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If there is one thing that we as healthcare professionals have realised even more during the COVID-19 pandemic is that we need our team members from other disciplines, and we need to work together to provide the best possible outcome for our patients. With regards to the various impairments that patients may have to deal with and the rehabilitation aspects of these impairments, the multidisciplinary approach in the management and rehabilitation of patients are key. | |||
== Multidisciplinary Team Members == | |||
Some examples of multidisciplinary team members in the management of COVID-19 patients are: | |||
* Physiotherapists | |||
* Occupational Therapists | |||
* Speech and Language Pathologists | |||
* Dieticians | |||
* Nursing staff | |||
* Psychologists | |||
* Physicians | |||
COVID-19 has also shown us how intertwined and important the multidisciplinary team is and that many of our treatment and rehabilitation goals can be achieved through teamwork. | |||
== Speech and Language Pathologist Role in Covid-19 rehabilitation == | |||
The different respiratory and neurological complications that patients experience in various stages of COVID-19, highlights the role of speech-language pathologists in the assessment and management swallowing and communication deficits. Mohapatra et al_2020) | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
If there is one thing that we as healthcare professionals have realised even more during the COVID-19 pandemic is that we need our team members from other disciplines, and we need to work together to provide the best possible outcome for our patients. With regards to the various impairments that patients may have to deal with and the rehabilitation aspects of these impairments, the multidisciplinary approach in the management and rehabilitation of patients are key.
Multidisciplinary Team Members[edit | edit source]
Some examples of multidisciplinary team members in the management of COVID-19 patients are:
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech and Language Pathologists
- Dieticians
- Nursing staff
- Psychologists
- Physicians
COVID-19 has also shown us how intertwined and important the multidisciplinary team is and that many of our treatment and rehabilitation goals can be achieved through teamwork.
Speech and Language Pathologist Role in Covid-19 rehabilitation[edit | edit source]
The different respiratory and neurological complications that patients experience in various stages of COVID-19, highlights the role of speech-language pathologists in the assessment and management swallowing and communication deficits. Mohapatra et al_2020)
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