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  • Wednesday, Oct 30th
    8:30 AM – 12:30 PM  
    IC3: Approach to Unique Challenges in Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation 9258
    Location:  Coronado D
    Presenter: Denesh Ratnasingam (he/him/his) – Children's Mercy Hospital/University of Missouri-Kansas City
    Presenter: Stephanie Smalling, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado
    Non-presenting author: Kimberly Voelker, MOT, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado
    Presenter: Kilby Mann, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Non-Presenting Author: Sarah Tlustos, PhD – Children's Hospital Colorado
    Pediatric RehabilitationClinical Practice
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    7:00 AM – 3:00 PM  
    ACRM Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation Training — **ONE-DAY COURSE**
    Location:  Miro
    Presenter: Drew A. Nagele, PsyD, FACRM, ABPP, CBIST-AP, CESP – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Presenter: Felicia B. Connor, Psy.D., ABPP-RP (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Health- Rusk Rehabiliation
    Brain InjuryPediatric RehabilitationStroke
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Head & Neck Ultrasound Workshop: Addressing Unmet Needs in Non-musculoskeletal PM&R Practice-focused on Neuro- rehabilitation 1610
    Location:  Senators Lecture Hall
    Presenter: Haibi Cai, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Presenter: Xiaoyu Norman Pan, MD, PhD, MPH – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Non-presenting Contributor: Heakyung Kim, MD – Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Pediatric RehabilitationBrain InjurySpasticity
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Sexuality and Intimacy for Individuals Affected with Cerebral Palsy: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Enhance Quality of Life 1609
    Location:  Cortez C
    Non-presenting Contributor: Heakyung Kim, MD – Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Presenter: Jan Moskowitz, LCSW, CCLS (she/her/hers) – Private Practice
    Presenter: Susan C. Labhard, MSN, RN – Shriners Hospital for Children (Ret.)
    Moderator: Xiaoyu Norman Pan, MD, PhD, MPH – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Presenter: Fabiola Reyes, MD (she/her/hers) – Texas Scottish Rite for Children
    Pediatric RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeSpasticity
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Is There One Stand-alone Quality of Life Outcome Measure Capable of Capturing Intervention Changes for Children and Teens with Non-ambulatory Cerebral Palsy? 1606
    Location:  Topaz
    Corresponding Presenter: Jennifer A. Hutson, PhD, OTR/L, ATP – St. Catherine University
    Presenter: Paula Stommes, OTD, OTR/L, ATP – St. Paul City School
    Presenter: Teresa Wickboldt, OTD, OTR/L – St. Catherine University
    Clinical PracticePediatric Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Transition to Adult Life for Patients Followed by Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialty Clinics: A Review of the Literature, Preliminary Research Findings, and Program Development 0554
    Location:  Cortez C
    Corresponding Presenter: Christine Petranovich, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado
    Presenter: Samantha Koerber (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado
    Pediatric RehabilitationHealth Services Research
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Pediatric Rehabilitation Oral Pressentations
    Location:  Coronado D
    Pediatric Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  
    History of Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury and Potential Risk Factors for Future Incarceration
    Location:  Coronado D
    Presenting Author: Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa – Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
    Non-presenting Author: Jill Daugherty, PhD (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Non-presenting Author: Drew A. Nagele, PsyD, FACRM, ABPP, CBIST-AP, CESP – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Judy L. Dettmer, BSW – NASHIA
    Non-presenting Author: Kim A. Gorgens, Ph.D., ABPP, Ph.D., ABPP – University of Denver
    Non-presenting Author: Hollis Lyman, Ma, PSM, LPCC (she/her/hers) – University of Denver
    Non-presenting Author: Carmen L. Ashley – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Non-presenting Author: Amber Medina, LMHC – Washington Department of Corrections
    Non-presenting Author: Isabelle Tomita, BS – George Mason University
    Non-presenting Author: Lauren A. Lambert, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Brain InjuryPediatric Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Increase in VO2 Consumption Is Negatively Related to Stretch Shortening Cycle Potentiation in Competitive Collegiate Cyclists 4365
    Location:  Rosetta
    Presenting Author: Harshvardhan Singh, PT, MS, PHD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Non-presenting Author: Curtis Fennell, NSCA-CSCS, ACSM-CPT, PhD – University of Montevallo
