Templated Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Care Plan Documentation for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury

Joel Scholten¹, Ellen Danford, Azadeh Leland+4

• ¹Joel Scholten, MD, is Associate Chief of Staff for Rehab Services at the Washington DC VA Medical Center and National Director of the VA's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Program Office. He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and serves as Director of the DC VA's Advanced Polytrauma Fellowship program. Ellen Danford, BA, is Health Science Specialist and Research Coordinator at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. During her time at the VA, Ms. Danford has been highly involved in quality improvement projects and randomized controlled trials. Azadeh Leland, DScPT, is a graduate of University of Maryland post-professional doctor of science in physical therapy and rehabilitation services. She has also completed a 2-year fellowship in Polytrauma and Rehabilitation services at the VA. Dr. Leland has 25 years of clinical experience as a physical therapist. Heather Malecki, DPT, is Polytrauma and Rehabilitation Coordinator for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Washington, DC VA Medical Center. She coordinates the VISN 5 Polytrauma Network Site and Polytrauma Support Clinic Teams. She serves as PT/TBI Fellowship Clinical Director for the Washington DC VA and on the VA National Physical Therapy Federal Advisory Board. Douglas Bidelspach, MPT, currently serves as Rehabilitation Planning Specialist for Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services in VA Central Office where he is responsible for database development, utilization, and management in support of planning and administration of VA rehabilitation and health care programs. Brent Taylor, PhD, MPH, is Associate Director at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System's Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research. He is Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota. Nina A. Sayer, PhD, LP, is Deputy Director of the Center of Innovation (COIN) at the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System, the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (CCDOR). She is also Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. Her funded research has examined posttraumatic stress disorders, psychiatric disability, unmet needs for mental health treatment, and traumatic brain injury/polytrauma.