Enabling optimal care after SCI-an online curriculum for personal care assistants-COVID, Ep9

COVID-19 Edition, Episode 9 Welcome to this COVID-19 special edition podcast brought to you by Kessler Foundation. In this episode, Carolann Murphy, PA, interviews Dr. Jeanne Zanca, senior research scientist in the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research, and co-investigator for the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury Model Sysytem. Dr. Zanca also serves as associate editor for the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, and is a fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) and a member of the ACRM Board of Governors. Dr. Zanca describes the development of a web-based curriculum for training personal care assistants in the type of care needed by individuals with spinal cord injury. This project update is relevant to our recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed new emphasis on health care workers and on the advantages of online education. As director of this project, Dr. Zanca shares her perspective on how its utilization can improve quality of life, as well as the personal assistance received by people living with spinal cord injury. This project is a collaboration of Kessler Foundation and Shepherd Center. To learn more about our experts click on their bio links below: 

Dr. Jeanne Zanca - (kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Jeanne%20Zanca)
CarolAnn Murphy, PA - (kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Carolann%20Murphy) Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/enabling-optimal-care-after-spinal-cord-injury_an-online-curriculum-for-personal-care-assistants-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Podcast Resources 
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 Professional Healthcare Institute - phinational.org How to Successfully Hire and Manage a Personal Care Assistant for People with Spinal Cord Injury - https://www.shepherd.org/resources/ebooks United Spinal Association Caregiver Resources - https://askus-resource-center.unitedspinal.org/index.php?pg=kb.book&id=9 Paralysis Resource Center Personal Care Assistance Blog Series - https://www.christopherreeve.org/blog/daily-do