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  • Wednesday, Oct 30th
    8:30 AM – 12:30 PM  
    IC14: Vestibular Rehabilitation, Testing and Concussion Management 5553
    Location:  ROOM: Coronado 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. Coronado A is the last room on the right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Scott J. Auerbach, PT – MedTrak
    Moderator: Richard P. Newman, MD FAAN (he/him/his) – Tele-Specialists
    Presenter: Austin Hill, DPT – Kelly Hawkins Physical Therapy
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeMeasurementRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnology
  • Wednesday, Oct 30th
    1:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    IC13: Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)®: an Introduction to Science, Theory and Practice 1614
    Location:  ROOM: Coronado D 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 D is the first room on the right.
    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
    Presenter: Caitlin R. Hebb, MT-BC, NMT Fellow – MedRhythms
    Presenter: Carolyn A. Dobson, AAP-BC, MT-BC, NMT Fellow – Neurologic Music Therapy Services
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineNeurodegenerative DiseasePediatric RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemStroke
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Falling in Love with the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System: A Reluctant Researcher’s Journey S14
    Location:  ROOM: Cortez D 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 D is the last room on the left.
    Moderator: Susan H. Lin, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Marymount University
    Presenter: Stacey Reynolds, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemClinical Practice
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Enhancing UE Functionality with Vivistim Therapy in Patients After Stroke; Success Stories and Digital Health Future 9644
    Location:  Parkview (Verandah Building)
    Non-presenting Contributor: Natasha Green – Microtranponder, Inc
    Presenter: Cecilia N. Prudente, PhD, PT (she/her/hers) – MicroTransponder
    TelehealthBrain InjuryNeuroplasticityRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemStrokeTechnology
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Exploring Strain Counter Strain Techniques for Management of Complex Pain Regional Syndrome 9647
    Location:  ROOM: De La Salle 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 and turn right. De La Salle is on the right.
    Presenter: Aditi Gupte, PT (she/her/hers) – Select Physical Therapy
    Corresponding Presenter: Aishwarya Parab, MS (she/her/hers) – Advanced Garden State Cardiology
    Pain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Use of the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) to Support Interprofessional Education: Implementation Strategies 4056
    Location:  ROOM: Cortez D 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 D is the last room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Susan E. Fasoli, ScD OTR (she/her/hers) – MGH Institute of Health Professions
    Non-presenting author: Leanna W. Katz, OTD, OTR (she/her/hers) – Boston University
    Presenter: Matthew Geddie, OTR, PhD. – TTUHSC
    Presenter: Katy H. O'Brien, PhD CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, FACRM – University at Buffalo
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • 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:  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: 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
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Applying the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System Across Speech-language Pathology 0568
    Location:  ROOM: Cortez D 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 D is the last room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Jarrad H. Van Stan, PhD, CCC-SLP – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: McKay Moore Sohlberg, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon
    Presenter: William S. Evans, PhD, CCC-SLP (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemBrain InjuryClinical PracticeHealth Services ResearchMeasurementStroke
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Dementia Prevention 2024 Session I 9564
    Location:  ROOM: Monet REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Proceed straight ahead, past the skylight. Monet is the straight ahead.
    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  
    Enhancing Clinical Treatment Efficacy and Outcomes with Use of the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) 0586
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Andrew Packel, PT, NCS – Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Julia C. Carpenter, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Jeremy Wolfberg, MS, CCC-SLP (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Presenter: Kelsey Watters, CScD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemClinical Practice
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Application of Locomotor Clinical Prediction Rules to Improve Patient Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury 4049
    Location:  ROOM: Rosetta 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. Rosetta is the last 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. Rosetta is the last room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Jacqueline M. LaBarbera, PT, DPT, NCS (she/her/hers) – Physical Therapist
    Corresponding Presenter: Emma Pruett, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Atrium Health
    Spinal Cord InjuryClinical PracticeRehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Home & Community Neurorehabilitation Treatment Models and National Outcomes 9618
    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: 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  
    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
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Innovative Approaches to Telerehabilitation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 9577
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Tracey D. Wallace, MS CCC-SLP – Shepherd Center
    Presenter: Rocio S. Norman, PhD CCC-SLP – University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    Military and Veterans AffairsBrain InjuryClinical PracticeRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnologyTelehealth
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Out of the Black Box and into Medical Record: Implementing the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System in Electronic Health Records 0594
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Julia C. Carpenter, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Kelsey Watters, CScD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemBig Data
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Wild Measurement: Strategies to Capture Meaningful Performance Improvements from Rehabilitation 9584
    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: 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
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification Networking Group
    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.
    Moderator: Jarrad H. Van Stan, PhD, CCC-SLP – Harvard Medical School
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    The Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS): A Framework for Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Research, Education, and Clinical Practice 0574
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Shanti M. Pinto, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Non-presenting author: Leanna W. Katz, OTD, OTR (she/her/hers) – Boston University
    Presenter: Jeanne M. Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM – Kessler Foundation
    Non-presenting author: Katy H. O'Brien, PhD CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
    Presenter: Susan E. Fasoli, ScD OTR (she/her/hers) – MGH Institute of Health Professions
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemClinical PracticeWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Improving Intervention Research Design and Reporting Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System 9573
    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.
    Corresponding Presenter: Jeanne M. Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM – Kessler Foundation
    Presenter: Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, FACRM – University at Buffalo
    Presenter: Jeremy Wolfberg, MS, CCC-SLP (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Presenter: Jarrad H. Van Stan, PhD, CCC-SLP – Harvard Medical School
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Marcel P. Dijkers, PhD (he/him/his) – Wayne State University
    Presenter: John Whyte, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemClinical PracticeWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Identifying and Addressing Real-life Challenges to Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System 9586
    Location:  ROOM: De La Salle 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 and turn right. De La Salle is on the right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Jarrad H. Van Stan, PhD, CCC-SLP – Harvard Medical School
    Presenter: John Whyte, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
    Presenter: Elizabeth Grillo, PhD, CCC-SLP, CHSE, EMT (she/her/hers) – West Chester University of Pennsylvania
    Presenter: Chantal Sabourin, MA, MSC, S-LP (C) (she/her/hers) – DYSWIS-Do you see what I see
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemHealth Services ResearchLeadershipMeasurement
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Attention Restoration in Mild TBI +/- PTSD: Personalized Training and Functionally Targeted Neuromodulation 9601
    Location:  ROOM: Coronado 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. Coronado C is the second room on the right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Theresa L. Bender Pape, Dr.PH – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Presenter: Sherri L. Livengood, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Ana Durand-Sanchez, MD (she/her/hers) – Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Catherine Kestner, DPT (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD, BA – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab 355 E Erie St Chicago, IL 60611
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineNeuroplasticityRehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Perspective and Feasibility of Application of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients with Severe and Acute Traumatic Brain Injury 9676
    Location:  ROOM: Coronado 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. Coronado A is the last room on the right.
    Presenter: Fernando Areas, PhD (he/him/his) – Baylor Scott and White Research Institute
    Corresponding Presenter: Elder ZDS Nascimento Pereira – Universidade Federal do Amazonas
    Presenter: Chad Swank, PT, PhD – Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineMeasurementNeuroplasticityRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemTechnology