Shirley Ryan AbilityLab: Lisa Rosen and Jamee Heelan

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Lisa Rosen, MS, has 30 years of experience in physical rehabilitation with expertise in education, training, and program development.  Most recent professional experience as Manager of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s LIFE Center (formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), a multimedia education center and web portal for people with physical disabilities, their families, health professionals, and the community. Responsible for supervising Education Program Managers who provide education programs, classes, support groups and special events. Direct content management for globally accessed education and training materials. Led and designed a variety of innovative disability awareness programs for patient, staff and medical education, research, customer service and knowledge management.  In addition, co-founded the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab peer mentor program to enhance education and the patient experience, which integrates former patients into clinical teaching across all conditions.  

Jamee Heelan, OTR/L, brings 35 years of experience with specialty and focus in providing family-centered education for pediatric and adult populations, family, and staff for all levels of care. Conditions include amputee, brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Jamee’s expertise covers specialty education groups for persons with aphasia and teaching children about a sibling, parent or relatives’ disability. She uses talking notes and customizes educational materials to use an interactive approach that supports all learning preferences. Her approach strengthens the Center’s outreach and impact on community re-integration. Jamee has authored three children’s books and developed brain illustrations for patient and family education in four languages.

Connect with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s LIFE Center on Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShirleyRyanAbilityLab/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbilityLab

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShirleyRyanAbilityLab

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shirley-ryan-abilitylab

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