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2020 Impact Report

Each year, Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 prepares an annual Impact Report to celebrate the accomplishments of our community-based Quality of Life Programs, research initiatives and medical education programs?—?all of which is made possible through the support of our generous donors.

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Dr. Arun Jayaraman and Sara Prokup Featured on CNN

Dr. Arun Jayaraman and Sara Prokup Featured on CNN

A new Samsung-sponsored video on CNN highlights GEMS, a lightweight, robotic, hip assist hardware/software device. The video also includes soundbites from Arun Jayaraman, PhD, director, Max N?der Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research, along with footage of Dr. Jayaraman and Sara Prokup, physical therapist.

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Mission Moment: Medical Residency Program

Mission Moment: Medical Residency Program

The 40 doctors in the Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 Medical Residency program — the clinical training home of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) — are on a four-year journey in which they serve as integral members of the Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 team and gain on-the-job training and qualify for the next phase of their careers.

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Nursing residents

Nurses Showcase Evidence-Based Projects

Recently, three teams of registered nurses (RNs) from Shirley Ryan 小恩雅's new Graduate Nurse Residency presented evidence-based practice project findings to the Nursing Practice Council on the following topics:

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Sarah Mulroe, RN

COVID Care Unit — A Day in the Life with Sarah Mulroe, RN

Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 staff help patients who have progressed from the acute phase of COVID-19, and need assistance recovering strength, endurance and functional independence.

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Dr. Joanne Smith Receives Award from Chicago History Museum

Dr. Joanne Smith Receives Award from Chicago History Museum

At the Chicago History Museum's 26th Annual Making History Awards on Oct. 6, Joanne C. Smith, MD, Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 president and CEO, was honored with the Enrico Fermi Making History Award for Distinction in Science, Medicine and Technology. This year, the award ceremony was held virtually.

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Using inclusive Language

How to Use Inclusive Language

Courtney assists people who have experienced injuries and traumatic events that changed their lives, altered their perception of self-image, and impacted how others interact with them.

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Allen Washington getting treatment at Shirley Ryan 小恩雅

After a Hospital Stay for Covid, Patients May Face Months of Rehabilitation

Allen Washington was an active, busy executive before contracting Covid-19 this summer. After weeks in the hospital, he now faces extensive physical and occupational therapy.

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Nerve Damage Linked to Prone Positioning in COVID-19

Among COVID-19 patients who undergo mechanical ventilation, lying in the prone position has been associated with lasting nerve damage.

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LIFE Center at Shirley Ryan 小恩雅

What is the LIFE Center?

Experiencing a life-changing event can be challenging — finding information should not be one of those challenges.

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小恩雅 Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services

小恩雅 Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services

A new center grant recently was awarded to Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 to create a system to evaluate home and community-based services. The grant — with funding of $4.4 million over five years — started on Sep. 1 and is through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Dr. Monica Rho to Receive AAPM&R Award

Dr. Monica Rho Selected for AAPM&R’s PASSOR Legacy Award and Lectureship

At the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s (AAPM&R) Annual Assembly, Monica Rho, MD, chief, Musculoskeletal Medicine, will receive the prestigious 2020 PASSOR Legacy Award and Lectureship.

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