About the resources

You CAN Ask That was developed through The Hopkins Centre Seed Grant project, You CAN Ask That: Co-producing resources for people with spinal cord injury, led by Dr Kelsey Chapman and Dr Kelly Clanchy. The project explored ways to improve access to information and support people with spinal cord injury (SCI) to ask questions, participate in rehabilitation conversations and make informed decisions about their care. Working with people with lived experience, families and clinicians, the project identified more than 90 common questions about rehabilitation and co-designed practical resources to support patient-led conversations. The project also resulted in the development of a digital Question Builder prototype for the Metro South Health patient entertainment system.

 

You CAN Ask That! is a practical set of co-designed communication tools developed through The Hopkins Centre Seed Grant project, You CAN Ask That: Co-producing resources for people with spinal cord injury. The resources empower people with spinal cord injury (SCI) to communicate with their healthcare team by helping them identify and ask the questions that matter most to them. Designed to support better conversations, the resources encourage people with SCI to take an active role in their rehabilitation, care and decision-making.

 

You CAN Ask That! Resources

You CAN Ask That! Starter Guide   

The You CAN Ask That! Starter Guide provides an introduction to the tools and practical guidance to help people with SCI prepare for conversations with their healthcare team. It encourages users to think about what they want to know, what matters to them and the questions they would like to ask, helping them feel more prepared and confident when communicating with health professionals.

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You CAN Ask That! Worksheet

The You CAN Ask That! Worksheet is a practical tool to help people with SCI identify, organise and record the questions they want to ask their healthcare team. It can be used before or during appointments and rehabilitation conversations to help ensure important questions, concerns and priorities are not forgotten.

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You CAN Ask That! Resource

The You CAN Ask That! Resource provides a broader collection of practical communication support to help people with SCI ask questions and participate more confidently in conversations about their health and rehabilitation. It supports people to identify what they want to know and communicate the questions that are most important to them.

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Better Conversations Start with Better Questions

Together, the You CAN Ask That! resources provide practical, accessible tools to support people with SCI to communicate with their healthcare teams and have conversations that reflect their individual needs, priorities and goals. Developed through a co-design approach, the resources aim to strengthen patient participation and support more person-centred rehabilitation and care.