AHTF Happy Hour with a Scholar
Date/Time: Fri, October 14, 2022 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
When I Need You Most: Surgeon-Therapist Challenges When Patients Need More and a System Gives Less
Description:
Times are changing . Our system is strained and resources are being rationed. Surgeons and therapists are modifying priorities. However there needs to be a “line in the sand”: those situations where intensive care is necessary to preserve essential function. This lecture identifies those cases where providers of hand care have to rally to ensure uncompromising care.
Objective(s):
- Goals: Better understand those Diagnosis which are most challenging when it comes to pre- and post-operative rehabilitation.
- 1. Financial constraints that face patients, physicians and therapists.
- 2. Diagnosis most likely to require intensive therapy.
- 3. Strategies to mitigate limitations on therapy due to financial constraints