Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium (NASCIC) hosted a series of live webinars entitled “SCI: Moving Forward – A Response to COVID-19.

This series focused on topics related to COVID-19 and how it was affecting the SCI community. We covered a variety of topics such as telemedicine, advocacy, and health & wellness to educate and empower our community during that time. All episodes are now currently available below to view at no cost. In addition, you can download a copy of the “NASCIC COVID-19 & SCI Whitepaper.

Webinar Episodes:

SCI moving forward episode 1
SCI moving forward episode 2
SCI moving forward Episode 3
SCI moving forward episode 4
SCI moving forward episode 5
SCI moving forward episode 6
SCI moving forward episode 7
SCI moving forward episode 8
SCI moving forward episode 9
SCI moving forward episode 10

Guest Speakers

Episode 1

Dr. Stuart Howe

Executive Director – Spinal Cord Injury Ontario

Bill Fertig

Director, United Spinal Association Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center

Episode 2

Teren Clarke

Former Chief Executive Officer, Spinal Cord Injury Alberta

Jenn Wolff

Occupational Therapist – Idaho, USA

Episode 3

Michelle Garcia

Immigration & Latinx Community Organizer (Cambiando Vidas), Access living

Robert Medel

Clinical program coordinator – California, USA

Maya Altman

Chief Executive Officer, Health Plan of San Mateo

Sara Munoz

Health promotion program specialist, Health Plan of San Mateo

Vicky Perez

Health Promotion Program Specialist, Health Plan of San Mateo

Episode 4

Dr. Chester Ho

Professor and Division Director of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation University of Alberta

Episode 5

Dr. Marc Ross

Clinical Psychologist – Alberta, Canada

Jenn Wolff

Occupational Therapist – Idaho, USA

Episode 6

Joanne Smith

Nutrition Practitioner – Ontario Canada

Episode 7

Rebecca Wheeler

Kinesiologist and Lead Trainer
Walk-It-Off – Spinal Cord Recovery and Wellness Centre

Episode 8

Peter Athanasopoulos

Director of Public Policy – Spinal Cord Injury Ontario

Matthew Rodreick

Executive Director, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

Kent Keyser

Public Policy Fellow, United Spinal Association

Episode 9

Michelle Garcia

Immigration & Latinx Community Organizer (Cambiando Vidas), Access living

Robert Medel

Clinical program coordinator – California, USA

Vicky Perez

Health Promotion Program Specialist, Health Plan of San Mateo

Episode 10

Barry Munro

Chief Development Officer, Canadian/American Spinal Research Organization
Pro Treasurer, North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium

Jessica Bassett-Spiers

Program Manager, North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium

NASCIC COVID-19 & SCI Whitepaper

Evidencia Relacionada con COVID-19 en personas que viven con Lesión Espinal

SCI Moving Forward: Webinar Series. A Response to Covid-19 is made possible with generous support from the 

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund.