CURRICULUM VITAE - Emory University · 2018-04-09 · Development (RR&D) Merit Review Program, Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2005 ! Ad hoc reviewer, Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and

Dale C. Strasser, M.D. 08/21/2015 1

CURRICULUM VITAE

Revised: August 21, 2015 1. Name: Dale C. Strasser, M.D. 2. Current Titles and Affiliations:

a. Academic Appointments:

i. Primary Appointments: Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine 1998-present Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

ii. Joint and Secondary Appointments: N/A

b. Clinical Appointments:

Medical Staff, Emory University Hospital – Atlanta, GA 1990-present

Director, Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (CIIRP) 2005-present Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, Emory University Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Medical Staff, Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital – Atlanta, GA 1991-present

Service Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine 2006-2013 Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital – Atlanta, GA

c. Other Administrative Appointments: N/A

[Title, institution, date of appointment] 3. Previous Academic and Professional Appointments:

Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine 1990-1998 Emory University School of Medicine – Atlanta, GA

Secondary Appointment – Associate Professor in the Center for Clinical 1998 Evaluation Sciences, Emory University (Center disbanded) – Atlanta, GA

4. Previous Administrative and/or Clinical Appointments:


Chief, Rehabilitation Services 1992-1998 Wesley Woods Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Medical Co-Director, Atlanta VA Medical Center 1995-1996 Rehabilitation Research & Development Center on Aging – Decatur, GA

Associate Director (for Research), Residency Training Program 1995-1997 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Emory University School of Medicine – Atlanta, GA

Medical Director, Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility 1996-1997 Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Medical Staff, Crawford Long Hospital – Atlanta, GA 1996-2000

Medical Staff, Atlanta VA Medical Center 1996-2011 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Decatur, GA

Department Chair (Interim), Department of Rehabilitation Medicine 1997-1999 Emory University School of Medicine – Atlanta, GA

Residency Program Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 1997-2004 Emory University School of Medicine – Atlanta, GA

Medical Staff, Grady Memorial Hospital – Atlanta, GA 1997-2005

Section Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 1997-2005 The Emory Clinic, Rehabilitation Medicine – Atlanta, GA

Medical Director, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine 1997-2006 Emory University Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Department Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine 1999-2005 Emory University School of Medicine – Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Site Director, Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC 2001-2002 Atlanta VA Medical Center – Decatur, GA

Research Director, Atlanta Site – Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC 2002-2005 Atlanta VA Medical Center – Decatur, GA

Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Clinic 2006-2007 Atlanta VA Medical Center – Decatur, GA

5. Licensures/Boards:

Illinois, Issued 1984 (inactive) Georgia, Issued 1990 National Board of Medical Examiners, Issued 1985 National Provider, Issued 2006

6. Specialty Boards:

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1990


7. Education:

1976 B.A. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (Cum Laude) 1980 Pre-Med The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (non-degree) 1984 M.D. Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

8. Postgraduate Training:

Resident in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, James A. Sliwa, DO, 1984-1988

Fellow in Arthritis & Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago Illinois, Rowland W. Chang, M.D., 1988 (6 months)

Fellow in Geriatric Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, James R. Webster, M.D., 1989-1990

9. Continuing Professional Development Activities: N/A 10. Military or Government Service: N/A

11. Committee Memberships:

a. National and International:

Program Chair, Geriatric Rehabilitation Special Interest Group, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1995-1997

Program Co-Chair, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Conference, 2000- 2001

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), Representative to The Section for Surgical and Related Medical Specialties of the America Geriatric Society, 2000- 2008

Veterans Affairs / Department of Defense (VA/DOD) – National Committee on stroke rehabilitation guidelines, 2002-Present

Publication Committee Chair, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2001-2005

Member, Central Committee. The Jahnigan Career Development Award Program, Sponsored by the American Geriatrics Society and the Hartford Foundation, 2002-2010

Member Finance Committee, Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2003

Member, Publications Committee, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2005-2008

Member, National VHA Committee. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services/Extended Care Work Group. (Co-chairs Christa Hojlo, PhD and Barbara Sigford, MD). 2003-2007

Chair, Medical Rehabilitation Council – American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), 2008-2010

Contributor, AAPM&R Oral History Participant (M.Elizabeth Sandel, MD – Leader), 2010

Editorial Board Member and Content Developer, Knowledge Now Initiative (AAPMR), 2011-2013


Institute of Medicine (IOM) Best Practices Innovation Collaboration (BPIC), “Forging Effective Partnerships of Patients and Health Care Teams”, 10/2013-Present

Member, Dementia Measurement Update Project of the American Academy of Neurology (American Academy of PM&R Representative), June 2015-Present.

b. Regional:

Steering Committee, Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine, Emory University & the University of Alabama (Birmingham), 1998-Present.

c. Institutional:

Emory University

Council of Chairs – Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Chair, 1997-2005

Emory Medical Care Foundation – Board of Directors, 1997-2005

Co-Chair (with Lawrence Lutz, M.D., MSPH), Allied Health Subcommittee of the Emory University School of Medicine Teaching and Education Strategic Planning Committee, 1998

Emory Healthcare, co-management decision structure review – Health, Graduate & Nursing Education Team, 1999-2000

Associate Member, School of Medicine Admissions Committee, 2005-2008

Chair, Data Safety and Management Board (DSMB), “Improving Primary Care for Patient with Mental Disorders”: Druss (PI), Emory IRB Protocol 1151-2003, 2006-2009

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Co-Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-1994

Member, Task Force for Integration of Rehabilitation Services, Emory University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine & Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital, 1994

