Free Webcast on Exercise and Spinal Cord Injury, please join us!
RRTC...@gmail.com
Please join the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Spinal
Cord Injury (RRTC on SCI) for a Web cast on Exercise and Spinal Cord
Injury. The RRTC on SCI is a program of the National Rehabilitation
Hospital in collaboration with ILRU.
Dr. Brad Hedrick with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
will present the web cast "Exercise and Spinal Cord Injury" on
Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 2:30pm Central; 3:30pm Eastern; 1:30pm
Mountain; 12:30pm Pacific. The webcast will be moderated by ILRU
Director and Professor of the University of Texas at Houston, Lex
Frieden.
Dr. Hedrick is Director of the Division of Disability Resources and
Education Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign. He has 31 years of professional experience in the field of
rehabilitation, and extensive hands-on expertise in the administration
of adapted sports and recreation for persons with disabilities. He has
coached athletes with disabilities at the local, national, and
international levels in addition to authoring a wide array of
articles, books, and research on this subject.
As part of the continued focus on knowledge and prevention of
secondary conditions associated with SCI, Dr. Hedrick will discuss the
many benefits of exercise for persons with SCI. The webcast will be
moderated by ILRU Director and Professor of the University of Texas
Medical Branch, Lex Frieden.
Join us to learn more about exercise for persons with SCI, and its
role in improving function and decreasing the risk of secondary
complications.
To link to this Web cast and download accompanying materials visit:
http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html
For instructions on how to access a Web cast visit:
http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/instructions.html
Please visit this site ahead of time to test and ensure your computer
is configured and updated to participate in the Web cast.
For technical assistance, please check out our FAQs (frequently asked
questions) at: http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/FAQ.html
Or contact a Web cast team member at web...@ilru.org or
713.520.0232 (v/tty).
This Web cast is supported through the National Rehabilitation
Hospital (NRH) Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Spinal
Cord Injury (RRTC on SCI) and ILRU. The RRTC on SCI is a five-year
project federally funded/supported by the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a division of the
United States Department of Education.
The opinions and views expressed are those of the presenters and no
endorsement by the funding agency should be inferred.
We hope to see you on Thursday, November 1, 2007.