Tag Archives: SCI

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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Did you know…? Fact sheets for SCI, TBI, and Burn Injury

The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center has an excellent library of fact sheets designed to answer some of your most pressing questions about spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and burn injury. These sheets are comprehensive and authoritative. … Continue reading

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Something to Watch: Multidisciplinary Management of Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

The Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System at the University of Washington has just released their latest streaming video. Multidisciplinary Management of Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: An Approach to Improve Pain, Function, and Psychological Coping features three chronic pain … Continue reading

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Funding Opportunity: Two National Data and Statistical Centers

NIDRR announced invitations for proposals for national data and statistical centers focusing on spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury: National Data and Statistical Center for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems 76 FR 344 – Office of Special Education and … Continue reading

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Watch It: Webinar on prevention of obesity and cardiovascular disease in individuals with spinal cord injury (7/14)

WEBINAR: Introducing the RRTC on Spinal Cord Injury: Research Aimed at Improving Your Health. Part I: Prevention of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Wednesday, July 14, 2:00 PM Eastern Presented by Suzanne Groah, MD, MSPH, Project Director, and Manon Lauderdale, MSE, … Continue reading

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