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Ms. Stacie Akins

PT MHS

Biography

Ms. Akins has been a physical therapist at Innovative Hematology since 2006 with focus on optimizing the treatment and education for persons with bleeding disorders. During her tenure at IHI she has presented at many different hemophilia conferences on physical therapy interventions and the use of point of care ultrasound.  She is an active faulty member for the Basic, Advanced and the new MSKUS Partners in Hemophilia Program.

For the past 12 years she has travelled to Eldoret Kenya as a member of a collaborative partnership  with IHI and Moi Teaching and Referral hospital to establish hemophilia care and provide physical therapy education, treatment and instruction in use of the HJHS and point of care ultrasound.

Key Publications

  • RMSK, Bruno & Krimmel, Mark & Chang, Eric & Timmer, Merel & Hernandez, Grace & Kallberg, Jeffrey & Khan, Osman & Schmaderer, Lorene & Loeffler, Fred & Akins, Stacie & Kaltenmark, Tiffany & Cave, Stacey & Ovans, Jessica & Kruse-Jarres, Rebecca. (2023). Heterotopic Ossification in Hemophilia: A Multi-Center Case Series. Blood. 142. 1248-1248. 10.1182/blood-2023-173700.

  • St-Louis J, Abad A, Funk S, Tilak M, Classey S, Zourikian N, McLaughlin P, Lobet S, Hernandez G, Akins S, Wells AJ, Manco-Johnson M, John J, Austin S, Chowdhary P, Hermans C, Nugent D, Bakeer N, Mangles S, Hilliard P, Blanchette VS, Feldman BM. The Hemophilia Joint Health Score version 2.1 Validation in Adult Patients Study: A multicenter international study. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2022 Mar 25;6(2: PMC8956786.

  • Shapiro, A. & Akins, S. & Cooper, D.. (2014). Long-term outcomes from orthopaedic surgery in haemophilia: Are we measuring success and documenting and assessing complications?. Haemophilia. 20. 10.1111/hae.12504.

Key Institutions

  • Innovative Hematology Inc. (IHI), Indianapolis, Indiana , USA

     

     

Current Positions/Chairs

  • Physical Therapy Team Lead, Innovative Hematology Inc.

Research Interests

  • Optimizing musculoskeletal health for people with bleeding disorders using clinical assessment tools and expanding the role of point of care ultrasound

Research Activities

  • Involved in several studies at  IHI collecting  HJHS and point of care ultrasound data.