Archived List of Grand Rounds Topics

2021

Date Speaker Title
December 17, 2021 John Cianca, MD “23 Years of Vigilance: Some of What I Learned as a Medical Director of the Houston Marathon”
November 19, 2021 Nahid Rianon, MD/MBBS, DrPH “Osteoporosis and Shared Management Plan Between Primary Care and a Rehabilitation Team”
November 5, 2021 David A. Brown, PT, PhD, FAPTA “Using the Inherent Flexibility of the Brain to Improve and Balance Post- Stroke”
October 29, 2021 Catherine Powers-James, PhD “Motivational Interviewing: Behavioral Change Techniques to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Lifestyle”
October 15, 2021 Mahalia Smith, MD “Wound Care in the Mobility Challenged Patient”
September 17, 2021 Michael Thaut, PhD “Advances in the Basic and Clinical Neuroscience of Music: Extending Foundations of Brain Mechanisms for Music in Neurorehabilitation”
September 10, 2021 Heather Taylor, PhD “Enhancing Early Motor and Cognitive Functioning for Children with Disabilities: Empowering Parents to Improve Child Functioning”
August 27, 2021 Renee J. Flores, MD “The 5 Ms of a Geriatrician’s Mantra”
July 16, 2021 Leslie Rydberg, MD & Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD “COVID-19 Rehabilitation: Strategies and Outcomes”
June 18, 2021 McCasey Smith, MD, MS “Treating Refractory Neck Pain”
June 11, 2021 Jason Radfar, PT, Maggie High, OTR, & Deborah Hoekstra, PT “Rehabilitation of Critically Ill Patients with Advanced Devices in the ICU”
April 30, 2021 Angelle Sander, PhD “Sexuality Following Traumatic Brain Injury”
April 23, 2021 Marwa Ahmed, MD, MS “Sports Genomics: Searching for the Perfect Athlete”
April 9, 2021 Hangue Park, PhD “Closed-Loop Peripheral Sensory Augmentation & Its Effect on Motor Control”
March 25, 2021 Filemon Tan, MD, PhD “Assessment of Inflammatory Arthritis”
March 19, 2021 Payam Zandiyeh, PhD “Biplane X-Ray Studies in the Human Biomotion Lab at UT Orthopaedic Surgery”
February 26, 2021 Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH “Health Equity Lens: Understanding the Needs of Children with Disabilities”
February 2, 2021 Hyochoi Ahn, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN “Feasibility and Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation”
January 29, 2021 Mollie Gordon, MA, MD “Role of Physiatrist in the Treatment and Management of Patients Impaced by Human Trafficking”
January 22, 2021 Maryam Sultan, MD and Jaclyn Bonder, MD “PM&R Approach to Pelvic Pain”

2020

Date Speaker Title
December 18, 2020 Isaac Hernandez, MD and Melina Longoni, MD “Global Health: A Committee’s Mission to Address Disparities in the Delivery of Healthcare to Patients with Spinal Cord Injury in Latin America”
December 11, 2020 Nikinj A. Bhagat, PhD “Intent-Driven Neurorehabilitation for Restoring Movement after Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury”
November 20, 2020 Helen Cohen, EDD, OTR, FAOTA “Screening for Peripheral and Vestibular Disorders”
September 18, 2020 Richard Huang, MD “COVID-19 and Inpatient Rehabilitation”
August 28, 2020 Radha Korupolu, MD, MS “Comparing Outcomes of Mechanical Ventilation with
High vs. Moderate Tidal Volumes in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury”
August 21, 2020 Sudha Tallavajhula, MD “Abnormal Nocturnal (Sleep-Related) Behavior”
August 14, 2020 Cindy B. Ivanhoe, MD “Practice Overview of Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy”
July 24, 2020 Brian M. Bruel, MD, MBA “Electroceutical Innovations for Pain Modulation”