Model System Researchers Present at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Meeting

A host of SCI and TBI model systems researchers participated in the 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) in Vancouver, Canada from October 9-13, 2012.  Susan Harkema, PhD, of the Kentucky Regional Model Spinal Cord Injury System received the John Stanley Coulter Lecturer Award for her professional achievement and contributions to the advancement of the field of rehabilitation. Marcel Dijkers, PhD, FACRM, of the New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model System received the 2012 Gold Key Award, the highest honor given by the ACRM, for his extraordinary service to the cause of rehabilitation. Additionally, numerous model systems researchers presented papers and delivered lectures to advance the field of Rehabilitation Medicine. Information about these presentations can be found in the conference program. A list of model systems researchers that participated in the conference can be found below:

Participating Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems

Kentucky Regional Model Spinal Cord Injury System

Frazier Rehabilitation, Louisville, KY

·         Susan Harkema, PhD

Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

·         Anne Deutsch, Ph.D.

·         Allen W. Heinemann, PhD, ABPP (RP), FACRM

New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center

Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA

·         Alan Jette, PhD

Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury Model System

Kessler Foundation Research Center,West Orange, NJ

·         Amanda Botticello, PhD

Regional SCI Center of the Delaware Valley

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

·         Ralph Marino,MD

Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Injury System

Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO

·         Susan Charlifue, PhD

·         Gale Whiteneck, PhD, FACRM

Southern California Spinal Cord Injury Model System

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, CA

·         Philip Requejo, PhD

Southeastern Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System

Shepherd Center, Inc., Atlanta, GA

·         James Krause, PhD

·         Keith Tansey, MD, PhD

UAB  Spinal Cord Injury Model   System

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

·         Scott Richards, PhD, ABPP

University of Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model  System

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

·         Anthony Chiodo, MD

·         Martin Forchheimer, MPP

·         Claire Kalpakjan, PhD

·         Denise Tate, PhD, FACRM

·         David Tulsky, PhD

Participating Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems

Moss Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, PA

·         Mary Ferraro, PhD, OTR/L

·         Tessa Hart, PhD, FACRM

·         John Whyte, MD, PhD, FACRM

 New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

·         Joshua Cantor, PhD

·         Marcel Dijkers, PhD, FACRM

·         Wayne Gordon, PhD

·         Brian Greenwald, MD

Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ

·         Anthony Lequerica, PhD

·         Karen Nolan, PhD

Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

·         John Corrigan, PhD, FACRM

Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System

Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO

·         Cindy Harrison- Felix, PhD

Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System of TIRR

TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX

·         Allison Clark, PhD

·         Angelle Sander, PhD

·         Mark Sherer, PhD

Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center 

Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado

·         Jeffrey P. Cuthbert, MPH, MS

·         Christopher Pretz, PhD

University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

·         Kathleen Bell, MD

·         Sureyya Dikmen, PhD

·         Jeanne Hoffman, PhD

New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center (NERSCIC) Network Launches New Website

The NERSCIC SCI Model System recently launched its new website at www.bu.edu/nerscic/. The website incorporates the SCI care, research, education, and community activities of the NERSCIC network sites, which include BUMC, Gaylord Hospital, and the Hospital for Special Care. Register online on the new website for the Nov. 29th webcast on Staying Well after Spinal Cord Injury. A library of recorded webcasts is also available on the new site.

Alan Jette PT, PhD to present Stephen M. Haley Memorial Lecture at HHS Conference

Alan Jette, PhD, Principal Investigator of the New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center, a NIDRR funded SCI Model System, will present the Keynote Lecture at the Howard H. Steel Conference for Pediatric Spinal Cord Injuries & Dysfunction on November 30, 2012. “The Stephen M. Haley Memorial Lecture” is awarded to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of rehabilitation research. Dr. Jette’s lecture will focus on Advances in Functional Outcome Assessment.

Nov. 29th FREE Webcast and Live Chat: Staying Well after SCI- What You Can Do and How We Can Help

The New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center Model System and Spaulding-Harvard SCI Model System are partnering to present the Knowledge in Motion Education Series on November 29th, beginning at 6:30 PM EST. This webcast and live chat will discuss the community based Patient Centered Medical Home Model of providing primary care to people living with SCI, and efforts to expand models to coordinate care statewide and nationwide. Information to help consumers take charge of their health, work with their PCPs, and advocate for what they need in a primary care setting will also be presented. Register online or call 1-866-607-1804 (toll free).

DeVivo Mentored Research Award Recipient

The MSKTC congratulates this year’s DeVivo research award recipient Hwasoon Kim, M.S. (mentor: Garry Cutter, PhD), UAB Department of Biostatistics, Birmingham, AL, for the project titled “Modeling to Predict Loss to Follow-up in the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database.”The DeVivo Mentored Research Award is sponsored and administered by the NIDRR-funded National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) as a one-year $3,000 research award for trainees interested in conducting a research project using data from the Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) database.