While the US Department of Veterans Affairs has made significant strides to prevent veteran suicide, efforts have largely targeted veterans actively engaged in and eligible for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care, which is consistent with the VHA mission.
It is no secret that health care workers are facing unprecedented pressure during the response to COVID-19. The University of Colorado Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is addressing this need with COVID-19 Narratives, an expressive writing program designed to support health care providers and staff who are experiencing distress from the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Dr. William Niehaus, who helped create this specialized rehab unit noted, “we recently put up a sign near our “discharge bell” that every rehab patient rings when they leave our unit. It states; “May the sound of this bell proclaim to all that today you are stronger than you were yesterday!”
The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic has demanded an immediate and unprecedented response from both healthcare systems and providers. The rapid global spread of COVID-19 has, at times, overwhelmed existing health care systems.
U.S. News & World Report has released their 2020 rankings of the Best Physical Therapy Programs in the United States. Previously ranked #15, the University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program has jumped up in the rankings, now at #13.
Rose Excellence in Research Award - The Best Research Article of 2020 in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy awarded to: Home-Health-Care Physical Therapy Improves Early Functional Recovery of Medicare Beneficiaries After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Congratulations to Lisa Brenner, PhD, for a newly awarded a $1.9M R01 grant from the National Institute of Health for the first federally funded study on probiotics for mental health, entitled Biological Signature and Safety of an Immunomodulatory Probiotic Intervention of Veterans with PTSD.
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Physical Therapy Program welcomed a new Program Director, Michael Harris-Love, PT, MPT, DSc, FGSA on August 1 as Professor and Associate Dean of Physical Therapy Education
Studies found military veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more than twice as likely to die by suicide compared with veterans without such a diagnosis.
Congratulations to CU PM&R faculty Cory Christiansen, PT, PhD, who was awarded a five year, $1.9 million RO1 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS.
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Brenner, PhD, for a newly awarded NIH grant titled “Integrating signals of suicide risk from DoD and VHA data to improve upon suicide risk prevention strategies for combat Veterans.”
Here at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, ideas flow freely between curious minds, skilled practitioners, collaborative data geeks and groundbreaking researchers. The result? Future-changing advances in personalized medicine, chronic disease and patient-centered care. Welcome to the New West. Here, the good guys wear the masks.
This fund, established in the 19th year of Dr. Matthews’ leadership in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, will provide support of PM&R Scholarship through visiting professor lectures, workshops, and national presentations.
Congratulations to PM&R Drs. Claire Hoffmire and Nate Mohatt, who along with Dr. Monteith (also from the Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Veteran Suicide Prevention) are part of a team led by Drs. DeBeer (VA VISN 17 Center of Excellence) and Benzer (Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA) who received notice of funding for a Patient Safety Center of Inquiry VA Suicide Prevention Collaborative (PSCI-VASPC).
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is proud to partner with Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project (RSVP) Colorado, a nonprofit volunteer run rehabilitation clinic.
Denver's Channel 9News program Verify posed this question after the Super Bowl (spoiler alert: the Eagles won!) Sunday "Does Denver's mile high altitude really affect the outcome of sports games?"
ACRM (American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine) announced their "Rock Star" faculty for the 95th Annual Conference in Dallas, 30 September - 3 October.
The American Psychology Association Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology awarded Dr. Lisa Brenner with the 2018 Roger G. Barker Distinguished Research Contribution Award.