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INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast is produced by the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 (CROR) at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. On this podcast, we feature interviews with CROR scientists and other leading experts in rehabilitation research. We'll talk about employment for people with physical disabilities, the use of mobile devices to help improve rehabilitation outcomes, the Rehabilitation Measures Database, access to home and community-based services and much more. Episodes will be released the second Tuesday of the month.
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This podcast is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院. (Grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 21: Improving Air Travel for People with Physical Disabilities
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November 12, 2024
On our latest episode of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast, we learn how a new, $2.5 million, 5-year grant will support research to enhance accessible and inclusive air travel for people with physical disabilities as well as older adults.
Our guests are , professor of Health and Wellness Design at the Indiana University School of Public Health--Bloomington, and Jacqueline Kish, PhD, OTR/L, a post-doctoral fellow in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 (CROR) at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, and an investigator on the grant.
Dr. Cole is partnering with Dr. Kish and investigators from CROR to conduct the research. The grant is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院.
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Episode 20: A Vocational Rehabilitation Success Story
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October 8, 2024
On our latest episode of , we are focusing on vocational rehabilitation to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month this October.
Our guests are Jennifer Barthel, a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 and Sabrina, her client.
After experiencing a stroke that impacted her memory and ability to keep pace at work, ultimately resulting in her being laid off, Sabrina sought vocational rehabilitation services at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. Listen to Sabrina's story to hear how she regained her confidence and secure employment.
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Episode 19: The Clinical research Registry at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院
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Sept. 10, 2024
On our latest episode of , we talk about the Clinical 嫩B研究院 Registry at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 with our guest, Carolyn Ostrowski, Clinical 嫩B研究院 Registry coordinator.
Get involved in our cutting-edge research: By becoming a member of the Clinical 嫩B研究院 Registry, you have the opportunity to become a participant in current and future research studies at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. Learn more by listening to our podcast and sign up today.
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Episode 18: Spinal Cord Injury and Inpatient Rehabilitation
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August 13, 2024
On this episode, our guest is Mike Whelan, an advisory committee member for the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. Mike shares his personal experience with spinal cord injury (SCI) and his inpatient rehabilitation journey.
?This episode is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院, to investigate how differences in inpatient rehabilitation intensity and length of stay affect outcomes for people with SCI in different countries.
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Episode 17: Disability Data Justice
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July 9, 2024
What is disability data justice? How are people with disabilities counted? Why do we need accurate data about people with disabilities? Our guests for this episode are , the founder and Director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health 嫩B研究院 Center, and , Director of 嫩B研究院 and Policy at the Center for Racial and Disability Justice in the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Both Dr. Swenor and Dr. Caldwell have been involved in leading efforts to democratize the collection of data on people with disabilities.
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This podcast is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院. (Grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
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Episode 16: A Noninvasive Approach to Improving Motor Function in People with SCI
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June 11, 2024
On this episode of , we talk about cutting-edge research at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 that could help people with spinal cord injury regain some motor function.
Our guest is Monica Perez, PT, PhD, Scientific Chair, Arms + Hands Lab at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. Her innovative protocol uses noninvasive neurostimulation combined with physical therapy to strengthen connections between neurons and has led to lasting improvements in grasping and walking in some participants with spinal cord injury.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 15: How do differences in inpatient rehabilitation affect outcomes in people with spinal cord injury?
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May 14, 2024
On this episode of , we explore how inpatient rehabilitation length of stay can affect outcomes in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Our guests are:
- Anne Deutsch, PhD, RN, a clinical research scientist in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 (CROR) at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. She is a principal investigator on a new grant funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 examining how inpatient rehabilitation length of stay and rehabilitation intensity affect outcomes in people with SCI in different countries.
- , a consultant clinical psychologist and head of the National Spinal Injury Center psychology team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in England. Dr. Duff is also an investigator on the grant.
INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
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Episode 14: Transportation Accessibility in the Windy City
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April 9, 2024
On this episodeof INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast, we will be talking about accessibility and public transportation. Our guests are Jacqueline Kish, PhD, OTR/L, a postdoctoral fellow in CROR's Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 and Training Center on Home and Community-Based Services, and Kira O’Bradovich, a disability and community advocate who serves as Advocacy Committee Chair for the Chicago Chapter of the and a Data Dissemination Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau. Kira’s current advocacy work focuses on improving the accessibility of public transit here in Chicago.
CROR's RRTC on Home and Community-Based Services (and this podcast) is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院.
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Episode 13: Spinal Cord Injury and Mental Health
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March 12, 2024
On this episode of , we'll learn about some common mental health challenges that people face after spinal cord injury, and about a Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 ?project? funded by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation that seeks to better understand and support the mental health of people with spinal cord injury.
Our guests are Kaylee Dragna, a clinical psychologist at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 who works with patients who have a spinal cord injury, and with Jenny Burns, project manager on the Neilsen grant.
