1. Neurorehabilitation Service Development
Sabahat Asim Wasti

2. Objective
To develop guidelines for neurorehabilitation service development based on
Best practice
Efficiency
Economical
Deliverable
Population and environment appropriate

3. Standards Core standards that are vital for service to achieve above
Minimally implementable: meaning should not fall below a given critical line
Affordable
Ensure effective delivery of services
Backed up by evidence
Policed through standardized outcome analysis

4. Work thus far Lot of back ground reading / literature search
PM&R guidelines
Royal College
BSRM
Australian
Disease specific guidelines Clearinghouse, NICE
ICU Rehab USA directives on ICU Rehab
AAPM&R best practice directives
CARF

5. LOCAL EXPERIENCE
Raised my concern with Health Authority Abu Dhabi about standards of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Worked closely and wrote the standards with close cooperation with CARF
The standards will be implemented, hopefully soon after this conference and will change the quality if services
Very useful experience

6. Plan forward Developed a questionnaire to get baseline feel
Discussion with CARF
I propose that:
This SIG partners with CARF to move forward
Discussed with Chris MaCdonell and she likes the idea of collaboration
Advantages:
World established body with very efficient resources
Over 40 years experience of developing standards and policing facilities
Core neurorehabilitation standards can be secured aside from the general rehab standards
Disadvantages
Commercial tag

7. Plan forward Membership Do not want to many!!!!
Link with all SIGS as service delivery effects all
Please send 1 page SIG related observations, suggestions and specifics pertaining to services to me
Guidelines and core standards ready for Philadelphia
Symposium proposed for Philadelphia

8. Is it OK for NSD SIG to partner with CARF to take this task forward
Main Discussion Point
Is it OK for NSD SIG to partner with CARF to take this task forward

9. THANK YOU