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  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: The Impact of Caregiving on the Brain Health of Black Men
    Location:  Governors Lecture Hall
    Presenter: Robert W. Turner, II, MS, Ph.D – George Washington University
    Corresponding Presenter: Amit Kumar, MPH, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Corresponding Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryCaregiver Needs
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    9:15 AM – 10:45 AM  
    PLENARY II: Journey of Rebuilding Identity Following Stroke 0883
    Location:  Chantilly Ballroom
    Presenter: Debra Meyerson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stroke Onward
    Presenter: Steven A. Zuckerman, MBA (he/him/his) – Stroke Onward
    StrokeCaregiver Needs
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM  
    Re-energize with the Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group
    Location:  Trinity Ballroom
    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  
    A Novel, Wearable Technology to Gain an "Inside View" of the Patient and Enhance Outcomes After Stroke 9614
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Corresponding Presenter: Divya Sadana – SynPhNe
    Corresponding Presenter: Subhasis Banerji, PhD (he/him/his) – SynPhNe Pte Ltd.
    Presenter: Mark Pedrotty, PHD (he/him/his) – Brain and Body Rehabilitation Psychotherapy LLC
    TechnologyBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsNeuroplasticityRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemStrokeTechnologyTelehealth
  • 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:  Cortez C
    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
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Explorers, Improvisers, and Rebels: How Rehabilitation Practitioners Use Tinkering to Respond to Uncertainty and Ambiguity 9592
    Location:  Coronado A
    Corresponding Presenter: Christina Papadimitriou, PhD – Oakland University
    Presenter: Ann Guernon, PhD, CCC-SLP – Lewis University
    Non-presenting author: Jennifer A. Weaver, PhD, OTR/L – Colorado State University
    Presenter: Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L – The George Washington University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Marla Clayman, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), Department of Veteans Affairs
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Albert J. Meehan – Oakland University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Luke Lindemann, PhD (he/him/his) – The George Washington University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Patricia L. Grady-Dominguez, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
    Brain InjuryBehavioral Health SciencesCaregiver NeedsClinical Practice
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Supporting the Cancer Caregiver: Development of a Cancer Caregiver Support Group at an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility 4504
    Location:  Monte Carlo
    Corresponding Presenter: Alyssa B. Hartman, PT, DPT – Atrium Health's Carolinas Rehabilitation- Charlotte
    Presenter: Emily Carpenito, MS CCC-SLP – Atrium - Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Terrence M. Pugh, MD – Wake Forest University SOM; Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Cancer RehabilitationCaregiver Needs
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Re-energize: Yin and Yang Meditation: Finding Your Inner Self-compassion
    Location:  Trinity Ballroom
    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  
    Disorders of Consciousness Family Education Resource: Promoting Dissemination and Accessibility to Family and Caregivers 9560
    Location:  Coronado C
    Corresponding Presenter: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Amy M. Shapiro-Rosenbaum, PhD, ABPP-CN, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Park Terrace Care Center; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; BrainMatters Neuropsychological Services, PLLC
    Corresponding Presenter: Kathryn Farris, OTR/L – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Shanti M. Pinto, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Brain InjuryCaregiver NeedsClinical Practice
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Grappling with Uncertainty: Care Partners and Rehabilitation Practitioners Hope for the Recovery of Persons in Disorders of Consciousness 4506
    Location:  Coronado A
    Corresponding Presenter: Christina Papadimitriou, PhD – Oakland University
    Presenter: Ann Guernon, PhD, CCC-SLP – Lewis University
    Non-presenting author: Jennifer A. Weaver, PhD, OTR/L – Colorado State University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L – The George Washington University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Trisha Kot, n/a – Nick Kot Charity for TBI
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Paige Ford – N/A
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Marvin Paguio – Oakland University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Sophia Slack (she/her/hers) – George Washington University
    Brain InjuryCaregiver NeedsClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    SPONSORED SESSION by SYNCHRON: “The Implantable Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Bringing Autonomy to Your Patients”
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Presenter: Raul Nogueira, MD, FAHA, FSVIN – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Presenter: Sandy Hanebrink, OTR/L – Touch the Future
    Brain InjurySpinal Cord InjuryStrokeCaregiver NeedsNeuroplasticityTechnologyHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Coding, Tracking and Trending Injury Data to Improve Practice and Safety for Caregivers and Their Patients 1145
    Location:  Metropolitan
    Presenting Author: Teresa L. Boynton, MS, OTR, CSPHP – Mobility Consulting and Presentations, LLC
