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  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    IC15: Facility Dogs: Canine Catalysts for Optimizing Human Health, Performance, and Engagement
    Location:  ROOM: Grand Tradition Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed r straught past the hotel front desk and enter the Grand Tradition Room through the main lobby hallway near the escalators to Lower Level.
    Corresponding Presenter: Cate Dorr, OTD, OTR/L, MSGM – Brooke Army Medical Center; Facility Dogs International
    Presenter: Kristen Shear, PhD, MSN, RN (she/her/hers) – Brooke Army Medical Center; Director, Facility Dogs International
    Clinical PracticeBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryInternationalMeasurementMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    IC7: Implementing Person-centered Goal Directed Care in Neurorehabilitation
    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.
    Presenter: Tracey D. Wallace, MS, CCC-SLP, FACRM – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Bridget A. Cotner, PhD – Edward Hines, Jr VA
    Presenter: April T. Hodge, DPT – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Katherine L. McCauley, PhD – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Russell K. Gore, MD – Shepherd Center Complex - Concussion Clinic / SHARE Military Initiative
    Clinical PracticeBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryMeasurementMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • 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
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
    Military and Veterans Affairs Networking Group
    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.
    Moderator: Tracey D. Wallace, MS, CCC-SLP, FACRM – Shepherd Center
    Military and Veterans Affairs
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  
    Facility Dogs: Canine Catalysts for Optimizing Human Health, Performance, and Engagement Symposium 5132
    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: Cate Dorr, OTD, OTR/L, MSGM – Brooke Army Medical Center; Facility Dogs International
    Presenter: Kristen Shear, PhD, MSN, RN (she/her/hers) – Brooke Army Medical Center; Director, Facility Dogs International
    Clinical PracticeBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryInternationalMeasurementMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • 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
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Development of the ACRM Structured TBI Interview and Application of the ACRM Diagnostic Criteria in Research 1213
    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: Amanda R. Rabinowitz, PhD – Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Presenter: Geoffrey Manley, MD, PhD, FACS – University of California at San Francisco
    Presenter: Lindsay D. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Non-presenting Contributor: Rael Lange, PhD – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • 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
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM  
    Association of Clinical TBI Severity and Military Factors with Veteran TBI Service-connected Disability Ratings and Total Compensation
    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.
    Presenting Author: Clara Dismuke-Greer, PhD – VA Palo Alto Health Care System
    Non-presenting Author: Aryan Esmaeili, n/a – VA Palo Alto Health Care System
    Non-presenting Author: Mary Jo Pugh, PhD, RN – university of utah
    Non-presenting Author: Terri K. Pogoda, PhD – VA Boston Healthcare System
    Non-presenting Author: Megan Amuan, MPH – Salt Lake City VA
    Non-presenting Author: David X. Cifu, MD – VCU PM&R
    Brain InjuryHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM  
    Building Emotional Self-awareness Teletherapy (BEST) for Psychological Health in Service Members and Civilians with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
    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.
    Presenting Author: Dawn M. Neumann, PhD – JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Treven PIckett, PsyD, ABPP – Walter Reed
    Non-presenting Author: Jie Ren, PhD – Indiana University
    Non-presenting Author: Flora M. Hammond, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Brain InjuryBehavioral Health SciencesMilitary and Veterans AffairsTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM  
    Does Loss of Consciousness (LOC) or Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA) Predict Suboptimal Performance on Cognitive-communication Measures in Adults with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury? A LIMBIC-CENC Study
    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.
    Presenting Author: Rocio S. Norman, PhD CCC-SLP – University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: MIchelle Z. Parish, SLPD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: Elizabeth Sanford – South Texas Veterans Health Administration
    Non-presenting Author: Alicia Swan, PhD – South Texas Veterans Health Care System
    Non-presenting Author: Monica Lawson – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: Kelly Cheever, Phd. ATC – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: Skylar D. De La Garza, N/A, n/a – UTHSCSA
    Non-presenting Author: Mary R. Newsome – University of Utah, TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology
    Non-presenting Author: William C. Walker, M.D. – Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Non-presenting Author: Mary Jo Pugh, PhD, RN – university of utah
    Military and Veterans AffairsBig DataBrain InjuryTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Economic Impact of Potential Concussive Event Exposures on the Department of Defense and Veterans Health Administration Systems in the Long-term Impact of Military-relevant Brain Injury (LIMBIC) Study
    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.
