The textbook compiles works of 184 contributing authors from 25 countries
International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) recently launched a textbook on ‘Comprehensive Management of Spinal Cord Injuries’ to compile the most comprehensive, balanced and multi-disciplinary resource book on spinal injury management. The book was launched in India by Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India, during the inaugural ceremony of 15th Annual Conference of Spinal Cord Society, ‘ISSICON 2015’ at New Delhi. Present on the occasion were Lov Verma Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India, Awanish K Awasthi, Joint Secretary Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India, Dr JJ Wyndaele, President ISCoS, HPS Ahluwalia, Chairman, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) and Dr AK Mukherjee, President, Spinal Cord Society.
The book is aimed at fulfilling the need for a comprehensive resource addressing management of spinal cord injury (SCI) as a team-based approach. Dr Harvinder Singh Chhabra, Medical Director & Chief of Spine Service of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre has helmed the effort as the Editor in Chief of the carefully selected works of 184 contributing authors from as many as 25 different countries.
With a view to ensure that the book represents a global scenario, and not just the prevalent expert discourse in the developed world, a separate chapter on Challenges of Management in Less and Least Developed Countries has been added to highlight the difficulties of the less resourced and the solutions to overcome them.
The textbook is a comprehensive guide containing information for all disciplines involved in SCI management including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, orthotists, assistive technologists, vocational counselors, psychologists, social workers, and peer counsellors, with additional information for doctors.
The textbook has various new topics on assistive technology, pre-discharge planning, nutritional management, outcome measures, challenges of management in less and least developed countries, neglected spinal cord injuries, translational research, issues specific to women, empowerment, legislation and rights of persons with disability, vocational rehabilitation, sci in complex emergency situations, geriatric spinal cord injuries, active rehabilitation, concomitant diagnosis: traumatic spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury, associated injuries, and poly-trauma.
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