Tag Archives: SCI

MLB Historic Draft Pick

Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks franchise made history early this month by selecting Cory Hahn in the 34th round of the 2013 MLB draft. “It was a very emotional selection for us to make,” Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall said on … Continue reading

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Webcast: Secondary Conditions after SCI in a Population-based Cohort

The NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Secondary Conditions in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury will present “Secondary Conditions after SCI in a Population-based Cohort” Thursday, May 30th at 2pm EDT. Lee Saunders, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, MUSC College of … Continue reading

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SCIRehab Phase 3 Published in Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

The November 2012 Special Issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine features the results of the NIDRR-funded, multi-site SCIRehab Project. The Project was funded by the NIDRR to Craig Hospital (H133A060103 and H133N060005), The Mount Sinai School of Medicine … Continue reading

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MSKTC anuncia nuevas fichas informativas en español

El Centro de los Sistemas Modelo acerca la Traducción del Conocimiento (MSKTC por sus siglas en inglés) ha anunciado la ampliación de su página Web para incluir fichas en español para los consumidores en relación con lesiones de la médula … Continue reading

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Caregivers of Individuals with SCI or Burn Injury are needed for Health Information Study!

The NIDRR-funded Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) is recruiting for two health information studies related to spinal cord injury (SCI) and burn injury.  MSKTC is asking individuals who serve as primary caregivers to someone who has sustained a SCI … Continue reading

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A Webinar on Health Care Access After Spinal Cord Injury

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 3 PM, Lee L. Saunders, PhD. of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) presented a webinar entitled “Health Care Access After Spinal Cord Injury”. The … Continue reading

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Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Announces two Research Study Opportunities for Individuals with SCI and/or MS

The Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS) is now offering two research study opportunities for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and/or Multiple Sclerosis (MS):  (1) Effectiveness of Physical Activity for Improving Mood in People Aging with MS or … Continue reading

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Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER Center) to Sponsor Webcast on the Latest Disability Statistics from Federal Surveys and Resources

On Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 EST the KTER Center’s Community of Practice on Employment Research will sponsor the webcast—What Counts? Latest Disability Statistics from Federal Surveys and Resources.   This informative webcast is available for free.  … Continue reading

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Webcast: Racial Disparities in Outcomes after SCI: Twenty Years of Research

We at NARIC are very excited to tell you about an upcoming webinar that we think you should attend. Dr. Jim Krause of the Medical University of South Carolina is presenting this talk. He is the director of the Spinal … Continue reading

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Disability in the News: Two videos from CNN.com related to e-Legs technology

This post presents a quick highlight of two videos in the news. The first video presents Berkeley Bionics CEO Eythor Bender talking about the vision behind eLegs, a bionic device for wheelchair users.  The second video features the a different … Continue reading

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