Member, Executive Committee, 1994-1995

Member, Research Strategic Planning Committee, 1997

Member, Appointments & Promotions Committee, 2006-Present

The Emory Clinic/Emory University Hospital

Member, Chronic Care Strategic Planning Committee (#7), 1997-1998

Member, Managed Care Committee, The Emory Clinic, 1997-1998

Professional Services Committee, Emory University Hospital, 1997-2005

Emory Clinic Leadership, 1997-2005

Chair, Clinical Quality Committee, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, 2012-2014


Chair, Clinical Quality Committee, Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, 2014-Present

Chair, Infection Control Committee, Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, 2014-Present

Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital

Member, Infection Control Committee, 1992-1994

Member, Medical Executive Committee, 1992-1997; 2007-Present

Member, Utilization Review Committee, 1993-1994

Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 1993-1997

Chairman, Process Improvement Team, Urinary Incontinence in Rehabilitation, 1994-1997

Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 1995-1996

Member, Process Improvement Team, Restraint Use, 1996-1997

Member, Task Force on the Creation of a Center on Aging, 1996-2000

Chairman, Process Improvement Team, Rehabilitation Service Delivery, 1997-1999

Member, Professional Services Committee, 2007-2012

Member, Credentialing Committee, 2007-2013

Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital

Chairman, Search Committee for Director of Atlanta Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Research and Development Center (Joseph Ouslander, MD – first physician and geriatrician R and D Center Director), 1994-1996

Member, Steering Committee, Atlanta Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, 1996-2005

Member, Search Committee ACOS Extended Care, Atlanta VA Medical Center, 2001

Operations Committee – Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatrics Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), 2001-2007

Geriatrics and Extended Care Service Line Administrative Committee, 2002-2005

VISN 7 Representative – TeleRehabilitation Field Work Group, 2005-2007

Member, Advisory Board, Targeted Research Enhancement Program (TREP), Atlanta VA Health Services Research and Development Program, 2001-2007

Member, External Advisory Board, Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC, 2008-present

12. Peer Review Activities:

a. Grants:


i. National and International:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Extramural Grant Program, ad hoc reviewer, July 2004 Ad hoc reviewer, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Extramural Grant Program, June 2006

Invited participant, Ad hoc Meeting to review K-12 Awards Program in PM&R (NCMRR/NIH), Washington, DC, 2001

PM&R Section Chair Coordinator, Jahnigan Career Development Scholars Awards, sponsored by the American Geriatrics Society and the John A. Hartford Foundation, 2003-2010

ii. Regional:

Grant Reviewer, Denver VA Medical Center, 1996

iii. Institutional:

b. Manuscripts:

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1994-Present

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (ad hoc), 1996-2000

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (ad hoc), 1996-Present

The American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ad hoc), 1998-Present

The Journal on Clinical Psychiatry (ad hoc), 1999

The Neurologist (ad hoc), 1999-2000

Rehabilitation Psychology (ad hoc), 2008

c. Conference Abstracts:


ii. Regional:

d. Other


Reviewer, Veteran Health Administration Program of Excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (VA Merit), 2001

Guest Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rochester, MN, 2002-2005, 2007-2008

Ad hoc reviewer and Panel Chair, Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Merit Review Program, Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2005

Ad hoc reviewer, Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Merit Review Program, Aug 2005

Ad hoc reviewer, National Institute of Disability Rehabiitation Research (NIDRR), Oct 2008


ii. Regional:

Invited external reviewer (ad hoc), Appointments and Promotions, Case Western University, University of Alabama-Birmingham, University of Kansas, New York University, Boston University, Eastern Carolina University, University of Rochester, 2001- present

iii. Institutional:

13. Consultantships:

Durham Veterans Administration, Stroke Rehabilitation Advisory Panel, Helen Honig (PI), 1997-1999

Developing Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Related Group, VA Funded (B2063PA), Margaret Stineman, M.D. (PI), 1997-1999

Consultant, NINR/NIH: R-01, 1636005396A6, Behavioral & Team Functioning in Meet Residents Needs (PI – Alan Stevens, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham: $1,888,466 – direct), 2001- 2006

Department of Health & Human Services/Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Institutes for Research, 2002-2005

Albany Pain Management Program Improvement, consultant to direct team training portion in the development award for a Center of Excellence in Patient-Centered Pain Management at the Albany Veterans Administration Hospital, Albany, NY funding notification received 03/29/2012

14. Editorships and Editorial Boards:

Editorial Board, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 1994-Present

Special Issues - Editor (with Judith A. Falconer, PhD), Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Team Care in Stroke Rehabilitation, Fall 1997

Associate Editorial Board, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1999-2006

Supplement Editor and Publications Committee Chair, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Quality of Life Supplement, 2002

Supplement Editor and Publications Committee Chair, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Quality of Life Supplement, 2003

Supplement Editor and Publications Committee Chair, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Community Integration of People with Traumatic Brain Injury Supplement, 2004

Supplement Editor and Publications Committee Chair, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes Project, 2005

Editorial Board (previous designation of Senior Editorial Board Member), Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2006-2009

Special Issues - Editor, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Quality and Quality Improvement, July- August 2010


Special Issues Co-Editor with Patricia Ohtake, PhD and Dale Needham, MD, PhD, Physical Therapy (Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association), December 2012 and February 2013

15. Honors and Awards:

Certificate of Excellence in Resident Education – special award, 1994

Atlanta’s Top Doctors, Atlanta Magazine, 2001

Edward W. Lowman Award, 2002

Best Poster of the Conference, American Congress of Rehabilitation, 2005

Teacher of the Year, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011

Best Poster in the Section Award, American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, 2014

The Light Bulb Award (Illuminating the Path to Knowledge), PM&R Residency Program, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine (parody video (‘Strass Remix by Alexandroni’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqNSJOFsuy8), 2014

