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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
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    A Comprehensive Understanding of Mental Health Risk and Associated Factors Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescents 1185
    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.
    Presenter: Tess Guzman, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    Corresponding Presenter: Brad G. Kurowski, MD, MS, MBA (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    Presenter: Vincent R. Alexander, MD, MS, MEd – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Brain InjuryBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataClinical Practice
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    A Team Behind the Athlete: Optimizing ACL and FAI Post-surgical Recovery: A Data-driven, Multidisciplinary Approach to Athlete Rehabilitation 2558
    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: Stefanie Bourassa, PT, DPT – Hartford Healthcare Rehabilitation Network
    Corresponding Presenter: Christopher Barrett, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS – Hartford HealthCare
    Presenter: Peter Lucchio, PsyD (he/him/his) – Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital
    Corresponding Presenter: Erin Garibay, MS – Hartford Healthcare, Bone and Joint Institute
    Non-presenting author: Bruce Brazeal, TSAC-F, CSCS, USAW – Hartford Healthcare
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataClinical PracticeMachine LearningRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnology
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    Enhancing Regulatory Outcome Measures: A Process Improvement Approach Using Visual Analytics to Optimize Section GG 1903
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #1 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #1 is located to the left in the small corridor.
    Presenter: Danielle Erdman – Brooks Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Cassidy Cramer, MOT, OTR/L – Brooks Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Mindi R. Manes, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brooks Rehabilitation
    Big DataLeadershipNeuroplasticity
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Characteristics and Outcomes: Findings from the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems and Veterans Health Administration Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders Registries 1181
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4B >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor, after taking a right just before Room 4-D. Walk past Room 4A; Room 4B is the second door on the right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Yuying Chen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Jennifer L. Sippel, PhD – SCI/D National Program Office, Veterans Health Administration
    Presenter: Bridget M. Smith, PhD – VA Central Office
    Presenter: Stephen Burns, MD – University of Washington
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Jennifer L. Coker, PhD, MPH – Spain Rehabilitation Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Adam Eberhart, PT, DPT – Department of Veterans Affairs
    Spinal Cord InjuryBig DataCross CuttingHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • 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
    9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    PLENARY II: Better Rehabilitation Through Better Treatment Specification: The Growing Impact of the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System
    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: John Whyte, MD, PhD – Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Virtual OptionRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemBig DataBrain InjuryClinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchMeasurementSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    12:30 PM - 1:15 PM  
    Chat with the Experts: Driving Change in Rehabilitation (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: Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Kelsey S. Watters, CScD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Julia C. Carpenter, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemBig DataBrain InjuryClinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchMeasurementSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM  
    Application of a Biopsychosocial Framework to Identify Prognostics Factors of Patients Most Likely to Self-discharge from Physical Therapy Early on in the Plan of Care
    Location:  ROOM: Continental C Ballroom >>> DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right toward the FedEx Office. Continue past ACRM Registration and into the Continental Foyer. Continental C Lobby is located near the far end of the ballroom complex.
    Presenting Author: Tim F. Marshall, PhD, MHA, MS – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Thomas Agrusti, MPH, CPH – Ivy Rehab Network
    Non-presenting Author: Chase Hendley, n/a – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Christopher G. Bise, PT, DPT, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Clinical PracticeBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataHealth Services ResearchMachine LearningPain Rehabilitation
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM  
    Does Loss of Consciousness (LOC) or Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA) Predict Suboptimal Performance on Cognitive-communication Measures in Adults with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury? A LIMBIC-CENC Study
    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.
    Presenting Author: Rocio S. Norman, PhD CCC-SLP – University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: MIchelle Z. Parish, SLPD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: Elizabeth Sanford – South Texas Veterans Health Administration
    Non-presenting Author: Alicia Swan, PhD – South Texas Veterans Health Care System
    Non-presenting Author: Monica Lawson – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: Kelly Cheever, Phd. ATC – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: Skylar D. De La Garza, N/A, n/a – UTHSCSA
    Non-presenting Author: Mary R. Newsome – University of Utah, TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology
    Non-presenting Author: William C. Walker, M.D. – Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Non-presenting Author: Mary Jo Pugh, PhD, RN – university of utah
    Military and Veterans AffairsBig DataBrain InjuryTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Expected Lengths of Stay and Payments for Medicare Fee-for-service Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Treated in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, 2013-2022 1064
    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.
