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Podcast Launch!
The IMPACT Center's podcast has officially Launched! Monthly episodes of ImpacTech with Dr. Mary Goldberg. Join us as we delve into the stories of assistive technology researchers and entrepreneurs. Find new episodes wherever you listen to podcasts.
VentureWell’s OPEN gathers together representatives from across the innovation and entrepreneurship spectrum to share stories, start new collaborations, and learn emerging best practices. This year will feature an Assistive Technology track. Check out the schedule here.
Recent Rehabilitation Tech & Technology Transfer Publications
McGrew G.W. (2021) Role of Assistive Technology. In: Prasher V.P., Davidson P.W., Santos F.H. (eds) Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Ageing Process. Springer, Cham. https://doi-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56934-1_16
Robert Howard, Rebecca Gathercole, et al., The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of assistive technology and telecare for independent living in dementia: a randomised controlled trial, Age and Ageing, 2021;, afaa284, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa284
Ryan Solinsky, Adina Draghici, Jason W. Hamner, Rich Goldstein, J. Andrew Taylor. High-intensity, whole-body exercise improves blood pressure control in individuals with spinal cord injury: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Published: March 4, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247576
Sara Múnera MS, Jon Pearlman PhD, Maria Toro PhD, Lynn Worobey PhD, Michael Boninger MD & Rory Cooper PhD (2021) Development and efficacy of an online wheelchair maintenance training program for wheelchair personnel, Assistive Technology, 33:1, 49-55, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2019.1619632
Ahad N, Sonenblum SE, Davenport MA, Sprigle S. Validating a Wheelchair In-Seat Activity Tracker. Assist Technol. 2021 Feb 22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1893237. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33617402.
idea2IMPACT BootCamp Training is on!
idea 2 IMPACT (i2I): Translating Assistive Health Technologies and Other Products provides foundational content for taking an idea step by step through the translational process to maximize impact in the intended audience.
Technologies to Evaluate and Advance Manipulation and Mobility (TEAMM) Research Center's Lightweight Powered/ Passive Prosthetic Leg. Read more about what the TEAMM Research Group is up to at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
