Peer Support and Mentoring

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Peer Support and Mentoring
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Todays Objectives

• Patient Education
• Amputee Empowerment Partners
• Educational Resources
• How well do you know your Prosthetist
• Outcome Possibilities

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Amputation Facts

• 2 Million people living with limb loss in USA
• 185,000 amputations occur each year
• 54 vascular disease
• 45 trauma
• 2 cancer
• 1 in every 3,848 births results in congenital
  limb difference

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Why is Patient Education Important for New
Amputees?
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DISTURBED BODY IMAGE

• Defining Characteristics
• Anger and Depression
• Expressions of not feeling whole
• Fixation on Pre-injury condition
• Attempts to cover up / hide
• Negative statements on physical appearance

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Peer Visitor Training
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Amputee Empowerment Partners

• The mission of Amputee Empowerment Partners
  (AEP)
• Develop a strong peer-to-peer support system for
  people with limb loss.
• Prepare people who are successfully living with
  limb loss to serve as role models who provide
  encouragement for others seeking to adjust to
  life with limb loss.

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www.EmpoweringAmputees.org

• Online Community for Amputees, Family Members and
  the Medical Community
• 6,362 members

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Amputee Empowerment Partners

• Training Session Goals
• Equip participants with the basic skills needed
  to serve as a peer visitor.
• Review good communication skills
• Develop good listening skills
• Preparing for visits in the hospital
• Develop skills for assisting patients with the
  healing process
• Anticipate discussions regarding difficult
  situations
• Develop sensitivity to the range of emotions that
  individuals with limb loss may be feeling

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Areas of Discussion

• Grief
• Depression
• Recovery Process
• Spirituality
• Silence
• Suicide
• Intimate Relationship

• Hospital Protocol
• Driving Again
• Funding Options
• Care Timelines
• Community Resources

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The Role of the Peer Visitor

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The Role of the Peer Visitor

• A peer visitor volunteers their time to assist
  patients and their families with the transition
  to life with limb loss.
• A peer visitors shared experience allows them to
  relate, first hand, to the feelings and concerns
  of other amputees.

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Education Resources

• The Internet
• www.empoweringamputee.org
• www.youtube.com
• www.amputee-coalition.org
• Support Kits
• Local Support Groups
• Manufacturers Websites
• ProsthetistAsk Questions

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Choosing Your Prosthetist
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Team Approach

• Patient Centered Rehabilitation Strategy
• Holistic Approach
• Communications between all members of team
• Focus on treating the unique situations of each
  individual patient

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Team Approach

• Orthopedic Surgery
• Physical Medicine
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Prosthetics and Orthotics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Nursing
• Research teams

• Case Management
• Social Work
• Department of Ministry
• Psychological Specialists
• Nutrition Care
• Administrative Support Team
• DARS Counselor

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The Power of Peer Visits
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EMPOWERED
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Do you Attend Prosthetic Appointments with your
Consumers?
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Outcome Possibilities
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Questions?