School of relatives as a necessary condition for rehabilitation of patients with damages of the brain (on the example of FNKC RR)

As the practice of the Federal Scientific-Clinical Center for Resuscitation and Rehabilitation (FNKC RR) confirms, working with relatives is of paramount importance in the rehabilitation of patients with brain injuries, including those with impaired consciousness, since the main rehabilitation work is carried out in family-home conditions, and In addition, the emotional component of successful rehabilitation of this category of patients is shifted to loved ones. The technology of the «School of Relatives» involves a combination of collective (training seminars) and individual working methods (consultations of specialists of all profiles, of which the speech therapists consultations are especially important in the face of complex tasks of rehabilitation work). With a competent and systematic approach associated with comprehensive training and subsequent information and consulting support for relatives of the rehabilitated patient, it is possible to achieve significant progress in rehabilitation work, as evidenced by an analysis of the experience of organizing the «School of Relatives» in the FNKC RR. The introduction of telemedicine tools contributes to increasing the success of the functioning of the «School of Relatives», which is important not only in the context of the continuity of interaction between relatives and specialists in ordinary conditions, but also ensuring continuous interaction in the context of restrictions on social contacts, including the provision of various types of medical care, in the context of a new pandemic coronavirus COVID-19.