POSTER PRESENTATIONS

P1 Relieving the Pressure of Wound Documentation
Cindy Gatens, MN, RN, CRRN-A

P2 An Uplifting Journey Toward a Safe Patient Handling and Movement Culture
Cindy Gatens, MN, RN, CRRN-A

P3 All You Need to Know About Bladder Management
Cindy Gatens, MN, RN, CRRN-A

P4 A Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Team Approach: A Home Discharge for the Ventilator Dependent Quadriplegic Patient
Karen M Hooven, BSN, RN, CRRN

P5 The Insurance Barrier to Comprehensive Rehabilitation
Karen M Hooven, BSN, RN, CRRN

P6 The Ramifications of Sensory Deprivation in Spinal Cord Injury
Kelly D Skinner, MSN, RN, CRRN, ANP, GNP

P7 Central Parenteral Nutrition: What SCI Nurses Need to Know
Kelly D Skinner, MSN, RN, CRRN, ANP, GNP

P8 Back To School After a Spinal Cord Injury
Terry G Schrader, RN

P9 Community Resources: An Innovative Solution - The Creation of an SCI Consortium
Carolyn A Sorensen, MSN, RN, CRRN

P10 Functional Electrical Stimulation: New Hope for SCI patients
Clare Walsh, BSN, RN

P11 Winning the Race to Recruit and Retain the Rehab Nurse Professional
Glenn Prescott, BSN, RN

P12 Characteristics of Recurrent Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
Marylou Guihan, PhD

P13 Effects of Aging in the Spinal Cord Injured
Sheree Gutierrez, LPN

P14 Interventions to Prevent Injury in SCI and TBI Patients Undergoing Anticoagulation Therapy
Oneda E Harris, RN, CRRN

P15 An Education Program for Home Caregivers of SCI Veterans
Virginia E Beatty, MSN, RN, CRRN

P16 Strength in Diversity: Ten Dimensions of Cross-Cultural Team Building
Priscilla S Trudeau, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM

P17 Keeping Students Interested In Rehabilitation Nursing: Lessons Learned
Catharine M Farnan, MS, RN, CRRN, ONC

P18 Cellulitis in Spinal Cord Injury
Elsa J Aguilera, MD

P19 The Impact of Smoking Cessation on Chronic Pressure Ulcers in SCI
Sharon Yee, MD

P20 SCI Prevention Program as a Component of Community Reintegration: A Pilot Project
Linda Madaris, MS, RN, ARNP, CRRN, CNAA

P21 Competency and Education for Spinal Cord Injury Nursing Staff
Janet S Campbell, RN, CRRN

P22 Photovoice: A Participatory Research Method to Explore Community Integration after SCI
Susan D Newman, RN, CRRN

P23 When Johnny Comes Marching… Rolling Home; What’s Different, Wounds, Family and Internet
Iliene S Page, MSN, RN, ARNP-C, CRRN

P24 An Interdisciplinary Approach to Central Cord Syndrome
Edythe Durning, RN

P25 New Graduate Simulation Education of Spinal Cord Untethering and Laminectomy
Diedre Bricker, BSN, RN

P26 Multiantibiotic Resistant Organisms: Protecting Ourselves and Our Families
Jo A Wells, MSN, RN, CRRN

P27 Impact of Body Mass Index on Medical Complications and Depressive Symptoms
Victoria E Allen, BS

P28 Empowering Those who Experience SCI: Lessons Learned in Prevention of Secondary Complications
Michael J Samogala, RN

P29 Working it All Out: Bowel Management for Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Patricia A Mucia, BSN, RN, CRRN

P30 Diaphragm Pacing and the Art of Long Distance Patient Management
Mary Jo Elmo, MSN, RN, ACNP

P31 Safety for All: Implementing a Safe Patient Handling Program
Denise F Paulsen, MSN, RN, CNP, CRRN

P32 Aging with an Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: An Integrative Review
Deborah K Armstrong, MS, RN

P33 Surgical Flaps: Preoperative to Postoperative Care
Mary Perry, RN, WCC

P34 Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Residents Chronically Ventilator Dependent
Jacqueline I Ratzlaff, BSN, RN, CRNBC

P35 The Roller Coaster of Urinary Tract Infections
Mary Ann Reilly, MS, BSN, RN, CRRN

P36 This is “NOT” the Same Old SCI Competency Review is it?
Sharon Tanks, MSN, MPA, RN

