Join us in this special combined episode for a roundtable discussion with six physicians who are also living with spinal cord injury: Drs. Hammad Aslam, Lance Goetz, Suzy Kim, Jesse Lieberman, John Lin, and Trevor Dyson-Hudson. Representing a diverse range of clinical practice settings, injury experiences, and career paths, these physicians share perspectives shaped by their dual roles as healthcare providers living with SCI. In this conversation, we explore how spinal cord injury influenced their journeys through medical training, specialty selection, and professional development. Our guests reflect on navigating medical education before, during, and after injury, the challenges and opportunities associated with practicing medicine with varying levels of function, and the ways lived experience has informed their interactions with patients, colleagues, and trainees. They also discuss memorable clinical encounters, evolving perspectives on disability within healthcare, and the unique insights that arise from occupying both sides of the patient-provider relationship. We invite you to listen in as these physicians share lessons learned throughout their careers, discuss what excites them most about the future of spinal cord injury medicine, and offer thoughtful advice for healthcare professionals, trainees, and individuals living with SCI.

Join us in this episode for a conversation with Dr. Hope Jervis‑Rademeyer, physical therapist and Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, to hear about her paper, “Development of a functional electrical stimulation cycling toolkit for spinal cord injury rehabilitation in acute care hospitals: A participatory action approach,” published in PLOS One. In this conversation, we explore the early application of functional electrical stimulation cycling after spinal cord injury, and the potentially unique benefits of delivering this modality during a critical neuroplastic window in an in-patient hospital settings. Dr. Jervis‑Rademeyer highlights how stakeholder engagement, participatory action research, and iterative design were used to identify key barriers such as workflow constraints, lack of training, and competing clinical priorities, and translate them into actionable resources for both healthcare providers and patients. The resulting toolkit provides structured guidance on patient selection, safety, dosing, setup, and session delivery, alongside accessible information for individuals with spinal cord injury and their caregivers, with the goal of enabling broader adoption without displacing existing services. We invite you to listen in as Dr. Jervis‑Rademeyer discusses the importance of early intervention and the role of local champions in driving adoption.

Join us in this episode for a conversation with Dr. Hope Jervis‑Rademeyer, physical therapist and Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, to hear about her paper, “Development of a functional electrical stimulation cycling toolkit for spinal cord injury rehabilitation in acute care hospitals: A participatory action approach,” published in PLOS One. In this conversation, we explore the early application of functional electrical stimulation cycling after spinal cord injury, and the potentially unique benefits of delivering this modality during a critical neuroplastic window in an in-patient hospital settings. Dr. Jervis‑Rademeyer highlights how stakeholder engagement, participatory action research, and iterative design were used to identify key barriers such as workflow constraints, lack of training, and competing clinical priorities, and translate them into actionable resources for both healthcare providers and patients. The resulting toolkit provides structured guidance on patient selection, safety, dosing, setup, and session delivery, alongside accessible information for individuals with spinal cord injury and their caregivers, with the goal of enabling broader adoption without displacing existing services. We invite you to listen in as Dr. Jervis‑Rademeyer discusses the importance of early intervention and the role of local champions in driving adoption.