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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
    7:30 AM - 2:30 PM  
    ACRM Leadership Development Course
    Location:  ROOM: Williford B & C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford B & C is the second room on your right.
    Keynote Speaker: Karen M. Tamley (she/her/hers) – Access Living
    Presenter: Kim E. Fenesy, DMD – Rutgers University - School of Dental Medicine
    Presenter: Denise Rodgers, MD, FAAFP – Rutgers University
    Presenter: Patricia A. Findley, DrPH, MSW (she/her/hers) – Loyola University Chicago
    LeadershipCareer Development
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    IC13: The Parkinson’s Exercise and Rehabilitation Ecosystem: Bridging Neuroplasticity, Evidence-based Programs, and Community Engagement
    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: Cynthia M. Fox, PhD (she/her/hers) – LSVT Global, Inc.
    Presenter: David Leventhal, BA – Dance for PD @ Mark Morris Dance Group
    Presenter: Ryan A. Cotton, PT, DHSc (he/him/his) – Rock Steady Boxing
    Presenter: Andrea Merriam (she/her/hers) – Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance
    Presenter: Jenna Deidel – Davis Phinney Foundation
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseLeadershipNeuroplasticitySOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM  
    PLENARY I: Nothing About Us Without Us: The Importance of Centering Disability Inclusion in Healthcare and Rehabilitation
    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: Karen M. Tamley (she/her/hers) – Access Living
    Virtual OptionLeadership
  • 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
  • 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
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
    Art and Advocacy: The Art of Using Art as a Tool and Process for Disability Advocacy and Community Support 1179
    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: Chunshan (Sandie) Yi, ATR-BC (she/her/hers) – Access Living
    Presenter: Gabiela Tahsuda – Access Living
    Health Services ResearchArts & NeuroscienceComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLeadershipLifestyle MedicineSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
    Be the Change Agent in Your Community Through Advocacy: Creating Patient Resources Where You Live 1964
    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: Erin L. Jones, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS (she/her/hers) – Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Christine Davidson, PT, DPT, MBA, NCS – Orlando Health
    Leadership
  • 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
  • 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  
    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
    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  
    How to Combat the “influencer Effect”: Effective Design and Evaluation of Organizational Healthcare Information Campaigns in a Social Media Age 1929
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4H >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Turn left at the Pullman Boardroom. Room 4H is to your left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Grayson Stephen Chao, PT,DPT,OCS,CSCS (he/him/his) – NYU/CUNY CSI
    Presenter: Dustin A. Herlich, MA (he/him/his) – American Academy of Dermatology
    Clinical PracticeLeadershipTechnology
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Raising the Standard for Delivering Rehabilitation Care Across the Continuum: the Facility, the Health Worker, and the Limb Loss Community 1946
    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: Julia Y. To Dutka, EdD (she/her/hers) – TruMerit (formerly CGFNS International)
    Presenter: Terrence C. Carolan, MSPT, MBA – CARF International
    Presenter: Prateek Grover, MD PhD MHA – Penn State University College of Medicine and University
    InternationalLeadershipLimb CareMeasurementSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation
  • 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  
    Leveraging Innovative Solutions in EHR and Advanced Rehab Tech to Reduce PT Burnout 2560
    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: Kayla Covert, n/a (she/her/hers) – Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
    Presenter: Chad Swank, PT, PhD – Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
    Presenter: Brian Hull, PT, DPT, MBA, BCHE – Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Jourdan K. Baker, PT, DPT – Baylor Scott & White - Institute for Rehab
    LeadershipTechnology
  • 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  
    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  
    Future-proofing Health Care: Dei-driven Recruitment and Retention Strategies in Healthcare Education 1908
    Location:  ROOM: Waldorf Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Waldorf is the first room on your left.
    Presenter: Diana Cherkiss, M.M.S., M.P.H., P.A.-C (she/her/hers) – Nova Southeastern University
    SOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in RehabilitationLeadership
  • 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  
    Innovative Approaches to Integrating Evidence-based Practice: Appreciative Inquiry and Microlearning
    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: Jacqueline Kish, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, FACRM, FAAN (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Clinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchLeadership
  • 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
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    The Journey to Effective Academic Leadership: Insights, Growth, and Achieving Work-life Harmony 2547
    Location:  ROOM: Williford B >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford B is the second room on your right.
    Presenter: Diana Cherkiss, M.M.S., M.P.H., P.A.-C (she/her/hers) – Nova Southeastern University
    Leadership
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    When Leaders Connect, People Stay: A Blueprint for Retention and Engagement Starting at the Top 1924
    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: Moe Carrick, MS – Health Care Leader
    LeadershipSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation