Handbook of Medical Aspects of Disability and Rehabilitation for Life Care Planning

This textbook is an essential resource for life care planners in understanding and assessing a range of medical disabilities, life care planning as a health care service delivery practice, certification under the International Commission on Health Care Certification, and the path to rehabilitation for mild to catastrophic injuries.

Written by a team composed of expert physicians and doctoral-level practitioners, the book covers the key areas of traumatic injury and resultant disability that life care planners so often face. From acquired brain injury and spinal disorders to amputation, chronic pain, posttraumatic debilitating headaches, and plastic reconstructive surgery, the book provides a road map not only to the treatment options available but also the strategies that can lead to rehabilitation and a possible return to work. Each chapter also discusses possible complications, allowing a holistic perspective on each issue.

Also including chapters on medical cost projection analysis and functional capacity evaluation, this is the complete text for both professionals in the fields of rehabilitation services and life care planning, as well as students training to qualify.

Preface. Foreword by Timothy F. Field. 1.Life Care Planning: History, Process, and the Written Document. 2.Disability Legislation in the United States and Canada. 3.Third-Party Provider Systems. 4.Independent Medical Evaluations. 5.Significant Body Systems. 6.Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability. 7.The Pediatric Life Care Plan and Vocational Evaluation. 8.Disability Sequelae of Immobility: A Systems Perspective. 9.Acquired Brain Injury. Appendix 9.1:Impact of Injuries on Activities of Daily Living [ADLs] and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). Appendix 9.2:Life Care Plan Subsection Charts. 10.Traumatic Brain Injury: A Neurosurgeon’s Perspective. 11.Post-Traumatic Headaches. 12.Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. 13.Spinal Disorders. Appendix 13.1:Glossary for All Healthcare Professionals. 14.Peripheral Neuropathies. 15.Amputations. 16.Pain Medicine and Life Care Planning. 17.Burn Trauma and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 18.Canadian Life Care Planning and Cost Projection Analysis: A Comparison of Process and Application. 19.Functional Capacity Evaluation: Process, Utility, and Life Care Planning and Case Management Applications. 20.The Medical Cost Projection. 21.Expert Witness Testimony: Legal, Practical, and Ethical Considerations. 22. The International Commission on Health Care Certification: Certification and Accreditation in Life Care Planning.

Virgil Robert May III, Rehabilitation Practitioner, Doctor of Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University, USA.

Richard Bowman, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MD, Certified Life Care Planner, West Virginia, USA.

Steven Barna, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (MD) and Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Florida, USA.