The Mount Sinai Injury Control Research Center (ICRC)
   
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About UsOverviewWhat Is the ICRC's Mission and Plan of Action?The Mount Sinai Injury Control Research Center (ICRC) was initiated within the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM), New York City, drawing in relevant expertise from and participation of other disciplines within MSSM (emergency medicine, community medicine), as well as from other institutions (Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, JFK Rehabilitation Institute of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and The National Rehabilitation Hospital). The major theme of the ICRC is enhancing quality of life of individuals who have experienced TBI. The sole focus is on secondary and tertiary prevention, that is, on minimizing the effects of injury once a person has experienced a TBI. The research program is aimed at developing: (1) better rehabilitation interventions, (2) an approach to better identify those individuals with "hidden" TBI, and (3) a method to identify the long-term needs of individuals with TBI. Additionally, funds will be made available to support seed projects, as a means of bolstering the injury control structure of researchers within New York and the surrounding region. In addition, a comprehensive approach to knowledge translation has been developed, including outreach to professionals and to consumers. With respect to the former, programs for training pre- and post-doctoral researchers is being implemented, as are efforts to shape curricula within MSSM to address injury control/prevention objectives. A Web site, educational materials for individuals with TBI, as well as professionally oriented dissemination are also planned. The results emerging from the ICRC will be disseminated through extensive knowledge translation activities, particularly in Years 3-5 of the Center. How Is the ICRC Funded?The ICRC is funded for a five-year period (September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2012) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grant No. 1R 49CE 001171-01, to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, MSSM). Where Is the ICRC Located?The ICRC is located in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. How Can the RRTC Be Contacted?You may contact: |