Case management must be tailored to each individual, based on their needs and desires. Amputation cases involve unique challenges, and many amputees may benefit from a specialist case manager with extensive experience working on cases similar to theirs.

In this session, Stewarts partner Chris Smith speaks to Lauren McCluskey (Managing Director and specialist case manager at COTA Case Management) about the benefits a specialist case manager can bring to a complex amputee’s case.

This episode covers the particular complexities involved in an amputation case, and how these are borne out in a clinical sense and during the process of a legal claim. Lauren also explains why early instruction of a specialist case manager is so beneficial, and discuss the other types of specialists who might have an important role in the case team.

The conversation also addresses the importance of client specific goals, and how beneficial it can be to step away from a ‘conventional’ rehab journey in some instances. We hope you can join us for this first Soundbites of 2025.

 

 

Speaker bio

With over 20 years working within healthcare, Lauren is an experienced occupational therapist and rehabilitation case manager who is passionate about helping adults and children maximise their independence and regain control of their lives after catastrophic injuries. After working in a clinical management role for a large case management company, Lauren decided to set up LMC Case Management in 2019 to focus on providing independent, top-quality, evidence-based rehabilitation case management.

Lauren’s area of specialist interest is working with individuals who have experienced traumatic upper, lower, or multiple amputations. Lauren continues to hold a small case load and also manages a small team of Associate Case Managers at COTA, providing clinical supervision and mentoring on complex cases to maximise clinical outcomes.

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