Model System Researchers Present at 52nd Annual International Spinal Cord Society Annual Meeting

Model Systems researchers from University of Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model System (U-M SCIMS) and the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) recently participate in the 52nd Annual International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) Annual Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 27-30, 2013. This conference promotes the highest standard of care in the practice of spinal cord injury for men, women and children throughout the world. Through its medical and multi-disciplinary team of professionals ISCoS endeavors to foster education, research and clinical excellence. ISCoS has a membership of over 1,000 clinicians and scientists from 87 countries. Each year the Annual Scientific Meeting is held in a different country and is continuously expanding in membership and new horizons. A list can be found below of the posters and presentations that were presented.

University of Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model System (U-M SCIMS) presented:


Publications (abstracts):

· Tate D. G., Forchheimer M, Chiodo A, Rodriguez G, Pelletier Cameron A, Hartwig R, Pines C. (2013): Development of interview forms for the international spinal cord injury datasets for bowel and bladder; Final program and Abstract Book; International Spinal Cord Society 52th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey; p. 298

· Tate D. G., Forchheimer M, Rodriguez G, Pelletier Cameron A, Chiodo A, Kalpakjian C, Meade M (2013): The effects of bowel and bladder dysfunction on quality of life after SCI ; Final program and Abstract Book; International Spinal Cord Society 52th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey; p. 299

Oral Presentations and Posters:

· Tate D. G., Forchheimer M, Bombardier C, Fann J, Heinemann A. (2013) : Quality of life outcomes following a depression trial; Final program and Abstract Book; International Spinal Cord Society 52th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey; p. 151

· Tate D. G. (2013): Quality of Life and SCI: The American Perspective. Symposium title: Moving towards a common definition of quality of life for people with spinal cord injury. Final program and Abstract Book; International Spinal Cord Society 52th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey; p. 65

National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) presented:

Publications (abstracts):

· DeVivo MJ, Chen Y, Krause JS, Saunders LL. Suicide in an aging spinal cord injury population. Presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society, Istanbul, Turkey, October 28-30, 2013.

· Chen Y, DeVivo MJ. Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases after Spinal Cord Injury: Mortality Risk and Trends. Presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society, Istanbul, Turkey, October 28-30, 2013.

Oral Presentations and Posters:

· Tang Y, Allen T, Chen Y. Vehicular crashes as a cause of spinal cord injury: descriptive statistics from the National Spinal Cord Injury Database in the US. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society, Istanbul, Turkey, October 28-30, 2013.


· DeVivo MJ, Chen Y, Krause JS, Saunders LL. Causes of death in an aging spinal cord injury population. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society, Istanbul, Turkey, October 28-30, 2013.

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