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Hello MR3 Community! 

Welcome to the December 2022 edition of the MR3 Network e-News, featuring the latest news, training and funding opportunities, and other announcements from the MR3 Network. Visit us to learn more about the latest in medical rehabilitation and share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues. Please also note the fast approaching deadlines for upcoming funding opportunities.
 
MR3 Network 2nd Annual Retreat Archive Available Online

  


The closed caption talks from our 2022 retreat are complete and have been added to the NCMRR.org website. View the now available session recordings here.

We also appreciate your attendance and look forward to your feedback to make next year’s retreat even more successful:  Take Survey Here

 

The MR3 Network is continuing to work on a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility resource page for rehabilitation researchers. Please visit the DEIA pages to read our statement on health disparities, and to find resources including initiatives, webinars, and additional information that may be useful to the rehabilitation research community. These pages are constantly evolving. Thus, we welcome your input and encourage you to let us know of additional content for consideration.
 

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Pilot Grants and Funding Opportunities

Conferences and Webinars

Podcasts and Other Media


NIH News and Updates
Pilot Grants and Funding Opportunities

C-STAR

Collaborative Mentorship Funding Opportunity: Opens Dec. 15!
The Collaborative Mentorship Funding Program provides junior faculty and early-career rehabilitation researchers with mentoring and career advancement guidance from senior scientists and clinicians at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. 
 
Our next award cycle runs December 15, 2022, through January 31, 2023.  Awardees will be notified by April 1, 2023.
 
Funding Options
 

  1. Direct 1:1 Virtual Mentorship
    • Salary support up to 20% for up to 6 months. Mentee will be matched with both career development and technology mentors as appropriate.
  2. Visiting Scholar
    • Includes travel funds for collaboration on hands-on projects at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
  3. Traditional Sabbatical
    • Extended on-site learning, 1:4 cost-sharing arrangement with home institution.

**Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, as well as individuals with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply
 

                       Check out the Mentorship Funding Application HERE!


                                     




LeaRRn

LeaRRn is now accepting Letters of Intent for the Pilot Studies Program. Review the Request for Applications, our updated informational webinar, and the FAQ page to learn more about the opportunity. Letters of Intent are due January 23, 2023.

                                                           

Conferences and Webinars


AR3T

The 9th Annual International Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation

The 9th Annual International Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation was held in Austin, Texas, October 27-29, 2022 and brought together researchers, clinicians, and students from across the country and globe for an exciting 3 days of presentations, events, and networking. If you have not already done so, please fill out the Post-Symposium survey here so that we may build off of the success of this year’s meeting.

The Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation hosted a Regenerative Rehabilitation Pitch Competition, funded by AR3T. The winning pitch/applicant received $10,000 in funding to support novel directions in Regenerative Rehabilitation research. Congratulations to our Pitch Competition winners, Dr. Joseph Roche, Wayne State University, Dr. Ella D’Amico, University of Pittsburgh and Daniel Cottmeyer, Georgia State University.

Congratulations to the 9th Annual International Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation Poster Prize winners, Gabrielle Gilmer, University of Pittsburgh, Prakruthi Amar Kumar, Texas A&M University, and Ashley Tucker, Texas A&M University.
 

                                               



C-STAR

Upcoming Course: Art & Science of Creating Intuitive Devices

  • January 19, 2023, 8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central US Time
  • This course will discuss human-centered design and how it’s applied to rehabilitation devices including prosthetics, wheelchairs and exoskeletons.
  • Attendees will learn more about user interfaces and how human-centered design principles can be applied to create more intuitive devices.
  • The day will end with a commercial panel of industry experts who will discuss their approach to design for the commercial market.
  • Who Should AttendData Scientists, Engineers, MD/DO, OT, OTA, PT, PTA and RN
Register for this January course here.
 

