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August 31, 2011 - Rick Hansen Institute invited to join prestigious Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. Read news release August 24, 2011 - 25th Anniversary Rick Hansen Man In Motion World Tour starts in Cape Spear, NL.
Learn more at www.rickhansenrelay.com. August 3, 2011 - Just released! RHI's 2010/2011 Annual Report. Read more July 28, 2011 - RHI is pleased to provide open access to the Journal of Neurotrauma's Acute Spinal Cord Injury: State-of-the-Art Review, guest edited by Dr. Michael Fehlings, Director of International Research Development at RHI. July 26, 2011 - Call for proposals from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) who is managing and administering the $1 million investment in spinal cord injury research granted by the Province of Saskatchewan...Read more July 18, 2011 - BC Minister of Health, Hon. Michael de Jong visits the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre June 22, 2011 - RHI signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the James J. Peters VA Medical Center (JJPVAMC), in the Bronx, NY 
Rick Hansen meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss accessibility; partners with New York and Miami spinal cord injury research centers for 25th Anniversary... Read more. (photo at right: Rick Hansen presents UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the Rick Hansen medal.)
May 23, 2011 - JUST LAUNCHED! The Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey – the largest ever conducted in Canada – has begun If you are a person with SCI, please consider taking part. Your participation makes a difference! Learn more at www.sci-survey.ca or www.enquete-lm.ca. April 14, 2011 - Rick Hansen to collaborate with China Rehabilitation Research Center, Peking Third Hospital and China Disabled Persons Federation...Read more. 
In the News: Watch the Global National story on Rick's visit in China. Click here for Chinese media coverage.
April 5, 2011 - Rick Hansen asks Canada to sign-up 7,000 difference makers for 25th Anniversary Relay. Visit www.rickhansenrelay.com March 29, 2011 - March 2011 CEO Update. Read the latest news from RHI
March 17, 2011 - Just Released! Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury. The newly released Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults with SCI are the first evidence-based guidelines to be developed specifically to support people with SCI in living healthier, more active lives. Read more.
March 15, 2011 - Saskatchewan Partners with the Rick Hansen Institute to Lead in Funding for Disability Initiative Saskatchewan is taking a leadership role in Canada in the areas of spinal cord injury research and disability funding with the commitment by the provincial government of more than $4.3 million for a comprehensive five-year Saskatchewan-based initiative, in partnership with the national Rick Hansen Institute. Visit the Government of Saskatchewan's website to read the full announcement or click here to read more about RHI's partnerships with Saskatchewan. Sask. partners with Rick Hansen for spinal cord research, Global Regina, March 15, 2011 Sask. commits $4.3M to spinal injury research, Leader-Post, March 16, 2011 February 16, 2011 - RHI CEO Bill Barrable interviewed in Healthcare Quarterly. Read the article here. February 1, 2011 - Man In Motion to Inspire Many in Motion with Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay Twenty-five years to the date of his Man In Motion World Tour commencing its historic cross-Canada journey back to British Columbia, Canadian hero Rick Hansen will continue his dream of making the country more accessible and inclusive with the announcement today of the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay. Read the full news release. Check out Rick's interview on Canada AM. January 12, 2011 - Rick Hansen Institute and Accreditation Canada to develop first ever standards for spinal cord injury care and services in Canada RHI is announcing the development of the first comprehensive, evidence-based standards for spinal cord injury (SCI) services in Canada. This project will allow clinicians across the country to use best practices across the continuum of care for people with SCI. Read the news release. English French The State of Spinal Cord Injury in Canada 
A new report estimating the incidence and prevalence of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Canada has found that close to 86,000 Canadians are currently living with spinal cord injury and that an estimated 4,300 new cases of spinal cord injury occur in Canada each year, a baseline measurement of the extent of SCI in Canada that was previously unknown. Click here to read the full report. Read the news release English French
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