News and Events
April is Occupational Therapy Month!
The NYU School of Medicine was awarded a grant by the American Geriatric Society to improve training in geriatrics for rehabilitation residents.
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit raises over $6,000 for the American Heart Association.
CARF Fully Accredits Both Rusk Institute Locations, commends Rusk for providing "quality rehabilitation services...by competent and caring interdisciplinary teams."
Rusk is pleased to announce the appointment of our future Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Steven Flanagan, M.D.
Keith Cicerone, PhD, ABPP, Director of Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation Psychology at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute will present a lecture entitled "Integrative Cognitive Rehabilitation: An Update"
Dr. Alex Moroz is appointed the new Director of the Musculo-Skeletal Rehabilitation Program at the Rusk Institute @ 34th Street.
During the American Heart Association celebration of Heart Month in February 2007 The Joel and Joan Smilow Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Center of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine partnered with different NYU Schools, Departments and Programs to highlight cardiovascular risk and promote heart healthy lifestyles.
Dr. Alex Moroz, Assistant Professor and Director of Residency Training and Medical Education in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, has been elected as Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Therapeutic Recreation Department Hosts a NY Rangers Visit to Rusk Pediatrics
Thanks to the Garden of Dreams Foundation and the New York Rangers, the Therapeutic Recreation Department became a pizza eating, hockey playing hot spot on January 8, 2007.
Occupational Therapy Department begins administering Novavision NRT Vision Restoration Therapy
The Occupational Therapy Department at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine under the direction of Dr. Mo Fouladvand, NYU Neuro-opthalmologist has joined leading medical, rehabilitation and eye centers across the U.S in administering Novavision VRT Vision Restoration Therapy.
Rehabilitation Experts from Rusk Institute to Go to China for Conference
Seven experts from Rusk will participate in an upcoming medical conference in China that will examine some of the most innovative rehabilitation programs in the U.S. today.
New Director of Outpatient and Continuing Care Services Announced
Mathew Lee, M.D., Chairman and Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, is pleased
to announce the appointment of Jonathan H. Whiteson, M.D.
CARF Fully Accredits Both Rusk Institute Locations
Commends Rusk for providing "quality rehabilitation services...by competent and caring interdisciplinary teams."
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Center Receives Accreditation
One of only five facilities in NYC to hold this distinction with the AACVPR.
Psychology Department Receives Five-Year NIH Grant
$1.975 million study to focus on individual problem solving treatment in adults with acquired brain damage.
Network News
The Office of Continuing Care (OCC) is proud to bring you
the latest edition of "Network News" the Rusk Institute Rehabilitation
Network newsletter. Network News highlights programs and events at Rusk,
NYUHJD, the seven Network subacute/ skilled nursing facility (SA/SNF) affiliates,
and OCC initiatives and programs.
Rusk Rehabilitation Medicine
Announces New Appointment
Mathew Lee, M.D., Chairman and Professor,
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, is pleased
to announce the appointment of Alex Moroz, M.D.
Senior Rusk Faculty Member Elected
to Leadership Role in ACS
Herb Zaretsky, Ph.D., Administrator and
Clinical Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rusk Institute,
NYU Medical Center.
Rusk Institute Therapy Departments Receive Grants
Rusk Physical Therapy Hosts Course on Torticollis Read more
Rusk Therapy Departments Receive Grant
The Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy Departments received a $35,000.00 grant from The Helen Hoffritz Charitable Trust Fund.
Rusk Occupational Therapy Department Sponsors Training
The Occupational Therapy Department recently sponsored an upper extremity neurological rehabilitation course on February 4 th and 5 th at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
The
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine Announces Merger with NYUHJD
Rehabilitation, New Inpatient Specialty Programs, and The New Rusk Rehab
Network
In an effort to fulfill our mission of “Leading the way in Rehabilitation
Medicine: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” the Rusk Institute announced
the following new initiatives: as a major part of the NYU Hospitals Center, the
Rehabilitation Program at NYUHJD has merged with the Rusk Institute; the Rusk
Institute has also expanded its inpatient specialty rehabilitation programs to
offer more focused rehabilitation services for stroke, musculoskeletal, and medically
complex cases; the Rusk Institute also has implemented an expanded continuum
of care by partnering with some of New York’s finest skilled nursing facilities
as part of the new Rusk Rehabilitation Network.
Rusk Institute Implements Renovation of Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit
The Rusk Institute announced that it has begun a renovation of its Pediatric Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit, effective February, 2006.
The
Therapeutic Recreation, Child Life & Creative Arts Therapies Department
receives $10,000 from the Seventh District Association for Child Life
Programming in Rusk
At their annual fundraising gala, The Seventh District Association
presented Marianne Hardart and Lisa Del Guidice with a check.
Rusk Pediatric Therapeutic Recreation Staff Participate in Special New York Cares Conference.
Siemens Corporation Engineers a Little Fun for Kids at Rusk
As a new quarterly program with the children and teens, Cem Gunesen, the Public
Affairs Program Coordinator for Siemen’s Corporation brings an engineer to the Rusk pediatric unit to educate the kids about basic engineering principles and then conducts fun activities to demonstrate what they’ve
learned first hand.
Rusk
Music Therapist and Sr. Social Worker Record Guided Meditation CD for
Distribution to Patients
Music Therapist Alessandro Ricciarelli,
MT-BC conducts weekly “Meditation with Music” groups at the
Rusk Institute for patients and families. These groups are also available
at Tisch Hospital where they are co-facilitated by Sr. Social Worker and
Hypno-Therapist Bette Jean Rosenhagen, LCSW, Coordinator of the Integrative
Health and Wellness Program at NYUMC.
The Rusk Institute announces two continuing education courses to be hosted at NYU Medical Center
Karen.Karmel Ross, PT, PCS, LMT: Torticollis: Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children Gad Alon, PhD, PT: Electro-Pediatrics
