Instructional Course

Brain Injury

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

IC9: Disorder of Consciousness: Medical Management, Complications, Medical Confound Considerations, Prognosis and Outcomes (807905)

Presenter(s)

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  Craig DiTommaso, MD

  Medical Director
  Post Acute Medical / USPhysiatry
  Humble, Texas

  Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
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  Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST

  Brain Injury Program Manager
  Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
  Lincoln, Nebraska

This one-day Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) instructional course has been developed for the treating clinician. This course will focus on application of evidence-based Clinical Guideline Recommendations as it relates to the domains of DOC assessment, diagnosis, medical management and prognosis. Content will assist attendees conceptualize how to develop transdisciplinary care plan and road map to optimize outcomes and quality of life for the DOC population. This course is appropriate for all disciplines working within DOC care and programs including physicians, neuropsychologists, therapists, nurses and care managers.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe an overview of the DOC Practice Guidelines (Giacino et al. 2018)
• Describe assessment tools and strategies for accurate diagnosis of DOC
• Identify interdisciplinary approaches to assessment of DOC
• Define behavioral and medical confounders impacting the presentation with DOC
• Identify common medical complications in the DOC population and describe associated signs and symptoms