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  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    IC36: Emerging Concepts and Evidence Basis Behind Novel Approaches to Managing Chronic Spinal Pain
    Location:  211
    Presenter: Areerat Suputtitada,MD., Professor – Chair of Neurorehabilitation Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University
    Presenter: Denise D. Lester, MD (she/her/hers) – Central Virginia Veterans Health Service Center, VCU Health Assoc Professor PMR
    Pediatric RehabilitationAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCOVID-19Health Services ResearchInternationalLeadershipLifestyle Medicine
  • Sunday, Oct 29th
    8:30 AM – 12:30 PM  
    IC13: Applied Neuroscience Workshop: new Advances in QEEG and Applications to Neurofeedback
    Location:  211
    Presenter: Robert W. Thatcher, PhD, BCIA, QEEG-D, ECNS – Applied Neuroscience, Inc.
    Presenter: David S. Cantor, PhD, MS, QEEG-DL, BCN, FNAN (he/him/his) – Mind and Motion Developmental Centers of Georgia
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCOVID-19MeasurementNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityTechnology
  • Sunday, Oct 29th
    1:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    IC18: Biofeedback in Rehabilitation Medicine
    Location:  211
    Presenter: JP (Jack) Ginsberg PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist (SC732) – Dept of Applied Psychophysiology, Saybrook University
    Presenter: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Presenter: Peter Behel, MA, BCB – Sonoma State University
    Presenter: Raouf Gharbo, FAAPMR FAANEM (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Presenter: Heather Ingram, PsyD, BCB, BCN – InMindOut Emotional Wellness Center, LLC
    Presenter: James Burch – Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Dept of Family Medicine and Population Health
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBrain InjuryCancerCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCOVID-19Lifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Sunday, Oct 29th
    1:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    IC20: Rehabilitation for Functional Neurological Disorder—the Works
    Location:  302
    Presenter: Victor W. Mark, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Amy J. Knight, PhD ABPP-CN (she/her/hers) – UAB School of Medicine, Dept of Neurology
    Presenter: Stacey Zalanowski, PT, DPT, NCS – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Ginger Polich, MD – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Nicole Mannion, MA – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Clinical PracticeBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCOVID-19Health Services ResearchMeasurementNeurodegenerative DiseaseTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Applications of Speed of Processing Training (SOPT) in Older Adults, Stroke and Long COVID
    Location:  209
    Presenter: Jerri Edwards – University of South Florida
    Presenter: Fedora Biney, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Gitendra Uswatte, PhD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Moderator: John DeLuca, PhD,FACRM – Kessler Foundation
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeCOVID-19Stroke
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Publishing in High-Impact Rehabilitation Journals
    Location:  406
    Presenter: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Leighton Chan, MD, MPH – Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Helen Hoenig, MD, MPH – Durham VA Health Care System; Duke University
    Presenter: Glenn D. Collins (he/him/his) – ACRM
    LeadershipAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataBrain InjuryBurn RehabilitationCancerCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCOVID-19Cultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitEthicsHealth Services ResearchInternationalLeadershipLifestyle MedicineLimb CareMeasurementMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemSkin ManagementSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTelehealthTraumaWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Advancements in Rehabilitation Sciences: Progress Report from the Alzheimer’s Disease Task Force 2023
    Location:  Crystal Ballroom B
    Presenter: Julie Faieta, PhD, MOT, OTR/L – University of Pittsburgh
    Non-Presenting Author: Noemi M. Lansing, MS, PTRP – World Citi Colleges, Quezon City, Philippines
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationClinical PracticeCOVID-19Lifestyle Medicine
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Advancing Virtual Stroke Care with Telerehabilitation with Aims to Improve Lower Extremity Recovery Post-stroke (TRAIL)
    Location:  309
    Presenter: Brodie Sakakibara, PhD – The University of British Columbia
    Presenter: Elise A. Wiley, MSc – School of Rehabiliation Science, McMaster University
    Presenter: Isabelle Rash, MA – University of British Columbia
    Moderator: Ada Tang, PT PhD (she/her/hers) – McMaster University
    TelehealthCOVID-19StrokeTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Stroke Patients
    Location:  310
    Presenter: Anne Felicia Ambrose, MD, MS – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Presenter: Janet A. Herbold, PT, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Sheryl Levin, MD (she/her/hers) – Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    StrokeNeuroplasticityCOVID-19
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Daily Living Difficulties and SCI Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Cohort Study
    Location:  303
    Presenting Author: Yue Cao, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Non-presenting Author: Nicole D. DiPiro, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Non-presenting Author: James S. Krause, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Spinal Cord InjuryCOVID-19
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Resilience of Diverse Older Adults During COVID-19: The Role of a Disability Prevention Intervention
    Location:  206
    Presenting Author: Mayra Sánchez González, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Mario Cruz-Gonzalez – Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
    Non-presenting Author: Irene Falgas-Bague – Disparities Research Unit. Massachusetts General Hospital.
