Dr. Jousse Lecture Series
Welcome to the new Dr. Albin T Jousse Lecture Series in collaboration with Best Practice Forum, which is sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, the Spinal Cord Rehab Program, the Neural Engineering and Therapeutics Team, and Toronto Rehab.
The purpose of this lecture series is to provide a venue for scientists, physicians and clinicians working in rehab settings as well as students, consumers and their caregivers to share knowledge, present the latest research findings and participate in a dialogue on what it means to live with disability. The lectures will be 45 minute long followed by 15 minutes of questions.
Coordinator of the Dr. Albin T. Jousse Lecture Series is Dr. Kristin Musselman . If you have any comments, concerns or would like to present please send us an email at kristin.musselman@uhn.ca.
The series is currently in its 11th season.
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Dr. B Catharine Craven – Bone Health Services for SLOP: Myths, FAQ, & Program Self Evaluation
January 12, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Abstract
Objectives:
1) To discuss common myths and frequently asked questions regarding sublesional osteoporosis
2) Identify patients with spinal cord injury/disease & sublesional osteoporosis who require therapy
3) Select appropriate osteoporosis therapy based on the clinical scenario, patient’s fracture risk, and therapy side effect profile
4) Review the principles of post-fracture care
5) Complete a program Bone Health Self evaluation
About the Speaker
Dr. Craven is a Clinician Scientist appointed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Toronto. She is a Senior Scientist within the Neural Engineering and Therapeutics Team at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Medical Lead of the Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program at Toronto Rehab’s Lyndhurst Centre within University Health Network.
Dr. Craven’s clinical and research expertise is in the prevention and treatment of secondary health conditions among individuals living with spinal cord injury and their related health service needs. Her recent work has focused on the associations between changes in body composition and multimorbidity among individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (PubMed).
Dr Craven led publication of the E-scan Atlas “Capturing Capacity in Canadian SCI Rehabilitation”. Dr. Craven, together with Dr. Bayley, co-leads the SCI-HIGH project aimed at developing structure, process and outcome indicators to advance SCI rehabilitation in Canada by 2020. She is also the project lead and driving force behind Toronto Rehab’s innovative Central Recruitment implementation, uniting clinicians and researchers around best-practice patient recruitment. Dr. Craven is the current Chair of the Rick Hansen Institute Care Committee; a recent recipient of a Craig H Neilsen Foundation senior scientist award; and the scientific co-chair of the 1-7th National SCI conference.