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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
CHORCUP MUSC and SCSU Meeting
Members of the Center on Health Outcomes Research and Capacity Building at MUSC and SCSU had a conference call to discuss ideas for upcoming presentations,publications, and student work. We agreed to continue with our regular meeting schedule of one conference call a month and two visits per year. The faculty at SCSU are working on a theoretical paper with the two summer graduate students and this will be submitted by April. We talked about a lecture series that MUSC can host at SCSU. Dr Krause will give presentations on grant writing and research to first year and junior faculty at SCSU. The faculty at SCSU are working out the details for this to occur. Also, Dr Dewalt at SCSU is working out the details for us to be able to use Blackboard with the studnets next summer. This will make it much easier for us to communicate between MUSC and SCSU with the students.
Blog Update
As noted below, the SCI Research Team at MUSC, under direction of Dr Jim Krause, was awarded the new RRTC, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Secondary Conditions in Individuals with SCI in October 2009. This blog will now have updates on this RRTC as well as continued updates on the Center for Health Outcomes Research and Capacity Building for Underserved Populations with SCI and TBI.
Work on RRTC Begins
Work on the RRTC has begun. We are currently awaiting IRB approval in order to begin the interviews for the project. Our website is also currently under construction. A link will be available when it is up and running.
In the meantime, we have begun our training activities for the Center.
Throughout the five year time period of the grant, we will do quarterly 'Grand Rounds' seminars for medical professionals at MUSC and the surrounding area hospitals. The audience for these will include physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and physician assistants. The seminars will spread results of our research and Center and will include internal MUSC speakers, as well as notable external speakers. The first Grand Rounds seminar will be January 26 at MUSC.
National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington DC was also awarded an RRTC for their work on secondary conditions in SCI. We have had a few conference calls with their team already to discuss collaboration on dissemination and training activities. It will be beneficial to be able to share our ideas, data, and research findings to better impact the SCI and medical population.
In the meantime, we have begun our training activities for the Center.
Throughout the five year time period of the grant, we will do quarterly 'Grand Rounds' seminars for medical professionals at MUSC and the surrounding area hospitals. The audience for these will include physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and physician assistants. The seminars will spread results of our research and Center and will include internal MUSC speakers, as well as notable external speakers. The first Grand Rounds seminar will be January 26 at MUSC.
National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington DC was also awarded an RRTC for their work on secondary conditions in SCI. We have had a few conference calls with their team already to discuss collaboration on dissemination and training activities. It will be beneficial to be able to share our ideas, data, and research findings to better impact the SCI and medical population.
New RRTC on Secondary Conditions in SCI
Work on the new RRTC project, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Secondary Conditions in Individuals with SCI, has begun. The purpose of the RRTC is below:
Purpose
The purpose of this RRTC is to reduce secondary conditions and increase longevity after SCI by:
(a) Conducting an integrated program of research to guide prevention and treatment of secondary conditions with three research studies: (1) a 15-year longitudinal study on the prediction of secondary conditions, (2) a population-based study of access to services and their relationship with secondary conditions, and (3) a 17-year longitudinal study of changes in MetS and their consequences for other secondary conditions.
(b) Conducting a parallel program of education and training, technical assistance, and dissemination, including both traditional educational programs and on-site hospital consultation, as well as programs geared to diverse professionals working in a variety of health professions including physical and occupational therapy, physician assistant, nursing, and medicine.
(c) Utilizing a collaborative network of researchers, academic institutions, community resources, and NIDRR funded programs to ensure broad inclusion of individuals with SCI, including those from populations that have been historically underrepresented in research.
(d) Integrating activities that are inclusive of individuals with disabling conditions in all aspects of the RRTC from the planning, implementation, evaluation, conduct of research, analysis, and dissemination of results, in order to ensure that the activities meet their stated purpose.
Purpose
The purpose of this RRTC is to reduce secondary conditions and increase longevity after SCI by:
(a) Conducting an integrated program of research to guide prevention and treatment of secondary conditions with three research studies: (1) a 15-year longitudinal study on the prediction of secondary conditions, (2) a population-based study of access to services and their relationship with secondary conditions, and (3) a 17-year longitudinal study of changes in MetS and their consequences for other secondary conditions.
(b) Conducting a parallel program of education and training, technical assistance, and dissemination, including both traditional educational programs and on-site hospital consultation, as well as programs geared to diverse professionals working in a variety of health professions including physical and occupational therapy, physician assistant, nursing, and medicine.
(c) Utilizing a collaborative network of researchers, academic institutions, community resources, and NIDRR funded programs to ensure broad inclusion of individuals with SCI, including those from populations that have been historically underrepresented in research.
(d) Integrating activities that are inclusive of individuals with disabling conditions in all aspects of the RRTC from the planning, implementation, evaluation, conduct of research, analysis, and dissemination of results, in order to ensure that the activities meet their stated purpose.
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