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ethical Practice in Brain Injury Rehabilitation written by Joanna Collicutt McGrath and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethical Practice in Brain Injury Rehabilitation helps rehabilitation professionals deal effectively with the difficult ethical dilemmas that regularly face them in their daily clinical practice. The book takes a multiprofessional perspective, focusing on issues facing therapists, doctors, nurses, and psychologists, and will also be helpful to relatives of people with acquired brain injury. It treats ethics as a special case of good professional practice and takes a practical psychological approach, looking at the thoughts, feelings, and actions that are involved in taking ethical decisions, carrying them out, and living with their consequences. The book tells the story of brain injury from the patients' perspective, and argues that patient-centred practice that strives to uphold patient autonomy and support the reconstitution of personal identity is the basis of good rehabilitation. But it also acknowledges the difficulty in delivering patient-centred practice in a context of limited resources, diverse value systems, uncertain prognosis, and conflicting loyalties. The book contains many case histories, including a series of guided examples that will be useful for individual study or group work.

Download or read book Traumatic Brain Injury written by Mark J. Ashley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-12-29 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing a number of deficits prevalent and persistent following traumatic brain injury (TBI), the popular first edition of this text provided a concise source of information on the longer-term issues faced by TBI survivors and their care-givers. This new edition updates the clinical information and broadens the scope of the text with ten additional chapters designed to meet the needs of educators, discharge planners, and neuropsychologists. New topics include auditory function assessment, aging issues, cognitive rehabilitation, recreational therapy, litigation and settlement options, and bio-ethical principles. Each chapter begins with an outline that allows quick access to specific material.

Download or read book Women and Community Action written by Lena Dominelli and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including case studies to illustrate the topics discussed, this title highlights women's role in a community's growth and development, taking into account the considerable changes in society since the first edition.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation to veterans with a service-connected injury, and to receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a veteran must submit a claim or have a claim submitted on his or her behalf. Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans reviews the process by which the VA assesses impairments resulting from traumatic brain injury for purposes of awarding disability compensation. This report also provides recommendations for legislative or administrative action for improving the adjudication of veterans' claims seeking entitlement to compensation for all impairments arising from a traumatic brain injury.

Download or read book Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook written by Subrata Ghatak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-09-21 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life Care Planning is an advanced collaborative practice concerned with coordinating, accessing, evaluating, and monitoring necessary services for individuals with significant medical adversity. This handbook provides a comprehensive resource for all people involved with catastrophic impairments who need to solve complex medical care problems. Upda

Download or read book Traumatic Brain Injury written by Jack W. Tsao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly revised and updated work covers numerous advances in traumatic brain injury diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and pathophysiology. Since publication of the first edition in 2012, there has been greatly increased public awareness of the clinical consequences of even the mildest of head injuries, and the result has been a concerted effort of countries around the world to increase research funding. This second edition continues to focus on mild traumatic brain injury--or concussion--and contains updates to all the original chapters as well as adding new chapters addressing clinical sequelae, including pediatric concussion, visual changes, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and blast-associated TBI. Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource designed for neurologists, primary care clinicians, sports physicians, and other medical providers, including psychologists and neuropsychologists, as well as athletic trainers who may evaluate and care for individuals who have sustained a TBI. The book features summaries of the most pertinent areas of diagnosis and therapy, which can be readily accessed by the busy clinician/professional. In addition, the book's treatment algorithms provide a highly practical reference to cutting edge therapies, and an updated appendix of ICD codes is included. An outstanding contribution to the literature, Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, again offers an invaluable resource for all providers who treat patients with TBI.