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Oct. 2017

FALL 2017 CONNECTIONS

The Purpose of NORSCIS is to generate new knowledge that can be used to improve outcomes of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. We conduct research and program improvement initiatives that will improve the ability of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) to engage fully in their communities. The NORSCIS research agenda fits into the health and function outcome domain.

Current Research Projects

Site Specific Project

- Methods for the reduction of “unavoidable” pressures ulcers in persons with acute SCI

- Early Characterization of UE Paralysis in Cervical SCI as a Means to Informing Prognosis and Guiding Time-critical Interventions

-Connect-In Peer Navigator

Northeast Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NORSCIS)

Collaborative Model Projects

- Early Predictors of Rehabilitation Outcomes after Acute Traumatic SCI

- Equity and Quality in Assistive Technology

- Residential Instability in Chronic SCI: An Investigation of Patterns and Consequences

MetroHealth's Team of Researchers

Greg Nemunaitis, MD

Mary Jo Roach, PhD

Amber Sours, MPH

Megan Hammond, M.Ed