In this bonus episode,  ISCOS President, Professor. Ruth Marshall and Walt Lawrence, an SCI peer mentor, who has worked tirelessly to help other people with SCI regain Hope and independence have a lovely discussion as Walt shares his story and their chance meeting in 1986.  The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice. This show is brought to you by ISCoS - you can follow us on Twitter and Linke ..read more

In this episode, Jennifer Coker chats with Dr Andrew Park, a colleague and friend from Craig Hospital. They talk about first-time attendees, light bulb moments, and coming out of isolation.  The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice. This show is brought to you by ISCoS - you can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn The SCI Care: What really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the m ..read more

In this episode, our ISCoS education chair Stephen Muldoon talks with Nepalese students Surjana Bootun and Bina Gywali to discuss attending ISCoS 2022 and what learnings they can take back to Nepal. Here is what they have to say The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice. This show is brought to you by ISCoS - you can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn The SCI Care: What really Matters podcast aims to pr ..read more

In this bonus conversation, Prof Ruth Marshall talks with Praxis Indigenous People’s Liaison Richard Peter.  The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice. This show is brought to you by ISCoS - you can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn The SCI Care: What really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the most up-to-date information for those providing care to people with spinal cord inj ..read more

This week's episode is our part one discussion of 'Exiting the Lockdown: Implications for SCI Care.' Dr Chhabra continues to explore the impact Covid-19 is having on the services for the spinal cord injured. He is joined with Dr Tara Jeji, Dr James Milligan, Dr Rainer Abel and Dr Allison Graham to discuss this further.  In this episode:  3:36 Q1.  Why are confinement measures of lockdown not suitable in the long run?  5:40 Q2. What are the concerns about relaxing the safety measure of lockdown and resuming all hospital services too soon?  8:34 Q3.  What are the go ..read more

Welcome back to part two of our discussion on 'COVID-19: Current knowledge and best practices an SCI - a multidisciplinary view' with James Middleton, Australia, Carlotte Kiekens, Italy, Francois Theron, South Africa, Lizzie Thomas-Davies and Ian Benson,  Please note the opinions of our host and guests are their own. In our first episode, we covered: why spinal cord injured patients are more vulnerable, the principles of management, diagnostic protocols, acute management, nursing management and precautions to be taken during aerosol-generating procedures. In part two we continue to explor ..read more

Welcome to part one of our first episode, we are joined by James Middleton, Australia, Carlotte Kiekens, Italy, Francois Theron, South Africa, Lizzie Thomas-Davies and Ian Benson, UK to discuss Covid-19 and SCI Care with our very own President and host Dr Harvinder Chhabra, India. 6 experts from 5 different countries in real-time! The opinions of our host and guests are their own. During our panel discussion, we have covered why spinal cord injured patients are more vulnerable, the principles of management, diagnostic protocols, acute management, nursing management and precautions to be taken ..read more

In this episode of ‘SCI Care: What really Matters’ we talk about how to reduce the risks associated with long-term intermittent catheterisation. Our host is John Thomson, clinical education manager for Wellspect, UK. John has worked in the medical device industry for over 20 years, having formerly been a nurse, and has worked in the field of intermittent catheterisation for approximately seven to eight years. He is joined by Diane Newman, a urology nurse practitioner from the US whose current practice involves the evaluation, treatment and management of bladder disorders, including the avoidan ..read more