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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    IC20: Future Trends in Mobile Rehabilitation (mRehab): Designing and Implementing Technology-supported Interventions for Remote Rehabilitation
    Location:  ROOM: Williford C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford C is the third room on your right.
    Moderator: Mike Jones, PhD – Shepherd Center
    Corresponding Presenter: John T. Morris, PhD, FACRM (he/him/his) – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: David J. Reinkensmeyer, PhD – University of California Irvine
    Presenter: Amanda R. Rabinowitz, PhD – Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Presenter: Raeda K. Anderson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Dalise T. Robinson, MA-CCC/SLP – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Jacob Cartwright, B.Sc., MS. – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Brad Willingham, PhD – Shepherd Center
    Panelist: Alex W.K. Wong, PhD, DPhil – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University
    Panelist: Karen M. Tamley (she/her/hers) – Access Living
    Non-presenting author: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Non-Presenting Contributor: George H. Collier, PhD (he/him/his) – Shepherd Center
    TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceBig DataClinical PracticeMachine LearningStrokeTelehealth
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM  
    A Team Behind the Athlete: Optimizing ACL and FAI Post-surgical Recovery: A Data-driven, Multidisciplinary Approach to Athlete Rehabilitation 2558
    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.
    Presenter: Stefanie Bourassa, PT, DPT – Hartford Healthcare Rehabilitation Network
    Corresponding Presenter: Christopher Barrett, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS – Hartford HealthCare
    Presenter: Peter Lucchio, PsyD (he/him/his) – Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital
    Corresponding Presenter: Erin Garibay, MS – Hartford Healthcare, Bone and Joint Institute
    Non-presenting author: Bruce Brazeal, TSAC-F, CSCS, USAW – Hartford Healthcare
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataClinical PracticeMachine LearningRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnology
  • 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
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Ai-powered Movement Analysis and a Causal Framework for Precision Rehabilitation SS1
    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: R. James Cotton, MD, PhD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab / Northwestern University
    Big DataArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Beyond Chatbots: Harnessing AI for Chronic Disease Management and Rehabilitation SS2
    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: Mojtaba Khaliji – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Md Refat Uz Zaman Sajib (he/him/his) – Department of Health & Kinesiology, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Chung-Yi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Virtual OptionArtificial IntelligenceBehavioral Health SciencesMachine LearningNeurodegenerative DiseaseTechnologyTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
    Insights from a Scoping Review of Machine Learning Models Predicting Suicide in Military and Veteran Populations 4219
    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: Huaijin Xu, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Kortney Wilcher – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Xiaotian Gao – Baylor College of Medicine
    Presenter: Quinn Ham – University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Md Refat Uz Zaman Sajib (he/him/his) – Department of Health & Kinesiology, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Mojtaba Khaliji – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Chung-Yi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Behavioral Health SciencesMachine LearningMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
    Overcoming Challenges in Stroke Rehabilitation by Integrating AI and Technology Throughout the Care Continuum 1209
    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.
    Presenter: Talya K. Fleming, MD, FAAPMR – JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Qinyin Qiu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rutgers School of Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science
    Corresponding Presenter: Mee Eriksson, n/a (she/her/hers) – NeuroTechR3, Inc.
    Presenter: Natalia Noce – Rutgers School of Health Professions
    Presenter: Amanda Gross – NeuroTechR3, Inc.
    StrokeArtificial IntelligenceClinical PracticeMachine LearningNeuroplasticityTechnologyTelehealth
     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
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM  
    Application of a Biopsychosocial Framework to Identify Prognostics Factors of Patients Most Likely to Self-discharge from Physical Therapy Early on in the Plan of Care
    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.
    Presenting Author: Tim F. Marshall, PhD, MHA, MS – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Thomas Agrusti, MPH, CPH – Ivy Rehab Network
    Non-presenting Author: Chase Hendley, n/a – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Christopher G. Bise, PT, DPT, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Clinical PracticeBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataHealth Services ResearchMachine LearningPain Rehabilitation
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM  
    Integrating Treatment Notes and Smart Home Sensor Data for Adverse Event Prediction
    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.
