Workshop - Christine Canty

This workshop will review the INCOG 2.0 and the Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management and provide recommendations for how to apply these evidence-based recommendations for rehabilitation in clinical settings. The INCOG 2.0 guidelines provide a summary of the research on TBI rehabilitation in areas of post-traumatic amnesia, attention and processing speed, memory, executive functioning, and cognitive-communication and social cognition. Recommendations for clinical practice are outlined, with consideration of the level of evidence supporting these recommendations. Aspects of the INCOG 2.0 guidelines and Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management will be reviewed, with discussion of recommendations appropriate to a variety of settings and stages of recovery. Case examples with be presented, illustrated with video excerpts, that demonstrate application of these clinical practice guidelines into real-world settings. The balance of keeping interventions evidence-based while still remaining person-centred will be explored. Cases presented will illustrate the importance of clear objectives and review using goal-attainment scaling, clear communication within the interdisciplinary team, the importance of initial training and ongoing fidelity checking, and the need for flexibility to account for changing psychosocial situations. Case examples will be presented that underscore the importance of both psychological and neuropsychological formulations to guide intervention.

Learning objectives: Delegates gain an understanding of
1.    Key elements of the INCOG 2.0 guidelines and the Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management. 

2.    How to implement these evidence-based guidelines in practical real-world settings and the importance of person-centred case-based formulation to guide rehabilitation.

3.    Practical considerations to consider before implementing neuropsychological interventions in clinical practice. 

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Level: Early career neuropsychologists, or experienced neuropsychologists looking to upskill in neuropsychological intervention. 

 

Facilitator: Dr Christine Canty

Dr Christine Canty is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with a background in brain injury rehabilitation. Christine completed a combined PhD/Masters in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Melbourne, and has worked in a range of rehabilitation settings over 20 years, including inpatient, acute, subacute, community, psychiatric and forensic settings. She has lived and worked in Dunedin, New Zealand for the past five years. Christine has a passion for empowering inter-disciplinary team members to understand and apply neuropsychological knowledge to their work with clients with cognitive impairment and brain disorders.

 

Keywords: neuropsychology, rehabilitation, interventions