Tuesday, April 24, 2012

[Scirehab-forum] SCI Forum, Thursday, May 17 at 7:00 pm

                                                     

Dear SCI Forum subscribers:

 

Announcing the next SCI Forum:

 

When:         Thursday, May 17, from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
                      
Note—This forum is on a Thursday, not the usual second Tuesday of the month.

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:          To Walk or Roll: The Controversy Over Walking and Research After SCI

By Michael Boninger, MD, University of Pittsburgh

 

Will I ever walk again?” This is frequently the first question a patient with a new spinal cord injury asks. However, over time the focus on walking often fades and other issues that impact daily living move to the top of the wish list. Is there peril if individuals

with SCI and researchers focus on walking too much? Where should we be putting our scant SCI research dollars? Our special guest speaker, Michael Boninger, MD, examines this complex issue from the standpoint of both a dedicated physiatrist who has worked with SCI patients for over 20 years and a prominent researcher seeking solutions to the many problems caused by these injuries. Dr. Boninger is professor and chair of the PM&R Department at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also serves as the medical director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratory and director of the SCI Model System. Please join us for what promises to be a thought-provoking discussion of a controversial issue.

 

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/5-12%20flyer.pdf

  

Participate in research: UW studies seeking volunteers with spinal cord injuries are listed at http://sci.washington.edu/projects_and_research/participate.asp  

 

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Cynthia Salzman, MHA
Public Information Specialist
Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington, Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206-685-3999; Fax: 206-685-3244; Email:
csalzman@uw.edu

 

 

 

 

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