Date and Time: April 23, 2025, from 7:00-8:30PM
Chairperson(s): Natalie Sadon & Colleen Craven
Location: Zoom - to be sent out day before the event
Title: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation in Acute Inpatient Rehab Setting
Speaker: Bracha Judowitz, OT and Tori Roth, OT
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the different levels and types of spinal cord injury including ASIA scale
- Identify relevant durable medical equipment and specialty wheelchairs/shower chair needs at various spinal cord levels
- Discuss relevant assistive technology, adaptive feeding, and grooming equipment based on level of injury
- Identify relevant treatment options for interventions at each level of injury
- Discuss education and community resources for patients and families regarding SCI
Bio/Focus:
Bracha Judowitz, OTR/L, CNS, AIB/VRC, LSVT is a clinical specialist, occupational therapist. She’s been an occupational therapist for 6+ years, with previous experience with ABA therapy, now currently working at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation on the spinal cord injury unit. She has experience with patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, amputations, orthopedic injuries, and brain injuries.
Tori Roth, OTR/L, is a clinical specialist, occupational therapist. She’s been an occupational therapist for 6+ years working at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She specializes in scripting patients for specialty wheelchairs based on diagnoses and medical need, as well as leading the amputee and cardiac program, as well as the inpatient wheelchair seating program.
References:
Krysa, Jacqueline A., Gregorio, Marianne Pearl, Manhas, Kiran Pohar, MacIsaac, Rob, Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth, and Ho, Chester H. “Empowerment, Communication, and
Navigating Care: The Experience of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury From Acute Hospitalization to Inpatient Rehabilitation.” Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, vol. 3, article no. 904716, 2022. Doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.904716.
Lee, Kyung Eun, and Jeoung, Bogja. “An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Protocols for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.” Journal of Public Health, 19 June 2023, p. 1-10. Doi: 10.1007/s10389-023-02115-9.
Karamian, Brian, Siegel, Nicolas, Nourie, Blake, Serruya, Mijail, Heary, Robert, Harrop, James, and Vaccaro, Alexander. “The Role of Electrical Stimulation for Rehabilitation and Regeneration After Sinal Cord Injury.” Journal of Orthopedics' and Traumatology, vol. 23, article no. 2, 2022. Doi: 10.1186/s10195-021-006323-6.
This event will be closed day before event. Please register by APRIL 22ND, 2025, at 4:00PM.
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