C-STAR and Restore

Upcoming Course: Machine Learning & Sensors to Enhance Rehabilitation Research
  • May 17, 2023, 9:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Central US Time
  • Over recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in wearable sensors, video, and computer vision for healthcare and patient monitoring. In this introductory course, we will take a practical approach to understand how machine learning and sensors can be applied in the rehabilitation field, pitfalls to avoid, how to get started and how these tools can create reliable digital biomarkers.
  • Course Chairs:  
    • Arun Jayaraman, PT, Ph.D. Director, Max Näder Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Research; Director & Business Development Officer, Office of Translational Research, Associate Professor of PM&R, Medical Social Science, PTHMS, Northwestern University
    • Joy Ku, Ph.D. Director of Promotions and Didactic Interactions for the NIH-funded Restore Center; Director of Education and Communications for the Mobilize Center; Manager of SimTK
    • Eric Perreault, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University; Associate Dean for Research in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    • Matt Petucci, Ph.D. Research Engineer, Bioengineering. Program Manager, Mobilize and Restore Centers, Stanford University
  • Who Should Attend: Data Scientists, Engineers, MD/DO, PT, PTA, OT, SLP, RN
Register for this May course here.
 


LeaRRn

WORKSHOP IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Apply now to attend the 2023 Workshop in Implementation Science and Health Services Research (WISH): Advancing Grant Writing Skills for Rehabilitation Researchers! WISH will be held in Alexandria, VA from May 16 - 18, 2023. Applications are due January 16, 2023.
 

WEBINAR SERIES

Register now for our Spring Webinar Series on Informatics! Join us:

  • January 12, 2023 for a Webinar by Michael Kahn, MD, PhD, “Data Quality and Hidden Influencers in Electronic Medical Record Data
  • January 20, 2023 for a Grand Rounds by Jacob Kean, PhD, “Electronic Health Record Repositories: Benefits and Challenges of Data Standardization in Rehabilitation
  • February 9, 2023 for a Webinar by Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH, MS, FACMI, “Learning to Use EHR Data in Learning Health Systems: Focus on Compatible Phenotypes"
  • February 17, 2023 for a Grand Rounds by Claire Kalpakjian, PhD, MS, “Designing Data Inputs that Matter: Building An Infrastructure in a Real-World Learning Health System
  • March 8, 2023 for a Webinar by Hadi Kharrazi  MD, PhD, MS, “Population Health Informatics: What, how, and why?
  • March 22, 2023 for a Grand Rounds by Megan Morris, PhD, MPH, “Advancing Healthcare Equity for Persons with Disabilities through Documentation in the Electronic Health Record

You can view all of LeaRRn's archived events now.

                               


NC NM4R

2021-2022 Speaker Series



The next presentation will take place on December 7th, 2022 and will feature Dr. Flavio Frohlich and his talk "Fifteen Years of Entraining Brain Oscillations with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation: Past, Present, and Future"

Register for the NC NM4R Speaker Series here.

This series will explore diverse neuromodulation methods with a focus on rehabilitation. Researchers and clinicians of all career stages (including students and fellows), who are interested in neuromodulation and novel rehabilitation techniques, are invited. At each meeting, a speaker will present a topic, study, or grant proposal relating to the improvement of rehabilitation techniques through the use of neuromodulation. The attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas and opinions, and develop informal discussions. This monthly meeting aims to present innovative ideas and cutting-edge methods for clinicians and researchers.

Learn more about the speaker series and view upcoming events, here.
 



Restore
 

Apply to Participate in Virtual Office Hours for Biomechanical Modeling or Machine Learning Research Questions 

Application Deadline: January 13, 2023, 5 PM local time 

Office Hour Dates: January 30 - February 3, 2023 

The Restore Center is pleased to announce they will be holding Virtual Office Hours January 30- February 3, 2023 to support researchers working with wearable sensors, video technology, and other modalities in rehabilitation research. There will be three tracks: 1) OpenCap or other video-based analysis of movement 2) OpenSim or other questions about biomechanical modeling, including via IMUs and 3) machine learning with time series or other movement/rehab data. All phases of a research project are supported, such as formulating a research question, choosing and planning appropriate methods, and addressing issues with carrying out the study. They welcome and encourage individuals to apply as a team, if relevant. Application deadline: January 13, 2023, 5 PM local time. 

Learn more and apply
 

Access Resources from Webinar: OpenCap - Analyzing 3D Human Movement Dynamics using Smartphone Videos: Thank you to everyone who joined the Restore Center webinar series featuring Scott Uhlrich and Antoine Falisse from Stanford University.  They presented an overview and tutorial of OpenCap - a freely-available, cloud-based tool that measures human movement using smartphone videos. The recordings of the research presentation and tutorial are now available. To learn more, read the publication, visit the website to start collecting data, and use the source and analysis codes from the tutorial to obtain kinematic and kinetic measures from your data.

 

                                    


Podcasts and Other Media


LeaRRn

LeaRRn has launched a podcast! This new podcast is an opportunity to explore our educational content about Learning Health Systems and rehabilitation research, and to hear more about our funding opportunities and programs.

Click here to stream from our website or subscribe on PodBean.
 

Other News

AR3T

AR3T Co-Director Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio named Atlantic Charter Director of the Discovery Center for Musculoskeletal Recovery in Schoen Adams Research Institute at Spaulding Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School

The mission of the Discovery Center for Musculoskeletal Recovery is to maximize functional outcomes for patients living with musculoskeletal injury. With Dr. Ambrosio’s move, AR3T will add a fifth member to our alliance, and our community will benefit from expanded expertise, resources, and facilities available through the Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation.
 


C-PROGRESS

Stephanie DeLuca and Jill Heathcock are serving as a Guest Editor of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X) developing a special edition.

Visit the website for ths open-access journal here.   The title of the of the edition is "Shifting the Therapeutic Paradigm for Children with Neuromotor Disabilities to Maximizing Development". 

Visit the edition website here.   The theme of the edition is as follows - The United Nations Convention on the Rights to Children states that “Every child with a disability should enjoy the best possible life in society. Governments should remove all obstacles for children with disabilities to become independent and to participate actively in the community.” This is a multicontextual and complicated call, and there are many seeking to address this call across healthcare and rehabilitation, but both systems still struggle with a legacy of a medical model that often interferes with these goals. In this Special Issue we will focus our attention on neuromotor disabilities and seek to understand and better define what it means for a child with a neuromotor disability to enjoy the best life possible by maximizing independence and societal participation. We will also explore if the current models of diagnosis and treatment are adequately considering how to truly maximize the development of children with neuromotor disabilities. We welcome articles that consider current trends and changing paradigms based on high-quality scientific evidence in both the early diagnosis and treatment of neuromotor disabilities. We also welcome empirical submissions that help better define the path for future researchers, clinicians, and families who are seeking to maximize the development of children with neuromotor disabilities.   Focus of interest (but not limited to):

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Neuromotor disabilities
  • Neuromuscular conditions
  • Genetic diagnosis
  • Early acquired brain injury
  • Stroke
  • Preterm birth

  Please consider submitting a paper related to the topic. If you are interested in contributing a paper, please let us know as soon as possible. In addition, we would appreciate a tentative title and a short abstract. The final deadline for submissions is March 31st 2023, but papers will be individually published on an ongoing basis.   Behavioral Sciences is an international, scientific, open access journal on psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, behavioral biology, behavioral genetics, and is published monthly online by MDPI. Because it is an open access journal, papers published receive high levels publicity. Behavioral Sciences is indexed by SSCI, Scopus and PubMed. The CiteScore is 3.8, IF is 2.286.   Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office (verena.yan@mdpi.com) for any further information. We hope that you accept this invitation and look forward to collaborating in future.

NIH News and Updates


Rehabilitation Research Newsletter

The Rehabilitation Research Newsletter is delivered bi-monthly to subscribers from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The October edition includes upcoming events and notices and funding opportunities from the NIH.

View the November 28th edition of this newsletter and subscribe here.
 

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