P37 Reality Based River Rafting
Jason Pool, LPN

P38 Culture and Disability in Sexuality Studies
Sigmund Hough, PhD, ABPP

P39 Evaluation of Driving Ability Following SCI: A Virtual Reality Simulator
David S Tulsky, PhD

P40 Increasing Well-being and Self-sufficiency: Canadian Innovations in Peer Programming
David W Shannon, LLM, BA

P41 “Why Don’t My Legs Move?” Understanding the Preteen Perspective
Erica Zacharius Daharsh, MSSW, LCSW

P42 A Success Story: The Role of Intensive Social Work Home Visits
Jeanine A Penzo, MSW, LICSW

P43 Effects of Assistance Dogs on Persons with Mobility or Hearing Impairments
Diana H Rintala, PhD

P44 Having a “Blast:” Telephone Support Groups for Caregivers of Spinal Cord Injured
Alba C Lopez, MSW, LCSW

P45 International Spinal Cord Injury Program Development: Opportunities for Clinicians and Administrators
Stephen Sofer, PhD

P46 The Changing Nature of Play: Implications for Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury
Sara J Klaas, MSW, C-ASWCM

P47 Transition to Adulthood: The Key is Coordination
Sara J Klaas, MSW, C-ASWCM

P48 Utilizing Focus Group Feedback to Inform SCI-specific Activity Measure Development
Pamela A Kisala, MA

P49 Use of a Behavioral Pressure Sore Program for an Inpatient SCI Unit
Katharine S Westie, PhD

P50 Iatrogenic Hydronephrosis due to Indwelling Urethral Catheter Kenneth E Moore, MD

P51 Case Report of Metastatic Crohn’s Disease in a SCI Patient without GI Manifestation
Nicholas C Ketchum, MD

P52 Cauda Equina Ependymoma Causing Postpartum Paralysis: A Case Report
Maya R Therattil, MD

P53 Ultrasonic Bone Stimulation as Treatment for Acute Leg Fractures in Patients with Chronic SCI
Irene M Estores, MD

P54 Autonomic Dysreflexia and Associated Acute Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema in a Patient with SCI: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Irene M Estores, MD

P55 Prevalence and Characteristics of Cognitive Impairment in Veterans with Chronic SCI
Adejoke B Jegede, PhD

P56 Mechanical Ventilator Weaning of a Chronic Spinal Cord Injured Man with an Idiopathic New-onset Fatigue and Weakness Illness
Vicki Anderson, MD, MBA

P57 Artificial Urinary Sphincter in a Patient with Ileovesicostomy: A Case Report
Vidya Jayawardena, MD

P58 The Long Term Complications of Phrenic Nerve Pacemakers
Aurora C Lue, MD

P59 Returning Military Personnel From OIF/OEF with SCI in the VA Healthcare System
Charlesnika T Evans, PhD, MPH

P60 Provider Perspectives on Caring for Returning OIF/OEF Soldiers with Spinal Cord Injuries
Charlesnika T Evans, PhD, MPH

P61 Effects of L-NAME on Middle Cerebral Artery Blood Flow Dynamics during Orthostasis in Persons with Tetraplegia
Jill M Wecht, EdD

P62 Renal Effects of NOS Inhibition During Orthostasis in Persons with Tetraplegia
Jill M Wecht, EdD

P63 Improvement of Gait Patterns in Step-trained, Complete Spinal Cord Transected Rats Treated with a Peripheral Nerve Graft and Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor
Yu-Shang Lee, PhD

P64 Arm Lean Mass with Arm Peak Exercise Performance: Twins Discordant for Paraplegia
Ann M Spungen, EdD

P65 Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Cooling Intervention in Disabled Athletes with Impaired Thermoregulation
Michelle E Brand, MD

P66 Bowel Function Assessment on Quality of Life in Spinal Cord Injured Individuals
Naomi Betesh, DO

P67 Using the Web to Promote Self-Management among Veterans with SCI
Frances M Weaver, PhD

P68 Relationship of Abdominal Fat to Postprandial Lipemic Response in Spinal Cord Injury
Racine R Emmons, MA

P69 Less Soft-tissue Padding in Sitting Suggests Higher Risk for Tissue Breakdown at Ischium
Mohsen Makhsous, PhD

P70 Pilot Study of Observational Motor Assessment in Infants and Toddlers with Spinal Cord Injury
Christina Calhoun, MSPT

P71 Computer Adaptive Testing: Development of 21st Century Measurement Systems to Evaluate Activity Performance and Participation in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
MJ Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L

P72 Long-term Outcomes and Life Satisfaction in Adults with Pediatric-onset Spinal Cord Injuries
Lawrence C Vogel, MD

