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Symposium

Skin Management

Behavioral Health Sciences

Clinical Practice

Spinal Cord Injury

Navigating Quality of Life and Pressure Injuries in Spinal Cord Injury Care 2565

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
Location:  ROOM: Astoria Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left toward the Williford and Waldorf Rooms. Astoria is located beyond the Waldorf along the south corridor.



Background: Pressure injuries are a complex medical problem in the spinal cord injury population which can impact quality of life and mental health. 



Objective: This presentation will outline available patient reported outcome measures for use with patients with spinal cord injury and pressure injuries, in addition to implementation in our interdisciplinary wound care team.   



Methods: Evidence-based assessments, interdisciplinary collaboration, and implementation strategies will be discussed.  Common barriers will be discussed, including strategies for addressing these barriers across the healthcare continuum.   



Results: Attendees will gain practical strategies to implement the use of patient reported outcome measures in the spinal cord and pressure injury population and incorporate into plan of care. 



Conclusion: Quality of life is an under-addressed component to complex wound healing in the spinal cord injury population.  Use of patient reported outcome measures in this domain can help clinicians identify potential barriers to healing and optimize care.   

Learning Objectives:

  • Critique two evidence-based patient-reported quality of life outcome measures for pressure injury management and assess their impact on improving quality of life.
  • Apply knowledge of quality of life, pressure injuries, and spinal cord injury to develop an interdisciplinary care plan that addresses both management of wound healing and the patient’s quality of life.
  • Analyze how pressure injuries impact the overall quality of life and mental health for individuals with spinal cord injuries.
  • Identify potential barriers to implementation of these quality of life outcome measures and discuss solutions to improve effectiveness and utilization across the healthcare continuum.