CROR Outcomes, MRSCICS Matters

CROR Outcomes is a quarterly newsletter featuring research updates on our projects at our RRTC on Employment and Disability.

In the News

  • Shirley Ryan Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ Spinal Cord Injury experts quoted in the New York Times

    Dr. Arun Jayamaran, executive director of the technology and innovation hub at Shirley Ryan Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ and Dr. Elliot Roth, an attending physician at Shirley Ryan Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾¡¯s Brain Innovation Center, were quoted in a New York Times article on a study investigating the use of electrical stimulation to the spine to help people who have experienced stroke regain some movement in their arms and hands.

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  • Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, honored by the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals

    Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, Associate Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at Shirley Ryan Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ and Research Associate Professor, Northwestern PM&R Residency Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, received the Audrey Nelson Lectureship Award from the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP).

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  • Research Update RRTC: HCBS

    CROR¡¯s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) project is designed to develop an evidence-base about the effectiveness of HCBS for people with disabilities.

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  • ADvancing interRAI: Multi-State Collaboration to Use Data Better

    Having reliable and valid assessment data is necessary to successfully implement any data-driven program improvements.

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  • WEBINAR: "My Choice, My Way": Implementing Meaningful Person-Centered Practices

    Tonie Sadler, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in health services and outcomes research at Northwestern University and at the Shirley Ryan Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾'s Center For Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, identifies several best practices for person-centered delivery of HCBS.

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  • WEBINAR: Achieving Person-Centered Outcomes: The Importance of Developing New Outcome Measures

    Sara Karon, PhD, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care at RTI International presented ¡°Achieving Person-centered Outcomes: The Importance of Developing New Outcome Measures,¡± at the 2022 TASH Conference in December. She discussed gaps in measures that assess person-centered outcomes for people receiving HCBS.

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  • Nick McCombs: Finding His Passion in Psychology and Research

    Nick McCombs finds his passion in psychology and research and discovers there isn¡¯t a time limit on doing what you want to do in your life.

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