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. 2009 Oct-Dec;12(4):296–306. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.58273

Table 2.

Team member contributions

Physician Speech/Language Pathologist Psuchologists/Psychiatrists/Other Psycho-therapists
Medical care Dysarthria Affective (depression)/anxiety/personality changes
Diagnosis Communication strategies Congnitive impairment: retraining and adaptation
Immunomodulating therapy Dysphasia Psychological problems (family, work coping)
Symptomatic treatment Cognitive dysfunction Clinical trials - cognitive evaluations
Team leader Psychiatric medications
Teach straytegies to enhance
Nurse: Patient/Family members/Care partners Quality of Life
MS Goals Family and caregiver support
Values Team counseling
Bowel, bladder, and sexual support Interests
Self-care skills Quality of Life perspective
Maintain therapies
Nutrition Occupational Therapist
Skin care Upper extremity strengh
Follow-up Upper extremity tone
Clinical Trial care Upper extremity coordination
Activies of daily living (ADL)
Physical Therapists Adaptive equipment Social Workers:
Strength Homemaking Resource identification
Tome Vocational evaluation Counseling and family support
Balance Energy conservation, Disposition planning
Coordination Fatigue management
Fatigue management Driving evaluation Recreation therapy:
Ambulation Wheelchair evaluation Advocational pursuits
Safty Skill practice
Bed Mobility Motivation
Adaptive equipment
General conditioning