We are pleased to be hosting the 3rd Stepping Forward-Staying Informed Consumer Education Conference this year. 

This year’s conference will focus on topics that enhance the overall health and wellbeing of individuals living with SCI.  Featured topics will include emergency preparedness for individuals with disability, an update on sexuality and spinal cord injury, and weight management programs specific to individuals with SCI.  Research information will include and an update on clinical modalities being investigated at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the progress toward moving pre-clinical research into clinical trials.  

This year's topics will include:

Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disability

Health and Wellness for SCI

Update on Sexuality and SCI

Update on SCI Research in the U.S.

This conference is designed as an educational forum for individuals living with SCI, their family members, and healthcare professionals; offering participants an opportunity to hear from leaders in the fields of emerging research, emergency preparedness, and health and wellness related to SCI.  Presentations are tailored to the needs of the audience, using language that is understood by those without a medical or scientific background. 

Attending this conference will benefit anyone with experience or interest in SCI.  Consumers will learn important information about living with SCI, while professionals will learn information to pass on to their clients or patients. Past conference attendees have sited this conference as the most important conference to attend each year because of the dedication of the organizers and presenters to provide information in an accessible format.