PHILADELPHIA and ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Congratulations to the recipients of the latest round of Good Shepherd Innovation Grants, a program created to invest in idea generation for team members at GSPP Rehabilitation and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation.
The enthusiasm and spirit of innovation were felt throughout the application and pitch process. Pitches ranged from new clinical programs and research investigations to advancing care within the inpatient and outpatient settings.
The following GSPP Rehabilitation (GSPP) and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation (GSR) colleagues received Good Shepherd Innovation Grants this cycle:
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Cognitive Functional Capacity Evaluation (GSR)
- Leads and Team Members: Kelly Troxell, MA, CCC-SLP, and Sarah Sawadski, OTR/L
Hypermobility Clinic (GSPP)
- Lead: Alyson Malitsky, PT, DPT, OCS
CrossFit (GSR)
- Leads and Team Members: Samantha Partington, PT, DPT, and Samantha Weinstein, OTR/L
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Quantifying Effort: Developing a Rate of Perceived Cognitive Exertion Scale (GSPP)
- Leads and Team Members: Monica Coran Kuns, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS; Benjamin Abramoff, MD, MS; Timothy Dillingham, MD, MS; Ava-Kathleen Rybicki, MA, Agostina Casamento-Moran, PhD, and Rebecca Hunting-Pompon, PhD
Resonant Voices: Gender Affirming Voice Support Group (GSPP)
- Lead: Alyssa Tarantino, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Early Motor Assessment Clinic (GSR)
- Leads and Team Members: Kimberly Kuchinski, MD, MPH; Erika Carter, PT, DPT, PCS; Erika Steinke, DOT, MS, OTR/L; and Mandula Seneviratne, MS, CCC-SLP