16. Society Memberships:

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fellow, 1986-present

Association of Academic Physiatrists, 1987-present

American Geriatrics Society, 1990-present

Association for Health Services Research, 1992-2008

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 1993-present

Gerontological Society of America, 1994-2008

Physicians for a National Health Program, 1995-2000; 2014-present

National Stroke Association, 1994-2000

Southern Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1994-2002 17. Organization of Conferences:


i. Administrative Positions:

Invited Symposium Director, The Sheldon Berrol Chautauqua Lecture, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September 1997

Course Director – Rehabilitation and Gerontology, Centro de Estudas do Envelhecmento Unitesp – EPM, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1997.

ii. Sessions as Chair:


Program Chair, Special Interest Group in Geriatric Rehabilitation, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Conferences, 1995-1997

National Conference Program Co-Chair, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2000-2001

b. Regional:

i. Administrative Positions: [Role, title, conference, year(s)]


[Title, conference, year(s)]

c. Institutional:

i. Administrative Positions: [Role, title, conference, year(s)]


[Title, conference, year(s)] 18. Clinical Service Contributions:

Developed and staffed an innovative acute inpatient, rehabilitation service devoted to the frail elderly at Wesley Woods, 1992-1997; 2006-2011

General Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinics, provide direct outpatient care in rehabilitation medicine with an emphasis on geriatric rehabilitation, 1990-present

Post-Polio Clinic, direct an outpatient post-polio clinic at The Emory Clinic, 1997-present

Medical Director, Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (CIIRP), Center for Rehabilitation Medicine (4R); Emory University Hospital, 2005 – present

Rehabilitation Physician; Emory University, Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, 2005-present

Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Clinic Atlanta VA Medical Center, 2006-2007

Chair, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine ((CRM) – organizational change to Emory Rehabilitation Hospital (ERH)), Quality Improvement Committee, 2013-2014

Quality Improvement Activity – EUH- CRM/ERH, Rational Prescribing Initiative in an Acute Rehabilitation Hospital – A QI Project, Mikhail Zhukalin DO, Christopher Williams MD and Dale Strasser MD, 2013- 2015

Chair, Quality Improvement Committee, Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, 2014-present

Chair, Infection Control Committee, Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, 2014-present

19. Community Outreach:

a. General:

Community Lectures to Atlanta Post-polio Association


b. Media Appearances:

WSB-TV 2 Atlanta, June 18, 2013: Davis D. Good Samaritan who rescued 4-year old back on ventilator. WSB-TV Atlanta. June 18, 2013. http://m.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/good-samaritan-who-rescued-4-year-old-back- ventila/nYPGD/.

20. Formal Teaching:

a. Medical Student Teaching:

One to two presentations per year to medical students doing electives in Rehabilitation Medicine, topics include “An introduction to PM&R,” “The Team Approach in Rehabilitation,” Aging and Disability,” 1990-present

Introduction to Rehabilitation lecture to 2nd year medical students, 2001

b. Graduate Programs:

i. Residency Programs:

Emory University PM&R Residency Program, participation in designing lecture series in the educational modules devoted to Geriatric Rehabilitation of Individuals with Neuromuscular Conditions (muscular dystrophies and post-polio), approximately three lectures per year, 1995-present.

Emory University PM&R Residency Program, Primary Medical Faculty Coordinator, Residents Journal Club, 2001-2004

ii. Fellowship Programs:

iii. Master’s and PhD Programs:

Occasional lectures for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program on Geriatric Rehabilitation and Stroke Outcomes, 1992-1998

c. Other Categories:

Certificate in Stroke Rehabilitation Series, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Guest Lecturer for Bladder Management and Stroke Rehabilitation: the Role of Rehabilitation Therapies and the Treatment Team and Team Care and Stroke Rehabilitation, Nov 2012

Certificate in Stroke Rehabilitation Series, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Guest Lecturer regarding Treatment Team and Team Care and Stroke Rehabilitation, Nov 2012






21. Supervisory Teaching:

a. Residency Program:

Bedside and other clinical teaching, PM&R Residency Program, 1990-Present

Weekly outpatient clinical teaching – post-polio and general rehabilitation, 1997-present

Thomas Davis, M.D. (private practice, Chattanooga, TN), Resident Research: Hospital Organizational Factors and Rehab Services, 2000-2002

Andrew Geller, M.D. (Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), following at two-year fellowship in applied epidemiology), Resident Research: Geriatric Rehab Curriculum, Polypharmacy, falls, 2010-2012

Melissa Sinkiewicz, D.O., Resident Research: Geriatric Rehab Curriculum, delirium, 2010-2012

Tanya Cabrita, M.D., Resident Research: Geriatric Rehab Curriculum, incontinence, 2010-2012

Mikhail Zhukalin, D.O. (accepted for Post-Graduate Fellowship at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University), Resident Research: Quality Improvement – Rational Prescribing, 2012-Present

Christopher Williams, M.D. (PGY-3), Resident Research: Quality Improvement – Rational Prescribing, 2013-Present

b. Other – Foreign Observers

N. Kutay ORDU-GOKKAYA, M.D., Associate Professor, Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey, 2001

Nan Peng, M.D., PhD, Associate Doctor, Associate Professor, Mentor for Master in Medicine Students, Geriatric Rehabilitation Department, Chinese General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China, 2009

Banu Sarifakioglu, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Tekirdag, Turkey, 2012

Sibel Fatma Karaoglu, M.D., Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy State Hospital, Lzmir, Turkey, 2012

22. Lectureships, Seminar Invitations, and Visiting Professorships:


“Update on Status of Enhancement of Geriatrics in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation”, American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, May 2002

“Stroke/Spinal Cord Injury” (paper discussion leader), American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Sept 2002.


