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Module 7: Head Injuries

Segment 11: End of Life & Emotional Care Concerns

Websites

Prognosis in Severe TBI
Early Indicators of prognosis in severe TBI. (Brain Trauma Foundation)
End-of-Life Care
Information regarding end-of-life care from the Health in Aging organization. (HealthinAging.org)
What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care?
Palliative care and hospice care information from the National Institute of Aging. (National Institute of Aging)
Brain Injury Association Resource Center
18 webinars covering issues of interest to brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Topics include medication management, sleep, mental health, returning to work, and more. (Brain Injury Association)
Traumatic Brain Injury Information and Support
Traumatic Brain Injury Information Hub, a comprehensive online resource dedicated to educating and empowering individuals about the various aspects of TBIs. (TBI.com)
TBI Fact Sheets
A website with links to fact sheets on many topics related to living with a traumatic brain injury, such as parenting, fatigue, depression, balance, driving, and much more.  (Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center)
Acute Inpatient Rehab for TBI
A website with information and fact sheets about the inpatient rehabilitation of patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. (Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center)
Compassion Fatigue Awareness
Resources related to compassion fatigue. (The Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project)
The Benefits of Stress Management
A website with resources for learning to manage stress. It offers online assessments, educational courses, podcasts and magazines. (The American Institute of Stress)

Guidelines

Palliative Care Resources
Guidelines related to palliative care. You must sign in to view the content, but access is free. (Lippincott NursingCenter)
ACS Best Practices Guidelines
American College of Surgeons Best Practices Guidelines: Palliative Care (2017) (American College of Surgeons)
Palliative and End of Life Care Considerations
A clinical practice guideline with recommendations for palliative and end-of-life care for the older trauma patient (London Major Trauma System)
Palliative Care for Geriatric Trauma Patients
Clinical practice guideline from EAST discussing palliative care for geriatric trauma patients. (Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (USA))

Videos

Bias, Compassion, and Professionalism in Trauma Care
A 2019 lecture: Bias, Compassion, and Professionalism in Trauma Care  (Arizona Trauma Association)

Audio

PTSD and Burnout
A nurse manager and Navy veteran discusses her journey with PTSD, its impacts on the workplace, and how she received needed support. (American Association of Critical Care Nurses)
Burnout- It’s a Problem
A nurse leader discusses how to identify and alleviate nurse burnout in yourself and others. (American Association of Critical Care Nurses)
WHO Mortality Database

A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)

Injuries and violence

The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)

Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card

Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)