P73 Within Rater Agreement of Repeated Anal-Rectal Exams and Severity of Classification in Children and Youth with Spinal Cord Injury
Lawrence C Vogel, MD

P74 Assessing the Concerns of Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries in Order to Improve Treatment.
Tracy L Fuhrmann, BS

P75 Long versus Short Course Antibiotics in Elective Urologic Surgery in SCI Patients
Denis F Castillo, MD

P76 Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula of the Cervicomedullary Junction as a Cause of Myelopathy
Denis F Castillo, MD

P77 Peripheral Venous Vascular Mechanics and Nitric Oxide in Persons with Chronic Tetraplegia
Michael F La Fountaine, EdD

P78 Abnormal Systolic Blood Pressure Dipping and Venous Capacitance in Spinal Cord Injury
Dwindally Rosado Rivera, MS

P79 Multiple Myeloma Masking Vertebral Osteomyelitis - A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Muhammad Arif, MD

P80 Physical Activity and Secondary Conditions in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries
Matthew E Kehn, BA

P81 Pro- and Anti-inflammatory Cytokine Profile in Chronic Non-healing Wounds in SCI Patients
Jian Hu, MD, PhD

P82 Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Persons with Chronic Tetraplegia
Miroslav Radulovic, MD

P83 Effects of Intravenous L-NAME upon Specific Airway Conductance in Persons with Tetraplegia
Gregory J Schilero, MD

P84 Clostridium Difficile Infection in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Mary Ann Richmond, MD, DVM

P85 An Outbreak of Clostridium Difficile Infection on a Spinal Cord Injury Unit Associated with an Emerging Epidemic Strain
Mary Ann Richmond, MD, DVM

P86 Activation of Expiratory Muscles for Cough Production in Tetraplegics
Krzysztof E Kowalski, PhD

P87 Effects of Theophylline: A Study in Unrestrained and Unanesthetized Adult Rats Using Whole Body Plethysmography
Kwaku D Nantwi, PhD

P88 Relationship Between Abdominal Obesity and Body Mass Index in Chronic SCI Patients
Himabindu B Reddy, MD

P89 Patient Satisfaction Following Restoration of a Physiologic Cough in Spinal Cord Injury
Jaroslaw Richard Romaniuk, PhD, LICDC

P90 Orthostatic Hypotension and Sexual Activity-induced Autonomic Dysreflexia in Experimental SCI
Jessica A Inskip, BSc

P91 Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation System: Providing Ventilation Options for Tetraplegics
Raymond P Onders, MD

P92 Functional Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Fibrinolysis in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Ian Hsiao, PhD

P93 Comparison of Stimulation of the Expiratory Muscles Using Microstimulator and Functional Electrical Stimulator
Ian Hsiao, PhD

P94 Cerebral Blood Flow during Symptomatic Hypotension: Changes in Diastolic Flow Velocity
John P Handrakis, EdD, PT

P95 Within Rater Agreement of Repeated Total Scores for Light Touch, Pin Prick, and Motor Testing in Children and Youth with Spinal Cord Injury
Ross S Chafetz, DPT, MPH

P96 Lower Limb Fractures in Persons with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Jelena N Svircev, MD

P97 Non-united Intertrochanteric Fracture Causing Autonomic Dysreflexia Managed with Total Hip Arthroplasty
Chang Ha, MD

P98 Skills for Real Life - Incorporating it into Rehab
Amanda M Carr, OTR, ATP

P99 A Therapy Guide: Telehealth Services for Acute SCI Patients
Kristina P Young, MS, OTR/L

P100 Syrinx: Clinical Guidelines and Practical Tips for Living with Post-traumatic Syringomyelia
Tamara A Alexander, DPT

P101 Quantifying Community Walking in iSCI using the Step Activity Monitor
Sarah P Stickles, MPT

P102 “EXCELing” in an Outpatient Neuro Based Program
Linda J Klaiber, MSPT, ATP

P103 Measuring Bowel Dysfunction to Identify SCI/D Utilizers and Percutaneous Colostomy Candidates
Joseph E Berman, MHS, PT

P104 Sexual Device Manual for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Kate Naphtali, BS

P105 Task Demand Affects Pinch Force Production Following Tendon Transfer in Tetrapleagia
M Elise Johanson, DPT

P106 Trendelenburg-specific Chest Optimization Improves Spontaneous Breathing Trial Duration
Charles J Gutierrez, MS, RRT, CRT