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"Our community deserves a global powerhouse university." UT leaders Taylor Eighmy and Robert Hromas' pen a San Antonio Express-News commentary on the merger of The University of Texas at San Antonio and UT Health San Antonio to become one premier global institution for Texas and the nation. "Together, we will advance academic programs, grow the professional workforce, accelerate research discoveries, amplify clinical enterprises, expedite technological advancements in data-driven health care services and elevate the stature of both the university and all of San Antonio." https://lnkd.in/dWwseF2u

✨ Invitation! ✨ Hopkins Hour: "Taking the (co)nfusion out of co-design" The Hopkins Centre welcomes all members, subscribers, individuals with lived experience of rehabilitation and disability, researchers and anyone with an interest in #CoDesign to join us for our next #HopkinsHour event – “Taking the (co)nfusion out of co-design”! Event Details: Date: Wednesday September 11, 2024 Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm AEST Location: Online via MS Teams – access here https: https://lnkd.in/g7Ets4jN Cost: FREE The aim of this Hopkins Hour is to provide #practical examples that will assist #practitioners and #researchers to conduct participatory research with #consumer and #community involvement. Hosted by Louise Gustafsson, members from the Enabling Technologies and Environments team will be joined by program collaborators to discuss #BestPractice examples for a range of different approaches to collaboration and co-design. Presentations and discussion will touch on topics including: 🔗 What the teams have learnt along the way and 🔗 The experiences of consumers and clinicians Presenters Professor Louise Gustafsson, Dr Michael Norwood, Dr Kelsey Chapman, Dr Kelly Clanchy, Dr Camila Shirota, Hannah Simmonds and a panel of valued collaborators, consumers and clinicians. #DisabilityResearch #RehabilitationResearch #CoDesignResearch #ParticipatoryResearch #AssistiveTechnology #AT #EnablingTechnology #EnablingEnvironment

Check out this article from U.S. News & World Report highlighting the amazing faculty making strides toward a more accessible world! With professors from the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, students in the Masters of Rehabilitation Technology program have many opportunities for every path. Learn more at the link! https://lnkd.in/ezrqtksk #AssistiveTechnology #MRT #H2P 💛💙

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CEDHARS is hosting its 2024 “Addressing Ableism in Research, Healthcare, and Higher Education” symposium. In session 1, Peter Poullos, alongside Sally Lindsay and Erin Andrews, PsyD, ABPP will discuss ableism in healthcare. Link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g6cfN3XP #DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityInclusion #DiversityInMedicine

🎉 Meet Lewis Williams, one of our incredible #ElevatingTheSafetyNet medical school scholars! 🩺 Lewis is one of eight students awarded a full-ride medical school scholarship, allowing him to chase his dream of becoming a doctor without the burden of debt. It was Lewis’s love for science, learning about the disparities affecting African American communities, and recognizing the healthcare gaps in our system that inspired him to pursue medicine. He is determined to represent and uplift those from underserved communities. This year, four of our L.A. Care Elevating the Safety Net Scholars, including Lewis, will attend Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, which recently opened its own independent medical school—thanks in part to a $5 million grant from L.A. Care. 🎓 This initiative is not only working to increase the number of physicians in the healthcare safety net, but it is also striving to increase diversity among the physician workforce in L.A. County. Research shows racial and ethnic diversity in the physician workforce improves outcomes in communities of color. We are proud to support Lewis on his journey to make a difference! 💛 Want to learn more about the eight scholars? Click here: http://spr.ly/6048oxamA #HealthcareHeroes #LACare #DiversityInMedicine #MedicalScholarship #CommunityImpact #FutureDoctors #CDU #HealthEquity #CommunityHealth #InspiringStories #ESNScholar #ESN #HealthcareHeroes #LACare #ImprovingHealthOutcomes

Less screen time, more meaningful conversations! 📱🤯 New research published in JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association confirms the impact of what the NY Times calls 'technoference' on toddler-parent interactions. Toddlers with more screen exposure show reduced verbal engagement. The study, led by Mary Brushe at the Telethon Kids Institute, utilized LENA technology. Every minute of screen time mattered, leading to fewer words, vocalizations, and turns in conversation. Read more about this research here: https://nyti.ms/49FZizI #EarlyTalk #EarlyTalkMatters #ECE #EarlyChildhoodEducation #literacy #EdTech #SELday #SEL #TelethonKidsInstitute #EarlyDevelopment #ChildHealth

"This new strategy will benefit clinicians and consumers during the selection of seating and mobility technology and enhance rehabilitation services by utilizing standardized performance measures to match appropriate and quality products to user needs." With lead RST investigators David Brienza, Patricia Karg, Jon Pearlman, and Mark Schmeler, faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences are working to improve wheelchair selection and services by establishing a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) that will employ evidence-based approaches to the selection of wheelchair products! Find out more about this project and other the work of other faculty members at the link below! https://loom.ly/ACqzjac #AssistiveTechnology #MRT #H2P 💙💛

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An incredibly insightful week in Tennessee, where I met with healthcare leaders across a range of hospital organisations, research institutions and trade bodies. My thoughts from the perspective of someone whose primary focus is often on dementia care: 1. It might come as a surprise to my connections from the UK, where the view is often that the US healthcare system is much more advanced and sophisticated, but my general impression is that the UK is actually ahead in terms of its focus and provision for loved ones living with dementia. A lot of the US hospitals I met with seemed a little uncomfortable talking about dementia, and there was a lack of understanding around the terminology between it and its most common form, Alzheimer’s. The phrase ‘silver tsunami’ was mentioned quite a lot, but it was often in the context of an ageing population, without direct reference to dementia care. 2. Where dementia care does appear in the US hospital ecosystem, it seems to fall within a ‘Behavorial Health’ service. However this often comprises a huge range of other conditions. With nearly 13 million Americans expected to develop dementia by 2050 (the figure quoted by Alzheimer's Association®), do US states need to invest more directly in dementia care services? We’ve already seen other regions become alive to this inevitable demand, particularly in Canada, where the Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario recently announced a $6.4 billion investment to create an extra 58,000 beds for long term care patients. 3. To help support with the ‘silver tsunami’ in the US, there seems to be a push for providing more support for care at home. I appreciate that, and it would be the preferred option, but I think it neglects the reality of the strain that is put on families supporting someone with a progressively deteriorating cognitive condition. Supporting someone living with dementia, particularly at the later stages of a loved one’s journey, often requires near 24 hour support. That's very difficult for family members to provide. I’d be keen to hear from others who have experience of dementia care in both the UK and US - perhaps my experience during the past week isn't reflective of the true reality? #uk #us #healthcare #dementia #nhs