The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
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Collaborative and Informed Caring for Children with a Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Parents
Track
:
August 18, 2009
Program Code:
G8
Date:
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Time:
3:45 PM to 5:00 PM
EST
SPEAKER
(S):
Desiree Douglass, Parent, President
Cecelia Roscigno, PhD
Alice Hooper, BA, Vice President, and Companion
Maia Swanson, Companion, Headstrong, Seattle, WA
Description
A parent, a nurse researcher, and three clinical leaders at a local trauma hospital collaborated to improve the quality of care given to parents of children after a traumatic brain injury. Totebags with supportive items, a self-help booklet, and an educational program were developed.