RECENT NEWS:

• WEBCAST-- On Tuesday, July 26, 2011, James Krause, PhD, Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes Research Group, presented on "Racial Disparities in Outcomes after SCI: Twenty Years of Research". --INFO-- or --WATCH WEBCAST-- or -- QA
• GRAND ROUNDS-- Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy of MUSC, Sara Kraft, PT, present on "The Seating Interface for the Individual with SCI: Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Function". Watch her presentation or view her slides --SLIDES-- or --VIDEO--
• ACCOMPLISHMENTS--On September 24, James Krause, PhD, Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes Research Group, accepted the 2011 Medtronic National Courage Award.--INFO-- or --VIDEO--
• NEWSLETTERS--Fall 2011 newsletters are now available.--INFO--
• PUBLICATIONS--Congratulations! "Association of race, socioeconomic status, and health care access with pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury", by Dr. Lee Saunders, Dr. James Krause, and Joshua Acuna, was accepted for publication in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. --ABSTRACT--
• BLOG--recently updated.

RESEARCH BYTES:

• Post-injury education can be effective in increasing employment rates after SCI.
• An important factor related to longevity after SCI is finding purpose in life.
• Because skin sores can lead to infection, depression, and even amputation, it is very important to be vigilant in avoiding and treating skin sores and infection.
• MORE SCI facts and figures...

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• Subscribe to recive quarterly updates on what the Spinal Cord Injury Research Team has been accomplishing, as well as what the plans are for future endeavors. --SUBSCRIBE--

FUNDING:

• SCI Research Team was recently awarded a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in Individuals with SCI from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR-#H133B090005) for a five-year period (2009-2014).