Staff Professional Activities - Boston Spinal Cord

The 2008 Congress of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Rehabilitation Conference. August 11 - 13, 2008
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. Orlando , Fl.

* Culture and Disability in Sexuality Studies. Sigmund Hough, PhD, ABPP and Ashley Greenwell, M.A.

* A Success Story: The Role of Intensive Social Work Home Visits. Jeanine A Penzo, MSW, LICSW

* The Ramifications of Sensory Deprivation in Spinal Cord Injury. Kelly D Skinner, MSN, RN, CRRN, ANP, GNP

* Central Parenteral Nutrition: What SCI Nurses Need to Know. Kelly D Skinner, MSN, RN, CRRN, ANP, GNP

* The Impact of Smoking Cessation on Chronic Pressure Ulcers in SCI. Sharon Yee, MD

Cognitive assessment through Tic-Tac-Toe: Case study of application. Hough, S. & Denboer, J.W. (2008, August). Annual meeting of American Psychological Association. Boston, MA.

Rehabilitation intervention for an individual with spinal cord/brain injury and visual impairment. Denboer, J.W. & Hough, S. (2008, August). Annual meeting of American Psychological Association. Boston, MA.

Hough, S., & Burns, S. (Book Review: Aniskiewicz, A. S. Psychotherapy for neuropsychological challenges). Psychotherapy and neuropsychological conditions:Lessons learned and lessons to unfold. PsycCRITIQUES – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 2008.

Hough, S., & Greenwell, A. (Book Review: King, R., Lloyd, C., & Meehan, T. The Handbook of Psychosocial Rehabilitation). Working towards an appreciation for the complexity ofpsychosocial rehabilitation. PsycCRITIQUES – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 53(11,12), 2008.

Kleespies, P. M., Hough, S., & Romeo, A. M. Medical illness, terminal illness, and the risk of suicide. In Evaluating and Managing Behavioral Emergencies: An evidence -based resource for the mental health practitioner (Kleespies, P. M., editor). APA Books, 2008, in press.

Hough, S. Skin Wounds Do Not Live in a Vacuum: The Mind and Body Relationship to the World. SCI Psychosocial Process 21.1, 2008, in press.

Scherer, M., Blair, K., Bost, R., Hanson, S., Hough, S., Kurylo, M., Langer, K., Stiers, W., Wegener, S., Young, G. & Banks, M. (2008, in press). Rehabilitation Psychology. In I.B. Weiner & W. E. Craighead (Eds.). The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, 4th edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Denboer, J. W. & Hough, S. (2007). Rehabilitation intervention for an individual with spinal cord/brain injury and visual impairment. SCI Psychosocial Process, 20(1).

Hough, S. & DeGirolamo, S. (2007). The experience of military sexual trauma and rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury/dysfunction. Sexuality and Disability, 25 (2), 65-72.

Gill, K. M. & Hough, S. (2007). Sexual Health of People with Chronic Illness and Disability. In Innovations in Clinical Practice: Focus on Sexual Health. L. Vandecreek, F. Peterson, Jr., J. Bley (Eds.), pp: 223-243.

Gill, K. M. & Hough, S. (2007). Sexuality Training, Education and Therapy in the Healthcare Environment: Taboo, Avoidance, Discomfort or Ignorance? Sexuality and Disability, 25 (2), 73-76.

Hess, M.J., Hough, S. & Tammaro, E. (2007). The experience of four individuals with paraplegia enrolled in an outpatient interdisciplinary sexuality program. Sexuality and Disability, 25 (4), 189-195.

Kleespies, P. M. & Conroy, S. C. (2007). Advance Care Planning Made Specific for the Individual with SCI/D.SCI Psychosocial Process, 19 (2) Online, SCI Psychosocial Process at http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/process/2007/03/08.

Blistering skin diseases in spinal cord injury. Elsa Aguilera. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. 24th Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

Bringing non-SCI nurses up-to-speed on spinal cord injury care. Ann Armendo. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. 24th Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

Medical Foster Homes: An alternative living arrangement for SCI patients. Paula Barsanti. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. 24th Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

Decreasing the incidence of clostridium difficile in SCI:L An interdisciplinary approarch. Nancy Connors. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. 24th Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

Rehabilitation intervention for an individual with brain/spinal cord injury and visual impairment. John W. Denboer & Sigmund Hough. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers, 21st Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

The relationship between psychosocial factors and skin breakdowns: Prevention and intervention. Sigmund Hough. Spinal Cord Injuries Conference, Contemporary Forums. Boston, MA. March 2007.

