The brain recovery core: Building a system of organized stroke rehabilitation and outcomes assessment across the continuum of care

none10siThis Special Interest article describes a multidisciplinary, interinstitutional effort to build an organized system of stroke rehabilitation and outcomes measurement across the continuum of care. This system is focused on a cohort of patients who are admitted with the diagnosis of stroke to our acute facility, are discharged to inpatient and/or outpatient rehabilitation at our free-standing facility, and are then discharged to the community. This article first briefly explains the justification, goals, and purpose of the Brain Recovery Core system. The next sections describe its development and implementation, with details on the aspects related to physical therapy. The article concludes with an assessment of how the Brain Recovery Core system has changed and improved delivery of rehabilitation services. It is hoped that the contents of this article will be useful in initiating discussions and potentially facilitating similar efforts among other centers.mixedLang, Catherine E.; Bland, Marghuretta D.; Connor, Lisa Tabor; Fucetola, Robert; Whitson, Michelle; Edmiaston, Jeff; Karr, Clayton; Sturmoski, Audra; Baty, Jack; Corbetta, MaurizioLang, Catherine E.; Bland, Marghuretta D.; Connor, Lisa Tabor; Fucetola, Robert; Whitson, Michelle; Edmiaston, Jeff; Karr, Clayton; Sturmoski, Audra; Baty, Jack; Corbetta, Maurizi

Once a Guide, always a Guide : a way of being

In this chapter, we reflect on our experiences as adult members of Girl Guides Australia, particularly in relation to our way of being, mediated through outdoor activities. We are both Girl Guide Leaders in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, and our current appointments, as an Outdoors Leader and a Unit Leader, reflect our expertise in outdoor and leadership skills, and our desire to promote and facilitate outdoor activities and the Australian Guide Program (AGP) for youth members in local, state, national, and international settings. We were both youth members of Girl Guides, and our identities were formed through our engagement with Guiding activities. Circumstances brought us together as adults and, through our collaboration, international networks have been formed and international outdoor activities have been enjoyed. Most recently, we were invited to run a low ropes activity at the Canadian jamboree, Guiding Mosaic 2016