The Management of Spinal Cord Injury in Resource Constrained Circumstances
19th October 2026, 19:00 to 20:00 BST
Overview
In constrained circumstances, the immediate crisis of a spinal cord injury lies in the inability to confirm a diagnosis, protect the cord from secondary injury and initiate definitive treatment. This webinar reviews best practices for emergency management and stabilization; safe evacuation; establishing a diagnosis; initiating definitive treatment including contending with delayed care; and later rehabilitation. The rehabilitation aspects are often neglected in considering the management of spinal cord injury in remote settings, and will receive particular attention here.
Aims
- Principles of acute stabilization and emergency evacuation after spinal cord injury
- Principles of diagnosis leading to definitive management
- Where definitive management can be provided
- Acceptable delays in definitive management to optimise outcomes
- Principles of rehabilitation and reintegration.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the webinar, the participant should understand the principles of acute stabilization after spinal cord injury and the principles of emergency evaculation. Next, the participant should be familiar with diagnostic methods available in constrained circumstances and their limitation. Third the participant should understnad general pricnciples of definitive treatment. Finally, the participant will be able to outline principles of rehabiliation for spinal cord injury in constrained resource situation
Panellists
Our panellists include:
Professor Ari Exadactylos - Professor of Emergency medicine, the University of Berne and of Cyprus. Extensive experience with sport and military spine injury in Swtizerland and Africa.
Professor Christopher Fox - Professor of Neurological Surgery, Specialist in Spine Surgery, the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Former US Naval Officer.
Dr. Nazakat Huassain - Former Senior Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the University of Sheffield; Currently Consultant in PM&R, the Special Rehabilitation Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Professor T Forcht Dagi - Professor of Neurological Surgery, the Mayo Clinic. Army Reserve Combat Surgeon, Flight Surgeon, Consultant to NATO, Editor US Revision of the NATO Handbook of War Surgery.
CPD
1 Hour
To be eligible to receive CPD hours for webinar attendance you must connect for the full duration of the webinar AND complete the feedback survey.
Visit our FAQ for further information relating to webinar CPD.
Recording
A recording of the webinar will be made available on this page in the days following the live broadcast.
