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Webinar: Reliability and Error in Measurement Instruments developed with Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory
WEBINAR (Sponsored by the Analytic Special Interest Group of the TBI Model Systems) Reliability and Error in Measurement Instruments developed with Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory Presenter: Alan J. Kozlowski, Ph.D., B.Sc (PT) Date/Time: April 22, 2014; 4:00 … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, classical test theory, instrument development, item response theory, measurement, webinar
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Participants Needed for a Health Information Needs Study
The Model System Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC), which is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), is conducting a study on the health information needs of African Americans and Latinos with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Currently, … Continue reading
Hispanic Heritage Month: Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
During 2013’s National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), we have looked at various topics affecting Hispanics with disabilities including NARIC’s Spanish language services, explained how people-first language works, looked at cultural competency of rehab professionals in treating/working with Hispanics/Latinos with spinal … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, Disabilities, disability, health disparities, Hispanic Heritage Month, knowledge translation, minorities, model system, Model System Knowledge Translation Center, MSKTC, NARIC, National Hispanic Heritage Month, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, Spanish, Spanish-language, TBI, TBIMS, traumatic brain injury, traumatic brain injury model system, VCTBIMS, VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Commonwealth University Brain Injury Model System
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Health Outcomes Research, Capacity Building, and Underserved Populations with Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDRR) funding priority Capacity Building for Rehabilitation Research and Training covers various project types including those dealing with disability and rehabilitation research. Today, we will look at the Center on Health Outcomes … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, brain injury, capacity building, Disabilities, disability, health disparities, health outcomes, Hispanics, Latinos, minorities, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, person with SCI, person with spinal cord injury, person with TBI, person with traumatic brain injury, rehabilitation, rehabilitation research, SCI, spinal cord injury, TBI, training, traumatic brain injury, underserved populations
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Second Impact Syndrome
Amid the recent growing concern over concussions in youth, collegiate, and professional contact sports is a lesser known yet serious head injury: second impact syndrome or SIS occurs when an athlete suffers a blow to the head too soon after … Continue reading
Posted in Report, Uncategorized
Tagged athletes, athletics, brain, brain injury, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concussion, cuncussions, education, head injury, injury, MLB, NBA, nfl, NHL, owusu, prevention, second impact syndrome, sis, sports, teddowusu, teddy, treatment
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3rd annual Santa Clara Valley Brain Injury Conference: Building on the Legacy of Coma to Community!
The 3rd annual Santa Clara Valley Brain Injury Conference: Building on the Legacy of Coma to Community is the updated continuation of the Coma to Community Conference hosted by Santa Clara Valley Medical Center from 1977 through 1995. The main … Continue reading
Concussion and Football
Coaches and players are more aware of the risks of brain injury, thanks in large part to the research of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS). Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti, director of the Northern New Jersey TBIMS was interviewed by … Continue reading
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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Tagged brain injury, Centro de los Sistemas Modelo acerca la Traducción del Conocimiento (MSKTC por sus siglas en inglés), discapacidades, empleo, enlaces, familias, LCT, lesión por quemadura, lesion cerebral traumatica, lesion de la medula espinal, lesiones cerebrales, lesiones cerebrales traumaticas, lesiones de la medula espinal, lesiones por quemadura, LME, minorias, Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC), MSKTC, personas con discapacidades, SCI, Spanish, Spanish-language, TBI
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The Evolution of Head Safety Equipment
A revolutionary device that could save lives by alerting family and friends in case of a serious injury is now available. ICEdot, the world’s first “personal crash sensor” is a fourth-generation safety device that pairs helmet and smartphone and uses … Continue reading
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Tagged alert, android, app, bike, biking, blading, bluetooth, brain, brain injury, climbing, concussion, derby, firs responder, head, health, helmet, hiking, icedot, injury, iphone, monitor, motor, mountain, owusu, phone, riding, rock, roller, skating, sport, sports, technology, teddowusu, teddy, wireless
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 