Activities
Significant progress has been made in the field of SCI research, treatment and services in Canada. The Institute works in three core program areas:
1. Translational Research - with a focus on:
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- Acute Care and Treatment: seeking breakthroughs in treatments given to patients immediately following injury that reduce the level of paralysis.
- Rehabilitation: seeking breakthroughs in rehabilitation that restore function and reduce the impact and incidence of secondary complications such as pressure ulcers.
- Community Integration: seeking breakthroughs that allow people with SCI to regain independence and more successfully reintegrate into their communities.
2. Best Practices Implementation - working to affect the changes in clinical practices necessary to achieve the best possible health outcomes for Canadians with SCI, from acute care to community integration by:
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- Translating knowledge gained from work in translational research and customized solutions into best practice descriptions.
- Seeking out and promoting solutions that are already best practices but haven’t yet been widely adopted.
- Transferring knowledge of best practices among SCI practitioners, institutions and organizations.
- Working closely with the SCI community — across the continuum of treatment/care/support — to achieve the above.
- Partnering with Accreditation Canada to create standards of care for people with spinal cord injury – the first in the world.
3. Rick Hansen SCI Registry - an unprecedented, nation-wide project that is collecting critical information on SCI at every major Canadian acute care and rehabilitation hospitals across the country. The Registry is an invaluable resource for researchers and clinicians seeking to better understand SCI and the effectiveness of specific treatments, practices or programs for improving functional outcomes and quality of life after SCI.
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