A host of Model System researchers will present at the ACRM 100th Annual Conference on October 28 to November 2nd, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. To learn more about the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems and their research projects, please visit https://msktc.org/sci/model-system-centers. To learn more about the Traumatic Brain Injury Model ...
History The Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) program was started in 1970 to improve the care and outcomes for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). To accomplish this, Dr. John Young obtained a Federal grant ...
This project’s goal is to understand the barriers and facilitators to managing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as a chronic condition among a diverse group of individuals utilizing a mixed-method, exploratory sequential approach. We will recruit 130 medically confirmed and non-medically confirmed individuals with TBI and caregivers, and 20 clinicians ...
Cria-May Khong has five years of clinical experience in spinal cord injury (SCI) research, public health experience in traumatic brain injury (TBI) projects, and global health experience in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) educational programs. As a research ...
In this directory, you can explore each Burn Model System center’s website for additional information or resources by clicking Visit Website and learn more about the research projects by clicking View Additional Info.
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This article outlines the growth of online human support, describes a number of projects utilizing the paradigm of human-powered access technologies, and presents a set of challenges and opportunities for this work going forward. People with disabilities have always engaged the people around them in order to circumvent inaccessible ...
Objectives: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Executive Interview (EXIT-25) and to propose modifications that will improve those properties. Design: Rasch analysis of existing datasets contributed by 3 prior projects, all of which examined criterion-related validity of the EXIT-25.Setting: A large, urban, academic free-standing rehabilitation facility. Participants: The ...
Study identified and described environmental factors that influence participation of people with disabilities. Data were obtained through constant comparative, qualitative analyses of transcripts from 36 focus groups across 5 research projects conducted with 201 community-dwelling people with diverse disabilities (primarily spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and stroke) from ...
In this directory, you can explore each Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System center’s website for additional information or resources by clicking Visit Website and learn more about the research projects by clicking View Additional Info.
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During the years 2002 to 2007, 16 Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems of Care (TBIMS) were funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to conduct site-specific and collaborative research projects, including contribution to a longitudinal database, within comprehensive systems of care specialized for people with traumatic ...
The Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS) is a program of research that studies a variety of topics related to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Since ...
In this directory, you can explore each Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model System center’s website for additional information or resources by clicking Visit Website and learn more about the research projects by clicking View Additional Info.
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Article presents an overview of the wheelchair and seating biomechanics research program at the University of Pittsburgh. The program includes studies to prevent secondary conditions due to wheelchair and seating use, to reduce the incidence of accidental injuries, and to improve access to technologies that promote community participation. Projects ...
This article examines the output from each Burn Model System (BMS) component over the past 20 years. The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) established the BMS in 1993 to improve the lives of burn survivors. The BMS program includes: (1) a multicenter longitudinal database ...
Article presents a qualitative examination of five participants in Project Career, an interprofessional, five-year demonstration project designed to promote cognitive support technology (CST) use and employment outcomes among undergraduate college students with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The goal of Project Career is to assist young adults who want to ...
The Midwest Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (MRTBIMS) has been created to accomplish several important objectives in support of an interdisciplinary, multidimensional center focused on providing and improving care for people with TBI. We will establish a coordinated multilevel interdisciplinary system of care for people with traumatic brain ...
Article explains why the government funds university-based academics to perform technological product and service improvement tasks normally performed by corporate manufacturers and suppliers in order to develop assistive technology devices and services for people with disabilities. This approach leaves a gap between the specific project outputs (academic papers, patent ...
Accessible Web design involves developing Web pages and other Web-based media in ways that are accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities who use a variety of different assistive devices. Guidance for accessible Web design ...
Accessible Web design involves developing Web pages and other Web-based media in ways that are accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities who use a variety of different assistive devices. Guidance for accessible Web design ...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What does the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) do? What is "Knowledge Translation"? What is a "Model System"? How does a center earn the designation "Model System"? How can I find ...