Thomas (Tom) Augenstein, a student currently pursuing a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering under the mentorship of Dr. Chandramouli Krishnan, has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Award (2019). NSF Fellows are selected based on their potential to become globally engaged knowledge
On Friday, March 29 The Joint Commission visited our inpatient rehabilitation facility to evaluate the Stroke Rehabilitation Program for recertification. We are pleased to report that the onsite review was an enormous success, due in no small part to all of the amazing clinicians and staff members who care for our stroke patients. We officially
The Michigan Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is proud to present the 4th Orthotic and Prosthetic Innovative Technologies Conference, May 16-18, 2019.
The Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation's inpatient rehabilitation engineering and occupational therapy teams are presenting an adaptive gaming workshop and adaptive gaming showcase along with Wolverine Soft, Arbor Esports, Shapiro Design Lab and the Disability Culture @ UM group in April.
The Stroke Rehabilitation Program received notice that our re-certification survey with The Joint Commission for Disease Specific Care will occur next Friday, March 29, 2019 from 8am to 4:30pm.
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Kratz on her new award from the National MS Society. The award is a Mentor-Based Rehabilitation Research Fellowship award titled “Training to Advance Rehabilitation Research in Multiple Sclerosis.”
Congratulations to Dr. Carrie Pilarski, Rehabilitation Psychology faculty in PM&R on this publication, in Rehabilitation Psychology which will teach us all about how to talk about disability, and the power of words—and perhaps lead to conclusions different than some of us are used to.
The research letter, published online at the JAMA Pediatrics website, addresses the long-term consequences of letting mental health conditions go unchecked in children.
Dr. Kalpakjian is the lead researcher on two new grants that will support the creation of pregnancy decision-making tools for women with physical disabilities.
PM&R resident, Dr. Orman Hall presented the abstract, "Years of Life Lost Due to Opioid Overdose in Ohio: Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Excess Mortality" at The Opioid Crisis and the Future of Addiction and Pain Therapeutics: Opportunities, Tools, and Technologies Symposium on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD February 7-8, 2019.
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Peterson, who was accepted into the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) Policy Fellowship at the University of Michigan.
The Rollverines competed in the January 2018 tournament at Mary Free Bed YMCA in Grand Rapids.
Dr. Denise Tate was the keynote speaker for Advancing Continence Care Together 2018 (ACCT), a global forum taking a holistic approach to bladder and bowel dysfunction in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Cancer rehabilitation is a key part to recovery and survivorship for many cancer patients. Dr. Sean Smith, director of cancer rehabilitation talked to the 3Ps of Cancer podcast about the importance after treatment to not only help with maintaining strength but also as a form of pain management.
Congratulations to faculty and staff of the Center for Outcomes Development and Application (CODA) for several recent awards, related to outcome measures in different syndromes and diseases:
A new center for the study of concussions is among the University of Michigan projects to be funded in the first round of investments from President Mark Schlissel’s Biosciences Initiative. PM&R adjunct faculty member Dr. Steve Broglio of Kinesiology, joins Drs. JT Eckner, Ryan Stork, Andrea Aagesen, Brittni Rohde, Kathryn Seagly, Abby
A specialized approach provides intensive physical and occupational therapy after chemotherapy, right in a patient’s hospital room. One patient explains how the program gave him hope.
The U-M Council for Disability Concerns recognized the University of Michigan Adaptive & Inclusive Sports Experience (UMAISE) with a certificate of appreciation at the 2018 James T. Neubacher Awards.
Denise Justice and Lynnette Rasmussen, occupational therapists with the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation have been awarded the distinguished honor of Roster of Fellows by the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association for their ongoing contribution to health care.
The half-day event – called M.I.G.H.T., or Michigan Inclusion and Growth in Health Care Transformation – included educational talks and calls to action by members of the Michigan Medicine community including PM&R members Dr. Michelle Meade and Jodi Kreschmer.
