Health Providers say wages may still be too low for free treatment program to succeed. Before they even start, tutors in a state autism pilot project may be getting a raise. Utahs Medicaid department is looking into increasing how much it will pay tutors who will provide free applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy to children with the social and communication disorder. Authorized by the Utah Legislature, the pilot program will cover 250 children ages 2 through 6, through June 2014. Applied behavior analysis ABA It has been used since the 60s to help people with autism. Through positive reinforcement, children can acquire basic skills, including looking, listening and imitating, the advocacy group Autism Speaks says. In some cases Preschoolers who have intensive therapy can eventually participate in regular classrooms with little extra support. But some show no improvement, so it is hard to predict how much each child will benefit. Medicaid set the rate for the tutors, who would provide 20 hours of in-home therapy a week, at $21.52 an hour. But they could make as little as $14.42 an hour because of insurance and other training costs. Few existing ABA therapists were interested in applying, saying the pay was … Continue reading →

Advances In Stroke Treatment and Recovery 11-5-2012 Memorial's Stroke Center Medical Director, Neurointerventional Radiologist and Inpatient Rehabilitation Medical Director discuss the latest advances in stroke treatment and recovery: bull; Recognizing the signs and symptoms bull; Evaluation and medical management bull; Neurointerventional treatment options bull; Rehabilitation and recoveryFrom:ChooseMemorialViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:16:44More inNonprofits Activism Follow this link: Advances In Stroke Treatment and Recovery 11-5-2012 - Video … Continue reading →

ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2012) An international study involving the University of Southampton has shown people who undergo a total hip replacement are at a higher risk of a stroke in the first two weeks after surgery. The cohort study, published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, assessed about 66,000 people in the Netherlands who had total hip replacements and compared them to people who shared their age and sex, but who did not have the procedure. Results showed that patients were five times as likely to have an ischaemic stroke within the first two weeks after a total hip replacement and were four times as likely to have a haemorrhagic stroke after the same procedure. After the first two weeks, the risk dropped steadily but remained elevated during at least the first six weeks for ischaemic stroke and the first 12 weeks for haemorrhagic stroke. A haemorrhagic stroke is caused by bleeding in the brain and an ischemic stroke is caused by artery blockage. However another aspect of the study, which was the largest one of its kind, demonstrated that patients who took antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, prior to surgery lowered their risk of ischaemic stroke in the … Continue reading →

Public release date: 9-Nov-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Carolann Murphy CMurphy@KesslerFoundation.org 973-324-28382 Kessler Foundation West Orange, NJ. November 9, 2012. A.M. Barrett, MD, director of stroke rehabilitation research at Kessler Foundation, was awarded a $145,000 grant (#2733) by The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey. The grant will enable the Stroke Research team and Dr. Barrett, an expert in hidden disabilities after stroke, to extend their work in hidden disabilities to stroke survivors and their health care providers in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Barrett and her team are well known for their research on the hidden disability of functional vision known as spatial neglect. Their investigations focus on the use of optical prism therapy for this disabling complication of stroke. Hidden disabilities that impair functional vision affect as many as one out of three stroke survivors. They are the underlying cause of accidents, falls, injuries that prolong recovery and increase costs for rehabilitation. To address these common disabling complications of stroke, greater awareness is needed, as well as education for healthcare providers, according to Dr. Barrett. This will lead to better care for people recovering from the cognitive effects of stroke. "Preliminary testing of Kessler Foundation's optical prism … Continue reading →

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j2dxhz/global_acute) has announced the addition of the "Global Acute Ischemic Stroke Epidemiology and Patient Flow Analysis - 2012" report to their offering. Fore Pharma announced the results of its Acute Ischemic Stroke patient population study in a new report Global Acute Ischemic Stroke Epidemiology and Patient Flow Analysis - 2012'. The report provides insights into Acute Ischemic Stroke epidemiology, Acute Ischemic Stroke diagnosed patients, and Acute Ischemic Stroke treatment rate for top seven pharmaceutical markets. The study measures key indicators such as prevalence of Acute Ischemic Stroke derived from epidemiological analysis, percentage of patients diagnosed with Acute Ischemic Stroke, and percentage of patients treated with Acute Ischemic Stroke therapy. This study helps executives estimate Acute Ischemic Stroke market potential, assess unmet need, develop drug forecasting models, and build population-based health management frameworks. The information presented in this study is used to evaluate market opportunities, effectively identify target patient population, and align marketing decisions. This report provides estimates and forecasts of Acute Ischemic Stroke prevalence, Acute Ischemic Stroke diagnosis rate, and Acute Ischemic Stroke treatment rate for the period 2012-2019. The information is presented by leading geographies including the US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, UK, and … Continue reading →