INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following TBI, Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed

Course Overview

3 CEUs.

Purchase access to the questionnaire on this open access journal article. You will be required to read the article and answer multiple choice questions related to the article (you must get 70% and above to qualify for the 3 CEUs).  

Objectives of this course:

On completion of this CPD activity, the participant will be able to:
  • Name the component processes of attention.
  • Discuss the attentional impairments commonly associated with traumatic brain injury.
  • Discuss the processes followed to review the INCOG 2014 guidelines for the management of attention in individuals with traumatic brain injury.
  • Discuss the recommendations and literature review provided by the INCOG 2022 panel regarding attentional impairments.
  • Explain the INCOG 2022 decision algorithm for managing attentional problems.
  • Implement the audit tool for examining the management of attentional problems in clinical settings.
You have until 31st December 2024 to complete this task.

R220.00

Description

Citation:

Ponsford, Jennie AO, PhD, MA; Velikonja, Diana PhD, MScCP; Janzen, Shannon MSc; Harnett, Amber MSc, BSc; McIntyre, Amanda RN; Wiseman-Hakes, Catherine PhD, Reg CASLPO; Togher, Leanne PhD, BAppSc; Teasell, Robert MD, FRCPC; Kua, Ailene MSc, PMP; Patsakos, Eleni MSc; Welch-West, Penny MCLSc, SLP Reg CASLPO; Bayley, Mark Theodore MD, FRCPC. INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 38(1):38-51, January/February 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000839

 

Summary of the article

Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury commonly causes disruption in aspects of attention. Therefore, increased awareness of up-to-date evidence regarding attentional impairments is needed to facilitate informed clinical practice. This article aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of specific approaches to improving attentional difficulties, and to consequently provide an update to the INCOG 2014 guidelines for the management of attention in individuals with traumatic brain injury.

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