Bonus Track: Bitesize SCI Care: What Really Matters, 'Challenges in the comprehensive management of persons with SCI' Ep 2

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Welcome to the second episode of our Bitesize bonus track for SCI Care: What Really Matters. We are joined by Nicola (Nicky) Hunter a Senior Occupational Therapist (OT) for the State-Wide spinal unit, WA.  Nicky graduated as an Occupational Therapist in 1986 and has been working in her chosen field of Spinal Cord Injury management for the past 20 years. She has community based experience in Tasmania and in the Spinal Outreach Team in Queensland. Since returning to WA in 2010 she has been working as a Senior Occupational Therapist at the state-wide Spinal unit treating patients from acute admission to discharge and beyond.

Nicky has a particular interest in the area of upper limb therapy for tetraplegics and has been instrumental in development of a nerve and tendon transfer service to promote improvements in upper limb function. She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2014 ‘To investigate innovative therapies to promote independence for tetraplegic patients’, which supported her acquisition of knowledge and skills in this area.

In the episode:

Nicky gives her view as she answers the following question:

‘What are the main challenges faced by occupational therapists in the comprehensive management of persons with Spinal Cord Injury globally and also specifically in your region. What are the various factors which contribute to these challenges? Also mention the strength of the society which help in overcoming these challenges.’

This Bitesize episode is to complement  episodes 5 and 6 on 'Challenges in the comprehensive management of persons with SCI in LMIC.'

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