    Non-presenting Author: Sheri L, Markle, MIA – Disparities Research Unit, MGH
    Non-presenting Author: Margarita Alegria, Ms., PhD. – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCOVID-19
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Effectiveness Analysis of Ai-iot Based Public Health Care Service for Elderly in Korea
    Location:  205
    Presenting Author: Yeshin Woo – Korea Social Security Information Service (SSIS)
    Presenting Author: Jungeun Choi, PhD – Korea Social Security Information Service (SSIS)
    Presenter: Dongjin Kim – Korea Health Promotion Institute(KHPI)
    TechnologyAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCOVID-19Health Services ResearchTelehealth
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Showcasing a ‘Long-COVID (LC) Workforce Toolkit’ for Health and Social Care Providers: Providing resources, supports, and a mapping of networks that support rehabilitative efforts
    Location:  308
    Presenting Author: Jaylyn Leighton, PhD (she/her/hers) – Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Logan C. Reis, MSc – Sunnybrook Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Marina B. Wasilewski, PhD – Sunnybrook Research Institute (St. John's Rehab)
    Non-presenting Author: Robert Simpson – University Health Network (UHN); Sunnybrook Research Institute
    COVID-19Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineHealth Services Research
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM  
    The Significance of COVID-19 Rehabilitation for Individuals with a History of Chronic Stroke
    Location:  205
    Presenting Author: Ana Durand Sanchez, MD (she/her/hers) – Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute
    Presenting Author: Negar Moradian, MD-MPH – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Non-presenting Author: Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD – UT Health San Antonio
    Non-presenting Author: Oscar M. Gonzalez – Encompass Health
    Non-presenting Author: Nikola Dragojlovic, DO – UTHealth Houston
    COVID-19MeasurementStroke
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    Patient-Centered Collaborative In Person and Telehealth Rehabilitation Treatment After Acquired Brain Injury
    Location:  306
    Presenter: Elizabeth Galletta, PhD, CCC, CBIST (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Kristen Arborio, OTR/L, MS (she/her/hers) – Rusk Rehabilitation NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Steven Flanagan, MD – Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Presenter: Estelle Gallo, DPT – Rusk Rehabilitation NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Donna M. Langenbahn, PhD – Rusk Rehabilitation NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Amy Vogel-Eyny, PhD – NYU Grossman School of Mediicne; Hunter College
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeCOVID-19Telehealth
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:30 AM  
    PLENARY III - Coulter Award Lectureship: Patient, Clinician & Insightful Stakeholder: How we can work together to move rehabilitation medicine forward
    Location:  Grand Ballroom
    Presenter: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Health Services ResearchAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataBrain InjuryBurn RehabilitationCancerCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCOVID-19Cultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionHealth Services ResearchInternationalLeadershipLifestyle MedicineLimb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationSkin ManagementSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTelehealthTraumaPhysicians & Clinicians
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Rehabilitation’s Role in Supporting People Living with Long COVID-19 Related Breathing Problems
    Location:  304
    Presenter: Julie Faieta, PhD, MOT, OTR/L – University of Pittsburgh
    Non-Presenting Author: Elisa F. Ogawa, PhD – VA Boston Healthcare System
    Presenter: Julie L. Schwertfeger, PhD, DPT, MBA, PT – Lovell Federal Health Care Center; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
    Presenter: Urvashy Gopaul, MSc, PhD PT – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Pallavi Sood, PT, PhD – Marymount Center for Optimal Aging, School of Health Studies, Marymount University
    Non-Presenting Author: Noemi M. Lansing, MS, PTRP – World Citi Colleges, Quezon City, Philippines