“Bladder Management and the Rehabilitation Team” Presentation in the Conference Course “Clinical Pearls in Geriatric Rehabilitation” at the 67th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Honolulu, HI, November 2006.

“Team Training and Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes: A Cluster Randomized Trial” Platform paper presentation. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine – American Society of Neurorehabilitation Joint Educational Conference. Washington, DC, October 2007.

“Rehabilitation Strategies in the Frail Elderly” – Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine – Workshop Director and Presenter (co presenters- J Wanagat; S Borson; A Geller, MD; M Sinkiewicz DO, T Cabrita MD); Seattle, WA; November 2010

Rehabilitation Strategies in the Frail Elderly – Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine – Workshop Director and Presenter (co presenters- D Burke, T Cabrita, J Garica-Corrada, A Geller, W Huang, M Sinkiewicz, Orlando, FL; November 2011

“Rehabilitation for Incontinence among Adults with Stroke and Disability: A Team Approach” Geriatric Urological Society Annual Meeting; GA World Congress Center. Atlanta, GA. May 2012.

“Polypharmacy, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, and PM&R” Course Director and presenter (co presenters – Heidi Cantrell PharmD, Andrew Geller MD; Wilawan Nopkhun MD; Nathan Zasler MD. Annual Assembly of American Academy of PM&R; Atlanta, GA. Nov 2012.

“A discussion on team based, quality driven inpatient rehab services” 2nd Annual National Summit on Safety and Quality for Rehabilitation Hospitals. Arlington, VA. July 2014.

Team Functioning Workshop (W16). World Congress of the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine, Berlin German. June 2015.

b. Regional:

c. Institutional:

“Outcome Assessment”, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, July 1999.

“Practice of Rehabilitation”, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, July 1999.

“Team Approach to Rehabilitation”, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, July 1999.

“History of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation”, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, July 2000.

“Introduction to Arthritis Rehabilitation”, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, December 2000.

“Joint and Connective Tissue Diseases”, Module Director/Faculty Discussant, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, December 2000.

“Introduction to Geriatric Rehabilitation”, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation


Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, May 2001.

“The Rehabilitation Team and Patient Outcomes”, PM&R Resident Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, June 2001.

“Measuring Team Functioning and Patient Perspectives in Rehab”, Rehabilitation Research and Development Seminar, Atlanta Veterans Administration, Atlanta, GA 2002.

Panel speaker: Emory University School of Medicine 2nd year Medical Student, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine pre doctoral student programs patient-doctor community course, Spring 2002.

“What’s your Specialty – an overview of PM&R”, Seminar series, National Youth Leadership Forum, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2001-present.

“Geriatric Rehabilitation – Optimizing Outcomes for Frail Older Adults” Grand Rounds, Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2000.

“Rehabilitation Challenges of War-related Injuries: Contemporary Perspectives”, Emory University Mini-Medical School Invited Presentation, Spring 2005.

“Does Team functioning Affect Patient Outcomes?”, PM&R Residents Day Presentation- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine June 2005.

“Post-Polio Syndrome”, Mountain Area Post-Polio Group, Blue Ridge, GA, October 2006.

“Post-Polio Syndrome – Historical Perspectives and an Update on Management, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University. April 2008

“Geriatric Rehabilitation”, PM&R Residents Lecture, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, April 2010.

“Quality Improvement in Rehabilitation”, PM&R Residents Lecture, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, May 2011.

“Rehabilitation in Critical Care Settings”, PM&R Residents Lecture, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, June 2011, February 2012

“Rehabilitation of Inherited Neuromuscular Diseases (MDA)”, PM&R Residents Lecture, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, June 2011, November 2011

”Everything you need to know to access rehabilitation services (and more), Division of Neuromuscular Diseases Section, Emory University Depart of Neurology, March 2012

“Polio, Post-Polio Syndrome, and Muscular Dystrophies”, PM&R Residents Lecture, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, August 2014

“Quality Improvement in Rehab”, PM&R Residents Lecture, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, September 2014

Polio and Post-polio syndrome, Community Group Presentation, Atlanta Post-Polio Association, Atlanta, GA, September 2014

23. Invitations to National/International, Regional, and Institutional Conferences:



“Frailty and the Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine” (Keynote Address), “Report from Atlanta: The 1996 Paralympics” (Invited Lecture), and “Assessing and Predicting Outcome in Rehabilitation: Linking Treatment to Outcome through Rehabilitation Teams” (Discussion Leader)Annual Meeting of Sao Paulo State Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1996.

“Demographics of Aging” and “Locations of Service – The Implications for Geriatric Rehabilitation”. Combined Meeting of XV Congresso Brasileiro de Medicine Fisica e Reabilitacao; SV11 Congresso de Associasao Latino-Americana de Rebilitacoa, MI Jomada Paulist de Medicina Fisica e Reabiltacao, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 1997

“Linking Treatment to Outcome Through The Rehabilitation Team” (invited presenter and session director), Strasser DC, Young G, Falconer JF, Stineman MG, Banja J and Fuhrer MJ. The Sheldon Berrol Chautauqua Lecture of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Meeting Symposium, Boston, MA; September 1997

“Post-Polio, an Update”, World Congress of the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine; Sao Paulo, Brazil; April 2005.

“Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes” A Keynote Presentation. World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; Sao Paulo, Brazil; April 2005.

“The Paradox of the Interdisciplinary Team” (Keynote Address) & “The Many Faces of Stroke” (conference lecture). University of Wyoming – College of Health Sciences. Oct 2006.

