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.
Dr. Kristin Musselman & Dr. Alison Oates
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFalls After Spinal Cord Injury: Causes, Consequences And Creative Solutions. Abstract Each year about 75% of community-dwelling individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) will fall; this is a higher ...
Dr. Cesar Marquez-Chin – Brain-Machine Interfaces at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract Did you know that the Lyndhurst Centre has an active research program connecting brains and machines directly? In this talk I will introduce brain-computer interfaces, devices that can translate ...
Dr. B Catharine Craven – Bone Health Services for SLOP: Myths, FAQ, & Program Self Evaluation
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract 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 ...
Dr. Milos R. Popovic – Electrical Stimulation: Improving walking, treating depression and controlling stem cell mobility.
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract In this lecture three different applications of electrical stimulation will be discussed. In one embodiment, the electrical stimulation is used as a tool to improve voluntary locomotion. In second ...
Dr. Julio C. Furlan – In the Age of Aging, what is actually the impact of older age on outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury?
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract Despite an increasing incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in the elderly worldwide, relatively little has been reported to date regarding the role of age on outcomes after ...
Dr. Kei Masani – Balance control of upright posture
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract Compromised standing and walking functions in people with spinal cord injury critically limit the affected individuals’ ability to perform activities of daily living, and reduce their quality of life. ...
Dr. José Zariffa – Measuring Upper Limb Function in the Community Using Novel Wearable Technology
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract After cervical SCI, a key objective is to maximize the functional use of the upper limb in activities of daily living (ADL). Currently, we lack the ability to directly ...
Dr. Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan – Spontaneous Recovery and Opportunities for Neuro-Restoration
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract As the demographic and profile of the traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) population changes, the approaches to treat the altering presentation of this disease must also evolve. The field ...
Dr. Thomas Janssen – Activating paralyzed muscle: necessary for optimal health?
Toronto Rehab University Center - Basement Lecture Theatre 550 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract Individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) are commonly restricted to perform upper-body exercise, which, although beneficial in many ways, does not necessarily lead to optimal health. Inactivity of ...
Susan Jaglal : Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Cases of Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Using Health Administrative Databases
Lyndhurst Center - Lecture Rooms A & B 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract: In a number of developed countries the incidence of non-traumatic spinal cord disorder (NTSCD) is reported to be greater than that for traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). Over the ...