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  • 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:  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: Grace S. Griesbach, PhD (she/her/hers) – Centre for Neuro Skills
    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
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Post-traumatic Growth Review and Practice: From Evaluation to Intervention in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 9589
    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: Chungyi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Jeffrey C. Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN, FACRM – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Behavioral Health SciencesCancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeCOVID-19Military and Veterans AffairsSpinal Cord InjuryTrauma
  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Post-traumatic Tinnitus: A Resounding Update 9677
    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: Nathan D. Zasler, MD – Concussion Care Centre of Virginia LLC
    Brain InjuryTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Vocational Rehabilitation and Community Reintegration: Practice Implications and Considerations for Veterans and Civilians Following Burn Injury 9605
    Location:  ROOM: Morocco REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Proceed straight ahead, past the skylight. Morocco is the room to the right.
    Corresponding Presenter: Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, CLCP, CBIST – University of South Florida
    Presenter: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    MINI-TRACK: Burn RehabilitationBurn RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans AffairsTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM  
    Re-energize with the Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group 6141
    Location:  ROOM: EXPO Hall / Trinity Ballroom: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants. Turn right at the elephants and proceed past the Gossip Bar into the Trinity Art Corridor. Turn left and follow the signs down the corridor, passing through the Rotunda and continuing to the end of the corridor. The Expo Hall is on the right at the end of the corridor.
    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  
    Heading in the Right Direction. Concussion Management in Soccer 1611
    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: Ruairi Connolly, MD – Cork University Hospital - Major Trauma Centre
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Ann Guernon, PhD, CCC-SLP – Lewis University
    Athlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBrain InjuryLifestyle MedicineTechnologyTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Neuromodulation for the Nervous System - Our Experience with Veterans and First Responders with Mental Health and Pain Challenges 9626
    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: Tanja Yardley, B.Sc.P.T. (she/her/hers) – Healthtech Connex
    Clinical PracticeArts & NeuroscienceBrain InjuryHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTechnologyTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Secondary Traumatic Stress in Burn Care Clinicians: Review of the Research and Recommendations for Practice 0565
    Location:  ROOM: Manchester REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Manchester is the second room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Emma D. Turner, n/a (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Presenter: Kimberly Roaten, PhD, ABPP – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Karen J. Kowalske, MD – The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    MINI-TRACK: Burn RehabilitationBurn RehabilitationTrauma
  • 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:  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.
    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  
    Pressure Ulcers, Prevention and Treatment: A Basic Toolbox for the Rehabilitation Specialist with Focus on Quality of Life 9590
    Location:  ROOM: Milan REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Milan is the third room on the left.
    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  
    Reconstructive Effort for the Treatment of Lost Arms: The Multi Disciplinary Approach to Patients Suffering from Upper Extremity Limb Loss 8331
    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.
    Presenter: Ajul Shah, MD, FACS – American Reconstructive Surgery Alliance
    Moderator: Alta Fried, MS, OTR/L, CHT – Co founder - Hand therapist
    MINI-TRACK: Limb CareLimb CareTraumaSkin Management
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM  
    Sponsored Satellite Symposium - Reaching Milestones in Managing Spasticity: What the Rehabilitation Specialist Needs to Know
    Location:  ROOM: Chantilly Ballroom/Plenaries REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From the ACRM Registration desk, proceed towards the elephants. Go past the elephants and the Chantilly Ballroom is through the foyer.
    Presenter: Cindy B. Ivanhoe, MD – TIRR Memorial Hermann Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School Houston, TX
    SpasticityStrokeBrain InjuryTraumaNeurodegenerative DiseaseSpinal Cord InjuryClinical PracticeMilitary and Veterans Affairs
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Cognitive Difficulties in Veterans with TBI and the Military-to-civilian Transition 4046
    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: Katharine Gionet, PsyD – Marcus Institute for Brain Health
    Military and Veterans AffairsBrain InjuryClinical PracticeTrauma
  • 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  
    Mindfulness and Nature-based Therapy: Foundations, Applications and Intersections 9624
    Location:  ROOM: Topaz REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn left. The Topaz is the first room on the left, across from the Elephants.
