Mark your calendar for the next Office of Rural Health Webinar!
Expanding Stroke Rehabilitation
Presented by Andrew Butler, Ph.D., MBA, PT
Thursday, September 19, 2013 | 2:00 ET
The webinar will address how robotic stroke therapy and telemedicine increases access, improves quality and patient satisfaction, as well as decreases the costs of care for stroke survivors in rural areas.
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About the Presenter
Andrew Butler, Ph.D., MBA, PT is a Research Scientist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. He is also a Professor of Physical Therapy and Associate Dean for Research in the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions at Georgia State University. Dr. Butler is a neuroscientist and physical therapist with a special interest in recovery of movement in the upper limb of stroke survivors. He has been the Principal Investigator on multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH), VA and industry-sponsored grants. He has been on the mentoring team of 5 junior faculty K-awards and has been on multiple grant review panels. Over the past 15 years Dr. Butler has been awarded over $10 million in external funding to support his research. He is the Principal Investigator of the project “Expanding stroke telerehabilitation services to rural Veterans”, sponsored by the VHA Office of Rural Health.
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