NIH Conference on SCI Research

[SCI-Nurse]

This conference will not be addressing only Cure research, but that will be included. It is open to anyone with an interest in SCI-related research.

Meeting Date(s):

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 to Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Location:

Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus
Bethesda, Maryland
United States

Registration Date(s):

Monday, September 3, 2018 to Monday, February 4, 2019

Sponsored by:

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NICHD/NCMRR)

https://meetings.ninds.nih.gov/Home/Index/21041

(KLD)

[niallel]

It would be interesting to know their definition of 'Disruption'

[SCI-Nurse]

It would be interesting to know their definition of 'Disruption'

Look on the page above. It describes the goal as:

The goal of the 'SCI 2020: Launching a Decade for Disruption in Spinal Cord Injury Research' conference is to initiate discussion across the SCI research community to launch a new decade of research that disrupts traditional barriers and brings about collaborative efforts to address the key research questions in spinal cord injury research.

(KLD)

[niallel]

Look on the page above. It describes the goal as:

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(KLD)

Thanks, so they don't yet have the plan for disruption, this conference will come up with how they are going to disrupt?
Let's hope they come up with something disruptive, because the cynical side of me looks at the agenda and sees no disruption.

[Matt Bellman]

Thanks for sharing. I think I'll attend.

[paolocipolla]

Thanks, so they don't yet have the plan for disruption, this conference will come up with how they are going to disrupt?
Let's hope they come up with something disruptive, because the cynical side of me looks at the agenda and sees no disruption.

I can't see any disruption either and I don't expect any disruption coming from the speakers.

Paolo

[lunasicc42]

all acute agenda... Terribly impractical... Might even go so far to say a "damn shame". by now it should be a no-brainer to all; especially the scientific community that research and trials on chronic injuries is more feasible

[SCI-Nurse]

Note that anyone can attend this conference. A perfect "disrupter" would be for a bunch of people with SCI/D attend and bring up these issues in the Q&A sessions.

(KLD)

[niallel]

Unfortunately the establishment has no desire to disrupt the status quo.

Disruption would be taking current promising research to market in a timely manner, not going back to the labs to refine, or move onto other things that might be interesting to them.
Hopefully Matthew and Rob will tell them that.

Having said that I see Courtine is going to be there, promising a unicorn when all we want is a pony.

[Corinne Jeanmaire]

Dear all,
Today I sent an open letter to Dr. Jakeman from the NIH to express my serious worries regarding the agenda of the upcoming conference: "SCI 2010 - Launching a decade for disruption in SCI research".
Three chapters in the letter:
- ACUTE injuries first on the Agenda? For us and with us?
- CHRONIC SCI ? E-stim and robotics: is this the best we can do?
- What about... Disruption into recovery rather than just continuing to make our paralysis more bearable?

My feeling is that the SCI community shares these worries. Am I right?
Meanwhile the open letter was published on the endParalysis foundation website and you can read it here: https://endparalysis.org/nih-disrupt...jury-research/

Thanks for your comments and sharing.
Corinne