CROR Training & Dissemination
Welcome to the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Training and Dissemination page. Below you will find links to upcoming conferences, archived lectures, PowerPoint presentations, and other resources and information related to outcome measurement and research.
If you have any questions about CROR’s Training and Education, or you wish to be updated by email about new content, please contact Jillian Bateman at jbateman@ric.org.
Measuring Participation & Environmental Factors
2011 NARRTC (National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers) Annual Conference Presentation
Presentation Title: Measuring Environmental Factors that Influence Community Participation
Presented by: Allen Heinemann, Wendy Coster, & Joy Hammel
Please click here to acces this presentation.
International Symposium on Measurement of Participation in Rehabilitation Research
Video is now available for presentations from our 2008 symposium. In this pre-course to the ACRM-ASNR Joint Educational Conference in Toronto, speakers focused on the key issues of conceptualization, operationalization, environmental influences, and personal characteristics. If you would like to receive a video, please contact Holly DeMark at hdemark@ric.org or click here to watch the video free on-line.
Infusing Outcomes Measurement into Clinical Practice
Outcomes Measurement Database
The Rehabilitation Measures Database (www.rehabmeasures.org) was developed to help clinicians and researchers identify reliable and valid instruments used to assess patient outcomes during all phases of rehabilitation. The database provides evidence-based summaries that include concise descriptions of each instrument’s psychometric properties, instructions for administering and scoring each assessment as well as a representative bibliography with citations linked to PubMed abstracts. Whenever possible, we have also included a copy of the instrument for the users to download or information about obtaining the instrument. The database would not be possible without funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (grant award H133B090024).
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 2011 Pre-Conference Workshop
As part of the NIDDR funded RRTC on Improving Measurement of Medical Rehabilitation Outcomes, several project researchers shared valuable information regarding the importance of outcomes measurement to AOTA attendees at the 2011 national conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Workshop Title: Building Your Clinical Toolbox for Outcomes: Start using the Tools
Presented by: Carolyn Baum, Allen Heinemann, Joy Hammel, & Susan Magasi
Please click here to access this presentation.
Measurement Theory
As part of the RRTC on Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness, CROR is proud to present the Measurement in Healthcare lecture series. This three-part lecture series aims to identify the importance of measurement issues in health outcomes, guide instrument development to assure test validity, and describe how Rasch analysis may be used to create a “ruler” that can help make meaningful comparisons across measurements.
These lectures, described below, are now available for free at any time by clicking on the links below. Archived using Adobe Connect ProTM presentation software, the lectures consist of audio from the speaker accompanied by the PowerPoint presentation.
Lecture 1: Why Measurement Issues Matter When Measuring Outcomes
Presented by: Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT
Dr. Mallinson gives an introduction to measurement, emphasizing the importance of unidimensionality, hierarchical ordering, and equal interval units. Issues of measurement in rehabilitation are discussed.
Click here to access the archived Lecture 1
Lecture 2: Instrument Development
Presented by: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD
Dr. Heinemann discusses instrument development in healthcare measurement and the importance of test validity. Heinemann also describes an example of this process in the development of the Community Participation Indicators tool.
Click here to access the archived Lecture 2
Lecture 3: Measurement and Rasch Analysis
Presented by: Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, CRRN
Dr. Deutsch describes how Rasch analysis may be used to create a “ruler” for measurement using data collected from a set of test items or a set of items that use a rating scale.
Click here to access the archived Lecture 3
For more information on this lecture series, please contact Lauri Connelly at lconnelly@ric.org.
For information about Adobe Connect Pro, go to http://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview.
Health Literacy
NIDRR-Invited Lectureship
Elizabeth Hahn, MA, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, is a medical sociologist and biostatistician with expertise in the design, implementation, coordination and statistical analysis of clinical trials, survey research studies, instrument development and validation projects, and other health services research studies. Her research is focused on health literacy and health disparities, and methodological issues in the measurement and analysis of patient-reported outcomes in patients with cancer and other chronic illnesses.
Ms. Hahn was invited to RIC as part of the RRTC on Improving Measurement of Medical Rehabilitation Outcomes to share her expertise related to measuring health literacy. Please find her lectures below:
- Health Literacy: What is it? Why is it important? How should it be measured? What do patients think?
- Bilingual Health Literacy Assessment Using the “Talking Touchscreen” (la “Pantalla Parlanchina”)
Other Measurement-Related Topics
Accessibility Issues Related to Measuring Outcomes
Susan Magasi, PhD, PI of the RRTC project Enhancing the NIH Toolbox’s Accessibility and Usability to Support the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Health Research shared the following presentation as part of a Pre-conference Symposium at the 2010 ACRM-ASNR Joint Educational Conference in Montreal, Quebec.
- Enhancing Outcome Measurement: Balancing Accessibility and Validity
