Preliminary Program

The Preliminary Program for the 2008 Joint ACRM-ASNR Joint Educational Conference will be available June 2008. Copies will be mailed with the June issues of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. If you are not a subscriber to the Archives you may contact the ACRM office and a copy will be mailed to you. Please contact Gigi Gernand, ACRM Meeting Planner at ggernand@acrm.org or call 317-915-2250.

You may also download a pdf copy of the preliminary program and/or scroll down this page for the full conference schedule.

Online conference registration will be available after July 7, 2008

Need to register now to get in the current fiscal year? Click here to download a copy of the registration form, fill out and mail or fax to Gigi Gernand at 317-915-2245, 6801 Lake Plaza Drive, Suite B-205, Indianapolis, IN 46220.

Theme for 2008:
Rehabilitation Research:
InterDisciplinary...InterNational...InterActive

The 2008 conference will be preceeded by two pre-meeting symposia, the Early Career Course and the working meetings of the Ontario Rehabilitation Reseach Advisory Network (ORRAN).

Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Delta Chelsea Hotel

Dates:
October 15-19, 2008

Be prepared for travel, apply for or renew your passport now!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

8:00 AM – 7:00 PM ........................................ Pre-meeting Symposium

(Day 1 of 2)

Measurement of Participation in Rehabilitation Research

Faculty: Allen Heinemann, PhD, ABPP (RP), FACRM, Tim Muzzio, PhD, Marcel Dijkers, PhD, FACRM, Marcel Post, PhD, Susan Magasi, PhD, Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT, Margaret Brown, PhD, Jennifer Bogner, PhD, Rita Bode, PhD, Joy Hammel, PhD, OTR, Gale Whiteneck, PhD, FACRM, Alarcos Cieza, PhD, MPH, Susan Connors, Don Lollar, EdD, Mary Ann McColl, PhD, Alan Jette, PhD, David Tulsky, PhD, Luc Noreau, PhD, Carolyn Schwartz, ScD

 

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM ......................................... Registration Desk Open

8:15 AM – 3:30 PM ........................................ Pre-meeting Symposium

(Day 2 of 2)

Measurement of Participation in Rehabilitation Research

Faculty: Allen Heinemann, PhD, ABPP (RP), FACRM, Tim Muzzio, PhD, Marcel Dijkers, PhD, FACRM, Marcel Post, PhD, Susan Magasi, PhD, Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT, Margaret Brown, PhD, Jennifer Bogner, PhD, Rita Bode, PhD, Joy Hammel, PhD, OTR, Gale Whiteneck, PhD, FACRM, Alarcos Cieza, PhD, MPH, Susan Connors, Don Lollar, EdD, Mary Ann McColl, PhD, Alan Jette, PhD, David Tulsky, PhD, Luc Noreau, PhD, Carolyn Schwartz, ScD

8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ......................................... Pre-Meeting Symposium

In Vivo Imaging in Recovery After Neural Injury: From Microimaging in Animal Models to Functional Imaging in Man

Symposium Organizer: Michael Selzer, MD, PhD
Faculty: Edward Boyden, PhD, John Detre, MD, Wen-Biao Gan, PhD, Mathias Hoehn, PhD, Thomas Misgeld, PhD, Robia Pautler, PhD, Michael Selzer, MD, PhD, Young-Jin Son, PhD, Brian Wandell, PhD

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM .... Ontario Rehabilitation Research Advisory Network

Pre-registration is required

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

ORRAN Welcome
Keynote Speaker: Alan Jette, PhD, MPH

ORRAN welcomes ACRM, ASNR, Canadian Researchers from outside Ontario and all conference participants to presentations, discussions and workshops on topics of interest to researchers and clinicians in theme areas of aging, childhood, MSK, health services and neuro.

10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Interactive Concurrent Workshops
Workshops include mentorship, data sets, multi-site clinical trials, training programs and knowledge mobilization.

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Networking Social
ORRAN, ASNR, ACRM (BI-ISIG • Stroke • SCI)

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM ............................................ Early Career Course

Faculty: Marcel Dijkers, PhD, FACRM, Stephen Page, PhD, Michael Selzer, MD, PhD, Patricia Dorn, PhD, Phillip Beatty, PhD, Ronald Schuchard, PhD, Nicole Anderson, PhD, CPsych, Allen Heinemann, PhD, ABPP (Rp), FACRM, Kenneth Ottenbacher, PhD, Claire Kalpakjian, PhD, MS, Archana Sangole, PhD, Deborah Backus, PhD, PT, Tim Judkins, PhD, Kathy Boschen, PhD, CPsych, Elliot Roth, MD, Geoff Furnie, BSc, PhD, PEng, Jennifer Ryan, PhD

Sessions Scheduled: Pilot Data for Qualitative, Mixed Methods and Quantitative Research, Pilot Data Collection “On the Cheap,” Pilot Data: External Funding Mechanisms & Grantsmanship and How Pilot Data Fit into the Larger Context of Obtaining Funding, Publishing Pilot Research / Data: Should You?, Managing a Funded Project, Early Career Juggling Acts: Priorities, Promotions and Tenure, Conveying Your Strategic Plan to Potential Employers.

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM .............................. ASNR Board of Directors Meeting

Thursday, October 16, 2008

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM ......................................... Registration Desk Open

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM ................................ Welcome and Opening Remarks

Marcel Dijkers, PhD, FACRM, ACRM President
David Good, MD, ASNR President
Mary Ann McColl, PhD, ORRAN Chair
Invited Special Guest: The Honourable David Onley, O.Ont
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

8:45 AM – 10:15 AM ........................................................... Plenary

Rehabilitation Research within Changing Health Care Systems

Symposium Organizers: Tamara Bushnik, PhD, Ian Joiner, BSc, PT, MPA, Sheila Cook, Hons BSc
Faculty: Mary Ann McColl, PhD, Andrew Kramer, MD, John Olver, MD

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM ............................................................ Break

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM ................. Mitchell Rosenthal, PhD Memorial Lecture

...and They Lived Happily Ever After. Myths and Facts about Families and Marriage after Brain Injury
Rosenthal Lecturer: Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, PhD, ABPP, FACRM

Early in his career, Mitch Rosenthal wrote several important manuscripts relating to families, how they are affected by injury, and how professionals can help. Mitch’s work inspired researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to initiate a research program to empirically investigate family needs, outcomes, and interventions.

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ..................................................... NNR Meeting

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ........................... Early Career Roundtable Luncheon

Rehabilitation Research Barriers
This ticketed event has limited seating, pre-registration is required.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ...................................................... Symposium

7 Optimal Dosing of Stroke Rehabilitation: Outcomes and Considerations

Symposium Organizer: Stephen Page, PhD
Faculty: Stephen Page, PhD, Leora Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, Brett Kissela, MD, Richard Zorowitz, MD, Kari Dunning, PhD, MS

This ticketed event has limited seating, pre-registration is required. This symposium lunch is hosted by the National Stroke Association.

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ..................................... Sheldon Berrol Chautauqua

Topic in honor of the memory of Douglas Harrington, PhD, FACRM
What It Takes to Implement a Family Based Rehabilitation Program

Faculty: Lucia Braga, PhD

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ...................................Platform Paper Presentations I

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ............................................ Concurrent Symposia

11 Neuropathic Pain Syndrome: Translating Research into Clinical Practice

Symposium Organizer: Martin Grabois, MD, FACRM
Faculty: Martin Grabois, MD, FACRM, R. Norman Harden, MD, Donna Bloodworth, MD

15 Activity-based Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury: What are the Known and Presumed Effects on Neurological Recovery, Health, Fitness, and Quality of Life?

