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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    IC20: Future Trends in Mobile Rehabilitation (mRehab): Designing and Implementing Technology-supported Interventions for Remote Rehabilitation
    Location:  ROOM: Williford C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford C is the third room on your right.
    Moderator: Mike Jones, PhD – Shepherd Center
    Corresponding Presenter: John T. Morris, PhD, FACRM (he/him/his) – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: David J. Reinkensmeyer, PhD – University of California Irvine
    Presenter: Amanda R. Rabinowitz, PhD – Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Presenter: Raeda K. Anderson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Dalise T. Robinson, MA-CCC/SLP – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Jacob Cartwright, B.Sc., MS. – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Brad Willingham, PhD – Shepherd Center
    Panelist: Alex W.K. Wong, PhD, DPhil – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University
    Panelist: Karen M. Tamley (she/her/hers) – Access Living
    Non-presenting author: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Non-Presenting Contributor: George H. Collier, PhD (he/him/his) – Shepherd Center
    TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceBig DataClinical PracticeMachine LearningStrokeTelehealth
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    IC14: Transforming Education and Clinical Practice with Generative AI: Practical Strategies for Educators and Clinicians
    Location:  ROOM: Marquette Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right. Marquette is located directly in front beyond the Marquette Foyer.
    Corresponding Presenter: Tara Mansour, OTD, MS, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – MGH Institute of Health Professions
    Non-Presenting Contributor: John Wong, PhD (he/him/his) – MGH Institute of Health Professions
    Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:49 PM - 4:57 PM  
    LaunchPad Mirror Speech Entrainment: A Personalized, AI-Driven Rehabilitation Tool for Nonfluent Aphasia
    Location:  ROOM: Waldorf Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Waldorf is the first room on your left.
    Presenter: Gerald C. Imaezue, Ph.D – University of South Florida
    Presenter: Celine Davis, MS CCC SLP (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Lying by Telling the Truth: How Data Can Be Manipulated to Support and Propagate Fallacies and Falsehoods in Healthcare 4218
    Location:  ROOM: Williford C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford C is the third room on your right.
    Presenter: Jennifer Shin (she/her/hers) – 8 Path Solutions | NYU | Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University
    Big DataArtificial IntelligenceClinical PracticeLeadershipMachine Learning
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Ai-powered Movement Analysis and a Causal Framework for Precision Rehabilitation SS1
    Location:  ROOM: Buckingham Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right toward the FedEx Office. Turn right just before the FedEx Office and continue down the corridor. Turn right before the Continental Foyer. The Buckingham Room is located to your right, just before the Men's Room.
    Presenter: R. James Cotton, MD, PhD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab / Northwestern University
    Big DataArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Beyond Chatbots: Harnessing AI for Chronic Disease Management and Rehabilitation SS2
    Location:  ROOM: Continental A/B/C Ballroom/Plenaries DIRECTIONS Lobby Level: From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right toward the Fed Ex office. At the Fed Ex Office, turn right and proceed past the ACRM registration desk to the Continental Foyer and Ballroom.
    Presenter: Mojtaba Khaliji – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Md Refat Uz Zaman Sajib (he/him/his) – Department of Health & Kinesiology, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Chung-Yi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Virtual OptionArtificial IntelligenceBehavioral Health SciencesMachine LearningNeurodegenerative DiseaseTechnologyTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
    Overcoming Challenges in Stroke Rehabilitation by Integrating AI and Technology Throughout the Care Continuum 1209
    Location:  ROOM: Joliet Room >>> DIRECTIONS Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right. Turn right at the Marquette Foyer. The Joliet Room is located at the end of the hall on your left.
    Presenter: Talya K. Fleming, MD, FAAPMR – JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Qinyin Qiu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rutgers School of Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science
    Corresponding Presenter: Mee Eriksson, n/a (she/her/hers) – NeuroTechR3, Inc.
    Presenter: Natalia Noce – Rutgers School of Health Professions
    Presenter: Amanda Gross – NeuroTechR3, Inc.
    StrokeArtificial IntelligenceClinical PracticeMachine LearningNeuroplasticityTechnologyTelehealth
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Artificial Intelligence- utilization in Medicine and Targeted Applications in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 1900
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #6 >>> DIRECTIONS Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right and then right again after the stairs. PDR #6 is located at the end of the corridor on the left.
