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MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, Ohio  44109-1998
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Phone:  (216) 778-7202
Fax:  (216) 778-1125

NIDRR
The Northeast Ohio Spinal Cord Injury System is supported by grant #H133N060017 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Dept of Education, Washington, DC.

Northeast Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NORSCIS) Meetings

We meet the third Monday of each month in the activity room on the 7th floor at MetroHealth Medical Center (take the 'C' elevators to the 7th floor).   Gather at 6:30 p.m. for a light dinner and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m.   Meetings usually include an educational talk by a medical provider and/or information about recreation opportunities in our area.  

                       

Upcoming Meetings

Date Speaker Topic
9/20/10

TBA

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Past Meetings (Topics are listed from oldest to most recent)
 Date  Speaker  Topic
11/20/06   

Dr. Melanie Boulet
Dan Lipka (Miller's)
David Fetherlin (Merck) - Meeting Sponsor

Pulmonary Issues After SCI
Three Trackers of Ohio - Adaptive Skiing
1/15/07

Dr. Melvin Mejia
Mark Bowers (Hollister) - Meeting Sponsor

Neurogenic Bladder Complications and Management Issues
2/19/07

Dr. Gregory Nemunaitis
Jen Nagy, MPT

Cardiovascular Complications Following SCI
Quad Rugby

3/19/07

Dr. Ronald Triolo

Spinal Cord Injury - Research Update
4/16/07

Karen Kennedy
Kathleen Ferguson, PT
April Kosior

Nutrition and Health Maintenance
Breakout Fitness
Cleveland MetroParks Institute for the Great Outdoors
5/21/07

Dr. Fred Frost
Trevor Hazen
Mobility Works - Meeting Sponsor

Neurogenic Bowel Management Issues
Northern Ohio Golf Association Accessible Golf Program
6/18/07

Dr. Anthony Dimarco and Dana Hromyak

Restoration of Cough Using Electrical Stimulation
7/16/06 Dr. Gregory Nemunaitis

Review of Complications in SCI

8/20/07 Dr. Melvin Mejia

Osteoporosis Following SCI

9/17/07 Elected Officers
Amy Winslow, PT

Forming a Quad Rugby Team

10/15/07

Phil Dye

Urologic Products
11/19/07 Dr. Tova Wolf-Johnson

Vitamin D

1/21/08 Kevin Sullivan

Winter Fitness

2/18/08

Mike Flis

Driving Adaptations
3/17/08 Adam Sweeney

Medicaid Buy-In
***There is a link to his power point under the Educational Presentations tab***


4/21/08

April Rosenthal

Cleveland Metroparks - handcycling
5/19/08

 
6/16/08 Linda Case

Hillside Rehab Adapted Sports and Physical Fitness Programs

 7/21/08 Dr. Greg Nemunaitis 

Anatomy and Physiology of SCI

 8/18/08 Dr. Melvin Mejia Research Update

 
 9/15/08

Dr. Nemunaitis

 

 10/20/08

Dr. Nemunaitis Cardiovascular Complications of SCI

11/17/08

Dr. Nemunaitis Ask the Doc 
1/19/09 Dr. Amanda Harrington

Spasticity

2/16/09 Dr. Chester Ho

Bowel Management

3/16/09

Dr. Heather Powell

Skin Care
4/20/09 

Dr. Gregory Nemunaitis

Sexuality
5/18/09

Dr. Gregory Nemunaitis

Medical Complications in Spinal Cord Injury
6/15/09   
 
7/20/09   
 

8/17/09

 

Drs. Nemunaits and Roach Model SCI System
9/21/09 Deborah Nebel

LEAP

 

10/19/09 Dr. Melvin Mejia

Bladder Management

 

11/16/09 Karen Kennedy

Nutrition

 

1/18/10 Dr. Gregory Nemunaitis

Pressure Ulcers, Latest Research

 

2/15/10 Amy Fuhrman

How to Dress in Winter Weather

 

3/15/10 Dr. Anthony Dimarco and Dana Hromyak

Restoration of Cough Using Electrical Stimulation

 

4/19/10 Dr. Nemunaitis

Ask the Doc

 

5/17/10

 Jeff Schiemann

 

 Recreation
6/21/10 Dr. Gregory Nemunaitis

FES Systems

 

7/19/10 Amy Fuhrman, CTRS
Jackie Stanton, PhD, CRC, PCC
 The Next Step: Recreation and Vocation
8/16/10
 

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