IPRC Committees: Explore your role today!
Each Committee, previously called Work Group has a Chairperson partnering with a Steering Committee Liaison. The IPRC Committee and Chairpersons are:
Advocacy & Membership– Drew Nagele, Beechwood Rehabilitation Services
Education -Carol Salmons, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta
Best Practice & Clinical Innovation- Anne Ruecktenwald, HSC Pediatric Center
Outcomes & Research- Roni H. Amiel, Blythedale Children’s Hospital
Below is a little bit more about each committee….
Education
- Select educational programs for webinars
- Plan and coordinate onsite conferences
- Create links between IPRC and other relevant professional groups to optimize Pediatric Rehabilitation Care
- Inform members about IPRC developments
- Educate future clinicians on pediatric rehabilitation and link with universities
Advocacy & Membership
- Recruit members
- Coordinate nominations and elections for the Steering Committee
- Interact with members to address their needs and facilitate networking between members
- Drive advocacy and connections with the general public, as well as legislators and other governing entities to improve pediatric rehabilitation
- Share benefits of pediatric rehabilitation with the general public, as well as legislators and other governing entities to improve pediatric rehabilitation
Best Practices & Clinical Innovation
- Facilitate compilation and sharing of best practices
- Identify and share strategies that support the transformation of care to include best practices and innovation
- Support member efforts to incorporate innovation into care on a daily basis
Outcomes & Research Advancement
- Facilitate the creation and use of outcome measures to further advance pediatric rehabilitation
- Refine outcome tools in terms of reliability and validity in collaboration with appropriate parties
- Discover and support opportunities for all research, including clinical, epidemiological, translational research and/or other areas to drive publication and advancement of the field
But…we need you! As an IPRC member, you can help. Together we will improve the way pediatric rehabilitation care is delivered. Consider joining today!
Please contact us through contact us page and tell us which group you want to join!
