{"676151":{"#nid":"676151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Partners With Shepherd Center to Advance Rehabilitative Patient Care and Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShepherd Center and Georgia Tech have announced a partnership that will unite researchers and clinicians to improve care and create more success stories for people with spinal cord and brain injuries, pain, multiple sclerosis, and related neurological conditions. Areas of collaboration will include the development of new technologies, strategies, and approaches to improve neurorehabilitation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.shepherd.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShepherd Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an Atlanta hospital that provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions \u2014 including spinal cord and brain injuries, multitrauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain \u2014 is ranked among the top rehabilitation hospitals in the nation by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENinety percent of Shepherd\u2019s patients return to their communities after receiving care at Shepherd Center, which exceeds the national average by more than 30%. In addition to patient care, Shepherd Center has a robust research program, typically participating in 20 grants and\u0026nbsp;75\u0026nbsp;research projects concurrently. It is also one of the few institutions recognized as both a Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model System by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShepherd and Georgia Tech will build upon Shepherd\u2019s expertise to conduct and integrate research and technology throughout the entire continuum of care and Georgia Tech\u2019s research and technology development to create new solutions for the people Shepherd serves and beyond,\u201d said Deborah Backus, vice president of Research and Innovation at Shepherd Center. \u201cPotential collaborative research and development efforts can occur in many disciplines \u2014 from developing new devices and technologies to fellowships and training for the next generation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeaders from Georgia Tech and Shepherd Center met in late August to celebrate the partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShepherd Center leads the world in treating brain and spinal cord injuries with an innovative research program that implements technology throughout inpatient and outpatient programs to get patients back to leading active, independent lives,\u201d said Julia Kubanek, professor and vice president for Interdisciplinary Research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKubanek was joined by Andr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda, executive director of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB), Petit Director\u2019s Chair in Bioengineering and Bioscience, and Regents\u2019 Professor; and Stephen Sprigle, a professor and researcher in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering who directs Georgia Tech\u2019s Rehabilitation Engineering and Applied Research Lab (REARLab), which focuses on applied disability research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe were inspired by our recent visit and tour, where we observed clinicians and researchers working directly with patients,\u201d Garc\u00eda said. \u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s mission of using technology to improve the human condition is a perfect fit for our collaboration with Shepherd. I\u2019m grateful for Stephen Sprigle and IBB for their goals of increasing the breadth and depth of our partnership. There will be wonderful upcoming opportunities for Georgia Tech students and faculty to bring their expertise in data science, AI, robotics, cell therapies, exercise physiology, and neuroscience, among many strengths, to join with Shepherd clinicians to help patients.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriven by a shared vision for transforming healthcare, the two institutions will utilize their complementary capabilities to provide technical solutions for clinical needs. The teams are identifying challenges to tackle and will establish a series of workshops to bring researchers and clinicians together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor inquiries to support the collaboration, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jaimie.hayes@me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJaimie Hayes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (Senior Director of Development, Office of Development at Georgia Tech)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShepherd Center and Georgia Tech have announced a partnership that will unite researchers and clinicians to improve care and create more success stories for people with spinal cord and brain injuries, pain, multiple sclerosis, and related neurological conditions. 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