Jelena Svircev, MD, Sue Spaulding, MS, L/CPO, FAAOP & Elizabeth Scriven, PsyD

Physical activity is vital for everyone’s health and well-being, including individuals living with physical or mental disabilities. Yet for many people with disabilities who participate in sports, standard care isn’t enough. They often need individualized modifications or specialized equipment to participate, which is the domain of adaptive sports medicine. Despite this need, adaptive sports content is rarely integrated into rehabilitation medicine training, leaving gaps in both knowledge and clinical care.

This project aims to address that gap by developing a comprehensive Adaptive Sports Program within UW Rehabilitation Medicine. The program will focus on three goals: creating dedicated adaptive sports curriculum, establishing sustainable partnerships with local adaptive sports organizations, and increasing awareness of Rehabilitation Medicine services among adaptive athletes and their communities. The program will be designed and evaluated using established implementation science frameworks to ensure it is effective, sustainable, and scalable, ultimately building lasting expertise among UW Rehabilitation Medicine clinicians, faculty, and graduates.

Date and Time
Thursday, April 22, 2027
1:00pm-2:00pm (AK), 2:00pm-3:00pm (PT), 3:00pm-4:00pm (MT)
Zoom (Link will be in Confirmation Email)

Registration: CLIME Work in Progress: Building Expertise of UW Rehab Medicine Professionals in Adaptive Sports