Brain Injury

Symposium

Ethical, Social and Practical Issues in Limiting Cellular Phone Usage in Inpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation (627098)

Panelist(s)

• 

  Debjani Mukherjee, PhD

  Director and Associate Professor
  Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois
• DR

  David Ripley, MD, MS

  Section Chief, Brain Injury Medicine and Associate Professor
  Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois
• AM

  Aaron Malina, PhD, ABPP

  Neuropsychologist, Manager of Psychology and Assistant Professor
  Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois
• 

  Preya Tarsney, JD

  Bioethicist and Lecturer
  Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois
• AB

  Ann Bines, MS, RN, CCRN

  Nurse Manager
  Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
  Chicago, Illinois

Should patients on inpatient brain injury units have the use of their cell phones or wireless devices limited? Is it fair to limit use? Is it necessary? Who decides and how does this get decided? This multidisciplinary panel, drawing on expertise in brain injury medicine, clinical ethics, neuropsychology, law and nursing, will explore the interpersonal and ethical complexities and nuances of this question.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify concerns in unlimited use of cellular phones and personal devices in inpatient brain injury rehabilitation
• List ethical issues in limiting use of cellular phones and personal devices
• Describe the pros and cons of policies limiting cell phone usage