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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM - 5:30 PM  
    Enhancing Rehabilitative Medicine with Lifestyle Medicine **NEW FREE ONE-DAY COURSE: 26 OCT** 1763
    Location:  ROOM: Continental Ballroom B & C 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 & C Lobby is directly adjacent to the center section of the Continental Ballroom.
    Corresponding Presenter: Melissa Bernstein, PhD,RDN,LD,FAND,DipACLM,FACLM,FNAP – College of Health Professions and Chicago Medical School Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    Presenter: Jeffrey Damaschke, PT, DPT, PhD, DipACLM, FNAP (he/him/his) – Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    Presenter: Sarah Haag, PT, DPT, MS (she/her/hers) – Rosalind Franklin University
    Presenter: Wendy Rheault
    Presenter: John Paul McHugh, MD, FACOG, FACLM (he/him/his) – The American College of Lifestyle Medicine
    Presenter: Obada Obaisi, MD (he/him/his) – RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Presenter: Yvonne Cosentino, OTD, OTR/L – Lincoln Land Community College
    Presenter: Jan Dowell, MS MHS DipACLM CCMS RDN – Lincoln Land Community College; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    Presenter: Andrew Mock, MD MPH FACLM DipACLM DipABPM DABFM – Hoag Medical Group - Hoag Compass
    Lifestyle Medicine
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    Benefits of an Interdisciplinary Care Model for Early Intervention in People with Parkinson's Disease 4208
    Location:  ROOM: Williford C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford C is the third room on your right.
    Presenter: Hannah Redd, PT, DPT, NCS (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan Abilitylab
    Presenter: Kaley Brouwer, OTR/L, CLT (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Benjamin J. Friedman, MD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseClinical PracticeLifestyle MedicineMeasurementTechnology
  • 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
  • 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
    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  
    State of the Science: Dance and Neurorehabilitation 1919
    Location:  ROOM: Williford B >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford B is the second room on your right.
    Presenter: Lise C. Worthen-Chaudhari (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Presenter: Bhillie Luciani, MSc (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Arts & NeuroscienceAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCancer RehabilitationLifestyle MedicineRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    From Challenges to Change: Elevating Diet Quality for Optimal Health Following Spinal Cord Injuries/disorders 4212
    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: Jia Li – The Ohio State University
    Presenter: Ceren Yarar-Fisher, PT, PhD – Ohio State University
    Presenter: Sherri LaVela, PhD, MPH, MBA – Department of Veterans Affairs & Northwestern University
    Presenter: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
    Lifestyle MedicineSpinal Cord Injury
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM  
    Feasibility and Acceptability of a Wheelchair Exercise Training Program in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis 1067
    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: Stephanie Silveira – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health
    Presenting Author: Angela Piasecki, MPH – The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health
    Non-presenting Author: Robert W. Motl, PhD, FSBM, FNAK – University of Illinois Chicago
    Non-presenting Author: Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, PhD – Craig Hospital
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseLifestyle MedicineTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM  
    Efficacy of Tele-exercise to Promote Empowered Movement with Spinal Cord Injury (TEEMS): An Online Group Exercise Program
    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: Laura A. Baehr, PT, DPT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Drexel University
    Non-presenting Author: Martha Childress, OTD – Drexel University
    Non-presenting Author: June Maloney, PT, DPT – Drexel University
    Non-presenting Author: Jim Morrison – Drexel University
    Non-presenting Author: Shivayogi V. Hiremath, PhD (he/him/his) – Temple University
    Non-presenting Author: Michael Bruneau, PHD, FACSM, ACSM EP-C, NASM CPT – Drexel University
    Non-presenting Author: Margaret Finley, PT, PhD – Drexel University
    Spinal Cord InjuryLifestyle MedicineTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Occupational Therapy Health Self-management Program for Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study
    Location:  ROOM: Waldorf Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Waldorf is the first room on your left.