Symposium Organizer: Michael Jones, PhD
Faculty: Michael Jones, PhD, Reggie Edgerton, PhD, Mark Nash, MD, FACSM, Deborah Backus, PhD, PT, James Krause, PhD

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM .............................................................. Break

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ................................ Platform Paper Presentations II

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ....................................................... Symposium

33 Gait Impairment and Training for Stroke: Outcomes, Assessments and Neuroimaging and Cognitive Correlates

Symposium Organizer: Victor Mark, MD
Faculty: Nancy Salbach, PhD, PT, William McIlroy, PhD, Victor Mark, MD, Sandra Black, MD

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ............................... BI-ISIG General Business Meeting

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ......................... Spinal Cord Injury Networking Group

Faculty: Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, Mary Schmidt Read, PT, DPT, MS, Deborah Backus, PhD, PT, Susie Charlifue, PhD, MJ Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L, LCP, Ralph Marino, MD, FACRM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ................................................... Poster Session

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ......................... Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

Friday, October 17, 2008

6:45 AM – 5:00 PM.......................................... Registration Desk Open

6:45 AM – 8:00 AM............................................ Continental Breakfast

6:45 AM – 6:30 PM .................................................Exhibit Hall Open

6:45 AM – 7:45 AM ..................................................Morning Sessions

4 The Role of Simulation in the Education of Rehabilitation Professionals

Symposium Organizer: Heather Carnahan, PhD
Faculty: Heather Carnahan PhD, Adam Dubrowski, PhD, Catharine Walsh, MD, Eric Hagemann, MSc (Cand)

19 Public Reporting of Quality Information by Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals and Units

Symposium Organizers: Christine MacDonell, Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, CRRN
Faculty: Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, CRRN, Christine MacDonell, Christina Papadimitriou, Susan Magasi, PhD, Allen Heinemann, PhD, ABPP (Rp), FACRM

22 Sleep and Neurological Rehabilitation

Symposium Organizers: Catherine Wiseman-Hakes, MSc, PhD (Cand)
Faculty: Douglas Bradley, MD, FRCPC, Kimberly Coté, MSc, PhD, Brian Murray, MD, FRCP (C) D, ABSM, Marie-Christine Ouellet, PhD, Catherine Wiseman-Hakes, MSc, PhD (Cand)

27 Assessment and Intervention with Persons with Apraxia: Using a Model to Guide Clinical Practice

Symposium Organizer: Deborah Hebert, PhD, MSc(Kin)
Faculty: Deborah Hebert, PhD, MSc(Kin), Vessela Stamenova, BSc, (Hons), PhD (Cand), Eric Roy

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ............................................................ Plenary

Motor Learning and Rehabilitation

Symposium Organizer: John Krakauer, MD
Moderator: Leonardo Cohen, MD
Faculty: John Krakauer, MD, Amy Bastian, PhD, Andreas Luft, MD

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ............................................................. Break

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM .................................ASNR Adelson & Viste Awards

2008 Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Award for Neurologic Rehabilitation Research

Lecturer: Mark Tuszynski, MD, PhD
Axonal Plasticity and Regeneration in the Injured Spinal Cord: Progress in Animal Models, Challenges in Clinical Translation

2008 Kenneth Viste, Jr., MD Memorial Lectureship

Lecturer: Leonardo Cohen, MD
Neurorehabilitation at a Crossroads: From Bench to Bedside

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ...............................Research Roundtables Luncheon

Potential topics will include major agencies that fund rehabilitation research, follow-up discussion of the conference plenaries, and newly-developed special interest groups.

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM .............................................Concurrent Symposia

17 Recovery After Hemiparetic Stroke: Lessons Learned from Motor Function Assessment Using Imaging, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Techniques

Symposium Organizer: Cathrin Buetefisch, MD
Faculty: Cathrin Buetefisch, MD, George Wittenberg, MD, PhD, Alexander Thiel, MD

5 A Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Interventions Taxonomy as the Basis for a Practice-based Evidence Study: Development and Preliminary Findings

Symposium Organizer: Gale Whiteneck, PhD, FACRM
Faculty: Marcel Dijkers, PhD, FACRM, Toby Huston, Rebecca Ozelie, OTR/L, Jacqueline LaBarbera, Claire Cahow, Gale Whiteneck, PhD, FACRM

26 Emerging Issues in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities’ Case Mix Reimbursement

Symposium Organizer: Allen Heinemann, PhD, ABPP (Rp), FACRM
Faculty: Allen Heinemann, PhD, ABPP (Rp), FACRM, Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT, Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, CRRN

