Thursday, July 26, 2018

TBI Model System Researchers Awarded Fellow Status!


The American Psychological Association (APA) has granted a number of TBI Model System researchers with fellow status. This award recognizes APA members whose work has a national impact in the field of psychology. The names of the TBI Model System APA fellows are listed below:


Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System 

John Deluca – Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) Fellow

Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System

Robin Hanks - Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) and Division 40 (Neuropsychology) Fellow

Virginia Commonwealth Traumatic Brain Injury Model System 

Jeff Kreutzer – Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) Fellow

UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Tom Novack – Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) and Division 40 (Neuropsychology) Fellow

The Moss Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Tessa Hart - Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) and Division 40 (Neuropsychology) Fellow

The Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System of TIRR

Mark Sherer - Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) and Division 40 (Neuropsychology) Fellow

Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injruy Model System

John Corrigan - Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) and Division 50 (Addiction) Fellow


Friday, July 20, 2018

Brain Injury Medicine Fellows Announced!

As part of its commitment to the care of those with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and advancing education and research for TBI, the physiatry group in the TBI Model System announced the names of their incoming Brain Injury Medicine fellows. These fellows will spend a year learning advanced care of persons with acquired brain injury and complete scholarly activity. We are thrilled to welcome them to the Model Systems family.

Mayo Clinic Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
  •  Dmitry Esterov, DO, Res: JFK Johnson
North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
  • Aiwane Iboaya, D.O., Res: U Kansas
University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
  • Clausyl "CJ" Plummer, Res: UT San Antonio
The Moss Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
  • Abana Azariah, MD, Res: Baylor Coll. Medicine
JFK Medical Center
  • Ekua Gilbert- Baffoe, Res: Baylor Coll. Medicine
Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System 
  • Laurie Dabaghian, M., Res: RutgersNJMed/Kessler
New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
  • Cynthia Hung, MD, Res:  Mt. Sinai
Rusk Rehabilitation TBI Model System
  • Emma Nally, MD, Res: Georgetown
Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
  • Gregory Robbins, MD, Res: Penn Medicine
  • Shelby Halsey, MD, Res: Baylor Coll. Medicine
The Texas TBI Model System of TIRR
  • Sima Desai, Res: Tufts Medical Center
TIRR: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Matthew Lin, Res: Rutgers JFK Johnson
South Texas VA Polytrauma Rehab Center
  • Lindsay Mohney, D.O., Residency: U Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Katherine Lin, M.D., Residency:  U Miami
  • Nicholas Vlahos, DO, Residency:  Nova Southeastern University - Larkin Community Hospital


Thursday, June 28, 2018

TBI Model System Researchers Present at the 4th Federal Interagency Conference on TBI

A host of TBI Model System researchers delivered presentations to advance the field of traumatic brain injury at the 4th Federal Interagency Conference held in Washington DC, June 11-13, 2018


The Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System:

Gale Whiteneck, Ph.D.:
  • Translating TBI Research for Public and Policy Use: Products from CDC/ NIDILRR Interagency Agreement.
  • Inclusion Method and Demographics of Veterans in the VA Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans Health Registry.
Kaitlin Hays, PT, DPT, NCS: 
  • The Balance Evaluation Systems Test for Individuals with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Lenore Hawley, MSSW, LCSW:
  • Improving Well-being after Traumatic Brain Injury Through Volunteering: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

Rusk Rehabilitation Traumatic Brain Model System:

Tamara Bushnik, Ph.D.:

  • Pituitary Dysfunction After TBI: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment.
  • Functional Connectivity Following Plasticity-based Cognitive Training in Chronic TBI: A Resting-state fMRI Study.

New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Ph.D.:

  • Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.
  • Late Effects of TBI (LE-TBI) Project: A Multidisciplinary Investigation of Clinical-Pathological Sequelae of TBI.
Amy Rosenbaum, Ph.D.:
  • An Alternative Model of Care for Individuals With Disorders of Consciousness.
Maria Kajankova, Ph.D.:
  • Knowledge Translation and Implementation: Seat-of-the-Pants versus Framework-Driven.
Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD:
  • Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.
  • Gender and TBI: Biology, injury and symptomology.
Marcel P. Dijkers, Ph.D.:
  • Knowledge Translation and Implementation: Seat-of-the-Pants versus Framework-Driven.
  • Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.
  • Squeezing More Value out of the Inpatient Stay: Comparative Effectiveness of Different Rehabilitation Approaches.

Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:


John Corrigan, Ph.D.:

  • Translating TBI Research for Public and Policy Use: Products from CDC/ NIDILRR Interagency Agreement.
  • The Association of Lifetime TBI and Deployment-Acquired TBI with Postdeployment Binge and Heavy Drinking.
  • RCT of CI Therapy for Rehabilitating Upper Extremity Motor Function After TBI: The BRAVE Project.
  • The Public Health Burden of Lifetime History of TBI.
Jennifer Bogner, Ph.D.:
  • Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.
  • Squeezing More Value out of the Inpatient Stay: Comparative Effectiveness of Different Rehabilitation Approaches.