    Early Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitBig DataCaregiver NeedsClinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchMeasurementSkin Management
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Identifying and Prioritizing Recommendations to Optimize Transitions Across the Care Journey for Hip Fractures: Results from a Mixed-methods Concept Mapping Study in Ontario, Canada 1130
    Location:  Monte Carlo
    Presenting Author: Sara JT Guilcher, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Lauren Cadel, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Amanda Everall – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Walter Wodchis – University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Susan Bronskill – ICES
    Non-presenting Author: Kednapa Thavorn (she/her/hers) – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Kerry Kuluski – Trillium Health Partners
    Health Services ResearchCaregiver Needs
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Advances and Challenges in Using Evidence-based AI Driven Technology Platforms for Cognitive and Speech Therapy to Increase Patient Outcomes and Improve Clinician Productivity 1592
    Location:  Cortez A
    Corresponding Presenter: Noah Poskanzer, PT, DPT – Constant Therapy
    Presenter: Swathi Kiran, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Boston University
    Presenter: Susan Wortman-Jutt, MS, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Burke Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Thomas L. Southern, Jr., SLPD, CCC-SLP – Elara Caring
    TechnologyAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsClinical PracticeMeasurementNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityStroke
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Funding Implementation Science in Traumatic Brain Injury: I-HEAL, a Case Study 9615
    Location:  Shelbourne (Verandah Building)
    Moderator: Jessica L. Ryan (she/her/hers) – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Corresponding Presenter: Risa Nakase-Richardson, FACRM, FNAN – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Corresponding Presenter: Jolie N. Haun, PhD EdS LMT – Veterans Health Administration
    Presenter: Marc A. Silva, PhD (he/him/his) – James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
    Presenter: Natalie M. Gilmore, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Presenter: Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, PhD – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Writing Grants & Getting FundedBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Music Therapy and Speech Language Pathology in Stroke Comprehensive Rehabilitation 6484
    Location:  Peacock Terrace
    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:  Sapphire
    Corresponding 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
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    The Lived Experience and TBI Research: Leveraging Community Voices Through Community Advisory Boards 1593
    Location:  Monte Carlo
    Corresponding Presenter: Michelle Smith, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Medical Center
    Presenter: Leigh Johnson, MPH (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Olga Garduno-Ortega, MPH (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Health | Rusk Rehabilitation
    Brain InjuryCaregiver NeedsCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionHealth Services Research
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Traumatic Brain Injury Caregivers: Understanding the Resilience, Readiness, and Resources Needed to Improve Health, Functioning and Needs Post-injury 9585
    Location:  Monte Carlo
    Corresponding Presenter: Fedora Biney, PhD, ABPP (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Jennifer H. Marwitz, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Bani Malhotra, PhD, ATR-BC – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Presenter: Stephanie D. Agtarap, PhD (she/her/hers) – Craig Hospital
    Presenter: Daniel W. Klyce, PhD, ABPP – Richmond VA Medical Center / Virginia Commonwealth University
    Brain InjuryCaregiver NeedsClinical Practice
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Smart-home Technologies for Patient and Caregiver Use at Home After Discharge from Inpatient Rehabilitation 1598
    Location:  Senators Lecture Hall
    Presenter: Jovita Guzman – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Presenter: Eileen M. Garcia, OTR/L PAMs – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Presenter: Linda S.Y. Park, BSN, RN, CRRN – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Presenter: Michelle Camicia, PhD MSN CRRN CCM NEA-BC FAHA FARN FAAN – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Cristine Ray (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Corresponding Presenter: Brian R. Theodore, PhD – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    TechnologyBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsClinical PracticeSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTrauma
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: The Psychology of Recovery: How to Identify and Incorporate Psychological Factors into the Plan of Care S11
    Location:  Topaz
    Presenter: Michael JL Sullivan, PhD – McGill University
    Pain RehabilitationNeuroplasticityCaregiver NeedsTraumaDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Multidisciplinary Clinical Collaboration to Optimize the Continuum of Post-stroke Care 9670
    Location:  Obelisk A
    Corresponding Presenter: Jenna Tosto Mancuso, PT, DPT, NCS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Presenter: Neha Dangayach, MD MSCR FAAN FCCM FCCP FNCS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Non-Presenting Contributor: David Putrino, PT, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Christopher Kellner – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Clinical PracticeCaregiver NeedsHealth Services ResearchStrokeTechnologyTelehealth