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  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Effects and Mechanisms of Exercise on Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Clinical Outcomes in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 4045
    Location:  ROOM: Cortez B REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Proceed past the lobby elevators and turn right to enter the West Wing. Proceed down the corridor, turn right and then left. Proceed past the restrooms to the end of the hall and turn right. Proceed down the corridor on the left. Cortez B is the last room on the left.
    Presenter: Erwin E. H van Wegen, PhD – Amsterdam University Medical Center
    Corresponding Presenter: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Daan G.M Kaagman – Amsterdam University Medical Center
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Natalie E. Cignetti, MD – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Emily Rothermel, MD – Atrium Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Tim Vanbellingen, PhD – University Bern
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineInternationalLifestyle MedicineNeuroplasticity
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Powerful Poetry: A Novel Group Process That Fosters Self-expression, Building Confidence and Identity 4526
    Location:  ROOM: Manchester REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Manchester is the second room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Audrey L. Nelson, MS – Brain Injury Alliance of Wisconsin
    Presenter: Jerry K. Hoepner, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Arts & NeuroscienceBrain InjuryComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineStroke
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Cultural Consideration on Psychosocial Wellbeing for Dyads: The Role of Songs 9571
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Corresponding Presenter: Meng-Shan Lee, PhD, MT-BC – Duquesne University
    Non-presenting author: John T. Glaubitz, MA, MT-BC, NMT – Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Arts & NeuroscienceCultural Competency
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Science Update: Rehabilitative Management of Non-motor Features in Parkinson Disease 0561
    Location:  ROOM: Cortez A REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Proceed past the lobby elevators and turn right to enter the West Wing. Proceed down the corridor, turn right and then left. Proceed past the restrooms to the end of the hall and turn right. Cortez A is the first room on the left.
    Presenter: Erwin E. H van Wegen, PhD – Amsterdam University Medical Center
    Presenter: Michele K. York, PhD, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Presenter: Catherine (Katie) Siengsukon, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Monika M. Gross, BFA, MSME/T, M.AmSAT, M.ATI, M.STAT – The Poise Project
    Corresponding Presenter: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle MedicineNeuroplasticity
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM  
    Re-energize with the Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group 6141
    Location:  ROOM: EXPO Hall / Trinity Ballroom: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants. Turn right at the elephants and proceed past the Gossip Bar into the Trinity Art Corridor. Turn left and follow the signs down the corridor, passing through the Rotunda and continuing to the end of the corridor. The Expo Hall is on the right at the end of the corridor.
    Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Neuromodulation for the Nervous System - Our Experience with Veterans and First Responders with Mental Health and Pain Challenges 9626
    Location:  ROOM: Governors Lecture Hall REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn left. Proceed past the Elephants. Turn left down the corridor. Governors is at the end of the corridor on the right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Tanja Yardley, B.Sc.P.T. (she/her/hers) – Healthtech Connex
    Clinical PracticeArts & NeuroscienceBrain InjuryHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTechnologyTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    State of the Science: Dance and Neurorehabilitation 9635
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Corresponding Presenter: Lise C. Worthen-Chaudhari, n/a (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Presenter: Shreya Ghanekar, B.S. – The Ohio State University, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceCancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Infographics on Sex and Gender Topics in Traumatic Brain Injury to Raise Awareness and Promote Quality Care: A Co-creation Study 1141
    Location:  ROOM: Cortez C REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Proceed past the lobby elevators and turn right to enter the West Wing. Proceed down the corridor, turn right and then left. Proceed past the restrooms to the end of the hall and turn right. Proceed down the corridor on the left. Cortez C is the last room on the right.
