Journal Club Lunch and Learn in Stroke Recovery

Welcome to the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases' Stroke Recovery Journal Club, a dynamic platform where knowledge meets discussion! This new collaborative initiative, the TExas NeuroRehabilitation Network or TERN, is designed to bring together healthcare professionals, therapists and researchers throughout Texas.

Join us monthly for vibrant discussions, where you can share insights, perspectives, and questions on cutting-edge topics in stroke, recovery and rehabilitation.

Calendar of events are below. Visit often to stay updated on upcoming meeting dates, discussion topics and articles.

To learn more or receive future invites contact Amy Quinn at amy.b.quinn@uth.tmc.edu

Future Meetings

• May 16, 2024 | "Videoconference Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised: Feasibility and Validity" with Heather Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS

  Journal Club Lunch and Learn Stroke Recovery 

  Date: May 16, 2024
  Time: 12:00 pm CST

  Virtual Teams Meeting

  To request invitation, email Amy Quinn at amy.b.quinn@uth.tmc.edu

  Presenter:   

  

  Heather Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS

  Speech-Language Pathologist | Research Coordinator

  Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Stroke Recovery Research 

  UTHealth Houston Stroke Institute

  Paper:  

  Videoconference Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised: Feasibility and Validity

• June 20, 2024 | "Moderate intensity aerobic exercise may enhance neuroplasticity of the contralesional hemisphere after stroke: a randomised controlled study" with Shashwati Geed, PT PhD

  Journal Club Lunch and Learn Stroke Recovery 

  Date: June 20, 2024
  Time: 12:00 pm CST

  Virtual Teams Meeting

  To request invitation, email Amy Quinn at amy.b.quinn@uth.tmc.edu

  Presenter:   

  

  Shashwati Geed, PT PhD
  Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences
  Associate Faculty in Biomedical Engineering

  Department of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences
  The University of Texas at El Paso

  Paper:

  Moderate intensity aerobic exercise may enhance neuroplasticity of the contralesional hemisphere after stroke: a randomised controlled study

Past Meetings

• March 7, 2024 | Led by Emily Stevens MOT, OTR, CSRS

  

  Effectiveness of an Intensive, Functional, and Gamified Rehabilitation Program on Upper Limb Function in People With Stroke (EnteRtain): A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.

  

  

  

  

  

  

• April 18, 2024 | "Evidence of rTMS for Motor or Cognitive Stroke Recovery: Hype or Hope?" with Sajini Thekkel CRNA, PhD Student

  Journal Club Lunch and Learn Stroke Recovery 

  Date: April 18, 2024
  Time: 12:00 pm CST

  Presenter:

  

  Sajini Thekkel, CRNA, PhD Student

  UTHealth Houston 

  Paper:   

  Evidence of rTMS for Motor or Cognitive Stroke Recovery: Hype or Hope?

  Hofmeijer J, Ham F, Kwakkel G.

  Stroke. 2023 Oct;54(10):2500-2511.