Symposium

Cross-Cutting

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System

Using Rehabilitation Treatment Specification to Improve the Design and Clinical Implementation of Research (843744)

Presenter(s)

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  Jeanne Zanca, PhD, MPT, FACRM

  Senior Research Scientist
  Kessler Foundation
  West Orange, New Jersey

  Presentation Slides Handouts Presentation + Audio
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  Jarrad H. Van Stan, PhD, CCC-SLP

  Assistant Professor, Speech Language Pathologist, Adjunct Professor
  Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Institute of Health Professions
  Boston, Massachusetts

  Presentation Slides
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  John Whyte, MD, PhD

  Institute Scientist Emeritus
  Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
  Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

  Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
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  Andrew Packel, PT, NCS

  Locomotor Coordinator
  MossRehab
  Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
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  Susan E. Fasoli, ScD, OTR/L

  Professor, Occupational Therapy
  MGH Institute of Health Professions
  Boston, Massachusetts

  Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio

This symposium will discuss how the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) can improve the design, conduct, reporting, and clinical translation of rehabilitation research.  We will discuss how the underlying principles and treatment specification rules provided by the RTSS can support the creation of intervention protocols, enhance reproducibility of treatments across studies and in the clinical setting, and improve communication of research findings in ways that support research synthesis and clinical decision-making. 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify at least three ways that application of RTSS principles can improve the design of treatment-related research.
• Discuss ways in which RTSS can enhance reporting and synthesis of research findings.
• Identify ways that the RTSS framework can be used by clinicians to guide implementation of research findings in clinical practice.
• Identify resources that provide guidance on the use of the RTSS.