Access Latest Publications on Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Practice (Can-SCIP) Guidelines

The following publications co-authored by Praxis researchers Dr. Vanessa Noonan and Dr. Christiana Cheng, published in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, highlight the importance of evidence-based care for spinal cord injury (SCI), including Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) that bridge the gap between research and practice. 

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is proud to have provided funding support for this work, which is helping to accelerate the development of cure and treatment options for a life-altering injury that impacts the senses, motor skills, and autonomic functions of an individual with SCI.

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Development of the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Best Practice (Can-SCIP) Guideline: Methods and overview

Eleni M. Patsakos, Mark T. Bayley, Ailene Kua, Christiana Cheng, Janice Eng, Chester Ho, Vanessa K. Noonan, Matthew Querée, B. Catharine Craven & the Can-SCIP Guideline Expert Panel (2021) Development of the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Best Practice (Can-SCIP) Guideline: Methods and overview. 

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 44:sup1, S52-S68, DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2021.1953312

Summary:

Current SCI-specific clinical practice guidelines (CPG) address specific impairments, health conditions or a segment of the care continuum, however, fail to address all the important clinical questions arising throughout an individual’s care journey. The aim of the study was to address this gap, an interprofessional panel of experts in SCI convened to develop the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Best Practice (Can-SCIP) Guideline. This article provides an overview of the methods underpinning the Can-SCIP Guideline process.

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Evaluation of the quality of published SCI clinical practice guidelines using the AGREE II instrument: Results from Can-SCIP expert panel

Eleni M. Patsakos, B. Catharine Craven, Ailene Kua, Christiana l. Cheng, Janice Eng, Chester Ho, Vanessa K. Noonan, Matthew Querée, Mark T. Bayley & the Can-SCIP Guideline Expert Panel (2021) Evaluation of the quality of published SCI clinical practice guidelines using the AGREE II instrument: Results from Can-SCIP expert panel.

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 44:sup1, S69-S78, DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2021.1961053 

Summary:
The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of the development process and methodological rigour of published SCI CPGs across the care continuum from pre-hospital to community-based care. As SCI is a complex condition that results in multimorbidity and requires health monitoring and intervention across the lifespan, the paper addresses the need for a rigorously developed CPG that focuses on high-quality, interprofessional comprehensive care.

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