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  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:30 AM – 5:30 PM  
    IC2: *TWO DAY COURSE* Behavioral Health Group Intervention: An Interactive Workshop (Part 1)
    Location:  205
    Presenter: Amelia L. Butler, DSc, OTR/L, CHT, MHA (she/her/hers) – U.S. Army Holistic Health and Fitness
    Behavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    IC7: Implementing Person-centered Goal Directed Care in Neurorehabilitation
    Location:  208
    Presenter: Tracey D. Wallace, CCC-SLP – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Bridget A. Cotner, PhD – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Presenter: April Hodge, PT, DPT, NCS – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Katherine L. McCauley, PhD – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Russell K. Gore, MD (he/him/his) – Georgia Tech
    Clinical PracticeBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryMeasurementMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Sunday, Oct 29th
    8:30 AM – 12:30 PM  
    IC33: Alexander Technique: An Innovative Cognitive Embodiment Approach for Clinical Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Practice
    Location:  302
    Presenter: Robbin L. Marcus, MME in Kodaly, certified AT teacher (she/her/hers) – Alexander Technique International
    Non-Presenting Author: Rajal G. Cohen, PhD, M.AmSAT – University of Idaho
    Presenter: Tami Bulmash – AmSAT and STAT
    Arts & NeuroscienceAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineDiversity, Equity and InclusionInternationalMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTelehealthTrauma
  • Sunday, Oct 29th
    8:30 AM – 5:30 PM  
    IC2: *TWO DAY COURSE* Behavioral Health Group Intervention: An Interactive Workshop (Part 2)
    Location:  205
    Presenter: Amelia L. Butler, DSc, OTR/L, CHT, MHA (she/her/hers) – U.S. Army Holistic Health and Fitness
    Behavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Sunday, Oct 29th
    1:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    IC30: Concussion: A Vestibular and Ocular Focus for the Treating Clinician (Intermediate Level)
    Location:  212
    Presenter: Valerie Quan, OD, FAAO (she/her/hers) – Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry
    Presenter: Twyla Evano, PT, DPT, NCS (she/her/hers) – Strive Physical Therapy and Wellness
    Presenter: Elizabeth Jenson – Select Medical Physical Therapy - Stevens Community Medical Center
    Clinical PracticeAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans AffairsPediatric RehabilitationTrauma
  • Monday, Oct 30th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Adaptive Sports Medicine
    Location:  310
    Presenter: Arthur J. De Luigi – Mayo Clinic
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionInternationalLimb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTrauma
  • Monday, Oct 30th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT Fellows Symposium: Examining Lifetime Trauma Exposure in Women with a History of Traumatic Brain Injury
    Location:  208
    Presenting Author: Nicola de Souza, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Non-presenting Author: Raj G. Kumar, PhD MPH – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Non-presenting Author: Ariel Pruyser, BA – Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Non-presenting Author: Emily Blunt – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Non-presenting Author: William Sanders, BSc – Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
    Non-presenting Author: Anogue Meydan – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Phoebe K. Lawrence, BS – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Umesh M. Venkatesan, PhD – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
    Non-presenting Author: Christine L. Mac Donald, PhD – University of Washington School of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD – UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Non-presenting Author: Yelena G. Bodien, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Brian L. Edlow, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Kristen Dams-O'Connor, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Brain InjuryTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Making Universal Access to Rehabilitation a Reality: Using Person-Centered Business and Clinical Standards to Build Rehab Infrastructure in Low and Middle Income Countries
    Location:  302
    Presenter: Terrence Carolan, MSPT, MBA – CARF International
    InternationalBrain InjuryCancerLeadershipMeasurementPediatric RehabilitationSpinal Cord injuryStrokeTechnologyTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Preventing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries of the Sacrum and Coccyx via a Seating Protocol
    Location:  403
    Presenter: Cathy Kelly, OTR/L, MS MML (she/her/hers) – ChristianaCare
