Not Another Presentation on Exoskeletal Assistive Walking Device (recording)

The New York Society of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Presents:

April 6 2022 Lecture

 Not Another Presentation on 

Exoskeletal Assistive Walking Device

Guest Speaker:  

Vincent Huang, M.D.

Associate Professor Department of Rehab and Human Performance, Department of Medical Education Mount Sinai

 Wednesday April 6 2022,

Lecture: 7:00 to 8:00 PM (EST)

*Board Review with Dr. Susan Stickevers
6:15 to 6:45 PM EST

Topic: SCI

*(Non-CME event)

About our Speaker:

Dr. Vincent Huang is an associate professor at the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and the program director of the Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai. His previous academic positions include the director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, and adjunct assistant professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Huang is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has dual subspecialty training in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. 

Dr. Huang is involved with research related to spinal cord injury particularly as it relates to the use of robotic exoskeletons to facilitate walking as well as patient education. He was the Principal Investigator for Paralyzed Veterans of America Consumer Guide on Venous Thromboembolism, and the Principal Investigator for Improving Healthcare Access for Women with Spinal Cord Injury, and is Co-Investigator on several projects. He has published many book chapters and has provided a variety of educational lectures and presentations in rehabilitation medicine and spinal cord medicine-related topics. He has received numerous grants for his past and ongoing projects and was the recipient of Alan T. Brown Foundation Standing Tall Award.

Dr. Huang performs all aspects of spasticity management especially as it relates to intrathecal therapy and botulinum toxin injections and works closely with physical therapists, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, and other medical and surgical specialists in order to provide comprehensive care for his patients.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine and the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The Westchester Academy of Medicine is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

The Westchester Academy of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5  AMA PRA Category I Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Any discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product will be identified.