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Past Grand Round Presentations

Featured Speakers:

 
Dr. Elizabeth Rasch
Chief of Epidemiology & Biostatistics Section

NIH/CC/RMD, Bethesda, MD
   Analyzing the SSA Disability Evaluation Process

November 20, 2009
 
 
 
Dr. Galen Joe
Deputy Chief of Rehabilitation Medicine Department

NIH/CC, Bethesda, MD
   Review and Update on the Data Transformation Initiative and Activity Management System

November 20, 2009
 
 
 
Maryann Sacco-Peterson, MA, OTR/L
Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine (CNRM)

NIH/CC/RMD, Bethesda, MD
   Considerations of Motor and Cognitive Process Skills in Administering Outcome Measures to Persons with TBI

November 13, 2009
 
 
 
Dr. Michael Tierney
Clinical Supervisor, NINDS

NIH, Bethesda, MD
   Cognitive Testing and Study Design with Penetrating Head Injury Patients

October 23, 2009
 
 
 
Amy Nosse
OTR/L

National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
   OT's Role with TBI in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting

September 25, 2009
 
 
 
Joan Joyce
CTRS

National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC


Maria Marchetti
MS, PT, NCS

National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
   Recreation and Physical Therapy Interventions Involving Patients with TBI

September 18, 2009
 
 
 
Jennifer Ryder
Speech Language Pathologist

RMD, NIH, CC, Bethesda, MD
   Introduction to Clinical Management of TBI Population: Focus on Cognitive Communication

September 11, 2009
 
 
 
Ana T. Acevedo, MD
FABPMR, Rockville, MD
   Pain and Traumatic Brain Injury

July 31, 2009
 
 
 
Emily Wible, Kyle Srivastava, and Shivam Shah    FAB BESIP Presentations

July 31, 2009
 
 
 
Rebecca Aronson, DO
Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates
   Osteoporosis: The Silent Disease

July 24, 2009
 
 
 
Tobias Nef
Assistant Professor, Dept Biomedical Engineering, Catholic University, DC

Senior Research Scientist, National Rehab Hospital, DC
   Neurorehabilitation Robotics from the Scientific Idea to the Clinical Application

July 17, 2009
 
 
 
Amy Silder, PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering

University of Wisconsin - Madison
   Long-Term Effects of a Prior Hamstring Strain Injury: Morphology, Running Mechanics and In-Vivo Muscle Function

July 10, 2009
 
 
 
   Expectation Versus Reality in Acute Hospitalization: A Multi-Specialty Analysis

June 26, 2009
 
 
 
Sheryl B. Movsas, DO, FAAPMR
Pain Management and Spinal Cord Injury Services

Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System
   New Frontiers in Rehabilitation Medicine

June 19, 2009
 
 
 
Theresa Hayes Cruz, PhD
Program Analyst, NCMRR/NICHD/NIH

Rockville, MD
   Neuromechanical Constraints Post-Stroke: Associations between Isometric and Functional Lower Limb Tasks

June 12, 2009
 
 
 
Sepideh Haghpanah, MD
Staff Physiatrist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
   Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Diagnosis and Non-Surgical Treatment

June 5, 2009
 
 
 
David J. Schretlen, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Psychology

Depts of Psychiatry & Radiology, Johns Hopkins
   What is an Abnormal Neuropsychological Exam?

May 29, 2009
 
 
 
Laura Lee
Special Assistant, Deputy Director Clinical Care

NIH/CC, Bethesda, MD
   Joint Commission Update

May 22, 2009
 
 
 
Leighton Chan, MD, MPH
Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine Department
   RMD Town Hall Meeting

May 15, 2009
 
 
 
Meghan K. Gleason
RMD, NIH/CC, Bethesda, MD
   Overview of Microsoft Outlook and Centralized Scheduling

May 1, 2009
 
 
 
Jon Jaskiewicz, CPO

Gregg Beideman, MPT, DPT
   WalkAide - Using Functional Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Gait

April 24, 2009
 
 
 
Dr. Richard Zorowitz
Associate Professor and Chairman, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
   Stroke Rehabilitation Research

February 27, 2009
 
 
 
Dr. Steven L. Wolf
Professor, Dept of Adult and Elder Care, School of Nursing

Emory University, Atlanta, GA
   Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Upper Extremities Post-Stroke
Where are we and where do we go from here?
February 20, 2009
 
 
 
Michelle Kennedy, M.S.
Protocol Manager

NIH/CC-RMD, Bethesda, MD


Josh Woostenhulme, DPT
Research Fellow

NIH/CC-RMD, Bethesda, MD
   Basic Review of ECG and the Effects of Selected Medications on Exercise Tolerance

December 19, 2008
 
 
 
Jacqueline K. Feenster, BS
Protocol Manager, Physical Disabilities Branch

Rehabilitation Medicine Department, NIH/CC, Bethesda, MD
   The Approval Process Beyond the IRB

November 21, 2008
 
 
 
Dr. Gad Alon, Ph.D., PT
Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Dept of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
   Bridging the Gap between Scientific Evidence and Clinical Implementation of Non-Invasive Electrical Stimulation in the Field of Rehabilitation

October 31, 2008
 
 
 
Dr. Scott Paul
Physiatrist, RMD, NIH/CC

Bethesda, MD
   We're Back! The New RMD Evaluation Protocol

October 24, 2008
 
 
 
Dr. Leighton Chan
Dr. Elizabeth Rasch, Dr. Diane Damiano, Dr. Jerome Danoff, and Donna Gregory

NIH, RMD
   The State of RMD 2008

October 3, 2008
 
 
 
Vitaly Napadow
Assistant Professor, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
   Functional MRI Evaluation of Acupuncture: From Characterization to Translational Research