    Skin ManagementBrain InjuryClinical PracticeSkin ManagementSpinal Cord InjuryTrauma
  • 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  
    Spinal Cord Injury and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: Mixed Methods Study
    Location:  205
    Presenter: Elham Mahmoudi (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Medical School
    Presenter: Paul Lin (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Presenter: Adit Doza (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Presenter: Richard R. Evans, MS (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    Spinal Cord InjuryAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBig DataBrain InjuryMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Quality of Life Following Non-Dysvascular Lower Limb Amputation is Contextualized Through Occupations: A Qualitative Study
    Location:  210
    Presenting Author: Stephanie R. Cimino, MSc (she/her/hers) – Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Sander L. Hitzig, PhD – St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Vera Fung, PT – St. John's Rehabilitation
    Non-presenting Author: Joanna Sale – Unity Health Toronto/University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Katie N. Dainty, PhD – North York General Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Crystal MacKay, PhD, PT – West Park Healthcare Centre
    Non-presenting Author: Amanda L. Mayo, MD – Sunnybrook HSC, University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Sara J.T. JT Guilcher, PT, PhD – University of Toronto
    Behavioral Health SciencesLimb CareTrauma
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    4:30 PM – 5:45 PM  
    FEATURED SESSION: A Brave New World: Integrating Behavioral Health Across the Spectrum of Medical Rehabilitation
    Location:  Crystal Ballroom A
    Presenter: Terrence Carolan, MSPT, MBA – CARF International
    Presenter: Jeffrey Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Behavioral Health SciencesAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryCancerClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitInternationalLeadershipLifestyle MedicineLimb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseasePain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTrauma
  • 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  
    Hidden Injuries: Exploring the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury
    Location:  301
    Moderator: Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT. Reg. (Ont.) – Rehabilitation Sciences Institute University of Toronto/ CIHR Research Chair in Gender Work and Health
    Presenter: Michelle S. Fitts, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
    Presenter: Kristen Dams-O'Connor, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Presenter: Flora Nikolaou, MSc (she/her/hers) – Center for Applied Neuroscience, University of Cyprus
    Presenter: Danielle Toccalino, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Non-Presenting Author: Nicola de Souza, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Non-Presenting Author: Fofi Constantinidou, PhD, CCC-SLP, CBIS, FACRM (she/her/hers) – University of Cyprus
    Non-Presenting Author: Christine M. Wickens, PhD – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
    Non-Presenting Author: Halina L. Haag, MSW, RSW, PhD(c) – Wilfrid Laurier University
    InternationalBrain InjuryInternationalTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    10:45 AM – 12:00 PM  
    SPECIAL Symposium: Developing Resiliency for all of Life’s Challenges: An Insider’s Perspective
    Location:  Crystal Ballroom B
    Presenter: Claudia Mason, CPC (she/her/hers) – Force Emulations LLC
    StrokeBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle MedicineTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM  
    Chat with the Experts: The Integration of Behavioral Health into Rehabilitation Medicine
    Location:  EXPO/Salon - Location 2 near Booth 518
    Panelist: Jeffrey Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Panelist: Terrence Carolan, MSPT, MBA – CARF International
    Panelist: Nancey Trevanian Tsai, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Panelist: Teresa A. Granger, CRC (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama
    Behavioral Health SciencesAging Research and Geriatric RehabilitationAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryCancerClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionInternationalLeadershipLifestyle MedicineLimb CareMilitary and VeteransNeurodegenerative DiseasePain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    Introduction to ACRM Women’s Health Committee: Insights for Reproductive Mental & Brain Health Research
    Location:  406
    Presenter: Maheen M. Adamson, PhD, MHL (she/her/hers) – WRIISC-WOMEN, VA Palo Alto, Stanford School of Medicine/Soof Solutions Inc.
