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Staff Spotlight - Scott Roiter: Communicating research findings with different audiences
Scott Roiter works as a research assistant at The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at Shirley Ryan 小恩雅. Prior to that, he analyzed data at AMITA Health.
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Collaborator Spotlight - Ari Houser: COVID-19 proves the critical importance of data
In his work at the AARP Public Policy Institute, Ari Houser converts data that covers a variety of issues into information that advocates at AARP and state agencies around the country can use to illustrate the need for changes in their long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems.
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Jamie Tingey Finds a Calling in Rehabilitation Psychology
Learn more about how Jamie Tingey found a calling in rehabilitation psychology.
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Early Study Feedback Suggests Virtual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Help Some People Working with Chronic Pain
Early results from a study at the Shirley Ryan 小恩雅’s Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered virtually helps people with disabilities manage their chronic pain.
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Experience Living with a Disability Helps Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 Peer Mentors Connect with Patients
LIFE Center Manager Lisa Rosen co-founded the peer mentoring program in 2003. There had always been some informal mentoring going on as patients talked with other patients or hospital volunteers with disabilities, but Rosen realized there was a need for a more structured program.
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Drs. Colin Franz & Adenike Adewuyi Publish Review on Nerve Transfer Surgery for SCI
The Journal of Neurophysiology recently published a review by Adenike Adewuyi, MD, and Colin Franz, MD, PhD, that proposes a framework for evaluating patients with spinal cord injuries to determine their candidacy for nerve transfer surgery.
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In the News: NBC News Features Dr. Jenna Sarna on Psychological Care for Survivors of Gun Violence
A recent story on NBCNews.com highlighted how some unique organizations — including Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 — provide psychological treatment, in addition to traditional physical therapy, to patients who survive gun violence. For instance, Jenna Sarna, Psy.D. manager, Psychology/Patient Family Counseling, Shirley Ryan 小恩雅, described the psychological support services that she and her colleagues provide these patients.
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In the News: NBC 5 Features Dr. Colin Franz in Story on New ALS Drug
NBC 5 Chicago recently ran a story about Relyvrio — a new medication for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — that included insights from Colin Franz, MD, PhD, physician-scientist and director, Electrodiagnostic Laboratory, Shirley Ryan 小恩雅. In addition to his roles at SRAlab, Dr. Franz is a physician for the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine.
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Dr. Adenike Adewuyi to Receive Materson New Investigator Award at 2022 AAPM&R in Baltimore
On Oct. 22, 2022, Adenike Adewuyi, MD, will be honored with the Richard Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grant Award, presented by the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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OT Emily Sanders Featured in FOX 32 Story on Special Friendship Between Patients
FOX 32 Chicago recently profiled Sam Matthews and Hunter Valles — two men in their 20s who forged a close friendship at Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 as they recovered from burn injuries. The story features Emily Sanders, senior occupational therapist, 20th Floor, who treated Sam and Hunter.
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In the News: Rev. Jesse Jackson undergoing therapy for Parkinson's disease
A recent story on ABC7 highlighed Rev. Jesse Jackson's stay at Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 where he underwent treatment for Parkinson's disease.
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Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 Hosts 14th Annual SkyRise Chicago, World’s Tallest Indoor Stair-Climbing Event
On Sunday, Nov. 6, Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) and Skydeck Chicago will host the 14th annual SkyRise Chicago at Willis Tower.
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