Letter from the Chair & Past Chair Hello from the Stroke ISIG Chair & Past Chair! We hope all are well and staying safe in these unprecedented times! Despite the pandemic, the Stroke ISIG continues to be a strong community...
2021 Task Force Updates Aphasia & Other Communication Disorders Task Force This past year, the Aphasia and Other Communication Disorders Task Force published two Archives of PM&R Information/Education pages: Armour M., del Toro, C.M, Kiran, S., Raymer, A.,...
Preparing for ACRM 2021 VIRTUAL Annual Conference Here are some program highlights of stroke-related presentations and events to help you prepare for the upcoming ACRM 2021 VIRTUAL Annual Conference, 26-29 September, and Pre-Conference, 24-26 September. NOW is a great...
Stroke-ISIG Virtual Happy Hours 2020-2021 Stroke-ISIG Virtual Happy Hours are live webinars featuring expert speakers in all areas of stroke rehabilitation. This is an opportunity to learn from and interact with the best in our field! Check out the list below of the...
Member in the Spotlight Meet Leanna Katz Occupational TherapistSpaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Shriner’s Hospital for Children – BostonAdjunct faculty, Boston University Please tell us about your professional background. I received a Bachelor of...
NDNG Multiple Sclerosis Task Force Newsletter The goal of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Task Force of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group is to foster networking, collaboration and communication among rehabilitation professionals, persons with MS and...
Research Spotlight KATHLEEN ZAKOWSKI In this edition, we bring you an interview with Dr. Kathleen Zakowski, PhD, OTR, who is a Senior Director of Patient Management, Care and Rehabilitation Research at the National MS Society. What is your background? I...
Resource Update Behavioral intervention needs to be at the forefront of therapy planning In this newsletter, Dr. Lynne Gauthier, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, talks about behavioral techniques therapists can use to improve...
Patient’s Perspective DON’T LET DOUBT WIN The Patient’s Perspective section is authored by Laura Kolaczkowski. She is active in the multiple sclerosis community, particularly with iConquerMS, a patient led research initiative organized by the...
Every year, about 2.8 million people are diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TMI) in the United States. A large chunk of this figure ends up getting chronic problems. Brain injury rehabilitation is a designed set of medical interventions to help a child, adult,...
Competitive sports have become more of a fixture today. However, participation in sports is not without risk – be it at high school, college, professional, national, or even recreational level. Sports injuries such as concussions, traumatic brain injury, coma,...
Welcome to the TNG Welcome to the second issue of Power Up! the ACRM Technology Networking Group newsletter. It was wonderful to see (virtually!) so many members at the Annual ACRM Conference last fall. Be sure to check out Plenaries to see some innovative...
LaunchPad 2021 LaunchPad is an annual competition sponsored by the ACRM Technology Networking Group and hosted by the ACRM Annual Conference. LaunchPad was created to highlight innovative rehabilitation technologies developed by non-profit research and...
TNG Task Forces Clinicians & Industry Collaborative Task ForceCommunications Task ForceLaunchPad Task ForceProgramming Task ForcePandemic Task Force NEWLY FORMED: Clinicians & Industry Collaborative Task Force The Technology Networking Group is...
Member Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Norring Please tell us about your professional background. I received my Ph.D. in Medical Science from the College of Medicine at University of South Florida over a decade ago. Since then, I have engaged in teaching at LECOM to a...
Member Spotlight: Dr. Lynne Gauthier Please tell us about your professional background. I majored in Neuroscience as an undergraduate student and fell in love with human subjects brain research while studying EEG and memory. After graduation, I knew that I...
LaunchPad Spotlight: Sam Colachis, MS Please tell us about your professional background(s). I am a research scientist in the medical devices group at Battelle focused on developing assistive technologies to improve the quality of life for individuals with...
LaunchPad Spotlight: Dr. William Padula Please tell us about your professional background(s). Dr. Padula is a neuro-optometrist who is a researcher, inventor and who directs the Padula Institute of Vision Rehabilitation in Guilford, CT. Dr Padula has 10 US...
Resource Recommendations Spotlighted members were asked: “What books, podcasts, journal articles, documentaries, and/or blogs would you recommend to TNG members?” Here’s what they had to say: DR. LYNNE GAUTHIER: I listen to some Entrepreneurial podcasts....
Ask the TNG We’d like to feature your questions. What would you like to know about technology in the field of rehabilitation medicine? What questions do you have for clinicians, scientists, and engineers who are currently involved in technology roles? What...
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