www.icord.org
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Address:
818 West 10th Avenue,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V5Z 1M9
Tel: 604-675-8800
Email: admin@icord.org
Member Sector: Research Institutions
Mission: To foster and maintain an interdisciplinary, collaborative research and training environment for the development and translation of more effective strategies to promote functional recovery and improved quality of life after spinal cord injury (SCI).
Mandate: Accelerate the discovery and translation of therapeutic strategies to promote functional repair after spinal cord injury Validate and implement evidence-based clinical/rehabilitation practices to facilitate functional recovery, improved quality of life and community reintegration for people with spinal cord injury.
What is ICORD Research?
From Cells to Community: ICORD research is anything from cellular to community level research that addresses a question concerning the promotion of improved functional outcomes and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury. ICORD's research activities span the continuum from basic, preclinical discovery, to human-based discovery, to acute clinical interventions, to chronic care and rehabilitation, to community integration and participation.
ICORD Activities:
There are currently 51 principal investigators, 273 trainees and combined total of over 400 researchers (including staff) involved in ICORD research to:
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Identify mechanisms of neural development that stimulate new strategies for neural repair after adult CNS damage.
- Develop experimental therapies to facilitate functional repair of spinal cord and brain injuries.
- Evaluate new clinical treatment and management paradigms, as well as maintain comprehensive patient databases and outcomes profiles.
- Design and implement assistive devices
- Improve reintegration and participation in the communities in which people with SCI live.
ICORD also plays a leadership role in several national and international initiatives, including the ICCP's development of clinical trials guidelines for SCI, the Rick Hansen SCI Translational Research Network, and the Rick Hansen SCI Registry. ICORD is also in discussions with the World Health Organization to be a lead site in the new International Classification of Function's Core Data Set for SCI.