This episode of Soundbites focuses on the differences and interplay between military and civilian rehabilitation. It looks at the role of the rehabilitation consultant in multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) and how they can be used to maximise the benefits that rehab can bring.
Partner Warren Maxwell speaks to Dr Rhodri Phillip OBE, consultant in rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine. Warren and Rhodri discuss how his work as an expert instructed in catastrophic injury cases gives him useful insights when working with MDTs.
The conversation covers:
- Differences between military and civilian rehabilitation programmes
- Recommendations for case managers working with military medical teams
- When a rehabilitation consultant should be used as part of the MDT
- Best practice in an MDT from an expert perspective
Speaker bio
Dr Rhodri Phillip OBE is a consultant in rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine, with a Masters in Sports Injury. He currently works with Pure Sports Medicine in London, Remedy Healthcare, with Dorset Orthopaedic and independently. Prior this he worked in the military at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, formerly at Headley Court and latterly Stanford Hall. His primary role was complex trauma rehabilitation and he delivered care to patients with a range of issues from multiple fractures to amputations, spinal cord and peripheral nerve injuries, soft tissue issues and CRPS.
Rhodri was awarded an OBE for services to military rehabilitation in 2018. Rhodri has also previously worked with elite Army and Combined Services sports teams, was part of Team GB’s medical team at the Athens Paralympics and assisted many of his military patients in achieving their sporting ambitions.
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