    Presenting Author: Thaisa Tylinski Sant'Ana, HBSc (she/her/hers) – KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, UHN
    Non-presenting Author: Alina Rodrigues, n/a – University Health Network
    Non-presenting Author: Farrah Schwartz, MA – UHN
    Non-presenting Author: Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT. Reg. (Ont.) – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Tatyana Mollayeva, PhD, MD (she/her/hers) – KITE Research Institute Toronto Rehab University Health Network
    Brain InjuryArts & NeuroscienceCaregiver NeedsDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Efficacy of Rehabilitation Interventions for Disorders of Consciousness: Results of Recent Umbrella Review 9565
    Location:  ROOM: Coronado B REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Proceed past the lobby elevators and turn right to enter the West Wing. Proceed down the corridor, turn right and then left. Proceed past the restrooms. Coronado B is the third room on the right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Jess Rushing, PhD, MT-BC – Colorado State University, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Heather E. Knight, PT, DPT, Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist – Creighton University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Susan Fager, PhD, CCC-SLP – Munroe Meyer Institute- University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Non-presenting author: Jennifer A. Weaver, PhD, OTR/L – Colorado State University
    Brain InjuryArts & NeuroscienceClinical Practice
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    The Translation and Implementation of Intandem, a Novel Neurorehabilitation System for Chronic Stroke Walking Impairment 4052
    Location:  ROOM: Wedgwood Ballroom REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From EXPO Registration desk, face the elephants. Turn right at the elephants and proceed past the Gossip Bar. Turn left and proceed through the Wedgwood Foyer. The Wedgwood Ballroom is on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Brian Harris, MA, MT-BC, NMT/F – MedRhythms, Inc
    Presenter: Louis N. Awad, PT, DPT, PhD – Boston University
    Presenter: David J. Lin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    StrokeArts & NeuroscienceBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityTechnology
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    The State of the Art Science of Music: Clinical Applications 0557
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Corresponding Presenter: Brian Harris, MA, MT-BC, NMT/F – MedRhythms, Inc
    Arts & NeuroscienceBrain InjuryNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityStroke
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Re-energize: Yin and Yang Meditation: Finding Your Inner Self-compassion
    Location:  ROOM: EXPO Hall / Trinity Ballroom: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants. Turn right at the elephants and proceed past the Gossip Bar into the Trinity Art Corridor. Turn left and follow the signs down the corridor, passing through the Rotunda and continuing to the end of the corridor. The Expo Hall is on the right at the end of the corridor.
    Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Emphasizing Pain Psychology as Part of Interdisciplinary Pain Programs 6485
    Location:  ROOM: Peridot REGION: Atrium II Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Atrium Elevators. Take a right and proceed down the corridor. Continue past the escalators and the row of rooms on your left. At the end of the row of rooms, turn down the corridor on the right. Peridot is the third room on the left. If coming from the Tower Mezzanine, from the Tower Elevators, turn right. Proceed down the stairs and take the first corridor on your left. Peridot is the third room on the left.
    Presenter: Sarah C. Rispinto, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
    Corresponding Presenter: Lisa M. Gallagher, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic
    Pain RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceLifestyle Medicine
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Theoretical Framework and Protocol Development of a Music Therapy Intervention to Mitigate Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: Positive Stimulation for Medically Sedated Patients (PSMSP) 6486
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Corresponding Presenter: Jennifer Townsend, MMT, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Houston Methodist
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Atiya Dhala – Houston Methodist
    Arts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeCOVID-19Neuroplasticity
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    11:45 AM – 12:45 PM  
    Arts & Neuroscience Networking Group
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Moderator: Jess Rushing, PhD, MT-BC – Colorado State University, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
    Arts & Neuroscience
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Music Therapy and Speech Language Pathology in Stroke Comprehensive Rehabilitation 6484
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Corresponding Presenter: Maegan M. Morrow, MT-BC, NMT Fellow (she/her/hers) – Houston Methodist the Woodlands
    Presenter: Christy Marshall, M.A., CCC-SLP – Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
    Arts & NeuroscienceCaregiver NeedsDiversity, Equity and InclusionStroke
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    The Anatomy of Mindfulness: Breakdown of the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Various Standardized Mindfulness Programs and the Operationalized Languaging 9625
    Location:  ROOM: Sapphire REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>>DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn left. Proceed past the Elephants. Turn left down the corridor. The Sapphire is the first room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    The Effects of Therapeutic Singing and Expiratory Muscle Strength Training on Cough and Respiratory Control in Parkinson’s Disease 1136
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Presenting Author: Jessy Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Therapy Abroad
    Non-presenting Author: Elizabeth L. Stegemöller, PhD, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
    Arts & NeuroscienceAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineHealth Services ResearchNeurodegenerative Disease
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Music Is Medicine: Ask the Experts 9669
    Location:  ROOM: Peacock Terrace REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Peacock Terrace is on the far end of the lobby.
    Corresponding Presenter: Lise C. Worthen-Chaudhari, n/a (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Moderator: Jess Rushing, PhD, MT-BC – Colorado State University, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
    Presenter: Elizabeth L. Stegemöller, PhD, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
    Presenter: Gammon Earhart, PT, PhD, FAPTA (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Arts & NeuroscienceAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle MedicineNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticity
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: “get up Offa That Thing, and Dance ‘til You Feel Better!” the Why and How of Encouraging Dance for People with Parkinson Disease S9
    Location:  ROOM: Miro REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Proceed straight ahead, past the skylight. Miro is the second room to the left.
    Presenter: Gammon Earhart, PT, PhD, FAPTA (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    3:00 PM – 4:15 PM  
    CLOSING PLENARY: The Voice of Parkinson’s: Evidence for Singing as Medicine 0882
    Location:  ROOM: Chantilly Ballroom/Plenaries REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From the ACRM Registration desk, proceed towards the elephants. Go past the elephants and the Chantilly Ballroom is through the foyer.
    Presenter: Elizabeth L. Stegemöller, PhD, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
    Arts & NeuroscienceAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityWriting Grants & Getting Funded