Rehabilitation Medicine and the Management of Long Term Disability

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Rehabilitation Medicine and the Management of
Long Term Disability

• Dr Stephen Buckley

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Achieving Outcomes in Rehabilitation

• Whole of Person Approach
• Focus on Functional Capacity of injured person
• Work in the Context of Teams

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Whole of Person Restoration

• Medical Health
• Physical Capacity
• Social Roles
• Psychological Health

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Medical Rehabilitation

• Diagnosis
• Assessment
• Prescription
• Prediction
• Consultation

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Physical Rehabilitation

• Diagnosis/Assessment
• Gait Analysis
• Neuromuscular Assessment
• Neuropsychological Assessment
• Prescription
• Artificial arms Legs
• Splints Orthoses
• Wheelchairs

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Social Psychological Rehabilitation

• Restoration of Roles
• Family
• Community
• Vocational
• Recreational

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Focus on Function

• International Classification of Function
  Disability and Health
• Bodily Structure and Function
• Activities and Participation
• Environment

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Work as a Team

• Injured Person
• Family
• Multidisciplinary Team Members
• Team Leader
• Community including Workplace

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The Process

• Respect Communication
• Advocacy for Rights Resources
• Perseverance Reality
• Measure Outcomes Continually Improve

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Rehabilitation Medicine Resources

• National Rehabilitation Strategy
• Insufficient Resources
• 1800 beds short
• Very poor distribution
• WA has only 28 Rehabilitation beds

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Injured Australian Servicemen and Women deserve
the resources to facilitate their return to their
rightful roles in their families, workplaces and
society
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