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  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    7:30 AM – 2:30 PM  
    NCCIH/NCMRR R13 Diversity Mentoring and Career Development in Complementary and Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Workshop (by Invitation Only) 5645
    Location:  Monte Carlo
    Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
    Corresponding Presenter: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Presenter: Ralph Nitkin, PhD (he/him/his) – NICHD/NIH
    Presenter: Radha Holavanahalli, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIDILRR - ACL
    Presenter: Lanay Mudd, PhD (she/her/hers) – NCCIH
    Presenter: Julie M. Faieta – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Nabila Enam, OTD, OTR/L, RYT – Saint Joseph's University
    Presenter: Pooja M. Jethani, DrOT, OTR/L – MGH IHP
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT Fellows Symposium 4502
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Corresponding Presenter: Linda Vo, MPH (she/her/hers) – National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
    Moderator: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    TechnologyAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 2:40 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT: A Culturally-informed Lens on Assistive Technology Provision 4515
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Corresponding Presenter: Stacy Hsueh, n/a – University of Washington
    TechnologyCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEthicsTechnology
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Contributing Factors in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury Morbidly and the Impact These Have on Rehabilitative Efforts 4048
    Location:  Coronado C
    Corresponding Presenter: Grace S. Griesbach, PhD (she/her/hers) – Centre for Neuro Skills
    Presenter: Sonia Villapol – Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College
    Presenter: Stefanie Howell, PhD (she/her/hers) – Centre for Neuro Skills
    Presenter: Linda J. Noble-Haeusslein, PhD – Dell Medical School, university of Texas Austin
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeCOVID-19Diversity, Equity and InclusionNeuroplasticityTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:40 PM – 2:50 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT: A Culturally-informed Lens on Assistive Technology Provision (updated Abstract) 4516
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Corresponding Presenter: Stacy Hsueh, n/a – University of Washington
    TechnologyCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEthics
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:50 PM – 3:00 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT: Assessing Mobile Device Proficiency for a Smart Home Intervention in Individuals with Complex Disabilities 0813
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Presenter: Gina Novario, OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh - Rehabilitation Science and Technology Department
    TechnologyCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEthics
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    3:00 PM – 3:10 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT: Intersecting Marginalized Identities Among People with Disabilities: Impact on Access to Employment Support Resources and Employment Outcomes 1134
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Presenting Author: Suyoung Kwon – University of Washington
    Non-presenting Author: Ivan R. Molton, PhD – University of Washington
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationSpinal Cord Injury
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Speech-language Pathology Care and Outcomes in Adults with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 9629
    Location:  Sapphire
    Corresponding Presenter: Elizabeth Mormer, MS, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD, FAPTA (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Adrianne Smiley, EdD, OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionHealth Services ResearchMeasurement
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    The Downward Financial Spiral of Cancer: Impact of Financial Toxicity on Cancer Care Outcomes 0598
    Location:  Monte Carlo
    Corresponding Presenter: Grayson Stephen Chao, PT,DPT, OCS,CSCS (he/him/his) – New York University
    Cancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEthics
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Venous Thromboembolism Prevention for Patients with Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Due to Cancer 1601
    Location:  Ming
    Corresponding Presenter: Charles Mitchell, DO – Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Jegy M. Tennison, MD – The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
    Presenter: Jack B. Fu, MD – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Cancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionSpinal Cord Injury
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Disability Inclusion in Rehabilitation Sciences: An Insider’s Perspective 9651
    Location:  DeSoto B
    Corresponding Presenter: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Presenter: JohnRoss Rizzo, MD, MSCI, FACRM (he/him/his) – NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Allan M. Tyson – Rusk Rehabilitation's Brain Injury Day Treatment Program
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBrain InjuryDiversity, Equity and InclusionNeurodegenerative DiseaseStroke