“Team Training and Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes: a cluster randomized trial” (invited presenter), State of Science Symposium on Post- Acute Rehabilitation – Crystal City, VA, February 2007.

“The Quality Conundrum: Intended or Unintended Results” (Invited presenter), Association of Academic Physiaty Annual Meeting Phoenix, AZ, April 2011.

“High Functioning Clinical Teams: the Art and the Science,” Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Oakland Marriott City Center; Oakland, CA, November 2012

“Polypharmacy and the Role of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation” (Keynote Lecture), Sociedade Portuguese de Medicina Fisica e de Reabilitatcao (Portuguese Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) Lisbon, Portugal, March 2013.

“Rehabilitation Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes” A Workshop. Sociedade Portuguese de Medicina Fisica e de Reabilitatcao (Portuguese Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) Lisbon, Portugal, March 2013.

“Recharging the Rehab Team: Strategies for Improving Rehabilitation Team Care and Patient Outcomes” (invited 2.5 hour presentation with co-presenter, Jay Uomoto, PhD), 2013 UDSMRR

Annual Conference Niagara Falls, NY, August 2013.

b. Regional:

“Stroke Outcomes and Team Approach”, 34th Annual Meeting of the Southern Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atlanta, GA, 2002.


“The Interdisciplinary Team and Patient Outcomes,” Medical Grand Rounds; Department of Medicine; Johns Hopkins University, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, February 2006.

“The VA Rehabilitation Teams Project-Lessons for VA NHCUs” (Invited Presentation), Geriatrics and Extended Care/Rehabilitation Collaborative Conference and Workgroup, Richmond, VA, March 2006.

“Improving Quality through the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team” (Invited Lecture), National Conference on Adding, Updating and Expanding Rehabilitation and Post-Acute Care Services. Chicago, IL, June 25-27, 2008.

“The Diagnosis and Management of Post-Polio Syndrome” and “Attributes of Effective Interdisciplinary Teams in Health Care: Lessons from Rehabilitation Medicine”, Texas Medical Association Annual CME Course – San Antonio, Texas May 2008

“Polio in the US – Historical Perspectives of Science, Society, and Politics” (Invited Speaker), 8th Annual J. Willis Hurst History of Medicine Symposium, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA September 2011

“Management and Recognition of Polypharmacy” (Invited lecture), Residency Program, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rochester; Rochester, NY; September 2011

“Geriatric Rehabilitation”, Grand Rounds Presentation at the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center of Upstate New York and the Geriatric/Aging Division of the University of Rochester; Rochester, NY, September 2011

“Rehab Team Functioning, Patient Care, and Challenges of Contemporary Inpatient Rehabilitation”, Grand Rounds, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rochester; Rochester, NY, September 2011

c. Institutional:

24. Abstract Presentations at National/International, Regional, and Institutional Conferences:

List both oral and poster presentations. Indicate oral vs. poster in parentheses. Use an asterisk to indicate the primary presenter.


“Intervention to Improve Team Functioning.” Presented at the Association of Rehabilitation Physiatrists Annual Meeting, February, 2005, Tucson, AZ (Oral Presentation).

Strasser DC, Herrin J, Falconer J, Stevens A, Bowen S, Burridge A. “Team Functioning and Continence Management in Stroke Rehabilitation”, Presented at the American Geriatrics Society, 2005 (Poster #D136, Best Poster in Rehabilitation Medicine Award).

Strasser DC, Falconer J, Herrin J, et al. “Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes – an RCT in Process Improvement.” Presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine – American Society of Neurorehabilitation Joint Educational Conference, Chicago, IL, Sept. 2005 (Grand Rounds Poster #80).

Strasser DC, Stevens A, Uomoto J, Bowen S, Falconer J, Herrin J. “Intervention to Improve Team Functioning.” Presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine – American


Society of Neurorehabilitation Joint Educational Conference, Chicago, IL, Sept. 2005 (Poster #81).

Strasser D, Falconer J, Herrin J, et al. “Measuring Team Functioning to Enhance Patient Outcomes.” Presented at the Health Services Research and Development National Meeting. February 16-18, 2005, Baltimore, MD (Poster #3091).

Strasser D, Stevens A, Herrin J, et al. “Staff Attitudes and Continence Management in Rehabilitation.” Presented at the American Geriatric Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2005 (Poster # A138).

Strasser D, Herrin, J, Falconer J, Stevens A, Bowen S, Burridge A. “Team Functioning and Continence Management in Stroke Rehabilitation.” Presented at the American Geriatric Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2005 (Poster #D136, awarded Best Poster in Rehabilitation).

DC Strasser; JA Falconer; JS Herrin; AB Stevens; JM Uomoto; SE Bowen; AB Burridge. “Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes – an RCT in Process Improvement.” Presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Conference, October 2005 (Awarded Best Poster).

Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Uomoto J, Stevens A, Bowen S, Herrin J. “Perceptions of the Rehabilitation Environment: Staff and Patients.” Presented at the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of PM&R, Philadelphia, PA, October 2005 (Grand Rounds Poster Presentation).

“Quality of Stroke Rehabilitation: Building the Case for Measures of Team Functioning” Presented at the First National Summit on Safety and Quality for Rehabilitation Hospitals, Washington DC, May 2013 (paper and poster presentation).

William CJ and Strasser DC. “Rational Prescribing in an Acute Rehab Facility: A Three Year Quality Improvement Project” Presented at the 2nd Annual National Summit on Safety and Quality for Rehabilitation Hospitals. Arlington, VA July 2014 (Platform Presentation).

Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Bowden and Smits SJ. “Improving Rehabilitation Medical Leadership and Teamwork.” Presented at the World Congress of the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine, Berlin German, June 2015 (Platform Presentation (PD 1248)).

Zhukalin M, William CJ and Strasser DC. “Rational Prescribing in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility: Findings From A Three Year Quality Improvement Project.” Presented at the World Congress of the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine, Berlin German, June 2015 (Oral Presentation (PA 785)).

b. Regional:

[Title of abstract, conference title, location, and date]

c. Institutional:

“Rational prescribing initiative in an acute rehabilitation hospital: update on a three year quality improvement project”, Zhukalin M, Strasser DC, Poster presentation at Emory University EHC Quality Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 2013

25. Research Focus:


“I study rehabilitation treatment effectiveness with a focus on team functioning using observational and experimental designs. The development and testing of a conceptual model of treatment effectiveness informs and guides the research along with a related focus on the maintenance and promotion of function in the frail older adult.”

Patents:

a. Issued:

b. Pending:

26. Grant Support:

a. Active Support:

i. Federally Funded:

ii. Private Foundation Funded:

Principal Investigator 10% effort. Emory School of Medicine to Promote Patient Centered Care. Improving Patient Centered Team Care. $12,000, January 2015-December 2014

iii. Contracts:

iv. Other:

b. Previous Support:

Principal Investigator 5% Effort (Co PI – Thomas Price, MD), American Geriatrics Society-John Hartford Foundation, Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR), $40,000 (direct); July 2008-June 2011

GRECC (Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center) (5/8s VA employee 2001-07; 2007- present - WOC) Veterans Administration; Birmingham / Atlanta Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC); (PI - Richard Allman, MD - Birmingham VA; Dale Strasser MD – Atlanta Site Director 2001-02; Ted Johnson, MD, MS. Atlanta Site Director 2002-present); $3,750,000 (direct), 2001-2004; $3,750,000 2005 – 2008.

Principal Investigator (20% support - IPA), Veteran Administration (VA) A Merit Review - E853 RA/ E1011R, V.A. Rehabilitation Services, $498,140 (direct); 01/97-9/00.

Principal Investigator (25% effort), VA Merit - E2367R (renewal from E853 RA/ E1011R), Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes – an RCT in Process Improvement, $581,090 (direct); 10/00 – 9/03.

Principal Investigator (25% effort), VA Merit 03225R (renewal), Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes – an RCT in Process Improvement, $180,000(direct); 10/03-9/05.

Principal Investigator (10%), VA National GRECC Pilot Project - E02-2406G, Improving Urinary Incontinence for Physically Impaired Patients, $99,347 (direct); 2002- 04.

Investigator and Atlanta Site PI (5%), VA Rehabilitation Research and Development, (PI - Charles Levy, MD; Gainesville VA), N3042C, Effect of BTX – A plus Evidence-Based Behavioral Therapy on Motor Recovery, VA RR & D - RFP, $149,939 (direct); 2002 – 04.


Co-Investigator (10% support – IPA), Exercise Program Design for Older Adults, V.A. Merit Review, $103,200 (direct); 10/95 - 09/98.

Investigator (10% support - IPA), Behavioral and Functional Problems in Dementia Patients with Vision Loss, V.A. Merit Review (Bettye Rose Connell PI), $235,500 (direct); 01/97 - 12/99

Principal Investigator (40% support - IPA), Restraint of Ambulatory Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive Impairment, V.A. Merit Review, $248,000 (direct); 04/92 - 03/95

Co-Principal Investigator, with Felecia Goldstein, Ph.D. (5% support), AARP - Andrus Foundation, Hip Fractures in Older Adults: Cognitive Factors Related to a Positive, Rehabilitation Outcome (Bettye Rose Connell PI), $75,000; 07/93 - 06/95

27. Bibliography:

[Bold name. Number in chronological order with earliest first. Authors, year, title, journal, volume, complete page numbers]

a. Published and Accepted Research Articles (clinical, basic science, other) in Refereed Journals:

1. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Martino-Saltzman D. The Relationship of Patient’s Age to the

Perceptions of the Rehabilitation Environment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1992; 40(5): 455-8.

2. Strasser DC. Geriatric Rehabilitation: Perspectives from the United Kingdom. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1992; 73(6): 582-6.

3. Falconer JA, Roth EJ, Sutin JA, Strasser DC, Chang RW. The Critical Path Method in

Stroke Rehabilitation: Lessons from an Experiment in Cost Containment and Outcome Improvement. QRB Qual Rev Bull. 1993; 19(1): 8-16.

4. Falconer JA, Naughton BJ, Strasser DC, Sinacore JM. Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation: A

Comparison Across Age Groups. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1994; 42(1): 39-44.

5. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Martino-Saltzman D. The Rehabilitation Team: Staff Perceptions of the Hospital Environment, the Interdisciplinary Team Environment, and Interprofessional Relations. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1994; 75(2): 177-182.

6. Falconer JA, Naughton Bi, Dunlop DD, Roth EJ, Strasser DC, Sinacore JM. Predicting

Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcome Using a Classification Approach. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1994; 75(6): 619-625.

7. Goldstein FC, Strasser DC, Woodward JL, Roberts VJ. Functional Outcome of Cognitively

Impaired Hip Fracture Patients on a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997; 45(1): 35-42.

8. Hennessy CH, McNeely EA, Whittington FJ, Strasser DC, Archea CK. Perceptions of

Physical Restraint Use and Barriers to Restraint Reduction in a Long-Term Care Facility. J Aging Stud. 1997; 11(1): 49-62.