North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:


Simon Driver, Ph.D.:

  • The Impact of Virtual Reality on Attention & Executive Functioning Training and Association With Neurorehabilitation Outcomes.
Marie Dahdah, Ph.D.:
  • The Impact of Virtual Reality on Attention & Executive Functioning Training and Association With Neurorehabilitation Outcomes.
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine Versus CMS Criteria for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Acute TBI.
Kathleen Bell, M.D.:
  • Advancing Sleep Research: Two Multi-Center Studies within the TBI Model System Program.
  • Cerebral Vasoreactivity is Impaired Three Month Following Sports Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes.
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine Versus CMS Criteria for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Acute TBI.

Virginia Commonwealth Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

David Cifu, M.D.:

  • The Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC): Lessons Learned from an Innovative, Multi-center Project.
Jeffrey Kreutzer, Ph.D.:
  • Interventions for Families Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.
  • Family Stability and Family Needs Post-TBI: A Collaboration of VA and NIDILRR TBIMS Efforts.
  • Empirically-Based Interventions for Persons with Brain Injury, Couples, and Families.

University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Jeanne Hoffman, Ph.D.:
  • Advancing Sleep Research: Two Multi-Center Studies within the TBI Model System Program.
  • Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Pain Following Traumatic Brain Injury.
Sureyya Dikmen, Ph.D.:
  • Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Pain Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System: 

Laura Dreer, Ph.D.:
  • Interventions for Families Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.

The Moss Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Tessa Hart, Ph.D.:
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in the Real World—or Maybe Close Enough.
  • Interventions for Families Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury as a Chronic Condition: Innovative Models of Long-Term Care.
John Whyte, MD, Ph.D.:
  • An Alternative Model of Care for Individuals With Disorders of Consciousness.
  • Practice Guidelines for Disorders of Consciousness: Report of the AAN-ACRM-NIDILRR Guideline Development Panel.

Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:
Anthony Lequerica, Ph.D.:
  • New Research in Treating Common Symptoms Following TBI.
  •  Addressing the Needs of Ethnic Minorities with TBI.
Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D.:
  • The modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT) to Improve Learning and Memory in Persons with TBI.
  • New Research in Treating Common Symptoms Following TBI.

The Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:
Mark Sherer, Ph.D.:
  • A Case Definition of the Post-Traumatic Confusional State: Implications for Research and Clinical Care.
Angelle Sander, Ph.D.: 
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in the Real World—or Maybe Close Enough.
  • Why did you do That?: Understanding Anger and Attributions of Hostile Intent After Brain Injury.
  • Caregiving for Wounded Warriors: Perceptions and Quality of Life.
  • Addressing the Needs of Ethnic Minorities with TBI.

Indiana University School of Medicine / Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana TBI:


Flora Hammond, M.D.:

  • Managing TBI as a Chronic Condition.
  • Why did you do That?: Understanding Anger and Attributions of Hostile Intent After Brain Injury.
  • Extending our Knowledge of Long-Term Outcomes After Severe TBI: Three DOC TBI Model System Studies.


Thursday, May 17, 2018

SCI Model System Researchers Participate in the 2018 American Spinal Injury Association Annual Scientific Meeting

A host of SCI Model System researchers delivered lectures and posters to advance the field of spinal cord injury at the 2018 American Spinal Injury Association Scientific Meeting held in Rochester, MN, May 2-4, 2018.The following SCI Model System researchers have submitted conference presentation information to the MSKTC.

Texas Model Spinal Cord Injury System at TIRR: 
  • Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. B., Taylor, H. B., Markley, R., Vega, J., Webster, M., Stampas, A. & Nosek, M. A.: Promoting Psychological Health of Women with SCI in the Virtual World of Second Life.
Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System:
  • Kopp MA, Watzlawick R, Martus P, Failli V, Finkenstaedt FW, Chen Y, DeVivo MJ, Dirnagl U, Schwab JM.: Long-term functional outcome in patients with acquired infections after acute spinal cord injury.
The Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley:
  • Oleson C, Marino R, Formal C, Modlesky C.: Zoledronic acid attenuates bone loss following complete traumatic spinal cord injury.
  • Marino R, Sinko R, Leiby B, Bryden A, Nemunaitis G, Chen D, Backus D.:  Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the Capabilities of Upper Extremity Test.
  • Morina A.: The Use of High Fidelity Human Simulation for Interdisciplinary Skill Training and Team Building for the Care of a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury.
  • Atkinson D, Schmidt Read M, Tefertiller C, Watson E, Oakely A, Joyce M, Forrest G, Wojceihowski B, Basso D, Sisto S, Harkema S, Behrman A.: A D is not a D”: Identifying Sources of Neuromuscular and Functional Heterogeneity Within an AIS D Population.
  • Otsuji-Miwa N, Phillips E, Rece J.: Larval Debridement Therapy of Sacral/Coccyx Pressure Ulcer in the Acute Rehab Setting: Giving their lives for a good cause – case reports  
University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System:
  • Aslam H, Renfro C, Bosarge P, Kulkani A, Cetin H, Cetin B, Kirksey K, McLain A, Yara-Fisher C.Case reports on utilizing a ketogenic diet to improve neuro-recovery and metabolism following spinal cord injury (SCI)
National SCI Statistical Center and SCIMS Centers:
  • Kim H, Cutter GR, George B, Chen Y.: Understanding and preventing loss to follow-up: experiences from the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems. 
  • Chen Y, Lin HY, Tseng TS, Wen H, DeVivo MJ.: Missing data in spinal cord injury survey research: racial differences.
  • Wen H, Chen Y, Botticello A, Bae S.: Racial/ethnic differences in obesity in individuals with spinal cord injury: The impact of disadvantaged neighborhood.
  • Schwab J, Kopp M, Waltzlawick R, Martus P, Chen Y, DeVivo M.: Long-term functional outcome in patients with acquired infections after acute spinal cord injury. Poster presented at the American Academy of Neurology 70th Annual Meeting.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Model System Researchers to Present at the Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association