    Presenter: Claire Kalpakjian, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine
    Presenter: Susan Robinson-Whelen, PhD (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann / Baylor College of Medicine
    Clinical PracticeAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    Letting Kids be Kids, Even With a Spinal Cord Injury - Interdisciplinary Care of Children Following Spinal Cord Injury
    Location:  212
    Presenter: Laura E. Rucki, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, CPST (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Spinal Cord InjuryPediatric RehabilitationTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    Leveraging a Partnered Mixed Methods Approach to Evaluating the Implementation of a TBI Intensive Evaluation and Treatment Program: Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
    Location:  405
    Presenter: Jolie N. Haun, PhD EdS – Veterans Health Administration
    Presenter: Risa Richardson, Ph.D. – University of South Florida and James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
    Presenter: Mary Jo Pugh, PhD, RN – University of Utah/VA Salt Lake City
    Clinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans AffairsRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    The Chronic Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury
    Location:  205
    Presenter: Daniel H. Daneshvar, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Craig Rovito, MD – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Shirley Shih, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseBrain InjuryTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Brain Computer Interfaces Restoring Autonomy to People with Severe Paralysis
    Location:  Crystal Ballroom A
    Presenting Author: David Putrino, PT, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Presenting Author: Thomas J. Oxley, MBBS BMedSc FRACP PhD (he/him/his) – Neurologist, Mount Sinai Health System, New York
    Presenting Author: Raul Nogueira, MD, FAHA, FSVIN – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Brain InjurySpinal Cord InjuryBig DataClinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchInternationalLifestyle MedicineLimb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsStrokeNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityTechnologyTrauma
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Nutritional Functioning after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Veterans: Operationalizing a New Approach
    Location:  308
    Presenting Author: Diana Brostow, PhD, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Non-presenting Author: Alexandra Smith – Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Non-presenting Author: Nazanin H. Bahraini, PhD – Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Non-presenting Author: Karen Besterman-Dahan, PhD, RD – Tampa VA Medical Center
    Non-presenting Author: Jeri Forster, PhD – Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Non-presenting Author: Lisa A. Brenner, PhD, ABPP – Rocky Mountain MIRECC
    Military and Veterans AffairsBehavioral Health SciencesComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineTrauma
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    “havana Syndrome”: Unravelling a Medical Mystery Involving US Embassy Staff Serving Abroad
    Location:  212
    Presenter: Daniel H. Daneshvar, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Ross D. Zafonte, DO, DO – Harvard Medical School
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseBrain InjuryInternationalMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    East Joins West to Reduce Pain: A Veteran Driven, Multi-disciplinary Post-tbi Pain Model
    Location:  304
    Presenter: Julie L. Schwertfeger, PhD, DPT, MBA, PT – Lovell Federal Health Care Center; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
    Presenter: Bharathi Swaminathan, MD (she/her/hers) – Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
    Presenter: Emily Squier, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Captain Lovell Federal Health Care Center
    Presenting Author: Cindy Gunnarson, MSN – Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryLifestyle MedicinePain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Community-engaged Trauma-informed Care in Refugee & Asylum Seeker Rehabilitation Programming in North America
    Location:  205
    Presenter: Jacob Bentley – University of Washington
    Presenter: Mustafa Rfat – Washington University in St. Louis
    Non-Presenting Author: Mansha Mirza, Phd, OTR/L – University of Illinois Chicago
    Non-Presenting Author: Temple Moore, MScOT, MSCGHD – Refugee Women’s Netowrk
    Non-Presenting Author: Mary P. Black, MS, OTR/L – Heartland Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center
    Non-Presenting Author: Yda J. Smith, PhD, OTR/L – University of Utah
    InternationalAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionTrauma
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Leveling the Field: Enhancing Health Equity and Accessibility with New Concussion Management Program Standards
    Location:  206
    Presenter: Terrence Carolan, MSPT, MBA – CARF International
    Brain InjuryAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionInternationalLifestyle MedicinePediatric RehabilitationTrauma