9. Strasser DC, Falconer JA. Linking Treatment to Outcomes: Building a Conceptual Model

of the Rehabilitation Team. Top Stroke Rehabil. 1997; (4)15-27. Reprint: J Rehabil Outcomes Measure. 1997; 1(6):21-32.

10. Stineman MG, Strasser DC. Team Process and Effectiveness: Patients, Families, and

Staff Characteristics. Top Stroke Rehabil.1997; 4(2):21-33.


11. Smits SJ, Morland R, Falconer JA, Strasser DC. The Organizational Context for Medical Rehabilitation Services: A Pre-Chaos Theory Perspective. Top Stroke Rehabil. 1997; 4(2): 1-11.

11. Strasser DC, Falconer JA. Rehabilitation Team Process. Top Stroke Rehabil. 1997;

4(2):34-39.

12. Strasser DC, Falconer JA. Foreword. Top Stroke Rehabil. 1997; 4(2): v- vi.

13. Strasser DC, Smits SJ, Falconer JA, Herrin JS, Bowen SE. The Influence of Hospital Culture on Rehabilitation Team Functioning in VA Hospitals. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2002; 39(1):115-125.

14. Smits SJ, Falconer JA, Herrin J, Bowen SE, Strasser DC. Patient-focused Rehabilitation

Team Cohesiveness in Veterans Administration Hospitals. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2003; 84(9):1332-8.

15. Leslie FT, Whittington FJ, Strasser DC, Miller SW, Hennessy C, Archea C. Psychotropic

Drug Use in a Nursing Home: A 6-Year Retrospective. J Appl Gerontol. 2003; 22(4): 474- 489.

16. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Herrin JS, Bowen SE, Stevens AB, Uomoto J. Team

Functioning and Patient Outcomes in Stroke Rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005; 86(3): 403-409.

17. Taylor LF, Whittington FJ, Strasser DC, Hennessey CH, Miler SW, Archea C. Gender

Differences in Chemical Restraint Use in a Nursing Home: Patterns of Psychotropic Drug Prescribing. J Aging Pharmacotherapy. 2006; 13(2): 67-81.

18. Stevens AB, Strasser DC, Uomoto JM, Bowen SE, Falconer JA. Utility of Treatment

Implementation Methods in a Clinical Trial with Rehabilitation Teams. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2007; 44(4): 537-546.

19. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Stevens AB, Uomoto JM, Herrin J, Bowen SE, Burridge AG.

Team Training and Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes: a Cluster Randomized Rrial. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 2008; 89(1): 10-5.

21. Katz PR, Burton JR, Drach GW, O’Leary JP, Strasser DC, Eisner J, et al. The Jahnigen

Scholars Program: A Model for Faculty Career Development. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009; 57(12): 2324-2327.

20. Strasser DC. Unraveling the Conundrum of Quality. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2010; 17(4): 225-

229.

21. Strasser DC, Burridge AB, Falconer JA, Herrin J, Uomoto J. Measuring team process for quality improvement. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2010; 17(4): 282-293.

22. Ohtake PJ, Strasser DC, Needham DM. (2012). Rehabilitation for people with critical

illness: Taking the next steps. Phys Ther. 2012; 92(12), 1484-8.

23. Ohtake PJ, Strasser DC, & Needham, DM. Translating research into clinical practice: The role of quality improvement in providing rehabilitation for people with critical illness. Phys Ther, 2013; 93(2): 128-33.

24. Strasser DC, Burridge AB, Falconer JA, Uomoto JM, Herrin J. Toward Spanning the

Quality Chasm: An Examination of Team Functioning Measures. Arch Phys Med Rehabli.


2014; 95(11): 2220-3. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.06.013.

25. Smits SJ, Bowden DE, Falconer JA, Strasser DC. Improving Medical Leadership and Teamwork: An Iterative Process. Leadership in Health Services. Leadersh Health Serv. 2014; 27(4): 299-315. doi:10.1108/LHS-02-2014-0010.

Manuscripts Submitted: None

b. Review Articles:

1. Geller AI, Nopkhun W, Dows-Martinez MN, Strasser DC. Polypharmacy and the Role of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PMR. 2012; 4(3): 198-219.

2. Lee J, Geller AI, Strasser DC. Analytical Review: Focus on Fall Screening Assessments.

PMR. 2013; 5(7): 609-621.

c. Symposium Contributions: Papers published in the proceedings from a conference.

d. Book Chapters:

1. Strasser DC, Chang RW. The Process and Outcomes of Team Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis; In Chang RW (ed). Rehabilitation of Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Gaithersburg, NM: Aspen Publishers; 1996: 1-8.

2. Strasser DC. Medical Considerations in the Rehabilitation of an Older Person. In Crews J

and Whittington F (eds). Vision Loss in an Aging Society: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. American Foundation for the Blind; 2000: 109-131.

3. Strasser DC. Challenges and Opportunities for Quality Rehabilitation. In Flanagan, S. R.,

Zaretsky, H., & Moroz, A. Medical Aspects of Disability: A Handbook for the Rehabilitation Professional. 4th Edition. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC; 2010.

4. Tate J, Strasser D. Functional Decline: Frailty. In Means K and Kortebein P. (eds)

Geriatrics – Rehabilitation Quick Reference. New York: Demos Medical Publishing LLC; 2013: 89-90.

5. Cabrita T, Strasser D. Gastrointestinal: Fecal Incontinence. In Means K and Kortebein P.

(eds). Geriatrics – Rehabilitation Quick Reference. New York: Demos Medical Publishing LLC; 2013: 96 – 100.

