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  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Protecting the Future of Rehabilitation: Facilitators and Barriers to Educating Rehab Students on Health Care Policy and Advocacy 1615
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Lindsay M. Bright, n/a (she/her/hers) – Amplify OT
    Health Services ResearchEthics
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:40 PM – 2:50 PM  
    NIDILRR ARRT: A Culturally-informed Lens on Assistive Technology Provision (updated Abstract) 4516
    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: 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:  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.
    Presenter: Gina Novario, OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh - Rehabilitation Science and Technology Department
    TechnologyCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEthics
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Publishing in High-impact Rehabilitation Journals 0920
    Location:  ROOM: Madrid REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Madrid is the first room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Presenter: Leighton Chan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – NIH Clinical Center
    Presenter: Helen M. Hoenig, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Duke University Medical School
    Presenter: Jeffrey Basford, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Writing Grants & Getting FundedEthicsLeadership
  • 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:  ROOM: Monte Carlo REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Monte Carlo is the sixth room on the left.
    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  
    The Implications of Mindsets and Biases in Behavioral Assessments for Disorders of Consciousness 0553
    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: Bei Zhang, MD, MSc – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Presenter: Katherine O'Brien, PhD – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Jean Woo, MD – Baylor College of Medicine/TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Clinical PracticeBrain InjuryEthicsMeasurement
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Inculcating a Culture of Compliance 0551
    Location:  Parkview (Verandah Building)
    Corresponding Presenter: Richard Curtis, MHA, RN, HACP – Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ)
    LeadershipClinical PracticeEthicsMeasurementRehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Functional and Physiologic Correlates of Opioid Reduction in a Chronic Pain Population with Control Cohort: cause for Concern? 8250
    Location:  ROOM: Madrid REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Madrid is the first room on the left.
    Non-presenting Author: Tyler Salanoa – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Jonathan C. Huefner, PhD – Boys Town
    Non-presenting Author: Gracyn Little, n/a – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Giselle Cruz, Bachelor's of Science – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Scott Johnson, DO – Fitness Research Institute
    Presenting Author: Kurt V. Gold, MD (he/him/his) – Fitness Research Institute
    Pain RehabilitationClinical PracticeEthicsLifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: 8th Annual Women in Rehabilitation Science Symposium S4
    Location:  ROOM: De Soto 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. De Soto A is the second room on the right.
    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