Bettering lives through teamwork
| Autor: | Donald R. Bodner, Carolann Murphy, Steve Cavanaugh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Teamwork
medicine.medical_specialty Medical education Social work media_common.quotation_subject education Perspective (graphical) Alternative medicine Continuing education medicine.disease Developmental psychology Quality of life (healthcare) Editors' Note Acute injury medicine Neurology (clinical) Cooperative Behavior Periodicals as Topic Psychology Spinal cord injury media_common |
| Zdroj: | The journal of spinal cord medicine. 36(2) |
| ISSN: | 1079-0268 |
| Popis: | In the last issue of this Journal, Steven Kirshblum, MD, shared his perspective on the unique attributes of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP).1 As ASCIP president, Dr. Kirshblum, was called on to answer whether ASCIP should be described as multi-disciplinary or interdisciplinary. His thoughtful reply pertains not only to ASCIP, but to the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine and the field of spinal cord injury. ASCIP's membership and leadership comprises professionals from multiple disciplines – medicine, research, surgery, psychology, engineering, nursing, social work, and therapy – because that is the spectrum of expertise needed to address the complex issues of spinal cord injury. Addressing preventive measures and caring for individuals from acute injury through the lifecycle are better served by an interdisciplinary approach. As Kirshblum wrote, “In an interdisciplinary team, there is a commitment from each discipline to work synergistically with a shared strategy and an appreciation of how each discipline contributes to the common goals…”1,2 It is not surprising that better results are achieved than with a multi-disciplinary approach.2,3 The interdisciplinary approach can also contribute to success in continuing education, in clinical and scientific research, in the literature, and in furthering advances in our field. By fostering an interdisciplinary approach, ASCIP and JSCM together have achieved much success. JSCM, the Academy's official journal, has risen to the top peer-reviewed journal in the field of spinal cord injury.4 Like ASCIP, the Journal has found strength in representing “all professionals who are involved in bettering the lives of persons with SCI-related disorders.”1 The success of JSCM, now in its 36th year of continuous publication, reflects the collective success of the many professionals from many disciplines who have advanced our knowledge of spinal cord injury. Through their tremendous contributions to research and care, not only have they improved quality of life for individuals with this devastating injury, they have raised the bar for the outlook for the future. We encourage all professionals interested in spinal cord injury and related disorders to share their knowledge with the readers of JSCM. What you learn through teamwork in research and care enriches the global community of spinal cord injury professionals. |
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