The State of Spinal Cord Injury Care in Puerto Rico
This keynote session will provide a look at the state of care for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in Puerto Rico. It will include data on traumatic SCI including incidence, etiology, age distribution and common level of injury for the only Trauma Center in the island. It will also provide demographic data for SCI patients admitted and followed by the VA Healthcare hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The average length of stay at acute care and several inpatient rehabilitation units for this patient population will be described. This session will highlight the regional differences for SCI demographics and care in Puerto Rico.
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Dr. Manuel F. Mas is an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Puerto Rico. His research is focused on prognosis and improvement to care in patients suffering from trauma, as well as the management of spasticity in other patient populations. Dr. Mas has been a PI or co-investigator on several research projects and collaborated in larger multicenter studies, focusing on this patient population. | |
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Dr. Eduardo Nadal-Ortiz has more than 19 years of experience in the field of medicine. Dr. Nadal-Ortiz is a SCI PMR Specialist who serves as Chief of Service Spinal Cord Injuries/Disorders for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System and is SCI Rehab Director for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System. |
