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Dear SCI Forum subscribers: Announcing the next SCI Forum: When: Tuesday, February 14, from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Where: South Campus Center, Room 316 University of Washington 1601 NE Columbia Rd., Seattle, WA 98195 For directions, go to http://sci.washington.edu/info/directions_forum_SCC.asp. Topic: Sleep Problems and Sleep Apnea in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury By Don Fogelberg, PhD, assistant professor, UW Rehabilitation Medicine and Stephen Burns, MD, associate professor, UW Rehabilitation Medicine and acting director, SCI Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Many people with spinal cord injuries have trouble getting a good night’s sleep. Pain, breathing difficulties, and the need for care periodically through the night often disrupt sleep. Poor sleep quality can have many negative effects on daily life, such as being too sleepy during the day, having trouble concentrating or thinking, interfering with self care and health maintenance, and becoming depressed. Sleep apnea is very common in people with SCI and can have serious health consequences, such as heart disease and even death. This presentation will review the causes and consequences of sleep problems, including a detailed discussion of sleep apnea, and will explain treatments that can improve your health and well-being. In addition, an individual with a spinal cord injury will talk about his personal experience with sleep apnea and its treatment. CEU credits available for PTs and OTs: 1.5 contact hours. Certificates will be provided. For more information, please visit the SCI Forum website: http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/schedule.asp Download the printable flyer: http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/2-12%20flyer.pdf * * * * * * * * * * * * |
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
[Scirehab-forum] SCI Forum February 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
[Scirehab-UW] New SCI Forum Video: Conversations from the Bedroom: Sex after Spinal Cord Injury
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Dear Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Subscribers, The SCI Forum presentation “Conversations from the Bedroom: Sex after Spinal Cord Injury,” which took place on May 10, 2011 at the University of Washington Medical Center, is now available for viewing on our website at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/reports/sex_sci_2011.asp. What do you really want to know about sex after spinal cord injury? Most newly injured people have concerns about what their sex lives will be like: will they ever have sex again (or for the first time)? Although sex may change after SCI, most people still want to develop satisfying intimate relationships. How do they navigate sexuality with an SCI? In this forum, real people with spinal cord injuries talk about their real sexual experiences since injury. Two men with tetraplegia (quadriplegia) and one woman with paraplegia discussed the good, the bad, and the funny. A rehab physician answered questions related to medical issues and sexual activity. Please give us your feedback after watching the video. Just click the "two-minute survey" link on the forum page, or go to https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/csalzman/26614. We now have 30 videos on a variety of SCI-related topics that you can watch online at * * * * * * * * * * * * |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
[Scirehab-forum] SCI Support and Information Group tomorrow CANCELLED
Dear subscribers:
The SCI Support and Information Group normally scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, January 19, at 12:30 pm at Harborview Medical Center has been CANCELLED due to bad weather and road conditions.
We hope to see you at the next Support and Information Group meeting on Thursday, February 16, at 12:30 pm at Harborview. A reminder email will be sent a few days before then.
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Cynthia Salzman, MHA
Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490
Email: csalzman@uw.edu; Phone: 206-685-3999; FAX: 206-685-3244; Website: http://sci.washington.edu
Thursday, January 12, 2012
[Scirehab-UW] SCI Update Newsletter Winter 2012
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Dear Subscribers: Happy New Year! The Winter 2012 issue of the SCI Update newsletter has been posted on our website at: http://sci.washington.edu/info/newsletters/12_winter.asp Contents: · Funding Renewed for UW's Spinal Cord Injury Model System · First SCI Wellness Summit Draws Large Audience of Consumers and Clinicians · SCI Forum: Everyday Nutrition for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury · Literature Review: 13 abstracts of medical journal articles on SCI topics · Download a printer-friendly version of this newsletter (999KB PDF) · SCI Forum reports and videos you may have missed: o Developing neuroprosthetic treatments for spinal cord injury o Management of pain in spinal cord injury * * * * * * * * * * * * |