Seating Evaluation and Wheelchair Prescription: Multimedia

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Pamela E Wilson, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado; Medical Director of Assistive Technology, Medical Director, Spinal Defects Clinic, Training Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation Fellowship, The Children's Hospital
Pamela E Wilson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Michelle L Lange, OTR, ABDA, ATP, Owner, Access to Independence
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Benjamin R Mandac, MD, Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Kaiser Permanente at Santa Clara
Benjamin R Mandac, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Medical Editor

Virginia Simson Nelson, MD, MPH, Chief, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent, Dept of PM&R, University of Michigan
Virginia Simson Nelson, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Physicians for Social Responsibility
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Managing Editor

Richard Salcido, MD, Chairman, Erdman Professor of Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Richard Salcido, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American College of Physician Executives, American Medical Association, and American Paraplegia Society
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CME Editor

Kelly L Allen, MD, Regional Medical Director, IMX-Medical Management Services
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Chief Editor

Rene Cailliet, MD, Professor-Chairman Emeritus, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine; Former Director, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center
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