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  • Monday, Oct 27th
    7:30 AM - 2:30 PM  
    ACRM Early Career Development Course
    Location:  ROOM: Williford A >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford A is the first room on your right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Jereme D. Wilroy, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Robert W. Motl, PhD, FSBM, FNAK – University of Illinois Chicago
    Presenter: Reza Ehsanian, MD PhD – University of New Mexico
    Presenter: Stephanie Silveira – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health
    Presenter: Brian M. Sandroff – Kessler Foundation
    Presenter: Willa P. Vo, Psy.D. – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Panelist: Cecilia Han, PhD, ABPP-CN (she/her/hers) – Brain & Behavior Care
    Presenter: Terry Lee-Wilk, PhD – Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
    Presenter: Ralph Nitkin, PhD (he/him/his) – NICHD/NIH
    Presenter: Patricia A. Dorn, PhD – Department of Veterans Affairs
    Presenter: Moira Dux, PhD (she/her/hers) – VA Maryland Health Care System
    LeadershipCross CuttingWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    IC9: Person-centered Approach for Allied Health Professionals: The Use of Role-playing to Refine Counseling Skills
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Vanessa Botero, MS CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Ola Neuro Speech Therapy and Advent Health
    Presenter: Jennifer Bommer, LPC, CBIS – Texas Neurotrauma Counseling, PLLC
    Brain InjuryCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchCross CuttingSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationEthicsStrokeTrauma
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    How Can the RTSS Support the Implementation of Behavior Change Interventions into Rehabilitation Practice? 1172
    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: Jamie Gibson, BSc PG Cert FHEA MCSP – Guy's St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
    Presenter: Jade Sampford – Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
    Presenter: Gareth D. Jones, PhD – Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeCross CuttingLifestyle Medicine
  • 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
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    Occupation-centered Design: Translating OT Theory into Design
    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: Francisco Lasta, OTR/L, Assoc. AIA (he/him/his) – GFT
    Presenter: Staci Chan, MS, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Open Style Lab; Advocate Christ Medical Center
    SOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationCross Cutting
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    “Where Do I Go from Here?”: Improving Transitions from Hospital to Community in Rehabilitation Care 1947
    Location:  ROOM: Williford A >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford A is the first room on your right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Carla Tierney-Hendricks, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Renee C. Noordzij (she/her/hers) – Spaulding Rehabilitation Center
    Presenter: Tolu O. Oyesanya, PhD, RN (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Nursing
    Presenter: Mary D. Slavin, PT, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilition Hospital
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD – Spaulding Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Flora M. Hammond, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Moderator: Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD, MS – UNC Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Clinical PracticeBrain InjuryBurn RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchCross CuttingSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Building Brains and Bodies Fast: A Neuroplastic Application for a Multi-system, Multidisciplinary Approach to Achieve Optimal and Sustainable Outcomes
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4D >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor.
    Corresponding Presenter: Teresa A. Moerer, PT (she/her/hers) – Teresa Moerer LLC
    Presenter: Jessica Kronberg, MS, OTR/L, ECHM – M Street
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCross CuttingLifestyle MedicineNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticitySOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationStroke
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Creative Funding in a New Frontier: Collaborative Strategies for Advancing Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Brad G. Kurowski, MD, MS, MBA (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    Writing Grants & Getting FundedCross Cutting
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    What If Multimodal Prehabilitation for Spinal Surgery Was Better Specified? 1913
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Gareth D. Jones, PhD – Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
    Presenter: James E. Eubanks, MD, MS – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Rebecca Edwards, n/a – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
    Clinical PracticeAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCross CuttingPain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Be More Flexible! Diagnosis and Management of Hypermobile Ehlers-danlos Syndrome and Related Conditions 1935
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Nathan J. Rudin, MD, MA – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Presenter: Neyha Cherin, DO (she/her/hers) – Hershey Medical Center
    Presenter: Isabel Huang – University of Texas Southwestern
    Presenter: Tiffany M. Houdek, PT, MPT – UW Health
    Clinical PracticeAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationCross CuttingPain Rehabilitation
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Bridging the Gap Between Disability and Refugee Services in Illinois: Creating an Action Agenda 1945
    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: Mansha Mirza, PhD, OTR/L, MSHSOR – University of Illinois Chicago
    Presenter: Mustafa Rfat, MSW, MPA – Washington University in St Louis
    Presenter: Rooshey Hasnain, MA, EdD – Department of Disability and Human Disability-UIC
    Presenter: Francisco Alvarado, Doctorate,Masters Science (he/him/his) – Start of Illinois Crntral Magement
    InternationalClinical PracticeCross Cutting
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Demystifying Learning Health System Rehabilitation Research 1920
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4D >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor.
    Presenter: Cynthia Li, PhD, OTR – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Presenter: Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD – Duke University
    Presenter: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University
    Presenter: Bryant A. Seamon, PT, DPT, PhD (he/him/his) – Medical University of South Carolina
    Clinical PracticeCross CuttingHealth Services Research
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    End-of-life Conversations with Adult Patients and Their Families: Evidence-based Guidelines for Occupational and Physical Therapists 4220
    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.
