The Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Community Outreach Program (PABICOP) - an innovative comprehensive model of care for children and youth with an acquired brain injury.
The Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Community Outreach Program - an innovative, comprehensive model of care for children and youth with an acquired brain injury is described. The background to the formation of the idea is delineated and the current function of the model given. Future directions are discussed. The program addresses the needs and issues of children and youth with an acquired brain injury and their families. Subsequent literature supports the concept of care that this program espouses.
Gillett
Jane
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Acquired Brain Injury Program, Hamilton Health Sciences Patterson Building-3rd Floor, Chedoke Campus, Sanitorium Road, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada. gillett@hhsc.ca
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods; D009864:Ontario; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods