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  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 4:55 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT: Environmental Influences on Community Participation Among People with Multiple Sclerosis: Challenges and Solutions from a Community-engaged Perspective 1862
    Location:  ROOM: Marquette Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right. Marquette is located directly in front beyond the Marquette Foyer.
    Presenting Author: Bishan "Melody" Yang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northwestern Unviersity
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseConsumer Engagement
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    Aging with SCI: Longitudinal Insights, Successful Aging, Program Development, and Knowledge Translation 4209
    Location:  ROOM: Williford B >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford B is the second room on your right.
    Presenter: Philip S. Requejo, PhD – Rancho Research Institute (RRI) at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
    Presenter: James S. Krause, PhD – Medical College of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Health Professions
    Presenter: Susan Robinson-Whelen, PhD (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann / Baylor College of Medicine
    Presenter: Xinsheng “Cindy” Cai, PhD (she/her/hers) – Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC)
    Presenter: Clara Dismuke-Greer, PhD – VA Palo Alto Health Care System
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationConsumer EngagementSpinal Cord Injury
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Lived Experience Dynamics: Patient-researcher, Researcher-patient 1912
    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: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Presenter: Mahya Beheshti, MD – NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Allan M. Tyson (he/him/his) – N/A
    Presenter: John Ross Rizzo, M.D., M.S.C.I., F.A.C.R.M – NYU Langone Health
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineConsumer EngagementSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationHealth Services Research
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    12:30 PM - 1:15 PM  
    Chat with the Experts: Reclaiming Purpose (Location 2)
    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: Jeffrey C. Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN, FACRM – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and The California Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Chung-Yi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Arash Asher, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Behavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeConsumer EngagementSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationEthics
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Technology Development Panel: A Launchpad Supported Panel
    Location:  ROOM: Williford A >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford A is the first room on your right.
    Presenter: Davide Vigano – Sensoria Health Inc.
    Presenter: Tracey D. Wallace, MS, CCC-SLP, FACRM – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: John T. Morris, PhD, FACRM (he/him/his) – Shepherd Center
    Moderator: Raeda K. Anderson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Consumer EngagementTechnologyWriting Grants & Getting Funded
     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
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM  
    A Novel Online Training Program to Make Businesses More Accessible for People with Communication Disabilities 1854
    Location:  ROOM: Williford A >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford A is the first room on your right.
    Presenting Author: Elissa Larkin, MS, CCC-SLP, HEC-C (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment and Donnelley Ethics Program
    Non-presenting Author: Edna Babbitt, PhD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab / Northwestern University
    Non-presenting Author: Elliot J. Roth, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Linda Lovell, BS – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting Author: Leora R. Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, FACRM – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Clinical PracticeBrain InjuryConsumer EngagementNeurodegenerative DiseaseStrokeTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM  
    Co-design and Prototype Development of Medmanagesci: A Medication Self-management Toolkit for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury/ Dysfunction 4228
    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.
    Author: Lauren Cadel, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting author: Rasha El-Kotob, PhD – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting author: Sander L L. Hitzig, PhD – St. John’s Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Non-presenting author: Lisa M McCarthy, PharmD, MSc – Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
    Non-presenting author: Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg – UHN OpenLab
    Non-presenting author: Tanya L Packer – Dalhousie University
    Non-presenting author: Tejal Patel, PharmD – School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo
    Non-presenting author: Stephanie R. Cimino, PhD – Lawson Research Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care London
    Non-presenting author: Aisha K. Lofters, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital
    Non-presenting author: Chester H Ho – University of Alberta
    Non-presenting author: Maliha Asif – Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
    Non-presenting author: Sara JT Guilcher, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Spinal Cord InjuryConsumer EngagementHealth Services Research
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM  
    Health Information Seeking Among Women with Spinal Cord Injury
    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: Susan Robinson-Whelen, PhD (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann / Baylor College of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Taylor Eldridge – Sam Houston State University
    Non-presenting Author: Alice Ahn – Sam Houston State University
    Non-presenting Author: Chelsea Ratcliff – Sam Houston State University
    Non-presenting Author: Heather B. Taylor, PhD (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Non-presenting Author: Rosemary B. Hughes, PhD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Montana
    Spinal Cord InjuryConsumer EngagementHealth Services ResearchTechnologyTelehealth
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    The Integration of Digital Technologies in Neurorehabilitation: The 4th Generation of Neurorehabilitation 1162
    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: Ryan M. Glatt, PhD (c), MS, MES, NBC-HWC (he/him/his) – Pacific Neuroscience Institute
    Presenter: Gil Suzin, PhD (he/him/his) – LuciDT.NL
    Presenter: Raeanne Moore, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego / NeuroUX
    Moderator: Gerald T. Voelbel – New York University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationClinical PracticeConsumer EngagementNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityTechnology
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    All Aboard! the Role of Allied Health Professionals in Accessible Transportation 1160
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Robbie Kuchler O'Shea, PT, DPT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Governors State University
    Presenter: Laura Lenhart, PT, DPT, NCS – Governors State University
    Presenter: Luther King, DrOT, OTR/L, MOT, CDRS (he/him/his) – Governors State University
    Pediatric RehabilitationConsumer EngagementLifestyle MedicineSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    From Otherness to Inclusion: Understanding Microaggressions and Enhancing Quality of Work Life for People with Disabilities Through Community Based Participatory Approach
    Location:  ROOM: Waldorf Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Waldorf is the first room on your left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Eun-Jeong Lee (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Presenter: Vanalyn Quichocho (she/her/hers) – Illinois institute of Technology
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Nicole Ditchman, PhD, CRC, LCPC, CVE – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Xinyi Zhang – Illinois Institute of Technology
    SOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationConsumer EngagementNeurodegenerative DiseaseSpinal Cord Injury
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    From Stigma to Support: How Language Shapes Patient Care 1902
    Location:  ROOM: Williford B >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford B is the second room on your right.
    Presenter: Erica Rowland Vassell, MA (she/her/hers) – The Chicago School
    Presenter: Chung-Yi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Behavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeConsumer EngagementSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationEthics
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Clinical Evidence Is Just the Start: Considerations for Building Evidence for the Successful Commercialization of Novel Rehabilitation Devices 1159
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #5 >>> DIRECTIONS Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed right and then right again after the stairs. PDR #5 is located at the end of the corridor on the left.
    Presenter: Brian Harris, MA, NMT/F – MedRhythms
    Presenter: Lou N. Awad, PT, DPT, PhD – Boston University
    Submitter: Kirsten Smayda, PhD – MedRhythms
    StrokeClinical PracticeConsumer EngagementCross CuttingMilitary and Veterans AffairsTechnologyWriting Grants & Getting Funded
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Feedback in Action: Designing Technology for Accelerated Translation in Rehabilitation Technologies (DART-RT) for Upper and Lower Extremity Rehabilitation Robotics 4216
    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: Amy Kemp, PhD, CCC-SLP – Washington State University
    Presenter: Courtney Celian, OTR/L – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Valentino I. Wilson – University of Illinois Chicago/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Mac Camardo – University of Illinois Chicago & Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    TechnologyBrain InjuryConsumer Engagement
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    A Quality Improvement Journey: Refining Inpatient Therapy Programming to Improve Patient Outcomes
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Kristen Webber, OT, BCPR – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Presenter: Stephanie Cooley, OT, ATP – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Presenter: Jodi Jones, MOT, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
    Clinical PracticeBrain InjuryCancer RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineConsumer Engagement
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    MR-005: A Novel, Music-based Gait Rehabilitation Device Delivering Individualized, Progressively Challenging and Autonomous Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation at Home to Adults with Parkinson’s Disease 1161
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4F >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4F is to the left beyond the Pullman Boardroom.
    Presenter: Kirsten Smayda, PhD – MedRhythms
    Presenter: Lou N. Awad, PT, DPT, PhD – Boston University
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseArts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeConsumer EngagementMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityTechnology
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Implementation of a Digital Health Solution in Outpatient Rehabilitation: The Good the Bad and the Glitchy
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #2 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #2 is located to the left in the small corridor.
    Corresponding Presenter: Amber M. Walter, PT, DPT, NCS – Sheltering Arms Institute
    Presenter: Cristin C. Beazley, DPT (she/her/hers) – Sheltering Arms Institute
    Clinical PracticeConsumer EngagementTechnology