    Presenter: Olivia SJ Crozier, BHSc, PhD (c) – Western University
    Presenter: Timothy A. Reistetter, PhD, OTR, FAOTA – UT Health San Antonio
    Presenter: Saurabh Mehta, PT, PhD, GCS – East Tennessee State University
    Presenter: Mandi L. Sonnenfeld, PhD, MOT, OTR/L – Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Presenter: Neha Dewan, PhD – Western University of health sciences
    Presenter: Ryan M. Carrick, PhD, MHS, OTR/L – Augusta University
    Presenter: Erica Lo, BHSc – Western University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCancer RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeCross CuttingNeurodegenerative Disease
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Exercise and Brain Health in Multiple Sclerosis SS4
    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 M. Sandroff – Kessler Foundation
    Cross CuttingNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticity
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    The past and Future of Connected Sensor Technologies in Rehabilitation 1188
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Michelle R. Rauzi, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Veterans Affairs
    Presenter: Rachael B. Akay, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Presenter: Denise Gobert, PT, PhD, NCS – Texas State University
    TechnologyBehavioral Health SciencesCardiopulmonary RehabilitationCross CuttingLimb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsPain RehabilitationTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    The Role of Enablement Theory in Rehabilitation Practice, Education, and Research 2557
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Shanti M. Pinto, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers) – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, FACRM – University at Buffalo
    Presenter: Jamie Gibson, BSc PG Cert FHEA MCSP – Guy's St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
    Presenter: Carla Tierney-Hendricks, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Gareth D. Jones, PhD – Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
    Presenter: John Whyte, MD, PhD – Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Cross CuttingRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM  
    Outpatient Rehabilitation Pathways for Patients Discharged from Skilled Nursing Facilities to the Community: A Learning Health System Study 1863
    Location:  ROOM: Williford C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford C is the third room on your right.
    Presenting Author: Cynthia Li, PhD, OTR – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Non-presenting Author: Md Ibrahim Tahashilder – Office of Biostatistics
    Non-presenting Author: Deb Bielek, MS, CCC-SLP – Ensign Group Inc.
    Non-presenting Author: Daniel E. Ciolek, PT, MS, PMP – American Health Care Association
    Non-presenting Author: Jim Butcher – Ensign Group Inc.
    Non-presenting Author: Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD, FAPTA (she/her/hers) – Department of Physical Therapy, University of PIttsburgh
    Cross CuttingHealth Services Research
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    Fireside Chat: ACRM Policy & Advocacy Initiatives 2025 (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: Prateek Grover, MD PhD MHA – Penn State University College of Medicine and University
    LeadershipAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCancer RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeCross CuttingNeurodegenerative DiseaseBrain InjuryStrokeSpinal Cord InjuryTechnologyHealth Services Research
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Co-designing and Conducting Evidence-informed Trainings for People with Lived Experience to Deliver Peer Support Interventions 1949
    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: Christina Papadimitriou, PhD FACRM – Oakland University
    Presenter: Audrey Phillips, MS, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Corresponding Presenter: Susan Magasi (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Clinical PracticeCross Cutting
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Don't Be the Frog in Boiling Water- considerations When Choosing Mentorship and Supervisors 1212
    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: Megan Vaughan, SLPD, CBIS – Integrative Performance Labs
    Presenter: Julie M. Faieta, n/a – University of Pittsburgh
    Health Services ResearchClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCross CuttingHealth Services ResearchLeadership
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Practical Guidelines for Managing Emotions After a Stroke 2555
    Location:  ROOM: Williford B >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford B is the second room on your right.
    Presenter: Olivia SJ Crozier, BHSc, PhD (c) – Western University
    Non-presenting author: Monika M. Gross, BFA, MSME/T, M.STAT, M.AmSAT, M.ATI – The Poise Project
    Presenter: Pooja Jethani, OT, OTD, OTR – MGH Institute of Health Professions
    Presenter: Urvashy Gopaul, MSc, PT, PhD – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
    Caregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeCross CuttingStroke
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Employment in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Intervention Strategies for the Whole Team 4210
    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.