    Presenting Author: Rachel Wolpert, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningTechnology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM  
    Towards a Clinically Viable Measurement of Gait Quality: Construction and Validation of a Multiple Sclerosis Gait Deviation Index
    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: Alexander Barry, MS, CCRC (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting Author: Weena Dee, DPT – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting Author: Milap Sandhu, PT, PHD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseClinical PracticeMeasurementMachine Learning
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM  
    Machine Learning Algorithms for Prediction of Ambulation and Wheelchair Transfer Ability in Spina Bifida
    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: Gina P. McKernan, PhD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Matt Mesoros, BS – University of Pittsburgh
    Non-presenting Author: Brad E. Dicianno, MD – University of Pittsburgh, VA Healthcare System
    Machine Learning
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM  
    Understanding Falls Risk Profiles in Older Adults: Clinical Subgroups Informed by Machine Learning and Clinician Insight
    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.
    Presenting Author: Brittany Samulski, DPT, PhD – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Neda Moghim – Old Dominion Univerisity
    Non-presenting Author: Ashwini Kulkarni, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Pooyan Salavati – Formerly with Department of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
    Non-presenting Author: Ross Gore – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Soumya Banerjee – Old Dominion University
    Non-presenting Author: Christopher K. Rhea – Old Dominion University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    7:15 PM - 8:00 PM  
    Fireside Chat: The Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation: Challenging traditional academic publishing models through community engagement to foster humanism and advance disability health equity (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: Sarah Blanton, PT, DPT – Emory University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceBig DataCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeMeasurementMachine LearningNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnologyTelehealth
  • 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
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Empowering Caregivers: Using Industry 4.0 Technology to Safeguard the Most Vulnerable Seniors from Falls in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Memory Care Facilities
    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: Jeff Leismer, PhD – VibeTech
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceBig DataCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeMeasurementMachine LearningNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnologyTelehealth
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Using Machine Learning and Wearable Devices to Advance Research and Patient Care Using Spinal Cord Injury as a Model SS12
    Location:  ROOM: Waldorf Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Waldorf is the first room on your left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Gino Panza, PhD – Wayne State University, Department of Veteran Affairs
    Presenter: Andrew D. Delgado, PhD (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine
    Presenter: Alexandra Soltesz (she/her/hers) – Wayne State University
    Presenter: Zijian Huang – University of Pittsburgh
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Shane Balthazaar, PhD, RDCS, FASE, FHEA (he/him/his) – School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham UK
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Tom E. Nightingale, BSc, PhD, FHEA, AHCS (he/him/his) – School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
    Artificial IntelligenceBig DataMeasurementMachine LearningSpinal Cord Injury
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Smart Wheelchairs: State-of-the-field and Future Directions
    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.
    Presenter: Pooja Viswanathan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Western University, Braze Mobility Inc.
    Presenter: Terrence Ho (he/him/his) – Braze Mobility Inc.
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningPediatric RehabilitationSpasticitySpatial NeglectSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnology
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Feasibility of the Accessible Home App Suite 1062
    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.
    Presenting Author: Suzanne Burns, PhD, OTR/L – University of New Mexico
    Presenting Author: Rochelle J. Mendonca, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA – Columbia University
    Presenting Author: Mohd Anayetul Karim Samaun – Marquette University
    Non-presenting Author: Noralyn D. Pickens, PhD, OT, FAOTA, FNAP – College of Health Sciences and College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University
    Non-presenting Author: Alethia Blough – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    TechnologyAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchClinical PracticeMeasurementMachine Learning
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
    Importance of Incorporating Manual & Passive Physical Therapy Interventions with Patients That Present with Higher Amounts of Pain and Distress to Reduce the Likelihood of Early Self Discharge
    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: Tim F. Marshall, PhD, MHA, MS – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Thomas Agrusti, MPH, CPH – Ivy Rehab Network
    Presenting Author: Christopher G. Bise, PT, DPT, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Behavioral Health SciencesBig DataClinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchMachine Learning
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM  
    Optimizing Early Rehabilitation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Ai-driven Prediction for Personalized Treatment Strategies 2529
    Location:  ROOM: Private Dining Room #4 >>> DIRECTIONS Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, take the elevator to the 3rd Floor. Turn left and walk past Astoria and turn left into the corridor. PDR #4 is at the end of the hallway.
    Non-presenting Author: Paola Contessa, PhD – University of Padua
    Non-presenting Author: Elena Barzizza – University of Padua
    Non-presenting Author: Gianluca Regazzo – University of Padua
    Non-presenting Author: Riccardo Ceccato – University of Padua
    Non-presenting Author: Luigi Salmaso – University of Padua
    Presenting Author: Stefano Masiero, MD (he/him/his) – University of Padua
    Machine Learning