Monthly Rehabilitation Roundup (April 2019)

Rehabilitation Roundup for April 2019

Greetings!

April is here and our CARE Research Day is this Friday, April 5th! Dr. John Krakauer is our keynote speaker, and we're looking forward to a day of research, lunch and happy hour.

This month we feature CARE Member Dr. Larry Abraham. Interested in potential collaborations? Check out research interests below.

Also, this month, check out Neurology grand rounds speakers, including UT CARE's own Steven Warach.

Find potential grant opportunities (with easy-to-click links) below as well.

Best,

Linda Noble and James Sulzer

CARE Co-Directors

Featured CARE Member Profile

Dr. Larry Abraham is a professor in the department of Kinesiology and Health Education at UT Austin, with expertise in psychological, neural and biomechanical dimensions of motor performance.

His particular interest is in factors affecting motor skill acquisition and performance, and his research has ranged from studying basic mechanisms in animal models and clinical cases to studying and consulting with elite-level coaches and athletes.

Click here to learn more about Dr. Abraham

CARE Events

CARE Research Day

April 5th, 12PM-5:30PM at Dell Medical School's Health Discovery Building (HDB) for our 4th annual CARE Research Day. Happy Hour to follow.

Did you miss registration? Feel free to still attend poster sessions and keynote address by John Krakauer, M.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

For more info, click here

Related Events

Kinesiology and Health Education Presents:

”Underlying Mechanisms of Balance and Gait Impairments: A Focus on Special Populations at Risk for Falls"

Rakie Cham, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Depts. of Bioengineering, Ophthalmology and Physical Therapy

University of Pittsburgh

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

1:00pm-2:00pm

BEL 962

Department of Kinesiology and Health Education presents:

“ Sports Science in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of the Elite, Disabled Tactical Athlete”

AJ Johnson, M.D.

Associate Professor and

Director of Orthopedic Residency Program

Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care

UT Dell Medical School

Friday, April 12, 2019

12-1PM

BEL 962

Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker Series

Every week Dell Medical School's Department of Neurology has a featured speaker as part of their Grand Rounds series.

See below and click on links for more details

Time: 7:30am-8:30am; Place: UFCU Room – Dell Seton Medical Center

1500 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

April Speakers:

4/9/19: Allan Ropper, M.D. How to Make Mistakes

4/16/19: Steven Warach, M.D., Shifting Paradigm in Acute Stroke Treatment: Time Is Brain, Qualified

4/23/19: Kent Ellington, M.D, Title TBA

4/30/19: Gregory Bix, M.D., Ph.D., Enter the Matrix: Novel Therapeutic Targets for Ischemic Stroke & Vascular Dementia

Please save-the-date for the Center for Health IPE’s Interprofessional Health Showcase on May 3, 2019. This event celebrates undergraduate and graduate students’ contributions to advancing person-centered and/or population-oriented health through research, quality improvement, and community engagement projects. These projects can be individual or team-based.