The challenges and opportunities of delivering clinical neuropsychology services during the Covid-19 crisis of 2020

Authors

  • Rudi Coetzer
  • Helen Bichard

Abstract

Abstract
This short paper describes the effects Covid-19 had on the organization and patient care of a United Kingdom (UK) community brain injury rehabilitation service. The paper is written from a neuropsychology perspective and reflects on the authors’ personal experiences of working with brain-injured patients, some of whom were Covid-19 positive, during the crisis of 2020.

Keywords: COVIS-19, neuropsychology, neurorehabilitation

Resumen
Este breve artículo describe los efectos que Covid-19 tuvo en la organización y la atención al paciente de un servicio comunitario de rehabilitación de lesiones cerebrales del Reino Unido (UK). El documento está escrito desde una perspectiva de neuropsicología y refleja las experiencias personales de los autores al trabajar con pacientes con lesiones cerebrales, algunos de los cuales fueron positivos para Covid-19, durante la crisis de 2020.

Palabras Claves: COVIS-19, neuropsicología, neurorehabilitación

Resumo
Este breve artigo descreve os efeitos que o Covid-19 teve na organização e no atendimento a pacientes de um serviço comunitário de reabilitação de lesões cerebrais do Reino Unido (Reino Unido). O artigo foi escrito sob a perspectiva da neuropsicologia e reflete sobre as experiências pessoais dos autores de trabalhar com pacientes com lesões cerebrais, alguns dos quais foram positivos para Covid-19, durante a crise de 2020.

Palabras clave: COVID-19 neuropsicologia, neuro-reabilitação

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Coetzer, R., & Bichard, H. (2020). The challenges and opportunities of delivering clinical neuropsychology services during the Covid-19 crisis of 2020. Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology, 14(1). Retrieved from https://www.cnps.cl/index.php/cnps/article/view/396

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2020): CNPs

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Sección Especial

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