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Sheldon Berrol Memorial Chautauqua Symposium: Identity in Flux: Understanding Disability After Traumatic Brain Injury 0596
    Location:  Chantilly Ballroom
    Presenter: Eric M. Watson, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Presenter: Jared Venters
    Presenter: Melissa Earley, BSN, RN, QMHP, CCEMT-P (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Brain InjuryCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Making an Impact: Tips on Conducting and Disseminating Policy-relevant Research S5
    Location:  Obelisk B
    Presenter: Anne Deutsch, PhD, RN, CRRN, FACRM, FARN (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Health Services ResearchAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBig DataDiversity, Equity and InclusionMeasurement
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Oral Presentations
    Location:  Cortez C
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Housing and Disability: Social Determinants of Health Utilizing a National Geospatial Analysis
    Location:  Cortez C
    Presenting Author: Raeda K. Anderson (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Presenting Author: Chloe Sellers – Shepherd Center
    Non-presenting Author: Daniel Pasciuti, PhD – Department of Sociology, Georgia State University
    Big DataDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  
    A Retrospective Examination of Referral Patterns and Predictors of Referral to Cancer Rehabilitation at Canada's Largest Cancer Centre
    Location:  Coronado C
    Presenting Author: Jennifer M. Jones, PhD – Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN
    Non-presenting Author: Lisa Avery – University of Toronto, Dalla Lana school of public health
    Non-presenting Author: Michelle A. Weller – Royal College of Surgeon's Ireland
    Non-presenting Author: Rogih Andrawes – University Health Network
    Non-presenting Author: Adrienne Lam – UHN
    Non-presenting Author: Danielle Rodin, MD MPH FRCPC – Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University of Toronto
    Non-presenting Author: Gilla Shapiro – Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
    Cancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • 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
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Barriers People with Disabilities Experience When Accessing Healthcare - ACRM Excellence in Health Equity Research Award
    Location:  Cortez C
    Presenting Author: Jessica M. Jarvis, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Non-presenting Author: Amy J. Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH – University of Pittsburgh
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Police Officers’ Return to Work Experiences Following a Musculoskeletal Injury in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Phenomenological Study 4348
    Location:  Cortez C
    Presenting Author: Liané de Klerk, NZROT – Otago Polytechnic - School of Occupational Therapy
    Non-presenting Author: Fiona Graham – AusCPDM, NZOT
    Health Services ResearchDiversity, Equity and InclusionMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Mind Matters: Navigating Mental Health in Early Career Researchers 9611
    Location:  Peridot
    Corresponding Presenter: Fransiska M. Bossuyt, PhD (she/her/hers) – ETH Zurich
    Presenter: Yohali Burrola-Mendez, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Presenter: Natalie A. Williams, PhD (she/her/hers) – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Judith M. Burnfield, PhD, PT – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    InternationalCOVID-19Diversity, Equity and InclusionLeadershipWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Sports Participation Among Youth with Lower Limb Amputation/transverse Lower Limb Deficiency 1597
    Location:  Rosetta
    Corresponding Presenter: Mary Dubon, MD – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Saurav R. Pandey – Boston Children's Hospital
    Presenter: Rebecca Siegel, MD (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hopsital
    Presenter: Corey S. Gill, MD/MA (he/him/his) – Scottish Rite for Children/UT Southwestern
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationDiversity, Equity and InclusionPediatric Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Dementia Prevention 2024 Session I 9564
    Location:  Monet
    Corresponding Presenter: Kurt V. Gold, MD (he/him/his) – Fitness Research Institute
    Presenter: Daniel H. Daneshvar, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Catherine (Katie) Siengsukon, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Presenter: Michele K. York, PhD, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Presenter: Brian Downer, PhD, FACRM – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Presenter: Rajagopal V. Sekhar, MD (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
    Neurodegenerative DiseaseAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionLifestyle MedicineRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Employment Disparities Faced by Refugees with Disability Living in the U.S 0564
    Location:  Morocco
    Corresponding Presenter: Mustafa Rfat, MSW/MPA – WashU
    Presenter: Qusay Hussein, MSSW (he/him/his) – University of Texas at Austin
    Presenter: Mansha Mirza, Phd, OTR/L – University of Illinois Chicago
    InternationalDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Using Artificial Intelligence to Promote an Environment of Research and Innovation in a Hospital Setting 9612
    Location:  Manchester
    Corresponding Presenter: Chetan P. Phadke, BPhT, PhD (he/him/his) – Providence Care Centre/Queen's University, Kingston
