Changing Demographics and Injury Profile of New Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries in the United States 1972-2024

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Station 3

Presenting Author(s)

Yuying Chen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jennifer Coker, PhD, MPH, FASIA

Associate Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Yue Zhang, MS, PhD

Statistician
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Amanda L. Botticello, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Director
Kessler Foundation
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Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, CRRN

Reseach Scientist
SRALAB
Rachel E. Cowan, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ronald K. Reeves, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor of PM&R
Mayo Clinic Department of PM&R

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe key demographic and injury characteristic changes in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) over the past six decades.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify and explain at least one factor contributing to shifts in the etiology and injury patterns of tSCI.
Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss the clinical, preventive, research, and healthcare planning implications of evolving tSCI trends.