I’ll no longer be posting on Twitter. You can follow me and #JOOR updates on LinkedIn (DouglasGross) or now on Threads.

1/4 🚀 New publication! "Designing studies and reviews to produce informative, trustworthy evidence about complex interventions in rehabilitation: a narrative review and commentary."

Articles include: - Who Requests and Receives Workplace Accommodations? An Intersectional Analysis - Assistive Technology’s Potential to Improve Employment of People with Disabilities - Disability Inclusion in Corporate Supplier Diversity Initiatives

The June 2023 issue of #JOOR is online. The issue includes the special series on Disability Employment on the 50th Anniversary of the USA's Rehabilitation Act. Guest-edited and led by Lisa Schur, Mason Ameri, Douglas Kruse, Peter Blanck. See:

This is a friendly reminder that the abstract submission deadline for the 2nd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID is today.​ Don't miss the opportunity to share your insights on Long COVID. To submit your abstract, please visit: https://t.co/PzZXSXrWJ5 #LongCOVID #LCWSymposium

Please join us at our upcoming webinar on ‘Long COVID and Work’​. Hear from Drs. @behdin, @DP_Gross, & @qdurandmoreau, along with Doctoral Candidate Gagan Nagra.​ When: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 1pm – 2pm ET To learn more & register:  https://t.co/M6UrIE8M23 #LongCOVID #LCWwebinar

- Share your findings with colleagues, clinicians, researchers and people with lived experience. - Collaborate and network with other professionals in the field. - Be considered for trainee awards for outstanding scientific research.

We invite you to contribute to this important conversation by providing valuable insight into emerging scientific and clinical advancements happening in Long COVID, and you could have the opportunity to:

Abstracts are being accepted for presentation at the 2nd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID. See the link for the abstract submission process. #LongCovid #PostCovid https://t.co/09VW7LQxUM

On #LongCovidAwarenessDay I want to highlight the 2nd🇨🇦 Symposium on Long COVID happening in Oct 2024. Abstracts now being accepted (see website for details). This year's conference focuses on Community and Connections: Affecting One; Affecting All https://t.co/09VW7LQxUM

Let’s talk about the facts. Not conspiracies, not false myths spread on social media – facts. Danielle Smith’s policy targeting trans and gender-diverse youth is an attack on a vulnerable group of youth and on thousands of Albertans. It is a massive overstep into private health

Citation: Gignac MAM, Bowring J, Tonima S, Franche RL, Thompson A, Jetha A, Smith PM, Macdermid JC, Shaw WS, Van Eerd D, Beaton DE, Irvin E, Tompa E, Saunders R. J Occup Rehabil. 2023 Mar;33(1):145-159. doi: 10.1007/s10926-022-10057-4.

This paper was selected from all those published in 2023 as being: 1) original and relevant, 2) research methods reflect high quality, and 3) has the potential to make a lasting impact to the field of occupational rehabilitation/work disability prevention. @iwhresearch

Happy to announce the 2023 Michael Feuerstein Best #JOOR Paper Award: A Sensibility Assessment of the Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT): A Tool to Help Workers with an Episodic Disability Plan Workplace Support.

Wondering what to do when you have back pain? Hear's a collection of videos giving great advice.

I condemn the hateful and violent assault that occurred this week in a @UWaterloo gender studies classroom. Read my full statement reaffirming #UAlberta’s commitments to safety and inclusivity, along with a list of available resources and supports:

#JOOR update. The journal is now #4 in Rehabilitation and top 10 for Social Issues. Thanks to all contributors, authors, reviewers, and editorial board members.

‘Studies are shedding light on rates of recovery as well as the prevention and treatment of the complex condition’.

Finally out! #LongCovid considerations when treating pt with cardiovascular symptoms who had #COVID19 @kieranlquinn @LongCOVIDWebCA @SimonDecary @DrFahadRazak @DocPaulaHarvey @DP_Gross @vzannella @KateHanneman @SharkawyMD

I told my partner I was giving a talk today on the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in physiotherapy. She said, "Why don't you get the AI to write the talk for you?" So I did. And it was pretty good! It was also able to immediately translate into Dutch. #thefutureisnow