Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR)

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) has gained widespread recognition for its research in outcome studies related to measuring the impact of medical rehabilitation over the long term in patients with disabilities. The importance placed on outcome studies in medical rehabilitation has grown dramatically in recent years as clinicians and researchers have been required to find cost-effective means of providing patient care. At RIC, the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) is responsible for conducting outcomes research.

CROR Outcomes 1st Quarter 2009

Read the latest edition of CROR Outcomes to find out about Traumatic Brain Injury research and collaboration, innovations in clinical care and much more!

CROR News & Updates:

• LAST CHANCE!!!  Registration closes June 30, 2009.  Register now and earn CEUs for CROR's on-line course: Planning, Conducting and Funding Rehabilitation Research
  
• Enlighten yourself about the importance of nurses in outcomes research in the Fall 2008 CROR newsletter
• CROR Researcher, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Selected to Rheumatology Group's Planning Committee

Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, clinical research scientist in RIC’s Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, was selected to be part of the strategic planning committee for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), announced in the Rheumatology Newsletter this month. As a member of the committee, Linda will take part in evaluating the organization’s strengths and weaknesses to advance the specialty of rheumatology.  Congratulations, Linda!

• Allen Heinemann Invited to Serve on Institute of Medicine Committee

Dr. Heinemann has been invited to serve on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Standing Committee to Assist Social Security on Disability Issues. The standing committee will guide the selection and refinement of a series of focused topics to be examined through studies or workshops conducted by separately appointed IOM ad hoc committees.

A Sampling of Recent Publications & Presentations:

• Heinemann AW, Deutsch A. Considering Race and Ethnicity in Rehabilitation Outcomes after Brain Injury. Paper presented at the International Conference on Culture, Ethnicity, and Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Arlington, VA, March 12, 2009.

• Williams R, Heinemann AW, Wilson C, Bombardier C. Depression Measurement after SCI: An Extended Evaluation. Poster presented at the Rehabilitation Psychology Conference, February 27, 2009, Jacksonville, Florida.

• Deutsch A. Access to and Outcomes of Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Care: Policymaker, Provider and Patient Perspectives. Presented at the International Stroke Conference: Nursing Symposium. San Diego , CA ; February 17, 2009.
• Magasi S, Durkin E, Wolf M, Deutsch A. Consumers’ Use and Understanding of Quality Information: A Health Literacy Perspective. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90; 206-12, 2009. 

• Alexander MS, Anderson K, Biering-Sorensen F, Blight AR, Brannon R, Bryce T, Creasey G, Catz A, Curt A, Donovan D, Ditunno J, Ellaway P, Finnerup NB, Graves DE, Haynes BA, Heinemann AW, Jackson AB,  Johnston M, Kalpakjian, Kleitman N, Krassioukov A, Krogh K, Lammertse D, Magasi S, Mulcahey MJ, Schurch B, Sherwood A, Steeves JD, Stiens S, Tulsky DS, van Hedel HJA, Whiteneck G. Outcome measures in spinal cord injury: Recent assessments and recommendations for future directions. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, in press.