Kenny Grad School

Kenny Grad School is an education series for people with spinal cord injuries or strokes and their families and care providers.

Kenny Grad School provides a bimonthly forum for exploring ongoing issues along with identifying networking opportunities in the community.

Kenny Grad School for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

Each session is led by experts on different topics and includes plenty of time for group discussion.

Kenny Grad School presenters come from a variety of backgrounds, including physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, social work, nutrition, therapeutic recreation, and even lay people in the community.

Topics may include:

• aging with spinal cord injury or stroke
• maintaining cardiovascular health
• options in resuming driving, sexuality or pain.

Sessions are offered every other month, on the third Tuesday evening, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital – second floor, therapy gym, unless otherwise noted.

• Jan. 17, 2012 - Emergency Preparedness after Spinal Cord Injury
• March 20, 2012 - Leisure Options after Spinal Cord Injury
• May 15, 2012 - Productivity through Vocational Pursuits
• July 17, 2012 - Accessibility in Community: Know Your Rights and Options with Universal Design
• Sept. 18, 2012 - Healthy Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
• Nov. 20, 2012 - Wellness: Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Management — and a Potluck!
• Jan. 15, 2013 - Review of Self-Care
• March 19, 2013 - Neuromuscular Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury: Pain, Spasticity, Heterotopic Ossification, Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Imbalance and Contractures
• May 14, 2013 - Psychological Issues: Biological, Intimacy, Parenting and Self-Esteem
• July 16, 2013 - Updates in Spinal Cord Injury Research
• Sept. 17, 2013 - Getting the Most out of Emerging Research
• Nov. 19, 2013 - Kenny Grad School Showcase and Potluck

2012 Stroke Lecture Series

Stroke survivors and their care partners are invited to Kenny Grad School: 2012 Stroke Lecture Series. This free monthly information series features presentations by experts from Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute on topics related to recovery and living life after a stroke.

The classes alternate between Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. All classes are from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month.

For more about these sessions, call Sue Newman, stroke rehabilitation program coordinator, at 612-863-4996. Below are the topics and dates of upcoming sessions.

• March 20 - Cognitive Changes Following a Stroke
• April 17 - Fitness after Stroke: A Research-Proven Treatment for Stroke Deficits
• June 19 - Stroke Roundtable
• July 17 - Understanding and Improving Balance Following a Stroke
• September 18 - Care Partner Issues with Stroke A - Z
• October 16 - When Therapy Is Over, What's Next?