    Presenting Author: Anne Deutsch (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting Author: James Raymond Wilson, DO (he/him/his) – MetroHealth System
    Non-presenting Author: Elizabeth Twist, MD – UAB
    Non-presenting Author: Yuying Chen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Non-presenting Author: Kimberley R. Monden, PhD – Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
    Non-presenting Author: David Chen, M.D. – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting Author: Chloe S. Slocum, MD, MPH – Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Spinal Cord InjuryAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBig DataHealth Services Research
  • 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  
    Clinician Driven Research: Providing Home Exercise Program Data Back to Clinicians via Dashboards
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4C >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4C is at the end of the corridor, just beyond 4D
    Corresponding Presenter: Raeda K. Anderson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    TechnologyBig DataBrain InjuryCOVID-19MeasurementSpinal Cord InjuryTechnologyTelehealth
  • 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
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Enhancing Rehabilitation Care: Access, Cost-effectiveness and Quality Measurement 1957
    Location:  ROOM: Grand Tradition Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed straight past the hotel front desk and enter the Grand Tradition Room through the main lobby hallway near the escalators to Lower Level.
    Corresponding Presenter: Adam R. Kinney, PhD – University of Colorado Denver, VA Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Presenter: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University
    Presenter: Corey Morrow, PhD, MOT, OTR/L (he/him/his) – Division of Occupational Therapy, Medical University of South Carolina
    Presenter: Anne Deutsch (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Brocha Z. Stern, PhD, OTR (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Health Services ResearchAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBig DataBrain InjuryMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • 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
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
    Development and Validation of Predictive Models of Self-care and Motor Function at Discharge from Post-acute Rehabilitation for Adults 1072
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #1 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #1 is located to the left in the small corridor.
    Presenting Author: Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Southern Californian
    Non-presenting Author: Dingyi Nie, n/a – University of Southern California
    Non-presenting Author: Dongze Ye – University of Southern California
    Non-presenting Author: Nicolas Schweighofer, PhD – University of Southern California
    Big DataHealth Services ResearchStroke
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
    Importance of Incorporating Manual & Passive Physical Therapy Interventions with Patients That Present with Higher Amounts of Pain and Distress to Reduce the Likelihood of Early Self Discharge
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4B >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor, after taking a right just before Room 4-D. Walk past Room 4A; Room 4B is the second door on the right.
    Presenting Author: Tim F. Marshall, PhD, MHA, MS – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Thomas Agrusti, MPH, CPH – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Christopher G. Bise, PT, DPT, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Behavioral Health SciencesBig DataClinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchMachine Learning
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
    Understanding Chronic Pain and Opioid Use After Traumatic Brain Injury: Leveraging Integrated Data to Identify High-risk Use Patterns
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4C >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4C is at the end of the corridor, just beyond 4D
    Presenting Author: Amy J. Starosta, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Non-presenting Author: Andrew Humbert, PhD – University of Washington
    Non-presenting Author: Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD – UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Brain InjuryBig DataPain Rehabilitation
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM  
    Divergent Neurodevelopmental Trajectories in Autism Across IQ Levels and Rehabilitation Implications
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4E >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4E is to the left just past the Pullman Boardroom.
    Presenting Author: I-Jou Chi, OTR, PhD (she/her/hers) – Digital Medicine and Smart Healthcare Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Non-presenting Author: Albert C. Yang – School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Pediatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataClinical PracticeNeuroplasticity
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM  
    Sharing datasets in complementary and integrative medicine: A scoping review
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4A >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4A is at the end of the corridor, after taking a right just before Room 4-D.
    Presenting Author: Pooja Jethani, OT, OTD, OTR – MGH Institute of Health Professions
    Presenting Author: Chang Dae Lee, PhD, OTR/L – Indiana University Indianapolis
    Non-presenting Author: Flora-Joan Rotterdam, PhD – Newcastle University
    Non-presenting Author: Laura Excell, PhD, ND, APN, LPC, NCC – Innerworking
    Non-presenting Author: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: SALMAH ANIM ABU HASSAN, Rehabilitation Physician, MBBS,MRehabMed (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBig DataInternational
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Unlocking High-value Rehabilitation: Routine Data, Remarkable Outcomes SS11
    Location:  ROOM: Continental Ballroom B DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level: From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right toward the FedEx Office. At the Fed Ex Office, turn right and proceed past the ACRM Registration Desk and into the Continental Foyer. Continental B Lobby is directly adjacent to the center section of the Continental Ballroom.
    Presenter: Adam R. Kinney, PhD – University of Colorado Denver, VA Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Presenter: Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD – Duke University
    Moderator: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University
    Virtual OptionHealth Services ResearchBig DataBrain InjuryClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans Affairs