MGH Institute Sanders Impact Practice Center
The Dr. Charles A. & Ann Sanders IMPACT Practice Center at MGH Institute of Health Professions.
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07/02/2024
The IHP Interview: Midge Hobbs & Rachel Pittmann on the New Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice Last summer, the MGH Institute of Health Professions launched the new Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice, naming Midge Hobbs, Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy program, and Rachel Pittmann, Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Diso
10/11/2023
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07/09/2023
Are you a Massachusetts resident living with Parkinson's Disease? Are you interested in meeting other people living with PD from the comfort of your own home or office?
If yes, join a team of MGH IHP interprofessional students as they facilitate conversations about health and wellness in Parkinson's.
Join us on Tuesdays beginning in October!
Register here:
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: MGH Institute of Health Professions Parkinson's Wellness Support Group. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Are you a Massachusetts resident living with Parkinson's Disease? Are you interested in meeting other people living with PD from the comfort of your own home? If yes, join a team of interprofessional health profession students from the MGH Institute of Health Professions online as they facilitate co...
16/08/2023
15/08/2023
For Stroke Survivor, Recovery is a Marathon Every 40 seconds in the United States, someone has a stroke, and
08/08/2023
Although stroke survivors typically take less than half the daily steps of their unaffected peers, physical activity is higher in those with good social support and positive relationships with healthcare professionals. Tedy’s Team Center of Excellence in Stroke Recovery is putting these findings into practice to improve physical activity and community participation for stroke survivors. The Waterfront Wellness Walk was a recent opportunity for participants of the MGH Institute Sanders Impact Practice Center and their guests to complete a walk along Central Wharf and visit the New England Aquarium with support of faculty and students. Tedy's Team
18/07/2023
We're gearing up for this fall's S-IHP's CAP program and we can't wait! Learn more about it and the other programs we offer to folks with Acquired Communication Disorders here: https://www.mghihp.edu/speech-language-and-hearing-services
12/06/2023
The view from our Center! Can’t beat it! Yes, that’s the U.S.S. Constitution. https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
02/06/2023
Happy National Donut Day! We are celebrating with some munchkins and silliness!
28/05/2023
Our last May is Better Speech and Hearing Month post is a resource focused on adults. Here are the signs of speech and language disorders in adults. The earlier you can identify the signs, the earlier you can seek help! To learn what services we provide at the Sanders IPC, check out our services at https://www.mghihp.edu/ipc/aphasia-center.
25/05/2023
We continue to recognize May is Better Speech and Hearing Month with today's resource for how to identify the signs of speech sound disorders in children. The earlier you can identify the signs, the earlier you can seek help! To learn what services we provide at the Sanders IPC, check out our services at https://www.mghihp.edu/speech-language-and-hearing-services. MGH Institute Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
23/05/2023
We continue to recognize May is Better Speech and Hearing Month with today's resource for how to identify the signs of language disorders in children. The earlier you can identify the signs, the earlier you can seek help! To learn what services we provide at the Sanders IPC, check out our services at https://www.mghihp.edu/speech-language-and-hearing-services.
16/05/2023
May is Better Speech and Hearing month! Healthy hearing is connected to positive benefits on brain functioning and retaining memory. At all life stages, communication and good hearing health connect us to each other, our communities, and the world. Did you know, Sanders IPC clients will soon be able to access hearing evaluations as part of their interdisciplinary care? The Audiology Collaborative for Better Hearing is scheduled to open in July of 2023.
Inquire about hearing services: https://redcap.partners.org/redcap/surveys/?s=AHPJL7XFNR.
13/05/2023
They did it and they are off! Our students graduated on Thursday and we couldn't be more excited for them!
2023 Commencement: Looking Ahead to a New Future It was only fitting that MGH Institute of Health Professions’ 2023 Commencement coincided with the country’s lifting of the Covid-19 public health emergency.
13/05/2023
12/05/2023
As National Nurses Week comes to a close we want to give a shout out to the amazing nursing students and faculty at MGH Institute of Health Professions who have been providing pro bono services to the Charlestown community through the Sanders IMPACT Practice Center. Read more about how they are making an IMPACT. https://www.mghihp.edu/news-and-more/stories/celebrating-five-years-sleeper-center-expands-services-charlestown
05/05/2023
As part of our National Stroke Awareness Month posts we want you to know the signs of a stroke so that you can take immediate action. Tedy's Team and MGH Institute of Health Professions want you to BE FAST!
03/05/2023
As part of our National Stroke Awareness Month posts we are featuring an amazing stroke rehabilitation program that is a partnership between the MGH Institute of Health Professions and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Every fall we offer a 6-week intensive comprehensive aphasia program for folks who are living with post-stroke language, communication, and or cognitive challenges? We are now accepting applications for this year's cohort. Learn more about this program under the S-IHP's CAP section of this webpage: https://www.mghihp.edu/ipc/aphasia-center/aphasia-programs
28/04/2023
As part of our National Stroke Awareness Month posts, we bring to you this story. Clinical care for clients with complex needs requires an interprofessional team of specialists. At the Sanders IMPACT Practice Center, our students are learning the skills needed to be effective team members.
This can be seen in this recent collaboration between a MGH Institute Doctor of Physical Therapy Program student and MGH Institute Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders student working together to support a client's rehabilitation goals following a stroke.
20/04/2023
Just three weeks away until MGH Institute of Health Professions Commencement!! https://www.mghihp.edu/academics/commencement
20/04/2023
MGH Institute Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders’ students and faculty smile as they reflect on and wrap up their clinical practicum experience in the Aphasia Center.
18/04/2023
Look at this team that was just awarded for the amazing work they do of hiring, training and supporting simulated participants as they help prepare our future health professionals for excellence in the workforce!
Recognizing Those Going Above and Beyond As rays of sunlight danced from the harbor into the conference room at 1CW, nearly 100 employees gathered – joined by dozens online – to celebrate the Pillars of Excellence Awards, the annual ceremony when MGH Institute of Health Professions celebrates achievement, excellence, dedication, and th...
11/04/2023
Community building! The Cognitive Neuroscience Group and student volunteers came together to make beautiful cards with people with aphasia who attend programming in the MGH Institute Impact Practice Center’s Aphasia Center.
31/03/2023
This past Tuesday, the MGH Institute Impact Practice Center hosted the Impact Practice Grand Rounds. This iteration of the event focused on the health impacts of climate change with nursing, OT, and PA students taking part.
30/03/2023
Our clinical education teams at the Sanders IMPACT Practice Center are the best! Read about Occupational Therapy clinical educator, Pauline Fiorello, as she talks about the importance of Brain Injury Awareness month. https://www.mghihp.edu/news-and-more/stories/ihp-interview-pauline-fiorello-occupational-therapy
27/03/2023
Our students provide free care at our MGH Institute Impact Practice Center as well as in the local community. Read how the Sleeper Nursing Center is making a difference and expanding care beyond the four walls of our Center at 2 Constitution Wharf in the Charlestown Navy Yard. https://bit.ly/3AcIoIO
Providing Care for the Community
At the Dr. Charles A. and Ann Sanders IMPACT Practice Center , members of the community are provided with the best approaches to wellness, chronic care, and recovery as students from multiple disciplines work in teams to provide exceptional care. Clients receive comprehensive services that address a range of needs stemming from speech disorders, stoke, brain injury, and other chronic conditions.
Services also include a wide variety of wellness and educational programming for clients and caregivers. These free, supervised services not only change the lives of our clients, but also the future practice of our students as they learn to deliver team-based care.
The Center includes:
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