    Presenter: Vijay Muni, MS, OTR/L, CHT (he/him/his) – Outpatient
    Presenter: Nasim Chowdhury, MD FAAPMR – NewYork Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medicine
    Artificial IntelligenceConsumer EngagementEthicsMachine LearningTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM  
    Integrating Treatment Notes and Smart Home Sensor Data for Adverse Event Prediction
    Location:  ROOM: Astoria Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left toward the Williford and Waldorf Rooms. Astoria is located beyond the Waldorf along the south corridor.
    Presenting Author: Rachel Wolpert, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM  
    Understanding Falls Risk Profiles in Older Adults: Clinical Subgroups Informed by Machine Learning and Clinician Insight
    Location:  ROOM: Astoria Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left toward the Williford and Waldorf Rooms. Astoria is located beyond the Waldorf along the south corridor.
    Presenting Author: Brittany Samulski, DPT, PhD – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Neda Moghim – Old Dominion Univerisity
    Non-presenting Author: Ashwini Kulkarni, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Pooyan Salavati – Formerly with Department of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
    Non-presenting Author: Ross Gore – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Soumya Banerjee – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Christopher K. Rhea – Old Dominion University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    7:15 PM - 8:00 PM  
    Fireside Chat: The Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation: Challenging traditional academic publishing models through community engagement to foster humanism and advance disability health equity (Location 1)
    Location:  ROOM: Salon A >>> DIRECTIONS Lower Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left through the corridor. Turn left and Salon A is located at the far end.
    Presenter: Sarah Blanton, PT, DPT – Emory University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceBig DataCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeMeasurementMachine LearningNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnologyTelehealth
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Demystifying AI in Healthcare: A Practical Survey of Machine Learning Technologies 2554
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #7 >>> DIRECTIONS Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right and then right again after the stairs. PDR #7 is located at the end of the corridor on the left.
    Presenter: Jennifer Shin (she/her/hers) – 8 Path Solutions | NYU | Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University
    Artificial IntelligenceBig DataClinical PracticeLeadershipMachine Learning
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Empowering Caregivers: Using Industry 4.0 Technology to Safeguard the Most Vulnerable Seniors from Falls in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Memory Care Facilities
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #7 >>> DIRECTIONS Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right and then right again after the stairs. PDR #7 is located at the end of the corridor on the left.
    Presenter: Jeff Leismer, PhD – VibeTech
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceBig DataCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeMeasurementMachine LearningNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnologyTelehealth
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Practical Strategies for Effective Interprofessional Education in Digital Spaces
    Location:  ROOM: Marquette Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right. Marquette is located directly in front beyond the Marquette Foyer.
    Presenter: Alice Kam, MD, MScCH (HPTE), FRCPC (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Corresponding Presenter: Sarah Moore-Vasram, NP, PhD (she/her/hers) – Queen's University/ Providence Care Hospital
    Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Using Machine Learning and Wearable Devices to Advance Research and Patient Care Using Spinal Cord Injury as a Model SS12
    Location:  ROOM: Waldorf Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Waldorf is the first room on your left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Gino Panza, PhD – Wayne State University, Department of Veteran Affairs
    Presenter: Andrew D. Delgado, PhD (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine
    Presenter: Alexandra Soltesz (she/her/hers) – Wayne State University
    Presenter: Zijian Huang – University of Pittsburgh
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Shane Balthazaar, PhD, RDCS, FASE, FHEA (he/him/his) – School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham UK
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Tom E. Nightingale, BSc, PhD, FHEA, AHCS (he/him/his) – School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
    Artificial IntelligenceBig DataMeasurementMachine LearningSpinal Cord Injury
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Smart Wheelchairs: State-of-the-field and Future Directions
    Location:  ROOM: Continental A Ballroom DIRECTIONS Lobby Level: From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right toward the Fed Ex office. At the Fed Ex Office, turn right and proceed past the ACRM registration desk to the Continental Foyer and Ballroom.
    Presenter: Pooja Viswanathan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Western University, Braze Mobility Inc.
    Presenter: Terrence Ho (he/him/his) – Braze Mobility Inc.
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningPediatric RehabilitationSpasticitySpatial NeglectSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnology
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM  
    A Positive Spin: Large Language Models Can Help Directors Evaluate Programs Through Their Patients' Own Words
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4G >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Turn left at the Pullman Boardroom. Room 4G is at the end of the corridor.
    Presenting Author: Leah R. Flaherty, PsyD – Allegheny Health Network
    Non-presenting Author: Kendra H. Oliver, Ph.D, M.P.S. (she/her/hers) – Responsible Data Science, Office of the Provost, University of Pittsburgh
    Artificial IntelligenceBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicinePain RehabilitationTelehealth