SPINAL INJURIES MANAGEMENT STUDY DAY

Venue: Spinal Unit Seminar Room

Salisbury District Hospital

Programme

09.00 Arrival and Welcome
09.15 – 09.45 Outreach DVD
An Introduction to Spinal Cord Injury and Services
at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre
09.45 – 10.15

Overview of Spinal Injuries
(Anne Seaman)
10.15 – 11.00 Management of the Acute Patient
(Anne Seaman)

11.00 – 11.15		 Coffee
11.15 – 12.15 Handling, Turning & Positioning the acute patient
(Anne Seaman)
12.15 – 12.45 Patient Perspective
(Anne Seaman)
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 14.45 Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
(Therapists)
14.45 – 15.00 Tea
15.00 – 16.00 Long Term Social Aspects
(Paul Stephens – Discharge Co-ordinator)

Dates:

Friday 25 April 2008
Friday 06 June 2008
Friday 04 July 2008
Friday 26 September 2008
Friday 21 November 2008

For a booking form click here. (pdf)

AIM OF THE DAY

To enable health care professionals to improve their knowledge and skills in the management of the needs of the patient with an acute spinal cord injury prior to transfer to a spinal cord injury centre.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the study day the learner will be able to:-

  1. Describe the services provided by the Spinal Centre
  2. Describe briefly an historical account of the management of patients with a spinal cord injury and the development of the service provided today.
  3. Outline briefly, the normal and altered anatomy and physiology associated with spinal cord injury and the pathophysiology of a spinal cord lesion.
  4. Discuss the aetiology and the mechanism of injury resulting in a spinal cord lesion.
  5. Explain the immediate management and nursing care required to prevent further neurological deterioration and the prevention of secondary complications associated with an acute spinal cord injury.
  6. Identify safe techniques used in the moving, handling and repositioning of the patient with a potentially unstable spine in the acute phase of spinal cord injury management.
  7. Outline the long term social aspects of care for a patient with a spinal cord injury and their families.
  8. Express an understanding of rehabilitation following a spinal injury from a patient’s perspective.
  9. Outline the management of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in the acute and rehabilitation management of the patient with a new spinal cord lesion.

We hope you enjoy the day.

Remember to refer new patients on the day of injury if possible and when you need advice or support in caring for a spinal cord injured patient, please do call on Tel:  01722 336262 and bleep Elaine Gaffney, Nurse Practitioner on 2107, Monday – Thursday 9-5 pm or Avon Ward on ext 2447. There is always a Consultant on call, please ask the operator.

Anne Seaman

Lead Nurse, Spinal Centre Ext 2440