Gerben DeJong
Location:
Washington, DC
Education:
| Brandeis University | Ph.D. in Public Policy, 1980 | ||
| University of Michigan | M.A. in Economics & Soc. Policy, 1972 | ||
| University of Michigan | M.P.A. in Public Administration, 1970 | ||
| Calvin College | B.A. in Economics, 1968 |
Awards and Recognition
Fulbright Scholar. Social Security Council. Zoetermeer. The Netherlands. 1984.
Licht Award. For excellence in scientific writing by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. 1985.
Distinguished Member Award. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. 1992.
John Stanley Coulter Lecturer & Award. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. 1993.
John W Goldschmidt Lectureship. National Rehabilitation Hospital. Washington, DC. 1995.
Gold Key Award. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. 1998.
Fellow. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2002.
Recent Publications:
DeJong, Gerben, Susan D Horn, Randall J Smout, Julie Gassaway, Roberta James (2006). “the Post-stroke Rehabilitation Project Revisited.” Archives of Physical Rehabilitation & Medicine. 87(April), No. 4, 595-97.
DeJong, Gerben (2007). "Defining and Implementing the Independent Living Concept." A chapter in Major Themes on Health and Social Welfare. Nicholas Watson, ed. Oxford: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. Reprinted from lead chapter in Independent Living in America, Nancy M. Crewe and Irving K. Zola, eds., San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 4-27 (1983) which was reprinted from article published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 60 (October 1979), 435-446.
RehabCare (2007). “The Impact of the 75% Rule on Patient Outcomes and Medicare Expenditures in IRFs and SNFs.” A paper prepared for RehabCare of St. Louis Missouri. October 23, 2007. 23 pp.
Elrod, Cathy, Gerben DeJong (2008). “Determinants of Utilization of Physical Rehabilitation Services for Individuals with Chronic and Disabling Conditions: An Exploratory Study.” Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 89 (January), 114-120.
DeJong, Gerben (2008). “ACRM & Rehabilitation Research in a Changing Post-acute Landscape.” Presidential address given at the annual meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 89(February), 199-202.
DeJong, Gerben (2008). “’Dealing with Disability Issues:’ A Commentary.” Issues in Science and Technology. National Academy of Science. Spring 2008. On-line version available at: http://www.issues.org/24.3/forum.html
Tian, Wen, Gerben DeJong, et al. (2008). “Looking Upstream: Factors Shaping the Demand for Post-acute Joint Replacement Rehabilitation.” Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. In submission.
Hsieh, Ching-Hui (Jean), Gerben DeJong, et al. (2008). Characterizing Joint Replacement Rehabilitation in IRFs and SNFs. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. In submission.
DeJong, Gerben, Susan Horn, et al. (2008). “Joint Replacement Rehabilitation Outcomes upon Discharge from Skilled Nursing Facilities and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.” Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. In submission.
TBD, Gerben DeJong, et al. “Joint Replacement Rehabilitation Outcomes at Follow-up from Skilled Nursing Facilities and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.” Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. In progress, to be submitted January 2008.
Sinnott, K Anne, P. Brander, RJ Siegert, AG Rothwell, Gerben DeJong (2008). “Life Impacts Following Reconstructive Surgery for Tetraplegia: A Case Study.” Publication pending.
Groah, Suzanne L., Alexander Libin, Donal Lauderdale, Thilo Kroll, Andrea Townson,Gerben DeJong, Jean Hsieh, Miriam Spungen (2008). “Towards Best Practices in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Medicine: Concept Model Development.” To be submitted.
Bockenek, William, Gerben DeJong, Indira S Lanig, Micahael Friedland, Nancy Mann (2008). Primary Care for People with Disabilities." Rehabilitation Medicine: Principles & Practice, 5th edition, Joel DeLisa, Bruce Gans, et al., eds. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Williams & Wilkins (in submission).
DeJong, Gerben (with Rachel Post & Emily Hornack) (2008). Rise and Fall of American Post-acute Care: How Mergers, Acquisitions and Financial Crises Have Altered the Organization and Delivery of Medical Rehabilitation Services. Washington, DC: NRH Press, 2006. (Submission pending).
Pickreign, Jeremy D, Gerben DeJong, Cathy Ellis (2008). "Maximizing Motor Function Recovery Following a Stroke: OT and PT in the First Four Weeks of Rehabilitation." Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (being revised)
Contact Information:
Center for Post-acute Studies
National Rehabilitation Hospital
102 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-877-1960 (Washington, DC)
352-514-0889 (Mobile)
Email: gdejong@medstar.net