'Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: A Course for Personal Care Assistants' a new interactive online course designed to enhance the training of personal care assistants (PCAs) for individuals with spinal cord injury, was presented today at the Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare (PVA) Summit + Expo at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando, FL, by Jeanne Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM, assistant director of the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, and chair of the Foundation's Institutional Review Board.
Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMAug 16 2023 "Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: A Course for Personal Care Assistants" a new interactive online course designed to enhance the training of personal care assistants for individuals with spinal cord injury, was presented today at the Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare Summit + Expo at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando, FL, by Jeanne Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM, assistant director of the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research...
In response to these challenges, the web-based course, "Understanding Spinal Cord Injury," was developed as a basic resource to help prepare PCAs for their integral role in the daily lives of people with spinal cord injury. The course's core modules describe the types of spinal cord injury, common physical needs, personal and social challenges, and potential secondary complications, as well as common misunderstandings about the condition.
"Focus groups and interviews were conducted with people with spinal cord injury, family caregivers, clinicians, and experienced PCAs," Dr. Zanca explained, "to ensure that the modules reflect the priorities of individuals with spinal cord injury as well as the educational needs of assistants." Related StoriesThe course was pilot tested by personal care assistants without prior experience with spinal cord injury care. "Their feedback was positive," Dr. Zanca said, "indicating that they gained practical information by completing the course and felt prepared to work effectively with clients with spinal cord injury."
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