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How can patients make life decisions when it’s tough to talk?

Individuals with aphasia can demonstrate their decision-making capacities with the assistance of skilled conversation partners and supportive communication techniques. Supporting patients in this way is a critical step in allowing them to maintain autonomy.

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Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, OT, CRC

Assistant Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research | Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern

When Punishment Doesn’t Fit the Crime

Research Reveals Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Struggle with Discipline in Social, Family and Work Life

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Deborah Crown: A Career in Healthcare Dedicated to Helping Others

Learn more about Deborah Crown and her career in healthcare that she dedicates to helping others.

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Elizabeth Munsell: Using Occupational Therapy and Research to Help People Live Meaningful Lives

When Elizabeth Munsell was growing up in Madison, Wisconsin, she spent a lot of time at a nearby home where one of her friend’s siblings had cerebral palsy.

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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Mourns the Passing of Joanne C. Smith, MD, President & CEO

Dr. Smith died following treatment for cancer, which she battled privately while continuing to fully lead Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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Han Su: Combining Research and Nursing to Help ICU Patients Get Back to Work

Su started her two-year fellowship in January 2021 and has become a key player in several ongoing studies at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, including one looking at employment barriers for people who acquire a disability.

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