The Rehabilitation Measures Database: A Curricular Resource for Collaboration with Health Professional Students 1195

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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(s)

Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, FACRM, FAAN (she/her/hers)

Associate Director, CROR
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Aurora, Illinois, United States

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Presenter(s)

Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his)

Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sabrin Rizk, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States
Sharon Parmet, MS

Healthcare Communications Associate
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maya R. Smith, Student

Entry Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy Student
University of Illinois-Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States

The Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) provides opportunities for educators, students, and clinicians to gain knowledge and confidence in the use of standardized assessments. Participants will discuss (1) developing instrument summaries in the RMD, (2) developing plain language infographics on standardized assessments for patients, and (3) collaborating with ACRM’s Rehabilitation Measures Database Task Force. The faculty and student experience will be highlighted.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the history and objectives of the RMD.
Discuss strategies for integrating the RMD into outcomes measurement coursework.
Explain the process of distilling complex information about assessments into plain language for consumers.