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Life care planning: a natural domain of physiatry
Joe G Gonzales1, Andrea Zotovas2
1Texas Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute, San Antonio, TX; Physician Life Care Planning, San Antonio, TX(∗).
Abstract:
This article is an introduction to life care planning and its relevance to physiatry and physiatric practice. It includes a discussion of life care planning, physiatry's role within its history and evolution, and life care planning methodologies. It also discusses life care planning education and certification, how the core competencies of the physiatrist are particularly relevant and applicable to life care planning, and life care planning's capacity to complement and diversify a clinical physiatric practice.
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