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Recently Released Clinical Practice Guidelines on Rehabilitation Following Upper Limb Amputation (AM2023-OS12)
2023 Annual Meeting Education Content
Keyword(s)
os12, #AAOP2023
Learning Objectives:
- Define the role of CPGs as a resource in clinical decision-making, especially in areas of limited personal experience or expertise.
- Introduce variations in development standards of CPGs and the associated differences in their strength and detail.
- Explore the contents of the recently released VA/DOD guidelines.
- Introduce the contents of the recently published Care Standards from the Hanger Institute.
Credit Information
1.5 Credits for Certified Prosthetists
Author(s)
Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO; Joseph Webster, MD
Description
This session introduces two new Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) regarding rehabilitation following upper limb amputation published by the Hanger Institute and the Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense. Presenters will introduce the role of CPGs as a resource in clinical decision-making and discuss variations in development standards of CPGs by comparing and contrasting these two new resources.