Home » Summit About Us Patient Care Resources Information & Education SCI Empowerment Project Projects & Research FAQ © 2021 University of Washington Spinal Cord Injury Wellness Summits Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System holds a semi-annual educational symposium at the University of Washington for individuals with spinal cord injuries, their families and caregivers, and rehabilitation medicine providers and trainees. These half-day programs offer concurrent sessions focusing on different topics each year and covering a wide range of issues having to do with living well with SCI. Many of the sessions and presentations are video recorded and posted on our website video page and our YouTube channel. Browse the topics, presentation handouts and videos by Summit year: Summit 2019 Summit 2017 Summit 2016 Summit 2015 Summit 2014 Summit 2013 Make a Gift | Subscribe | Disclaimer | Copyright | Contact Us

Home » Empowerment About Us Patient Care Resources Information & Education SCI Empowerment Project Projects & Research FAQ © 2021 University of Washington The Empowerment Project: Health Partnerships for Successful Aging with SCI The Empowerment Project was a program within the University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine designed to foster healthy aging and quality of life after SCI. Funded through a three-year Creating Opportunity and Independence Portfolio Sustainable Impact Project grant from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, the project was directed by Maria Regina Reyes, MD, associate professor in the UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. The Empowerment Project worked to tackle the challenge of healthy aging with SCI by creating and pioneering two new clinical and educational programs: Personalized spinal cord injury health summaries and care guides Portable health care documents outline individualized lifetime health surveillance and maintenance needs after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, and provide guidance on appropriate SCI-related disease evaluation and management. Personal SCI Health Care Summary SCI Discharge Care Guide for Patients: Health Information and Follow-up Recommendations Health Guides: 23 printable guides on important SCI health topics Videos: 30 short videos showing wheelchair skills, improving hand function, respiratory and leg-wrapping techniques, and profiling individuals aging with an SCI. Online peer-led self-management course Go to the SCI Thrive website at https://www.scithrive.org/. Make a Gift | Subscribe | Disclaimer | Copyright | Contact Us

Home » Projects And Research About Us Patient Care Resources Information & Education SCI Empowerment Project Projects & Research FAQ © 2021 University of Washington Our Projects and Research Research Activities Current Research Activities Past Research Projects Publications - Abstracts of NWRSCIS articles from the 2006-2011 grant cycle - Published Articles on SCI by University of Washington Faculty - SCI Model Systems Research Publications Database Participate in Research Peer Mentoring Program Download our flyer Make a Gift | Subscribe | Disclaimer | Copyright | Contact Us