    Presenter: Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Mitra Rouhani, PhD, MSPT, BSPT – Northwestern University
    Presenter: Dawn M. Ehde, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Non-presenting Contributor: Paulo Aco, MS – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Pamela M. Capraro, MS CRC – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting Contributor: Cole R. Hougo (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting Contributor: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
    Non-presenting Contributor: Kurt L. Johnson, PhD – University of Washington
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCancer RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeCross CuttingNeurodegenerative Disease
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    From Rehab to Real Life: Enhancing Physical Activity for People with Disabilities 1214
    Location:  ROOM: Williford A >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford A is the first room on your right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Emily Kringle, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Presenter: Amos Badu, BSC Physiotherapy – University of Minnesota
    Presenter: Kerri A. Morgan, PhD OTR/L – Washington University
    Clinical PracticeBrain InjuryCross CuttingLifestyle MedicineNeurodegenerative DiseaseSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Improving Cognitive Care for Cancer Survivors: Addressing Barriers, Enhancing Facilitators, and Implementing Interdisciplinary Care 1189
    Location:  ROOM: Williford C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford C is the third room on your right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Christina Weyer Jamora, PhD – UCSF
    Presenter: Arash Asher, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Presenter: Sherry Hite, Hite, MOT, OTR/L – City of Hope
    Presenter: Jessica Engle, DO – John Hopkins
    Cancer RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeCross CuttingLeadership
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH FOR ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: COUNSELING SKILLS TO BUILD THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Vanessa Botero, MS CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Ola Neuro Speech Therapy and Advent Health
    Presenter: Jennifer Bommer, LPC, CBIS – Texas Neurotrauma Counseling, PLLC
    Brain InjuryCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchCross CuttingSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationEthicsStrokeTrauma
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Research Reality Check: The Unseen Challenges That Shape Rehabilitation Researchers' Journeys 1198
    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: Rachel E. Cowan, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Brooks C. Wingo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    LeadershipCross CuttingWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    ACS TBI Best Practice Guidelines 2024: Collaborative Partnership with ACRM to Improve Interdisciplinary Care for TBI Part 2: Implications for Rehabilitation 1166
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #3 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #3 is located to the left in the small corridor.
    Corresponding Presenter: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C (she/her/hers) – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
    Presenter: Joseph T. Giacino, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation/Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Flora M. Hammond, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeCross CuttingEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitTrauma
  • 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  
    Mentorship Among Professionals of Color Within the Rehabilitation Field 1909
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4D >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor.
    Corresponding Presenter: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD – Atrium Health
    Presenter: Terrence M. Pugh, MD – Carolinas Rehabilitation and Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Presenter: Tolu O. Oyesanya, PhD, RN (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Nursing
    Presenter: Leon Chandler, MD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Presenter: Sima A. Desai, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation & Wake Forest SOM
    SOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationCross Cutting
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Partners in Progress: Creating Successful Clinical-research Alliances in Rehabilitation Medicine
    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: Rachel E. Cowan, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Brooks C. Wingo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Non-presenting author: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    LeadershipCross CuttingEthicsWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    From Idea to I/EP: A Practical, Hands-on Workshop on Writing an Archives of PM&R Information/education Page
    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: Abiodun E. Akinwuntan, PhD, MPH, MBA,MIH – University Of Kansas Medical Center
    Presenter: Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Southern Californian
    LeadershipAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCancer RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeCross CuttingNeurodegenerative DiseaseBrain InjuryStrokeSpinal Cord InjuryTechnologyHealth Services Research
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Implementation of a Positional Vertigo Framework in Inpatient Rehab Hospital 2126
    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: Alisa G. Dunn, PT, MHA (she/her/hers) – WakeMed Rehab Hospital
    Presenter: Blair Hobble, PT, DPT, CBIS (she/her/hers) – WakeMed Rehab Hospital
    Clinical PracticeAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryCross CuttingLeadershipRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemSpinal Cord InjuryTechnologyTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
    A Vascular Risk Reduction Intervention for People with Post-stroke Executive Function Impairments and Biological Family Members: A Protocol for the Champs-tr Feasibility Trial 1057
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #3 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #3 is located to the left in the small corridor.
    Presenting Author: Suzanne Burns, PhD, OTR/L – University of New Mexico
    Non-presenting Author: Michele L. Head, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP (she/her/hers) – University of New Mexico-College of Nursing
    Non-presenting Author: Sharon Schaaf, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP, AGACNP, CNE – University of New Mexico
    Non-presenting Author: Jessica Richardson, PhD, CCC-SLP – University of New Mexico
    Non-presenting Author: Davin Quinn, MD – University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
    Non-presenting Author: Tim Dionne, PhD, OTR/L – University of New Mexico
    StrokeAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchCross CuttingLifestyle MedicineNeuroplasticityTechnology
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Improving Access to Post-acute Care for People with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Next Steps 1953
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #3 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #3 is located to the left in the small corridor.
    Corresponding Presenter: Mary D. Slavin, PT, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilition Hospital
    Presenter: Flora M. Hammond, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Presenter: Joseph T. Giacino, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation/Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: John Whyte, MD, PhD – Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Presenter: Cynthia L. Beaulieu, PhD, ABPP-CN – The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Presenter: Anne Deutsch (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeCross CuttingHealth Services Research
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Oncology Rehabilitation and Exercise: The Right Intervention for the Right Patient at the Right Time SS9
    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
    Presenter: Kathryn H. Schmitz, PhD, MPH, FACSM, FTOS, FSBM, FNAK, FSEM (she/her/hers) – UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Cancer RehabilitationCross CuttingLifestyle Medicine