September 19, 2008
 
 
 
Dr. Michelle Harris-Love
Research Fellow, NIH/NINDS
   Mechanisms of Practice-Induced Improvement in Functional Reaching after Moderate-Severity Stroke

September 12, 2008
 
 
 
Dr. Frances (Sheehan) Gavelli
PI, Engineer

Physical Disabilities Branch, RMD, CC, NIH
   The VFA Initiative: Predicting the Source of Patellofemoral Pain through Dynamic MR Imaging

August 29, 2008
 
 
 
Hyung-Soon Park, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
   Neuro-Rehabilitation Using Robotic Systems

August 1, 2008
 
 
 
Dr. Su Young Kim
Assistant Clinical Investigator

Pediatric Oncology Branch, NIH
   Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma: Evaluation of Functional Outcome Measures

July 25, 2008
 
 
 
Dr. Nicholas DiProspero
Neurogenetics Branch,
National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke
   Clinical Trial Development in Neurodegenerative Disorders:
BBIC Treatment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy


March 30, 2007
 
 
 
Carmen C. Brewer, Ph.D.
Chief, Audiology, NIDCD


Christopher Zalewski
Audiologist, NIDCD
   Balance Function in Usher Syndrome

February 23, 2007
 
 
 
Dr. Monica C. Skarulis
Endocrinologist/Senior Clinical Investigator,
Clinical Endocrine Branch of NIDDK
Acting Director, Metabolic Core Unit

Chief, Clinical Endocrine Section
Director, NIH Inter-Institute Training Program
in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
   The Role of the Gut, Hormones and the Brain
in Obesity


February 9, 2007
 
 
 
Charles P. Venditti, MD, Ph.D.
Director of the Organic Acid Research Unit
Genetic Disease Research Branch
National Human Genome Research Institute,
NIH, Bethesda, MD
   Clinical and Scientific Approaches to Study
Methylmalonic Acidemia and Inherited Disorders
of Cobalamin Metabolism


January 26, 2007
 
 
 
Wallace C. Duncan, Jr., Ph.D.
Research Psychologist,
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program,
NIMH, NIH, Bethesda, MD
   Whither Sleep? The Biological Factors
That Regulate Sleep in Humans,
with Special Emphasis on Smith-Magenis Syndrome.


January 5, 2007
 
 
 
Susan C. Robertson, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Mental Health Specialist
Rehabilitation Medicine Department, NIH
   The Role of Guided Reflection in Transformative Self-regulation

December 15, 2006
 
 
 
Ann C.M. Smith, M.A., D.Sc.(hon), CGC
Principal Investigator 01-HG-0109

Office of Clinical Director,
National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH/HHS
   Interdisciplinary Approach to Understand
Smith-Magenis Syndrome: Research Update


December 8, 2006
 
 
 
Marco Santello
Associate Professor,
Neural Control of Movement Lab,
Department of Kinesiology,
The Harrington Department of Bioengineering,
Arizona State University
   Hand Function: Complementary Experimental
Approaches to Understanding Motor Control
and Implications for Functional Rehabilitation


November 30, 2006
 
 
 
Professor Marek Zak, PhD, MsC
Associate Professor,
Chair of Clinical Rehabilitation, A.Ph.E.,
Krakow, Poland

Associate Professor,
Institute of Rehabilitation, A.Ph.E.,
Krakow, Poland
   The Physical Rehabilitation Programs to Improve
Balance in Elderly Population


November 9, 2006
 
 
 
Cynthia Coffin Zadai, DPT, MS, CCS
FAPTA Coordinator, Transitional DPT Program, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charleston Navy Yard, Boston, MA
   Current Concepts of Mobility Management for Inpatients with Cardiovascular Dysfunction

October 27, 2006
 
 
 
Susan Krutis, M.S.Ed., OTR    Design and Implementation of an Interdisciplinary,
Recovery-Based Medication Program:
Empowering patients with schizophrenia
to manage their own health


September 29, 2006
 
 
 
Scott M. Paul, M.D.
Medical Section, RMD, NIH


Marcia D. Smith, MA, CTRS, H/Fl
Recreation Therapy Section, RMD, NIH
   I Can Do It- You Can Do It- An HHS Initiative
to Promote Physical Activity in Children & Youth
with Disabilities: How to Become Involved!


March 17, 2006
 
 
 
Dr. Richard Lieber    The Mechanical Properties of Muscle Fibres

February 17, 2006
 
 
 
Dr. Jean-Michel Gracies    The Tardie’s Scale, a Clinical Scale to Evaluate
Muscular Tone


January 6, 2006
 
 
 
Christina Gummesson, PT, PhD
NIH/NIAMS,
Lund University, Sweden
   Measuring Upper Extremity Symptoms and Disability
by a Patient Reported Outcome Measure
–The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder
and Head (DASH) Outcome Instrument.


December 15, 2005
 
 
 
Professor Walter Herzog    Muscle Mechanics

December 2, 2005
 
 
 
Professor Richard Stein    Improving Mobility after Spinal Cord Injury or Stroke

November 17, 2005
 
 
 
Professor Milan Dimitrijevic    Central Pattern Generators

November 10, 2005
 
 
 
Fay Horak, Ph.D., PT
Senior Scientist,
Neurological Sciences Institute


Professor of Neurology,
Physiology and Biomedical Engineering,
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
   A Systems Approach to Rehabilitation of Balance Disorders

March 12, 2004
 
 
 
George Kondraske    General Systems Performance Theory,
Performance Models, and New Techniques:
Application to Problems in Rehabilitation

January 16, 2004
 
 
 
Peter Scacheri    Tour of Hope: Rehab Strategies for Oncology Patients

December 19, 2003
 
 
 
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