Resources are available to assist clinicians in supporting their patients with acquired brain injuries. Use the table to search or select options from the table filters.
These resources have been collated and recommended by clinicians working with ABI patients in Queensland. They can help clinical decision-making, patient, client and carer education and improve professional knowledge about ABIs.
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| Resource name | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neuropsychological assessment of children and adults with traumatic brain injury | Cognition | Guideline from NSW Health |
| An evidence-based guide to cognitive screening measures | Cognition | PDF guideline from the NSW Government |
| INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Methods, Overview and Principles | Cognition | Analysis of meeting to produce evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation guidelines |
| The Social Brain Toolkit - ABI Communication Lab | Communication/social skills | A toolkit of three tools that aim to improve communication after acquired brain injury. |
| TBIconneCT | Communication/social skills | A program designed to help people with traumatic brain injury and their family members, friends or carers have better conversations together. |
| Aphasia-Friendly Print Material | Center for Aphaisa and Related Disorders - University of North Carolina | Communication/social skills | Aphasia-friendly documents to download |
| Chronic pain and brain injury | Agency for Clinical Innovation - NSW Government | Chronic pain | Information on developing a Be Pain Smart Plan for clinicians |
| Towards Work: Early vocational rehabilitation after traumatic injury | Return to work | An early intervention vocational rehabilitation service for individuals following major traumatic injuries. |
| Returning to work after brain injury clinician toolkit - Agency for Clinical Innovation - NSW Government | Return to work | A toolkit for clinicians to support patients to return to work after a brain injury. |
| The Brain Injury Driving Self-Awareness Measure (BIDSAM) | Return to work | The BIDSAM is a 28 item measure designed to assess awareness of on-road driving performance in adults undergoing a standardised on-road driving assessment following brain injury. |
| Cyberability | Cyberability | A project working to understand how to help people with ABI stay safe from scams. |
| social-ABI-lity - ABI Communication Lab - University of Sydney | Cyberability | A program that provides information and strategies to support social media skills and safety after an acquired brain injury (ABI). |
| Concussion guidelines | Concussion | Guidelines, fact sheets and concussion information for clinicians. |
| Working with ABI Staff Training | Staff training - new to ABI | A structured course for people to use as self-study, in the workplace or in supervision. |
| Working with People with Traumatic Brain Injury - staff training - new to ABI | Staff training - new to ABI | This site supports learning for working with people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The content on the site uses materials developed by a wide range of practitioners working in brain injury units in NSW, Australia. |
| Sport Concussion Assessment Tools - SCAT Archives - Connectivity | Guidelines and general tools | A toolkit for assessing concussion during sporting events. |
| Evidence-Based Review of Moderate-to-Severe Acquired Brain Injury (ERABI) | Guidelines and general tools | ERABI is used internationally to educate and inform clinicians about the latest rehabilitation research evidence. |
| COMBI-Featured Scales | Guidelines and general tools | Scales and instruments from the Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury. |
| TBI screening | Guidelines and general tools | TBI screening worksheet from the Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation. |
| Statewide adult brain injury rehabilitation health service plan 2016- 2026 | Guidelines and general tools | Queensland Health has developed a health service plan for specialised, adult brain injury rehabilitation services in Queensland |
| Tools and Resources - Brain Injury Guidelines | Guidelines and general tools | A list of tools and resources about treating brain injuries. |
| Professionals - Brain Injury Association of America | Guidelines and general tools | Professional resources for brain injury specialists. |