    Presenter: Zaliha Omar, M.B,B.S, FRCP(Glasg), FAFRM, DMR (RCP, Lond), FAMM – Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Marymount University
    Non-Presenting Author: Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar, PhD, MPH, MS (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
    COVID-19Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineDiversity, Equity and InclusionInternationalNeurodegenerative Disease
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    Innovations and Lessons Learned for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation from COVID-19 and Long COVID
    Location:  301
    Presenter: Matthew N. Bartels, MD, MPH – MOntefiore Health System/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Presenter: Marta Supervia-Pola, MD, MSc, PhD – Universitatio Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
    Presenter: Monica Rincon-Roncancio, MD,MA,MSc,PhD – Fundación Cardioinfantil Instituto de Cardiologia, Bogota, Colombia
    InternationalAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCardiopulmonary RehabilitationCOVID-19Early Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitInternational
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Can You See the Red Flag? Interactive Case Studies to Improve Sinister Sign and Symptom Identification
    Location:  213
    Presenter: William Behrns – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Presenter: Scott K. Siverling, PT DPT OCS FAAOMPT (he/him/his) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Presenter: Meghan A. Lamothe, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Presenter: Wai-Kwong Hui, DPT – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Presenter: Erica Fritz Eannucci, DPT, OCS (she/her/hers) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Clinical PracticeCOVID-19EthicsTelehealth
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Brain Fog Symposium Part 1: Neurological Understanding of Brain Fog in Long COVID
    Location:  212
    Presenter: Mari Tobita, MD – Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
    Presenter: Jennifer M. Loftis, PhD (she/her/hers) – VA Portland Health Care System; Oregon Health & Science University
    Presenter: Jacob Raber, PhD (he/him/his) – OHSU
    Non-Presenting Author: Fransiska M. Bossuyt, Ph.D. – Swiss Paraplegic Research
    InternationalCOVID-19Neurodegenerative Disease
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Neurorehabilitation with Photobiomodulation (PBM)
    Location:  209
    Presenter: Lew Lim, PhD – VieLight
    Bio/Neurofunctional Assessment and Bio/Neuro Therapeutics SeriesComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCancerClinical PracticeCOVID-19Lifestyle MedicineNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationStrokeTechnology
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Brain Fog Symposium Part 2: Neurobehavioral Understanding of Brain Fog in Long COVID, a Driver of Its Contribution to Dysfunction
    Location:  212
    Presenter: Amanda Sacks-Zimmerman, PhD, ABPP-CN (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Presenter: Anna S. Nordvig, MD, MS – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Presenter: Ryan Knight, PT, DPT – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Abigail Case, MD (she/her/hers) – CHOP, University of Pennsylvannia
    Presenter: Thomas F. Bergquist, Ph.D., ABPP, FACRM – Mayo Clinic
    Presenter: Dora Kanellopoulos, PhD – Department of Psychiatry
    Non-Presenting Author: Fransiska M. Bossuyt, Ph.D. – Swiss Paraplegic Research
    InternationalClinical PracticeCOVID-19Neurodegenerative Disease
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Cognition in Aging Task Force - A Roadmap of Current Projects and Future Goals
    Location:  208
    Presenter: Urvashy Gopaul, MSc, PhD PT – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Julie Faieta, PhD, MOT, OTR/L – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Marymount University
    Presenter: Julie L. Schwertfeger, PhD, DPT, MBA, PT – Lovell Federal Health Care Center; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
    Non-Presenting Author: Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar, PhD, MPH, MS (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
    Behavioral Health SciencesAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeCOVID-19StrokeTechnology