    Presenting Author: Yoko E. Fukumura, PhD, OTR/L – University of Southern California
    Non-presenting Author: Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTR/L – University of Southern California
    Behavioral Health SciencesCancer RehabilitationHealth Services ResearchLifestyle MedicineTelehealth
  • 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 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  
    Part 1: Effective Interdisciplinary Approach to Pain Management Education Within the Neurological Population 1950
    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: Elizabeth Strehlow, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
    Presenter: Sarah Peters, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Melissa Cosgrove, MA, CCC-SLP – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
    Presenter: Abigail Coskrey, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Jane Mikhaylov, PT, DPT, NCS, MDT – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
    Clinical PracticeLifestyle MedicineNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Part 2: Integrating Cognitive Rehabilitation Techniques Within an Interdisciplinary Pain Education Program 1177
    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: Elizabeth Strehlow, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
    Presenter: Abigail Coskrey, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Melissa Cosgrove, MA, CCC-SLP – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
    Presenter: Jane Mikhaylov, PT, DPT, NCS, MDT – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
    Presenter: Sarah Peters, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Pain RehabilitationClinical PracticeLifestyle MedicineNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    The Utility of Music-based Interventions for Pain Management 1190
    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: Lisa M. Gallagher, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic
    Presenter: Meng-Shan Lee, PhD, MT-BC – Duquesne University
    Presenter: Yulin Wang, MMT, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Fudan University
    Arts & NeuroscienceBehavioral Health SciencesComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Health Promotion and Obesity Management in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
    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: Anton Dietzen, DC, MD – Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Northwestern Medicine
    Presenter: Margaret A. Tunney, PsyD – Kennedy Krieger Institute / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Lifestyle MedicinePediatric Rehabilitation
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    State of the Science: Visual Art as Neurorehabilitation 1917
    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.
    Presenter: Jean A. Shelton, PhD – On With Life, Inc
    Presenter: Christine Kurczaba-Aquino, PA-C MMSc – Museum Studies Student Oakton / Volunteer Our Heart Speaks
    Presenter: Clare Burke, MA, LCPC, ATR, CADC (she/her/hers) – Institute for Therapy through the Arts
    Arts & NeuroscienceBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle MedicineNeurodegenerative DiseasePain RehabilitationStroke
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Change in Presentation of Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathy over a 6-year Period Post Treatment: A Case Study 1874
    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.
    Presenting Author: Lise C. Worthen-Chaudhari (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth Lerner Papautsky, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Non-presenting Author: Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH – Yale University
    Arts & NeuroscienceBehavioral Health SciencesCancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeLifestyle Medicine
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis
    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.
    Non-presenting Author: Danielle Madison, DO – Lakeland Regional Medical Center
    Non-presenting Author: Adriana Morales Rivera, MD – Lakeland Regional Health
    Non-presenting Author: Dylon Collins, DO – Lakeland Regional Health
    Presenting Author: Isabel Lam, DO – Lakeland Regional Health
    Presenting Author: Daniel Khokhar, DO – Lakeland Regional Health
    Non-presenting Author: Garrett Synder, DO – Lakeland Regional Health
    Non-presenting Author: Anthony Thompson, MD – Lakeland Regional Health
    Non-presenting Author: Mark Soliman, MD – Lakeland Regional Health
    Non-presenting Author: Daniela Carralero Somoza, MD – Lakeland Regional Health
    Non-presenting Author: Michael Sabina, DO – Lakeland Regional Health
    Pain RehabilitationComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle Medicine
  • 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
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM  
    Integrating Cancer Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Medicine: A Proposed Partnership and Case Example from the RISE Cancer Survivorship Clinic
    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: Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTR/L – University of Southern California
    Non-presenting author: Kathleen D. Lyons, ScD, OTR/L – MGH Institute of Health Professions
    Non-presenting author: Yoko E. Fukumura, PhD, OTR/L – University of Southern California
    Non-presenting author: Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM – Wellness Synergy, LLC
    Non-presenting author: Rachelle Brick, PhD, OTR/L
    Non-presenting author: Mackenzi Pergolotti, PhD, MS, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Select Medical
    Non-presenting author: Stephen B. Wechsler, PhD, DPT
    Non-presenting author: Maria C. Chang Swartz, PhD, MPH, RDN, LD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Non-presenting author: Jennifer M. Jones, PhD – UHN/Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
    Non-presenting author: Aneesha Virani, PhD CCC SLP (she/her/hers) – Northside Hospital
    Non-presenting author: Courtney P. Williams, DrPH
    Cancer RehabilitationLifestyle Medicine
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM  
    Mediating Role of Rehabilitation in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depressive Disorders, and Quality of Life: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey 1856
    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.
    Non-presenting Author: Ickpyo Hong, PhD. OTR – College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University
    Arts & NeuroscienceLifestyle Medicine
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Life After the IEP: Jaguar Jumps, a Bridge Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
    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: Robbie Kuchler O'Shea, PT, DPT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Governors State University
    Presenter: Michelle Sebasco – Governors State University
    Pediatric RehabilitationLifestyle Medicine
  • 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