Collaboration is key to concussion management in family medicine

[摘要] Collaboration is essential to many aspects of thework of family physicians. Concussion care is certainly no exception—multiple stakeholders havethe potential to do better collectively through collaboration on this important public health issue, both in thecommunity and within the health care system.For family physicians practising in an office setting,concussion care typically consists of 3 stages, as previously described in Canadian Family Physician1: initialassessment, diagnosis, and counseling after a traumaticbrain injury; assessment to make a recommendationabout resuming an activity with a risk of concussion,such as a contact sport; and assessment in the presenceof persistent postconcussion symptoms.The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)participated in 2 joint statements on concussion andtraumatic brain injuries that emphasize a collaborative role for family physicians that could help addressthe public health issue of concussion beyond traditionaloffice-based encounters.

[学科分类] 卫生学