16 Cognitive and Motor Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury: Novel findings on Recovery Patterns, Behavioural and Neural Mechanisms, Predictors of Recovery, and Treatment

Symposium Organizer: Robin Green, PhD, CPsych
Faculty: Robin Green, PhD, CPsych, April Arundine, BA, Mark Bayley, MD, FRCPC, Cheryl Bradbury, PsyD, Bruce Christensen, PhD, CPsych, Brenda Colella, MSc, Deborah Hebert, MSc (Cand), Elizabeth Inness, BSc, William McIlroy, PhD, David Mikulis, BSc, FRCR, MD, Georges Monette, PhD, Ng Kevin, MBBS, FRANZCR, Christine Till, PhD, CPsych

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM .............................................................. Break

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM .............................................Concurrent Symposia

6 Recent Research Findings on Post-TBI Fatigue

Symposium Organizer: Wayne Gordon, PhD, ABPP/Cn, FACRM
Faculty: Wayne Gordon, PhD, ABPP/Cn, FACRM, Tamara Bushnik, PhD, Teresa Ashman, PhD, Joshua Cantor, PhD, Amitabh Jha, MD, MPH, Marie-Christine Ouellet, PhD, John DeLuca, PhD, ABPP

23 Tackling SCI Chronic Pain and Quality of Life: A Coordinated Set of Research and Clinical Initiatives in Ontario

Symposium Organizer: Kathryn Boschen, PhD, CPsych
Faculty: Kathryn Boschen, PhD, CPsych, Judith Hunter, Joel Katz, PhD, Linda Rapson, MD, Cheryl Bradbury, PsyD, Ze’ev Seltzer, PhD, Heather Flett, BSc, PT, BA

24 Convergence in the Cognitive Rehabilitation of Brain Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease: New Evidence of Efficacy From Behavioral, Functional Neuroimaging, and Pharmacologic Studies

Symposium Organizer: Anthony Stringer, PhD, CRCRT, ABPP/ACRN
Faculty: Anthony Stringer, PhD, CRCRT, ABPP/ACRN, Benjamin Hampstead, Anna Moore, PhD, David Burke, MD, MA, Melanie Greenaway, PhD, Krish Sathian, MD, PhD

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ................................ Platform Paper Presentations III

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM ................................................... Poster Sessions

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM ................. ACRM and ASNR Awards Recognition Dinner
............................... Special presentation of the play “After the Crash”

Join us at Hart House - considered one of Toronto’s architectural masterpieces, with its soaring stained glass windows, marble floor and oak timbered ceilings for the ACRM and ASNR Awards Recognition Dinner. After the dinner the evening’s feature presentation is the play called “After the Crash.” This project is a unique synthesis of research and art. It was developed as part of the research project, “Research-based theatre about traumatic brain injury.” Although the story is fictional, each scene is based on real events expressed in focus groups by brain injury survivors, their family members and health care providers. “After the Crash” is a highly engaging, informative and entertaining play presented by theatre professionals. Audiences give it 2 thumbs up! For more on the play go to www.ruckusensemble.com.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

6:45 AM – 4:30 PM ......................................... Registration Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM ................................................. ORRAN Breakfast
................................................................Paper & Poster Awards
................................................................Networking Groups

The Ontario Rehabilitation Research Advisory Network-hosted Networking Breakfast will be a final opportunity during the conference for attendees to solidify professional collaborations, and for formal and informal networking groups to meet and plan further activities. The Breakfast will end with the presentation of paper and poster awards from ACRM, ASNR and ORRAN.