This podcast is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院. (Grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
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Episode 12: Kenny's World: Person-Centered Planning in Practice
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Feb. 13, 2024
On this episode ?of , we speak with Kenny, a home and community-based services recipient, and Heather LaTorra, CEO of Kenny's provider agency, , about how they partnered to make the necessary changes to Kenny’s services to meet his goals.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 11: Developing and Testing Person-Centered HCBS Outcome Measures
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Jan. 9, 2024
On this episode of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast, our guests are Bridgette Schram, PhD, project manager on the Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 and Training Center on Home and Community-Based Services at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, and Sara Karon, PhD, co-principal investigator on the project and a senior health policy analyst at RTI International. Sara, Bridgette, and their team are working on developing a set of person-centered HCBS outcome measures. Their work is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 10: The Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院
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Dec. 12, 2023
On this episode of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast, we talk with David Chen, MD, the George M. Eisenberg, Chair of spinal cord injury rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, about the ?Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System?, the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database and cutting-edge research into biomarkers that may predict functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 09: Inclusive Disaster Planning
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Nov. 14, 2023
On this episode of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast, we talk with Dawn Skaggs director of emergency, disaster and climate resilience at the . We'll learn about their global disaster response program, find out what can go wrong when people with disabilities aren't included in disaster planning, and hear about Dawn's 25 years of experience helping organizations, corporations and government agencies become more inclusive in their disaster planning and response.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 08: A Decision Aid for Requesting an Accommodation at Work
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Oct. 10, 2023
, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of the UW Disability Studies Program at the University of Washington, Seattle, and Acting Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle and Director of 嫩B研究院 for the Northwest ADA Center, are developing an interactive decision guide designed to help people think through requesting a reasonable accommodation at work. Their work is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 through the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 07: The Great Lakes ADA Center
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Sept. 12, 2023
Robin Jones has served as Director of the since its inception in 1991. It is part of the ADA National Network and provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
On this episode of INside the OUTcomes, we talk to Robin about the Great Lakes ADA Center, how the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the kinds of calls fielded by the center and how AI is impacting the lives of people with disabilities.
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Episode 06: Becoming Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院
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August 8, 2023
How did the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago become Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 -- the first-ever translational research rehabilitation hospital where clinicians and researchers work together in the same space to drive innovation? On we'll find out in our discussion with Rick Lieber, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Vice President of 嫩B研究院 and Miriam Rafferty, PT, DPT, PhD, Director of Implementation Science, both at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 05: Unmet Needs and the Importance of Data in HCBS
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July 11, 2023
What are home and community-based services and how do they -- or don't they -- meet the needs of recipients? On of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast, we hear from , Director of the Community Living Equity Center in the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and , a doctoral student at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University about unmet needs in HCBS and why data is so important in helping to ensure these needs are met.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 04: A Phone-Based Intervention for Self-Managing Pain at Work
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June 13, 2023
On of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Podcast we discuss a phone-based intervention for self-managing pain at work that is part of a clinical trial through the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院.
Our guests are the project’s lead investigator, , a psychologist and Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Division of Clinical and Neuropsychology at the University of Washington, Seattle; , a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the University of Washington School of Social Work who delivers the pain self-management intervention, and Rachel, 38, a nurse in an intensive care unit who says her participation in the pain self-management program has provided valuable tools and techniques she uses to manage pain caused by multiple sclerosis.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
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Episode 03: The Rehabilitation Measures Database
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May 9, 2023
The Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) is a free, online resource managed by the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. With more than 500 measures supported by some of the world's best doctors, therapists, researchers, and educators, the RMD is the go-to resource for measuring benchmarks and outcomes in physical medicine and rehabilitation. The database is visited more than 5 million times annually, and contains a range of instruments on stroke, spinal injuries, brain injuries, Parkinson’s disease, neuromuscular conditions, vestibular disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, cancers, arthritis or use our search feature to find what you’re looking for.
, we will talk with Linda Ehrlich-Jones, RN, PhD, Associate Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 and 嫩B研究院 Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and , Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and a member of the Jefferson Center for Outcomes Measurement. Linda manages the RMD with help from collaborators across the country, including Dr. Grampurohit. Together, we will talk about how the database came to be, the measures it contains, how measures are reviewed and other resources offered by the RMD.
Join the on LinkedIn and keep up with the #MeasureOfTheWeek posted each Thursday.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).
Episode 02: Working Through Parkinson's Disease
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April 11, 2023
On our , we talk about a really tricky subject: what is it like to go to work with Parkinson's disease? What are the unique challenges people with PD face when it comes to employment, thinking about asking for an accommodation, or even disclosing their health condition at work?
We talk with Miriam Rafferty, PT, DPT, PhD, a scientist in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 and Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine about Parkinson's Works, the support group she created for people with Parkinson's disease who want to talk about employment. We also hear from Lynn, a long-time participant in the support group, who discusses her struggles with managing symptoms at work while coping with an ever-increasing workload as a senior project manager. She talks about interacting with colleagues who (mostly) don't know her diagnosis and at the end of the podcast, Lynn wonders about her future at work as she goes on short-term disability.
Parkinson's Works is supported by NIDILRR and by a Community Grant from the Parkinson's Foundation.
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Episode 01: Introduction to the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 with Allen Heinemann, PhD
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March 14, 2023
Let's get oriented. In , we'll talk with Allen Heinemann, PhD, Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 (CROR) about the different research projects currently underway at CROR, how CROR fits into the larger research environment at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, the Rehabilitation Measures Database and what you can expect to hear about in upcoming episodes.
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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).