Thursday, November 29, 2012

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






Monday, November 26, 2012

Model Systems researcher interviewed about athlete’s concussions

Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of the Northern New Jersey Model Traumatic Brain Injury System was interviewed on the effects of concussions and second impact syndrome on football players. Featured on Washington, DC's WTOP, Chiaravalloti spoke about Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III's return to play. She also spoke on Michiana's WSBT where she discussed the risk of further injury for Notre Dame players who were treated for concussions.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

November 2012 is National Family Caregivers Month!

Are you the caregiver of a person with SCI, TBI, or Burn injury? Consider participating in the MSKTC Consumer Needs study. Learn more here.