Chat with the Experts: Driving Change in Rehabilitation (Location 1)

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

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(s)

Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD

Director of Implementation Science
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Kelsey S. Watters, CScD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS

Clinical practice leader for OT
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, IL, United States
Julia C. Carpenter, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS (she/her/hers)

Clinical Practice Leader for Speech-Language Pathology
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, IL, United States

Join leaders in rehabilitation as they explore how implementation science meets quality improvement in real-world practice. Learn how to overcome barriers, integrate the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) into EHRs, and build clinical–academic partnerships that drive sustainable change. Leave with practical tools to bridge the “know-do gap” and improve patient-centered outcomes

Learning Objectives:

Describe how to leverage organizational infrastructure for sustainable implementation
Discuss how to embed the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) into electronic health records
List ways that building clinical-academic partnerships can support change
Describe lessons learned from implementation research in OT, PT, and SLP practice settings