6. Sinkiewicz M, Strasser D. Neurologic: Delirium. In Means K and Kortebein P. (eds).


7. Geller A, Strasser D. Pharmacology: Polypharmacy. In Means K and Kortebein P. (eds).


8. Strasser DC, Jones L, Leavitt, M. Physiatry and function: Common issues in adults with

intellectual and developmental disabilities. In Rubin and Crocker. Health Care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan. 3rd Edition. (Rubin IL,Merrick J, Greydanus DE, and Patel DR eds) Dordrecht: Springer, 2014: Chapter 22.2.

e. Books Edited and Written:

f. Book Reviews:


g. Manuals, Videos, Computer Programs, and Other Teaching Aids:

h. Published Abstracts:

1. Strasser DC, Falconer JA. Perceived Differences in Rehabilitation for Elderly Patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1990; 38(8) A57.

2. Roggow D, Strasser DC, Frankowiak R and Fletcher GF. Bilateral Extensor Assist Ankle

Foot Orthoses for an 80 Year-old Man with Inclusion Body Myositis and Heart Disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 1991; 72(10): 813.

3. Strasser DC, Falconer JA and Martino-Saltzman DM. The Rehabilitation Environment and

Elderly Individuals. Poster presentation, 48th Annual Meeting of American Geriatrics Society. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1991

4. Strasser DC, Goldstein FC, Hadeem CA, and Spisak A. Cognitive Functioning on a

Geriatric Rehabilitation Service. Arch Phys Med Rehabli.1992; 73(10): 992.

5. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, and Martino-Saltzman DM. The Rehabilitation Team: Perceptions of the Hospital Environment, The Team Environment and Interprofessional Relations. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 1992; 73(10):982.

6. Strasser DC, Roberts VJ, Goldstein FC. Cognitive Impairment and Functional Recovery

Following Hip Fracture Repair, American Association of Health Services Research and Federation of Health Services Research 12th Annual Meeting. 1995; 124(abstracts publication): 67.

7. Strasser DC. Building a Conceptual Model of Team Care: interprofessional perceptions of

the rehabilitation team. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 1996; 77(Poster #128): 967.

8. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Herrin Jl, Bowen S. Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes for Stroke Rehabilitation Patients in VA Hospitals. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 2000; 81(poster 158):1291.

9. Strasser DC, Smits SJ, Bowen SE, and Falconer JA (2000). The Relationship between

Rehabilitation Team Functioning and their Hospital Cultures in Veterans' Administration Medical Centers. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 2000; 81(Poster 159):1292.

10. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Herrin JS, and Bowen SE. The Relation of Rehabilitation Team

Functioning and Urinary Continence for Veterans Administration Stroke Patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 2001; 82:1491.

11. Strasser DC, Falconer J, Herrin J, et al. Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes – an

RCT in Process Improvement. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 2005; 86(10).

12. Strasser DC, Price T, Cabrita T, Geller A, Sinkiewicz M, Bilsky G, Burke D, Garcia-Corrada J, Huang W. Teaching clinicians in PM&R – an innovative approach to education in geriatric medicine (2008-2010). American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, 2010 May 12- 15; Orlando, Florida.

13. Strasser DC, Bilsky GS, Cabrita TI, Garcia-Corrada JE, Geller AI, Huang W, Sinkiewicz M,

Price T. Principles of Geriatric Medicine for PM&R: An iterative approach to curriculum development in residency education. Arch Phys Med Rehabli. 2011.

14. Strasser DC, Burridge AB, Falconer JA, Herrin J, Uomoto JM. Team Process Measures


and Quality Improvement. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2011; 90(4): a23

i. Other Publications:

1. Strasser, DC, Solomon, DH, Burton, J.R. Geriatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Common Principles, Complementary Approaches, and 21st Century Demographics. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002; 83(9): 1323-1324.

2. Strasser DC, Uomoto JM, Smits SJ. The Interdisciplinary Team and Polytrauma

Rehabilitation: Prescription for Partnership. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008; 89(1):179-81 (special communication).

3. Strasser D. ICU Acquired Weakness and Neurocognitive Decline. PM&R Knowledge Now.

2011. http://me.aapmr.org/kn/article.html?id=81.

4. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Uomoto JM. Can Quality of Care Indicators Measure Quality of Care? Letter to the Editor. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2012; 93(11): 2130-2131.

5. Geller AI, Strasser D. Polypharmacy. PM&R Knowledge Now. 2012.

http://me.aapmr.org/kn/article.html?id=93.

6. Strasser, DC. Recharging the Rehabilitation Team. The Networker. 2013; 5(4). http://www.aapmr.org/members/councils/medical/Documents/medrehab13-fall.htm.

7. Okun S, Schoenbaum SC, Andrews D, Chidambaran P, Chollette V, Gruman J, Leal S,

Lown BA, Mitchell PH, Parry C, Prins W, Ricciardi R, Simon MA, Stock R, Strasser DC, Webb CE, Wynia MK, Henderson D. 2014. Patients and Health Care Teams Forging Effective Partnerships. Discussion Paper, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC. http://www.iom.edu/patientsaspartners.

28. Contributions Not Otherwise Noted:

1. Strasser DC, Baldwin DC. Leadership and Conflict: The Failure of Participatory Democracy on Rehabilitation Teams. Proceedings presented at: Ninth Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Team Health Care; September 11. 1987; Stony Brook, NY. Session A (abstract #4).

2. Strasser DC. Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes. Proceedings presented at: World

Congress of the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; April 12, 2005; Sao Paulo, Brazil. http://www.medimond.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20050410_index.pdf.

3. Strasser DC. Post-Polio, an Update. Proceedings presented at: World Congress of the

International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; April 12, 2005; Sao Paulo, Brazil. http://www.medimond.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20050410_index.pdf.