    Presenting Author: Clara Dismuke-Greer, PhD – VA Palo Alto Health Care System
    Non-presenting Author: Aryan Esmaeili, n/a – VA Palo Alto Health Care System
    Non-presenting Author: Terri K. Pogoda, PhD – VA Boston Healthcare System
    Non-presenting Author: Mary Jo Pugh, PhD, RN – university of utah
    Non-presenting Author: William C. Walker, M.D. – Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Non-presenting Author: David X. Cifu, MD – VCU PM&R
    Brain InjuryHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM  
    Investigation of Need, Utilization, and Capacity to Acquire Services Among Rural Veterans 1846
    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.
    Presenting Author: Kortney Wilcher – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Non-presenting Author: Chung-Yi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Military and Veterans AffairsBehavioral Health Sciences
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    The Restorative Impact of Perceived Open Space: Applied Neuroaesthetics for Rehabilitation Environments 1187
    Location:  ROOM: Grand Tradition Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed straight past the hotel front desk and enter the Grand Tradition Room through the main lobby hallway near the escalators to Lower Level.
    Corresponding Presenter: David A. Navarrete, EDAC, EDRA CORE (he/him/his) – Sky Factory, Inc.
    Presenter: Teresa A. Moerer, PT (she/her/hers) – Teresa Moerer LLC
    Arts & NeuroscienceCancer RehabilitationCardiopulmonary RehabilitationCaregiver Needs & Related ResearchComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitMilitary and Veterans AffairsPediatric RehabilitationSOAR, Strengthening Opportunities and Accessibility in Rehabilitation
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Transforming Va’s Spinal Cord Injuries & Disorders (SCI/D) System of Care: Improving Age-related Outcomes and Long-term Care Access for Veterans 1197
    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: Bridget A. Cotner, PhD – Edward Hines, Jr VA
    Presenter: Bridget M. Smith, PhD – VA Central Office
    Presenter: Kevin T. Stroupe, PhD – Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Edward Hines , Jr. VA
    Presenter: Dezon K. Finch, PhD – Edward Hines, Jr. VA
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Jennifer L. Sippel, PhD – SCI/D National Program Office, Veterans Health Administration
    Non-presenting Contributor: Rena Steiger-Chadwick, MPH (she/her/hers) – Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Barry Goldstein, MD – SCI/D, VA Central Office
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Bridget M. Hahm, MA, MPH, CCRC – Edward Hines, Jr. VA
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Gabriel Escudero, Jr., MA – Edward Hines, Jr. VA
    Military and Veterans AffairsSpinal Cord Injury
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Enhancing Rehabilitation Care: Access, Cost-effectiveness and Quality Measurement 1957
    Location:  ROOM: Grand Tradition Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed straight past the hotel front desk and enter the Grand Tradition Room through the main lobby hallway near the escalators to Lower Level.
    Corresponding Presenter: Adam R. Kinney, PhD – University of Colorado Denver, VA Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Presenter: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University
    Presenter: Corey Morrow, PhD, MOT, OTR/L (he/him/his) – Division of Occupational Therapy, Medical University of South Carolina
    Presenter: Anne Deutsch (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Brocha Z. Stern, PhD, OTR (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Health Services ResearchAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBig DataBrain InjuryMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Can I Still Join? The Role of the Physiatrist in the Medical Suitability Determination Process for Adolescents Seeking to Serve in the United States Military 2548
    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.
    Presenter: William W. Ide, MD, FAAPMR – University of Virginia
    Presenter: Justin Weppner, DO – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Presenter: Sean A. Lacey, DO – US Navy
    Pediatric RehabilitationMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • 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
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    The Precarious Trifecta: The Interplay Between Traumatic Brain Injury, Moral Injury, and the Military-to-civilian Transition on Veteran Suicide Risk 1182
    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: Katharine Gionet – University of Colorado Marcus Institute for Brain Health
    Behavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    MR-005: A Novel, Music-based Gait Rehabilitation Device Delivering Individualized, Progressively Challenging and Autonomous Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation at Home to Adults with Parkinson’s Disease 1161
    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.
    Presenter: Kirsten Smayda, PhD – MedRhythms
    Presenter: Lou N. Awad, PT, DPT, PhD – Boston University
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseArts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeConsumer EngagementMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityTechnology
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Unlocking High-value Rehabilitation: Routine Data, Remarkable Outcomes SS11
    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.
    Presenter: Adam R. Kinney, PhD – University of Colorado Denver, VA Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Presenter: Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD – Duke University
    Moderator: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University
    Virtual OptionHealth Services ResearchBig DataBrain InjuryClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Working at the Intersection of Substance Use Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury 1211
    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: Megan Vaughan, SLPD, CBIS – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBehavioral Health SciencesMilitary and Veterans AffairsBrain Injury