By: MSKTC Staff
Do you have a spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), or burn injury? Or do you care for someone who does?
If the answer to either of these questions is yes, the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) is a free resource that can help you. The MSKTC develops easy-to-access resources such as factsheets, slideshows, and videos to support individuals living with SCI, TBI and burn injury. Best of all, these resources are research-based and developed in collaboration with leading SCI, TBI, and burn injury researchers from Model Systems funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Examples of resources include:
- Factsheets, which give brief overviews of information on key topics relating to SCI, TBI, and burn injury
- Slideshows, that translate research information in an easy-to-understand format
- Videos, which show how Model Systems research benefits end users
- Hot Topics Modules, that bundle factsheets, slideshows, and videos based on Model Systems research
Example resources that can help you seek and maintain employment, and help develop your employment skillset include:
SCI
- Depression and Spinal Cord Injury factsheet
- Employment after Spinal Cord Injury factsheet
- Managing Pain after Spinal Cord Injury Hot Topic Module
- Wheelchair Series: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know (3 Part Series) factsheets
TBI
- Cognitive Problems after Traumatic Brain Injury factsheet
- Emotional Problems after Traumatic Brain Injury factsheet
- Fatigue and Traumatic Brain Injury factsheet
- Returning to School after Traumatic Brain Injury factsheet
Burn Injury
- Employment after Burn Injury factsheet & upcoming Hot Topic Module
- Itchy Skin after Burn Injury factsheet
- Social Interaction After Burn Injury factsheet & Slideshow
Participate in Research Studies
The MSKTC also recruits individuals 18 years and older with SCI, TBI, or burn injury and the people who care for them to participate in research studies and test consumer factsheets. To share your experiences to help others in the future, please call Mahlet Megra, (202) 403-5600 or email msktc@air.org
Additional Resources
For more information on the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC), visit: http://www.msktc.org
