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

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.