    Presenter: Sarah Moore-Vasram, NP, PhD – Providence Care Centre/Queen's University, Kingston
    Presenter: Esra Dogru Huzmeli, PT, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hatay Mustafa Kemal University
    InternationalDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Advancing Equity in TBI Rehabilitation Research: A Call to Action 9627
    Location:  DeSoto A
    Corresponding Presenter: Jessica Kersey, PhD, OTR/L – Washington University in St. Louis
    Presenter: Emily A. Evans, PhD, PT – Boston University
    Presenter: Zaccheus J. Ahonle, Ph.D., CRC – Mississippi State University
    Non-presenting author: Gloria M. Morel, PsYD – Brooks Rehabilitation
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Patricia Garcia, Psy.D., HSPP – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Dawn M. Neumann, PhD – Indiana University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Monika M. Gross, BFA, MSME/T, M.AmSAT, M.ATI, M.STAT – The Poise Project
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Devan R. Parrott, PhD – Indiana University
    Presenter: Robiann R. Broomfield, PhD (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Medical Center
    Brain InjuryDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    BRUCKER SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Arranging Pretty: Piecing Together Meaningful Clinical/research Relationships - This event is followed by a reception sponsored by CARF International
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Presenter: Lisa Boivin, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    InternationalCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • 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
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Wild Measurement: Strategies to Capture Meaningful Performance Improvements from Rehabilitation 9584
    Location:  Governors Lecture Hall
    Corresponding Presenter: Julie L. Schwertfeger, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, CBIST, NCS – Rosalind Franklin University; Lovell FHCC VA
    Presenter: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Presenter: Marghuretta Bland, PT, DPT, MSCI – Washington University School of Medicine
    Presenter: Louis N. Awad, PT, DPT, PhD – Boston University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Jane E. Sullivan, PT, DHS, MD – Northwestern University
    Presenter: Alex Wong, PhD (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting author: Sai Yalla, PhD – Rosalind Franklin University; Lovell FHCC VA
    MeasurementBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryBurn RehabilitationCancer RehabilitationCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitHealth Services ResearchLeadershipLifestyle MedicineMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTelehealth
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Identification of Candidates for Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Admission with Visual Management System 1602
    Location:  Parkview (Verandah Building)
    Corresponding Presenter: Kelly Fletcher, PT, DPT, MHA, MRMC (she/her/hers) – UNC Health
    LeadershipClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionTechnology
  • 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  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: 8th Annual Women in Rehabilitation Science Symposium S4
    Location:  DeSoto A
    Moderator: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Carolinas Rehabilitation
    Moderator: Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Presenter: Rachel M. Proffitt, OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
    Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeEthicsLeadership
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: What Did Mr. Rogers Know About Brain Injury? The Effects of Neighborhood on TBI Outcomes S2
    Location:  Coronado B
    Presenter: Shannon B. Juengst, PhD, CRC (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Amanda R. Rabinowitz, PhD – Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Presenter: Raj G. Kumar, PhD MPH – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Presenter: John D. Corrigan, PhD – Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation The Ohio State University
    Brain InjuryDiversity, Equity and InclusionMeasurement
  • 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
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Culturally Adapted Dementia Caregiver Training and Support for Diverse Caregivers 4510
    Location:  Monte Carlo
    Corresponding Presenter: Mansha Mirza, Phd, OTR/L – University of Illinois Chicago
    Presenter: Sumithra Murthy, PhD, MPH, MBBS – University of Illinois Chicago
    InternationalAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationClinical PracticeCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • 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  
    Leveraging Social Determinants of Health Data to Improve Post-acute Stroke Outcomes: Implications for Practice 9628
    Location:  Cortez B
    Corresponding Presenter: Emily Kringle, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Presenter: Carly Endres, MS, CBIST – University of North Dakota
    Presenter: Nandita Singh, MPH, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Health - Rusk Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Molly K. Trammell, PT – Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Eunice Park – Boston University
    StrokeAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationClinical PracticeDiversity, Equity and InclusionHealth Services Research