Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Characteristics and Outcomes: Findings from the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems and Veterans Health Administration Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders Registries 1181

Monday, October 27, 2025

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Location: ROOM: Conference Room 4B >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor, after taking a right just before Room 4-D. Walk past Room 4A; Room 4B is the second door on the right.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

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

Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Presenter(s)

Jennifer L. Sippel, PhD

National Outcomes Director
SCI/D National Program Office, Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC, United States

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Bridget M. Smith, PhD

Operations Research Analyst
VA Central Office
Arlington Heights, IL, United States
Stephen Burns, MD

Professor
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, United States

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Non-Presenting Contributor(s)

Jennifer L. Coker, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Spain Rehabilitation Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL, United States
Adam Eberhart, PT, DPT

SCI/D Health Systems Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participant will be able to describe the two largest SCI databases/registries in the United States
Upon completion, participant will be able to identify opportunities for data harmonization and curation across these two registries
Upon completion, participant will be able to describe at least one challenge in studying ntSCI
Upon completion, participant will be able to list at least one difference in ntSCI characteristics between SCIMS-NDB and VHA-SCIDR