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  • 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
  • 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
    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
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Combatting Moral Injury Through Advocacy: One Rehabilitation Unit's Experience Pushing Back Against Pediatric Firearm Violence 1906
    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: Sarah Carter, LCSW-C (she/her/hers) – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    Presenter: Laura E. Black, MD, MPH – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    LeadershipEthicsTrauma
  • 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
    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
    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  
    Improving Effectiveness of Decisional Capacity Evaluations for Individuals with Aphasia 1943
    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: Michelle Armour, MS, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Eric B. Larson, PhD ABPP – Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Andrea Harrell, CCC-SLP – Northwestern Medicine
    Clinical PracticeEthicsStroke
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Patient Enthusiasm Meets Provider Concern: Conflicting Perspectives on Open Notes in Rehabilitation After Brain Injury 1870
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4D >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor.
    Presenting Author: Katy H. O'Brien, PhD CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
    Non-presenting author: Natalie V. Covington, PhD CCC-SLP – University of Minnesota
    Non-presenting Author: Olivia Vruwink, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Non-presenting Author: Scott Friedman, PhD – SIFT
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeEthicsStroke
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    Publishing in High-impact Rehabilitation Journals 0920 3311
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
    Presenter: Leighton Chan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – NIH Clinical Center
    Presenter: Helen M. Hoenig, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Duke University Medical School
    Presenter: Jeffrey Basford, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Writing Grants & Getting FundedEthicsLeadership
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Patient Coping: The Importance of Assessing Spiritual and Existential Distress in Acute Rehabilitation Patients 2570
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Holly E. Medearis, DNP, MSN, MDiv, RN, CRRN, CPHQ (she/her/hers) – Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Joseph Medearis, MDiv, BCC – Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
    Clinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineEthics