Improving practice through collaboration: Early experiences from the multi-site Spinal Cord Injury Implementation and Evaluation Quality Care Consortium

The Spinal Cord Injury Implementation and Evaluation Quality Care Consortium (SCI IEQCC) was created to improve care for people with spinal cord injuries by bringing together clinicians and administrators. The consortium focuses on putting best practices into action by educating clinicians, providing resources, sharing ideas, and tracking data. The SCI IEQCC consists of five tertiary SCI/D rehabilitation care organizations in partnership with two non-government organizations specializing in SCI/D.

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  The network members collaborated to implement best practices within six priority domains: emotional wellbeing, sexual health, walking, and wheeled mobility.
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  Significant progress was made in emotional wellbeing, sexual health, walking, and wheeled mobility despite disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  A QIC targeting SCI/D rehabilitation demonstrates promise for advancing the implementation of best practices, building implementation science capacity across multiple sites.