Maintaining boundaries while being close and caring: A challenge of mind and body. Sigmund Hough. Spinal Cord Injuries Conference, Contemporary Forums. Boston, MA. March 2007.

Interdisciplinary education of new SCI(s): A look back and a look forward. Krysta Kingsbury. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. 24th Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

Disability Rights and the Right to Die Movement: Is There a Conflict?.Phillip M. Kleespies. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers, 21st Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

Caregiver Support Across the Miles: A Pilot Project in SCI Homecare. Jeanine A. Penzo. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers, 21st Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

SCI Residency Program: Update and Guidance from ACGME. Sunil Sabharwal. American Paraplegic Society. 53rd Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

SCI = "Super Care Integration" from hospital to home. Kelly Skinner. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. 24th Annual Conference, Kissimmee, FL. August 2007.

Choi, H., Binder, D. S., Oropilla, M. C., Bernotus, E. E., Konya, D., Nee, M. A., Tammaro, E. A., & Sabharwal, S. (2006). Evaluation of selected laboratory components of a comprehensive periodic health evaluation for veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87(5), 603-610

Hough, S. & Budd, M. A. (2006). Rugby: Beyond quadriplegia and into the sport and spirit of living (film review: Murderball). PsycCRITIQUES Contemporary Psychology, APA Review of Books, 51 (20), Article 20.

Wennemer, H. (2006, Fall). Does Participation in a Functionally Oriented Rehabilitation Program Decrease Impairment and Improve Function in Fibromyalgia Patients? Preliminary Results. American Journal of PM&R.

Wennemer, H., Borg-Stein, J., Gomba, L., Delaney, B., Rothmund, A., Barlow, D., Breeze, G., & Thompson, A. (2006). Functionally Oriented Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Fibromyalgia: Preliminary Results. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 85(8):659-666.

A Returning Veteran from Iraq: Barriers and accessibility to compassionate interdisciplinary rehabilitation. Shirley A. Jackson, Sunil Sabharwal, Sigmund Hough, Kelly D. Skinner, Krysta Kingsbury & James T. Daniel. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers, 20th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. September 2006.

Advanced Care Planning Made Specific to the Individual with Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction. Phillip M. Kleespies. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers, 20th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. September 2006.

Spousal Caregiving as Couples Age: Readjustment to Life and Depression after Spinal Cord Injury. Jeanine A. Penzo. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers, 20th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. September 2006.

Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain: Group and Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation. Sigmund Hough, Elizabeth H. Nasser, Elizabeth A. Tammaro & Hammam Akbik. American Psychological Association, 113th Annual Convention , Washington, D.C., August 2005

Preparedness and Effective Training Approaches from the Psychology Intern's Perspective. Robin Dorman & Sigmund Hough . American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers, 19th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. September 2005.

Pain, Paralysis or Sexual Dysfunction: Patient Perspectives. Beth Tammaro, David Binder , Hammam Akbik & Heidi Wennemer. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. September 2005.

Management of Phrenic Pacemakers. Kelly Skinner, Phyllis O'Connor, Howard Dillon & Norma Maxim. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. September 2005.

Winter Sports Clinic: A Continuation of Rehabilitation in SCI. Maura Nee, Elizabeth Tammaro, Nancy Connors & Robin Mitchell. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. September 2005.

Hough, S. & DeGirolamo, S. (2005). The experience of military sexual trauma and rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury/dysfunction. SCI Psychosocial Process, 18(3), 144-149.

Jackson, S. A., & Hough, S.(2005). Adjustment to the process off grief following spinal cord injury/dysfunction. SCI Nursing, 22(1), 15-19.

Mukand, Jon A., Fitzsimmons, Colleen, Wennemer, H. K., Carrillo, A., Cai, Chunbo, & Bailey, Kim M. (2005). Olanzapine for the treatment of hemiballismus: A case report.Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, 86, 587-589.

Turner, B. W., Hough, S., Sarkarati, M., & Turner, E. A. (2005). A measure of life satisfaction after spinal cord injury at hospital discharge and community follow-up. SCI Psychosocial Process ; 18(3): 173-177.

