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  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    4:30 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
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    A Pilot Study of an Innovative Hand Exoskeleton: Nuada Glove 2556
    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: Jeff Hiserman, Physical Therapist – Spectrum Ergonomics and Occupational Health Services
    TechnologyClinical PracticeNeurodegenerative DiseaseSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTrauma
     CE: OT and PT credit only
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    American College of Surgeons Traumatic Brain Injury Best Practice Guidelines 2024: Novel Collaborative Partnership to Improve Interdisciplinary Care for Survivors of TBI: Part 1 Acute Care
    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: Amelia Maiga, MD, MPH, FACS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Presenter: Shanti M. Pinto, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers) – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Yelena Bodien – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Presenter: Geoffrey Manley, MD, PhD, FACS – University of California at San Francisco
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitTrauma
  • 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  
    ACS TBI Best Practice Guidelines 2024: Collaborative Partnership with ACRM to Improve Interdisciplinary Care for TBI Part 2: Implications for Rehabilitation 1166
    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: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C (she/her/hers) – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
    Presenter: Joseph T. Giacino, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation/Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Flora M. Hammond, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeCross CuttingEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitTrauma
  • 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
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Seeking Feedback on the Currency of CARF International's Spinal Cord Injury Specialty Program Accreditation Standards 1916
    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.
    Presenter: Terrence C. Carolan, MSPT, MBA – CARF International
    Spinal Cord InjuryPediatric RehabilitationTrauma
  • 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
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Brain Injury Risk in Intimate Partner Violence: A New Resource for Frontline Professionals Working with Intimate Partner Violence in Shelters
    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
    Presenting Author: Brooke E. Holt, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Presenting Author: Flora Nikolaou, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Cyprus
    Presenting Author: Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT. Reg. (Ont.) – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Fofi Constantinidou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS, FACRM, FASHA (she/her/hers) – University of CYprus
    Presenting Author: Denise Gobert, PT, PhD, NCS – Texas State University
    Brain InjuryTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
    Effect of the APOE4 Genotype on the Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid-beta and Tau Levels in Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury 4234
    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.
    Author: Amrutha Bindu Nagella, MBBS, MD (she/her/hers) – Rehabilation Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo
    Author: Michelle Eliason, MS, OTR/L – University at Buffalo
    Author: Stacey C. Li – Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
    Brain InjuryAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeNeurodegenerative DiseaseTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
    Focused shock wave therapy (ESWT) and electromagnetic transduction therapy (EMTT) improves bone healing: a prospective case-controlled study for select foot and ankle procedures
    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.
    Presenting Author: Ludger Gerdesmeyer, n/a – Mare Clinic
    Non-presenting Author: amol Saxena – Dept Foot and Ankle
    Non-presenting Author: Elisabeth Bondi – Dept F&A
    Non-presenting Author: Martin Ringeisen – Privatpraxis Dr. med. Martin Ringeisen
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineInternationalTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Post-traumatic Confusional State: Pathophysiology and Biomarkers Related to Diagnosis and Prognosis - A Scoping Review
    Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4G >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Turn left at the Pullman Boardroom. Room 4G is at the end of the corridor.
    Presenting Author: Douglas I. Katz, MD (he/him/his) – Boston University / Encompass Health Braintree Rehab
    Presenting Author: Yelena Bodien – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Non-presenting Author: Afik Faerman – Boulder Neuropsychological Services
    Non-presenting Author: Bei Zhang, MD, MSc – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Non-presenting Author: Emma-Jane Mallas – Imperial College London
    Non-presenting Author: Natalie M. Gilmore, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Sonja Blum, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Yelena Bogdanova, PhD, PhD – Boston University
    Non-presenting Author: Jessica V G Correa, PT, MSc – Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo
    Non-presenting Author: Brigid Dwyer, MD – Boston University, Dept of Neurology
    Non-presenting Author: Min Jeong P. Graf, MD – Hennepin Healthcare, Dept of PM&R, Unniversity of Minnesota, Dept of Rehab Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Keira Hays, PhD, ABPP-CN – Craig Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Michael H. Marino, MD – Moss Rehab- Jefferson Health
    Non-presenting Author: Amy M. Shapiro-Rosenbaum, PhD (she/her/hers) – Park Terrace Care Center
    Non-presenting Author: Julie Schwertfeger, PhD, DPT, MBA – Louisiana State University Health Shreveport
    Non-presenting Author: Mark Sherer, Ph.D., ABPP, FACRM – Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center
    Non-presenting Author: Michael W. Williams, Ph.D. – University of Houston
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Interdisciplinary Vestibular Screening and Treatment Protocols for TBI, SCI, and Oncologic Diagnoses in Inpatient Rehabilitation 1928
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Claire E. Spech, PT, DPT – Atrium Health Carolina's Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Sima A. Desai, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation & Wake Forest SOM
    Presenter: Katie L. Sewell, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Kelly Werts, DPT (she/her/hers) – Advocate Health
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 30th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Safe Storage Program: Establishing a Firearm Safety Counseling Program in a Pediatric Rehabilitation Setting 1941
    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: Sarah Carter, LCSW-C (she/her/hers) – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    Presenter: Michelle E. Melicosta, MD, MPH, MSc (she/her/hers) – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    Clinical PracticePediatric RehabilitationTrauma