    Non-presenting Author: Shawn Mitchell, PhD – University of Montevallo
    Non-presenting Author: Gary Hunter, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationClinical PracticePediatric Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Systematic Review: Returning to School After Traumatic Brain Injury 4347
    Location:  Coronado D
    Presenting Author: Adrienne McElroy Bratcher, SLP.D, CCC-SLP, CBIST – Eastern New Mexico University
    Non-presenting Author: Emilee A. Montes, MS (she/her/hers) – Eastern New Mexico University
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticePediatric Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Screening by Pediatric Therapists Establishes Hospital-wide Burden of Delirium in Children 4357
    Location:  Coronado D
    Presenting Author: Margaret L. Scholl, PT – Childrens Health
    Non-presenting Author: L. David D. Wittkower, IV, PhD – American association of nurse practitioners
    Non-presenting Author: Chani Traube – Weill Cornell Medical College
    Early Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitCardiopulmonary RehabilitationMeasurementPediatric Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Pressure Ulcers, Prevention and Treatment: A Basic Toolbox for the Rehabilitation Specialist with Focus on Quality of Life 9590
    Location:  Milan
    Corresponding Presenter: Hubert B. Vuagnat, MD (he/him/his) – Woundcare Program, Geneva University Hospitals
    InternationalAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationClinical PracticeLeadershipPediatric RehabilitationSkin ManagementSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Psychological Disorders Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries in the Pediatric Population: New Findings and Implications for Clinical Practice 9569
    Location:  Coronado C
    Presenter: Richard L. Delmonico, PhD – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Corresponding Presenter: Brian R. Theodore, PhD – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Presenter: Charles Filanosky, PhD – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Presenter: Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa – Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Lue-Yen Tucker, BA (she/her/hers) – Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Michelle Camicia, PhD MSN CRRN CCM NEA-BC FAHA FARN FAAN – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Brain InjuryBehavioral Health SciencesCOVID-19Pediatric Rehabilitation
  • 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
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM  
    Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group
    Location:  De La Salle
    Moderator: Nancy Yeh, MD – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    Moderator: Laura E. Black, MD, MPH – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    Pediatric Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Ahead of the Curve: Alternative Considerations for Management of Scoliosis Following Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury 4064
    Location:  De La Salle
    Corresponding Presenter: Simra Javaid, D.O. (she/her/hers) – UTHealth/TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Stacey Lynn Hall, DO – UTHealth/TIRR
    Presenter: Jordan Birdsong, PT, DPT – TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital
    Presenter: Anthony J. Kennedy, MS, OT, OTR (he/him/his) – St. Luke's Childrens Hospital
    Pediatric RehabilitationClinical PracticeSpinal Cord Injury
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Home & Community Neurorehabilitation Treatment Models and National Outcomes 9618
    Location:  Coronado B
    Corresponding Presenter: Janet L. Keith, OT/L, CCM (she/her/hers) – Rehab Without Walls
    Brain InjuryHealth Services ResearchPediatric RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemStroke
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)®: an Introduction to Science, Theory and Practice 1614
    Location:  Obelisk B
    Corresponding Presenter: Corene Patricia P. Thaut, PhD, MM – The University of Toronto/The Academy Of Neurologic Music Therapy
    Presenter: Michael H. Thaut, PhD – University of Toronto
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineNeurodegenerative DiseasePediatric RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemStroke
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Pediatric Award Lectureship: Optimizing Recovery: The Critical Role of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Therapies in Acute Care Settings S12
    Location:  De La Salle
    Presenter: Simra Javaid, D.O. (she/her/hers) – UTHealth/TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Rajashree Srinivasan, MBBS, MD – UTSW/Children's Health
    Presenter: Emily Klein, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Sabrina C. Filoteo, MA, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Pediatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Utilization of Delirium Screening by Pediatric Therapists 9643
