Catastrophic cases are rare and can be difficult to manage. Many complications that arise in the acute care setting can be prevented and save workers' compensation carriers a substantial amount of money. Dr. William Scelza works exclusively with patients with spinal cord injury at Craig Hospital and has lived with paraplegia since 1988.

Dr. Scelza will provide case managers an overview of spinal cord injury prognosis and recovery, the preventative measures that can be taken in an acute care setting to reduce costly complications, rehabilitation programs and goals, and personal needs after discharge.

This course provides an excellent introduction or refresher for the case management of spinal cord injury.

After taking this 1-hour webinar, participants should be able to: 

• Review acute care complications of spinal cord injury and preventative measures
• Understand the International Standards of Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (INSCI)
• Put into context the prognosis and expected recovery for individuals with SCI
• Discuss the rehabilitation programs/goals for different levels of injury
• Discuss personal needs after discharge for home and work.

About the Speaker

William "Bill" Scelza, M.D., joined the CNS Medical Group and Craig Hospital in 2011 and serves as Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine - Department of PM&R and as the SCI Medicine Fellowship Program Director. Dr. Scelza completed his medical training at Case Western University in 1998. He then went on to his residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan followed by a Fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Kessler Institute in 2002-03. Prior to joining CNS, he was the Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte, N.C. Dr. Scelza has a wealth of personal and professional spinal cord injury experience, having lived with paraplegia since 1988. He is active with his family, recreation, and disability advocacy. Dr. Scelza is also the Program Director for the Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship program at Craig Hospital/University of Colorado. 

CEU Credits

Craig Rehab U has partnered with CEU Institute to offer courses via live webinar and are currently pending status.

Courses are one hour in length.

‪Craig Rehab U webinars provide credit* for: SLP, Workers' Compensation Adjusters, Nurses, Certified Case Managers, Certified Rehab Counselors are eligible for 1 CE credit for each 1 hour course.**

*Credits will be provided by our partner, CEU Institute.

** Credits for ‪Nurses: RN, LPN, ARNP and CNA, CCM and CRC: Nationwide. 

‪SLP: AK, CA, CO, KS, MO, MT, ND, NV, SD, TX

Adjusters: AK, AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NM, OK, OR, TX, UT, WY ‪

(Certificates Only): AZ, CO, CT, DC, HI, IA, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV