OPAF PSA: NCDDR Alert for March 2004

OPAF PSA: NCDDR Alert for March 2004

Jeffrey S. Reznick

3/12/2004

This is an OPAF Public Service Announcement (PSA)

OPAF offers the following announcement from the National Center for the
Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) as a public service, as
part of its official representation of O&P in community and
philanthropic circles.

The section entitled Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers Poster
and Brochure, among others here, may be of particular interest to many
O&P list subscribers.

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NCDDR Alert for March 2004

Welcome to the NCDDR's E-mail Alert. These E-mail messages are provided
to alert you to important additions to the Web site of the National
Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR). If you have
missed any previous monthly Alerts, they are archived at:
< <URL Redacted>>

If you have any difficulty associated with your E-mail Alert, please let
us know at: < <URL Redacted>>
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Online Focus Group

Please take a minute and respond to the Online Focus Group questions for
March. This month the focus is on NIDRR-supported Research. You can
access this month's Focus Group question at:
< <URL Redacted>>
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers Poster and Brochure

This reference poster and brochure describes the Rehabilitation
Engineering Research Centers program and provides information about the
principal investigator, public contact person, mailing address,
telephone (voice and text telephone, if available), fax, email address
for designated contact persons, and the World Wide Web address of
current National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR) funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers projects.

Available online at: < http://www.ncddr.org/du/products/bp.html >
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Spotlight on a NIDRR-Funded Project

Each month, the NCDDR plans to spotlight a NIDRR grantee that has
resources included in the Electronic Library. This month we take a
closer look at the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System

The Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, centered at the
University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, is one
of 16 Model Spinal Cord Injury Centers funded by the National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of
Education, to pool knowledge and resources and provide specialized care
to persons with SCI.

The project provides state-of-the-art medical, surgical, rehabilitation,
and long-term follow-up care to Northwest residents with SCI;
participates in the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center,
which collects and combines data from all 16 Model SCI centers; and
conducts research into various aspects of SCI diagnosis and care. The
project also publishes articles and patient education materials in its
newsletter and on its Web site.

The NCDDR Electronic Library includes 89 resources from the Northwest
Regional Spinal Cord Injury System.

To search the Electronic Library access the following link,
< http://www.ncddr.org/forms/registrysearch.html >, and select the Search
Resources By Title mode. Then enter one of the following titles into
the search box.

The following is a sample of recent entries.

Spinal Cord Injury Literature Review: Winter 2004

Treating SCI Pain with Relaxation and Hypnosis: A UW Study

Adaptive Recreation, Fitness and Leisure Activities

Alcohol and Your Health after SCI
NCDDR Alert Group
Taking Care of Pressure Sores

If you would like the titles of all 89 resources, please E-mail Sean
Claes at <Email Address Redacted> Find out more about the Northwest Regional
Spinal Cord Injury System by visiting their Web site:
< http://depts.washington.edu/rehab/sci/ >.

In addition, NCDDR has recently produced a poster featuring the NIDRR
Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems. More information about this poster is
available online at: < http://www.ncddr.org/du/products/bp.html#mscis >.
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News and Recognition for The Research Exchange

For NIDRR Grantees Only: If your NIDRR-funded project or staff has been
highlighted or featured in any type of news-related media or has
received any special award or other recognition, please let us know.
Just submit the information via the online forms:

Who's In The News submissions:
< http://www.ncddr.org/forms/submitnews.html >

NIDRR Grantee and Staff Recognition submissions:
< http://www.ncddr.org/forms/submitrecog.html >

Forms may be sent online, copied into an electronic mail message, or
printed for fax or surface mail.

We welcome items of interest you may have for The Research Exchange.
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