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Medical Professional Education

Medical Professional Education Index
See also the Lincolnshire Post-Polio Library

Case Studies | Nurse training and Education

These are resources presenting post-polio medical information in tutorial or other training and education oriented formats.

Case Studies

Virtual Health Care Team
http://www.vhct.org/case399/index.htm
was http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~shrp/vhctwww/
was http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/shrp/docs/vhc.html

The Virtual Health Care Team is a project designed and sponsored by the school of Health Related Professions, University of Missouri-Columbia. The interdisciplinary case simulations demonstrate the role of each health care discipline in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the patient in various practice settings. Two Case Studies are of particular interest, Post-Polio Syndrome and Assistive Devices (Case Study of a Polio Survivors Adaptions). A full list of available case studies can be found here.

Nurse training and Education

Nurseweek Continuing Education
http://www.nurseweek.com/ce/cew3.html
These articles are no longer available.

Several weeks ago Barbara Cello alerted us to the Jan 27 and Feb 10 issues of these publications with articles on PPS designed to educate the nursing community by Maureen Habel, MA, RN, of Long Beach CA and Patricia Strong, MA of Whittier CA -- --In Texas--"Nursing and Allied Healthweek" OR "Healthweek" --In California--"Nurse Week"
Tom Walter

Full text of both articles, Providing excellent care for patients with post-polio syndrome Parts 1 and 2, on web site.
Combined Objectives:

• Identify healthcare settings in which patients with post-polio syndrome (PPS) will be seen in the future,
• describe the course of infection and the site of neurological damage in acute poliomyelitis,
• state five signs and symptoms of PPS,
• identify four criteria frequently used in making a diagnosis of PPS,
• describe seven nursing diagnosis associated with PPS and propose at least two interventions for each,
• identify three treatment modalities that may cause increased morbidity for people with PPS, and
• list four important issues to consider in planning continuing care for a person with PPS.

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Last modification: 10th July 2009.
Last information content change: 10th July 2009.