Symposium

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Cross-Cutting

Adaptation of Existing Clinical Practice Guidelines to Make Actionable Transdisciplinary Recommendations for Inpatient Rehabilitation (848913)

Presenter(s)

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  Amber M. Walter, DPT, NCS

  Clinical Science Manager
  Sheltering Arms Institute
  Glen Allen, Virginia

  Presentation Slides Handouts Presentation + Audio
• CW

  Caitlin C. Wright, MOT, OTR/L, CBIS

  Occupational Therapy Advisor
  Sheltering Arms Institute
  Henrico, Virginia
• JV

  Jessi Vaught

Creation and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for rehabilitation has increased recently. Despite this, current guidelines may often fail to provide specific, actionable recommendations for clinicians working in an inpatient rehabilitation environment. The main aim of the session will be to persuade the audience to understand how professionals can utilize existing guidelines to develop a process of synthesizing evidence and experience to create a context-specific and actionable recommendations for persons post-stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and amputation. 

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss purposes of clinical practice guidelines including clinicians' perceptions and barriers to use.
• Describe the adaptation process for existing clinical practice guidelines.
• List steps to integrate existing guidelines and additional best practices into a transdisciplinary guideline using the ICF Model.