Table 6.

Summary of Main Challenges and Strategies Related to Providing Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Care

Attribute	Challenge	Strategy
Volume of admissions	Critical volume to maximize outcomes and maintain expertise is unknown	Further examination of critical volumes for SCI
Spinal unit	Definition of ideal program or service is unknown	Accreditation of facilities under the Accreditation Canada SCI Standards of Care
Integrated care	Varied admission criteria to rehabilitation	Further examination of criteria for admission
	Transitions between phases of care are not streamlined	Identification, classification and measurement of discharge barriers Implementation of structured, systematic transfer agreements Evaluation of alignment of SCI care with Accreditation Canada's Trauma Distinction Program