Model System researchers will participate in the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association in Chicago, IL on April 10-13, 2018. The list of participants who have submitted conference presentation information to the MSKTC can be found below.


    
Gabrielle Grant: Beyond scarring: long-term physical outcomes following burns – poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Matthew Godleski, MD: Elbow contracture severity at hospital discharge in patients with heterotopic ossification – poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Cayla Saret, MPH: Extreme Response Style Bias in Burn Survivors: The LIBRE Project – poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Emily Ohrtman: Social Interactions and Social Activities after Burn Injury: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study – poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Leda Espinoza: The relation between marital status and burn injury: A Burn Model Systems National Database Study – poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Jeffrey Schneider, MD: Challenges to the Standardization of Trauma Data Collection: A Call for Common Data Elements for Acute and Long-Term Trauma Databases – oral presentation on Thursday, April 12th.  

Lewis Kazis, ScD: Measuring Social Integration using the LIBRE Profile: Reliability and Validity Assessments- oral presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Leda Espinoza: The Long-Term Outcomes of Electrical Burn Injuries: A Burn Model Systems National Database Study – poster presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Carlyn Wells, DPT: Development of a decision tree to assist with treatment of burn-related ankle contractures – poster presentation on Thursday, April 12th.


UTMB/Shriners Hospitals for Children-Galveston (Galveston, Texas):


Evan Ross, MD: Admission Heart Rate Reserve is Associated with Clinical Response to Propranolol in Severely Burned Children - oral presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Perla Rivas, BA: The Journey of Recovery from Pediatric Burn Survivor to Adult: A Qualitative Perspective - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Elizabeth Blears, MD: Benefits of Exercise in burned children with Insulin Resistance - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Guillermo Foncerrada, MD: Mental and Physical Changes after an Exercise Program in Burn children with Extensive Limb Amputations - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Julianna Bores, MS: Subjective vs objective assessment of physical activity in burn patients - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

John Ogunbileje, PhD: Oxandrolone and Propranolol Co-Administration Reduce Skeletal Muscle Amino Acid Transporters Expression in Children with Burns - oral presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Evan Ross, MD: IL-6 Levels in the Acute Phase Following Injury are Associated with the Development of PTSD Symptoms in Severely Burned Children - oral presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Christian Sommerhalder, MD: Combination of Oxandrolone and Propranolol Decreases Cardiac Work Compared to Propranolol Alone in Severely Burned Children  - oral presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Brent Smith, PhD: Psychosocial postraumatic growth in pediatric burn survivors - poster presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Eric Rivas, PhD: Burn injury may have age-dependent effects on strength and aerobic exercise capacity in boys compared to men - oral presentation on Friday, April 13th.

Daniel Popp, MD: Distinguishing causes of maximal exercise limitation in severely burned children - oral presentation on Friday, April 13th.

Julianna Bores, MS: Use of isokinetic dynamometry to assess muscle function in burned patients is reliable and practical for progressive resistance exercise prescription – oral presentation on Friday, April 13th.


Northwest Regional Burn Model System (University of Washington): 


Naima Alver BS: Comparing post-hospitalization Global Health Scale assessments in male and female adult burn patients for quality of life - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Gretchen Carrougher MN, RN: From development to utilization: burn injury factsheets for patient education - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Gretchen Carrougher MN, RN: Factors affecting return to work: A Burn Model System national database investigation - oral presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Haig Yenikomshian MD: Outpatient opioid use of burn patients: a retrospective review - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Michael Allen: My First Wound Care: Needs assessment and development of a targeted educational video for pediatric burn patients - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.

Megan Nordlund MS, RD: Long-term weight changes in pediatric patients after burn injury - poster presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Shelley Wiechman PhD: The relation between satisfaction with appearance and ethnicity - oral presentation on Thursday, April 12th.

Kimberley Koetsier: Comparing quality of life in burn survivors with and without surgery: a review of PROMIS-10 survey findings - oral presentation on Friday, April 13th.



Dagmar Amtmann PhD: Pain Interference And Intensity In Persons With Burn Injury At Discharge And One Year Post-Injury - poster presentation on Wednesday, April 11th.