    Corresponding Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Presenter: Matthew J. Wichrowski, MSW, HTR (he/him/his) – Rusk Rehabilitation NYU Langone Health
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Re-energize: Yin and Yang Meditation: Finding Your Inner Self-compassion
    Location:  ROOM: EXPO Hall / Trinity Ballroom: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants. Turn right at the elephants and proceed past the Gossip Bar into the Trinity Art Corridor. Turn left and follow the signs down the corridor, passing through the Rotunda and continuing to the end of the corridor. The Expo Hall is on the right at the end of the corridor.
    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
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Evidence for Care of Persons with Disorders of Consciousness: An Environmental Scan of Existing Guidelines, Policies, and Recommendations 8271
    Location:  ROOM: Ming REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Ming is the fourth room on the left.
    Presenting Author: Natalie M. Gilmore, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Non-presenting Author: Lori S. Kennedy, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Non-presenting Author: Jennifer MacDonald, MD, PhD – Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Caroline Schnakers, PhD – Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
    Non-presenting Author: Risa Nakase-Richardson, FACRM, FNAN – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Non-presenting author: 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
    Non-presenting author: Andrea Kurasz, PhD (she/her/hers) – James A. Haley VA
    Clinical PracticeTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Implementation of Serial Casting and Orthotic Interventions to Promote Function for Survivors of Burn Injury Across the Care Continuum 0188
    Location:  ROOM: Peridot 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. Peridot is the third 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. Peridot is the third room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Rachel Szalony, OTR, CLT – Parkland Health
    Corresponding Presenter: Jackie Van Ooteghem, OTR/L – Parkland Burn Center
    MINI-TRACK: Burn RehabilitationBurn RehabilitationClinical PracticeEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitPain RehabilitationSkin ManagementTrauma
  • 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:  ROOM: Sapphire REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>>DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn left. Proceed past the Elephants. Turn left down the corridor. The Sapphire is the first room on the left.
    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  
    Utilization of Delirium Screening by Pediatric Therapists 9643
    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: 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  
    Conducting Research Using the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database Part I: Database Overview and How to Access Data 4505
    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: Yuying Chen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Amanda L. Botticello, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Kessler Foundation
    Presenter: Anne Deutsch, PhD, RN, CRRN, FACRM, FARN (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Spinal Cord InjuryBig DataHealth Services ResearchTrauma
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Conducting Research Using the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database Part II: Case Studies and Best Practices for Reporting 9666
    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: Yuying Chen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Presenter: Amanda L. Botticello, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Kessler Foundation
    Presenter: Anne Deutsch, PhD, RN, CRRN, FACRM, FARN (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Spinal Cord InjuryBig DataHealth Services ResearchTrauma
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Expanding Your Clinical Armamentarium with a 'Focus' on Vision and Eye Movements 9634
    Location:  ROOM: Ming REGION: Tower Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Tower elevators on Mezzanine level. Turn left before the skylight. Ming is the fourth room on the left.
    Corresponding Presenter: Mahya Beheshti, MD (she/her/hers) – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Presenter: Silvana M L. Lopes Costa, PhD – Kessler Foundation
    Presenter: JohnRoss Rizzo, MD, MSCI, FACRM (he/him/his) – NYU Langone Health
    Clinical PracticeNeurodegenerative DiseaseStrokeTrauma
  • 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:  ROOM: Senators 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. Senators is at the end of the corridor on the left.
    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:  ROOM: Topaz REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn left. The Topaz is the first room on the left, across from the Elephants.
    Presenter: Michael JL Sullivan, PhD – McGill University
    Pain RehabilitationNeuroplasticityCaregiver NeedsTraumaDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    The Unique Function and Value of a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor for People with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses 9650
    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.
    Presenter: Chungyi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Presenter: Zaccheus J. Ahonle, PhD, CRC – Mississippi State University
    Corresponding Presenter: Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, CLCP, CBIST – University of South Florida
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Jeffrey C. Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN, FACRM – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Stuart Rumrill, Phd, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois
    Behavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeCultural CompetencyMilitary and Veterans AffairsSpinal Cord InjuryTrauma
  • 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:  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: 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