8:30 AM – 11:00 AM ............................................... Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ........................................... Concurrent Symposia

13 Aphasia Treatment and Research: Intervention Options and Outcomes
Symposium Organizers: Leora Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, Anastasia Raymer, PhD

Faculty: Leora Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, Anastasia Raymer, PhD, Aura Kagan, PhD, Elizabeth Rochon, MSC (A), PhD

14 Neural Plasticity and Repair in SCI: How Animal Model Work is Translating to Human Studies

Symposium Organizer: Keith Tansey, MD, PhD
Faculty: Keith Tansey, MD, PhD, Edward Wirth, MD, PhD, Michael Fehlings, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

29 Rehabilitation of Executive Control Functions: Finding the Right Path
Symposium:

Organizer: Anthony Chen, MD
Faculty: Anthony Chen, MD, Tatjana Novakovic-Agopian, PhD, Donald Stuss, PhD

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM .................................... NIDRR Paper Presentations

Racial Differences in Employment Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury at 1, 2, 5, and 10 Years Post-Injury
NIDRR Presenter: Kelli Williams, MPH, MS, OTR/L

Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Functional Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis
NIDRR Presenter: Margaret Schmitt, PhD

Quantification of Longitudinal Changes in Muscle Pathology in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
NIDRR Presenter: Sunita Mathur, PT, PhD

Progressive Resistance Strength Training in Older Adults: No Train No Gain?
NIDRR Presenter: Chiung-ju Lieu, PhD, OTR

Racial Differences in Child Psychiatric Hospitalization Referral: The Role of Community Factors
NIDRR Presenter: Richard Epstein, PhD

Effect of Proximal Sensory Input on Spasticity in Finger Flexor Muscles Post-Stroke
NIDRR Presenter: Gilles Hoffmann, PhD

10:00 AM – 10:30 PM ............................................................ Break

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM .................................. ACRM Membership Meeting

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ................................... ASNR Membership Meeting

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ......................... J. Stanley Coulter Lecture Luncheon

J. Stanley Coulter Lecturer
Ruth Brannon, MSPH, MA
This ticketed event has limited seating, pre-registration is required.

This distinguished lectureship was created to honor John Stanley Coulter, MD in celebration of his many contributions to rehabilitation. President of ACRM from 1925 to 1926, he also served as the treasurer and as editor of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. To be named the Coulter Lecturer is to be recognized for professional achievements that have contributed significantly to the field of rehabilitation. This year’s lecturer is Chief of the Training Programs Unit at the Rehabilitation Services Administration for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services in Washington, DC.

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ............................................ Concurrent Symposia

3 Improving Evidence-Based Practice in Rehabilitation: Recommendations for Improved Methods by ACRM Clinical Practice Committee

Symposium Organizer: Mark Johnston, PhD, FACRM
Faculty: Mark Johnston, PhD, FACRM

20 Facilitating community integration following TBI: International Perspectives

Symposium Organizer: Deirdre Dawson, PhD, KLARU, OT Reg. (ON)
Faculty: Deirdre Dawson, PhD, KLARU, OT Reg. (ON), Hélène Lefebvre, Cristina Tettamanti, BSc

21 Treatment of Sublesional Osteoporosis after SCI: Current Evidence, Practice Patterns, Outcome Measures and Novel Therapies

Symposium Organizer: Cathy Craven, MD, MD, FRCP (C), MSC
Faculty: Cathy Craven, MD, FRCP (C), MSC, Lora Giangregorio, PhD, Leslie Morse

25 New Developments in Dual Diagnosis Brain Injury Plus Spinal Cord injury: Improved identification of TBI with Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Clinical and Economic Burden of TBI on Short and Longer-term SCI Outcome; and Clinical Guidelines for Specialized Dual Diagnosis Care

Symposium Organizers: Robin Green, PhD, CPsych, Cheryl Bradbury, PsyD
Faculty: Robin Green, PhD, CPsych, Cheryl Bradbury, PsyD, Cathy Craven, MD, Sander Hitzig, MA, PhD (Cand), Colleen McGillivray, MD, David Mikulus, BSc, FRCR, MD, Ephrem Pano, BSc, MSc (Cand), Lesley Ruttan, PhD, Psych, Tamara Schultz, PhD, Psych, Corie Wei, MD, Walter Wodchis, PhD

4:15 PM – 7:00 PM .............................ACRM Board of Governors Meeting

Sunday, October 19, 2008

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ........................... ACRM Board of Governors Meeting