    Location:  De La Salle
    Corresponding Presenter: Margaret L. Scholl, PT – Childrens Health
    Presenter: Satori Gatling, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS (she/her/hers) – Children's Health
    Pediatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryCancer RehabilitationCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitNeuroplasticityTrauma
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Defining Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Rehabilitation Care 1591
    Location:  Peridot
    Corresponding Presenter: Stefanie Casey Rogers, PhD, OTR – Texas Woman's University
    Pediatric RehabilitationEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Measuring Rehabilitation Service Use After Traumatic Brain Injury: Development and Initial Validation of the Rehabilitation Utilization Measure (RUM) 0591
    Location:  Milan
    Corresponding Presenter: Amery Treble-Barna, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Jessica M. Jarvis, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Lauren Terhorst – University of Pittsburgh
    MeasurementBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryHealth Services ResearchMeasurementPediatric Rehabilitation
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Tone Management in Pediatric Patients with Disorders or Consciousness 4524
    Location:  Coronado C
    Corresponding Presenter: Abigail Case, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
    Presenter: Lauren E. McCole, PT, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Presenter: Jaqueline Conklin, MS OTR/L BCP (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Brain InjuryPediatric RehabilitationSpasticity
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group Hot Topics 1595
    Location:  Obelisk A
    Presenter: Mary Dubon, MD – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: Ana Ubeda Tikkanen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Boston Childrens Hospital/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Moderator: Nancy Yeh, MD – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    Corresponding Presenter: Laura E. Black, MD, MPH – Kennedy Krieger Institute
    Presenter: Richard L. Delmonico, PhD – Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryPediatric Rehabilitation
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    The Development of a Patient Centered Research Agenda for Sport Related Concussion Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment 9617
    Location:  Wedgewood
    Corresponding Presenter: Morgan N. Anderson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
    Presenter: Kayla Covert, PT, DPT – Baylor Scott and White Research Institute
    Presenter: Aditi Mitra – Baylor College of Medicine - Temple, Baylor Scott & White Health - Temple Medical Center
    Presenter: Cole Swank – Lake Highlands High School
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Chad Swank, PT, PhD – Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Corey Smith, MS, ATC – Baylor Scott & White Health
    Presenter: Simon Driver, PhD (he/him/his) – Baylor Scott and White Research Institute
    Brain InjuryAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationPediatric Rehabilitation
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Update on Solutions for Increasing Use of Integrative Medicine in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology 9649
    Location:  Governors Lecture Hall
    Corresponding Presenter: Christina Semonick, SLPD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Clarity Speech Therapy Inc.
    Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryCancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeCOVID-19Limb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationStrokeTrauma
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Back on Track: Development of a Pediatric ICU Early Mobility Program 9568
    Location:  Peridot
    Presenter: Madeline Pawloski, MHA, MOT, OTR/L, BCP (she/her/hers) – Children's Nebraska/ American Heart Association
    Pediatric RehabilitationEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    From Rehabilitation Science to Prototype. Innovating in the Medical Rehabilitation Space 4518
    Location:  Obelisk B
    Corresponding Presenter: Sarah E. Rebstock, MD, PhD, FAAP – UT Southwestern Medical Center/ Children Medical Center, Dallas
    Presenter: Samuel T. Lauman, PhD, LAT, ATC – Children's Health Andrews Institute
    Moderator: Dana Walsh, PT, MPT – Children' Health
    Presenter: Deanna Lusty, PT, ATP/SMS – Children's Health
    TechnologyNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric Rehabilitation
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Lecture Symposium: Seeds of Hope: nurturing Recovery After Pediatric TBI
    Location:  Coronado B
    Corresponding Presenter: Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa – Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
    Presenter: Kelly L. Lang, BA (she/her/hers) – Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
    Brain InjuryPediatric Rehabilitation