Spinal Cord Injury

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

Symposium

(617704) Telemedicine: Bringing Specializlied Care to Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Beyond

Presenter(s)

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  Kazuko Shem, MD

  Physician
  Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
  San Jose, California
• 

  Mark Held, PhD

  Psychologist
  Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
  San Jose, California
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  Doug Ota, MD

  Chief, Spinal Cord Injury Service
  VA Palo Alto Health Care System
  Palo Alto, California

SCI: Spinal Cord Injury
QoL: Quality of life
CBT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
VA: Veterans Administration
PHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to state the opportunities and challenges of implementing a telemedicine program.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the benefits of telemedicine in caring for patients who live remotely.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss how telepsychology can enhance mental health care in persons with SCI.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe telemedicine in VA setting.