Adcock, R. & Hough, S.(2004). Accessibility for safe evacuation following a spinal cord injury during an emergency: Safety for whom? SCI Psychosocial Process, 17(3), 158-162.

Hough, S. (2004). Sexuality after traumatic brain injury: A pragmatic review of the literature and personal experiences (Book review). Contemporary Psychology, APA Review of Books, 49(6), 709-711.

Jackson, S. A. & Hough, S. (2004). Adjustment to the process off grief following spinal cord injury/dysfunction. SCI Psychosocial Process, 17(3), 145-155.

Paison, A. (2004). Herb/Botanical use in spinal cord injury. Network- A Newsletter of Dietetics in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 22(7), 2-3.

Wennemer, H. K. , J. Borg-Stein, D. Barlow (2004). Functional Outcome of an eight-week multidisciplinary fibromyalgia treatment program (Abstract). American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 83 (3) 252.

The effect of pain clinic on pain in spinal cord injury and pain, paralysis, or sexual dysfunction: Which is worse? Wennemer, Heidi K., Binder, David., Akbik, Hammam., & Tammarro, Elizabeth. Pain Conference "Enhancing Pain Awareness", VA Boston Healthcare System- West Roxbury campus.

The multiplfaceted experience and treatment of chronic pain: Perhaps too complex for a stage model? Dorman, Robin & Hough, Sigmund. Pain Conference "Enhancing Pain Awareness", VA Boston Healthcare System- West Roxbury campus.

Functional analysis of grieving a spinal cord injury. Jackson, S. A. & Hough, S. 17^th Annual Conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, Las Vegas, NV.

Potential rehabilitation care issues related to history of military sexual trauma. DeGirolamo, S., Hough, S. Frometa, C., & Roessner, B.17^th Annual Conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, Las Vegas, NV.

Coping with Spinal Cord Injury: An on-going process. Deleppo, J. 17^th Annual Conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, Las Vegas, NV.

Microvascular instability in patients with tetraplegia: Preliminary Observations. Frisbie, J. H. 49th Annual Conference of the American Paraplegia Society, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Case-based teaching to provide medical students exposure to spinal cord injury. Sabharwal, S., Simpson, D. 49th Annual Conference of the American Paraplegia Society, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Management of pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury utilizing telemedicine. Lewis, M. M., Choi, H., Boushell, M., Barsanti, P., Alquist, M., Sabharwal, S. 49th Annual Conference of the American Paraplegia Society, Las Vegas, Nevada.

SCI nursing practice: Applying your expertise to the client with multiple sclerosis. Tammaro, E., Nee., M. 20th Annual Conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Management of pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury utilizing telemedicine. Barsanti, P., Boushell, M., Lewis, M., Choi, H., Alquist, M., Sabharwal, S. 20th Annual Conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, Las Vegas, Nevada.

A cognitive-behavioral pain management group for persons with spinal cord injury. Nasser, E. H., Hough, S. Poster for the Behavioral Medicine SIG, 37^th Annual Convention, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Dating and relationship issues for individuals with spinal cord injuries: A psycho-educational group program. Buse, D. & Hough, S. 16^thAnnual Conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, Las Vegas, NV.

An interdisciplinary approach to address sexuality concerns of individuals with spinal cord injury: Mind and body integration. Hough, S. , Hess, M. J., Tammaro, E., Buse, D. C.79^th Annual Meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and 9^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation, Philadelphia, PA.

Hough, S., Hess, M., Buse, D. Re-establishing One’s Sexuality Following A Spinal Cord Injury: Mind and Body Integration. Workshop at The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 44^th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

H. Wennemer, C. Kornetsky. The effects of Fluoxetine on morphine induced oral stereotypy. Psychopharmacology, 146: 19-23, 1999.

H. Wennemer, D. Mokler. The effects of morphine sensitization on serotonergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 24: 1739, 1998.

H. Wennemer, C. Kornetsky. Fluoxetine blocks the expression but not the development of morphine induced sensitization of oral stereotypy in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 22 : 173, 1996.

R. Voight, H. Wennemer, J. Atema. Spectral tuning properties of the chemoreceptor cells in the front walking legs of the common spider crab, Libinia emarginata. Marine and Freshwater Behavioral Physiology. 27 (4): 251-267, 1996.