Tamara Bushnik,  PhD, FACRM ACRM President

In this 90th Anniversary Year of ACRM history, discover why Progress in Rehabilitation Research (PIRR) is THE largest interdisciplinary rehabilitation research conference in the world. Although it is large enough to deliver top-quality content presented by renowned scientists and clinicians, this conference is small enough for meaningful exchange, mentoring, and nurturing lifelong friendships.   Whether you seek cutting-edge research and innovative technology needed in your clinical practice, or collaborators who share your passion for rehabilitation science, PIRR has you covered. Enjoy nonstop educational programming in the areas of brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative diseases, and pain. The 2013 program will be announced in late-May 2013. We hope you will join us in November this year, where the magic never stops in Walt Disney World® Resort in Central Florida. It doesn’t get better than this. See you in Orlando!  Tamara Bushnik, PhD, FACRM ACRM President

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Announcing Tribute Plenary:  Remembering Robert C. Wagenaar, PhD

The rehabilitation community lost a talented and much-beloved colleague with the passing of Dr. Robert C. Wagenaar on 13 February. A skilled and highly regarded scientist, he studied gait patterns in patients with stroke and Parkinson's disease, and investigated rehabilitation interventions to modify abnormal movement patterns. The ACRM Program Committee, on which he served, is pleased to announce that a tribute plenary session, led by a distinguished faculty of his colleagues, will be presented at the 90th Annual ACRM Conference in honor of Dr. Wagenaar's life and work.

"You can’t beat the value of the ACRM conference. The inter-disciplinary program is relevant to your whole team, and the content is cutting-edge. Whether your specialty is stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury or neuro-degenerative diseases, ACRM is presenting the evidence you need.”
—Chris MacDonell, CARF

“Attending the ACRM meeting has been a great experience on many levels.”— Mar Cortes, MD, Clinical Research, Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY

“I enjoyed the combination of clinically and scientifically oriented contributions and the interdisciplinary nature of the conference.” —GM Ribbers, MD, PhD, Rotterdam Neurorehabilitation Research

"I chose to present a poster at the 2012 ACRM Annual Conference because competing for and receiving this kind of recognition can be an important part of successful career development. Winning the Outstanding Scientific Poster Award was a great honor; and I encourage participation in this event by other students and early career scientists who, like me, strive for excellence in rehabilitation research. —2012 Outstanding Scientific Poster Winner, Kenneth C. Chelette, MS, Biomedical Engineer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“ACRM’s commitment to early career rehabilitation scientists and practitioners is unparalleled, not only in rehabilitation but across most professional organizations.” —2012 ACRM Annual Conference Attendee

“I have had an amazing experience as a participant in this conference.
Thanks for everything!” —Diana Krasteva, Physiotherapist, Lion’s Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, BC

“With a collegial harmonious atmosphere, rare in mega-medical conferences, ACRM functions as powerful “glue” that joins together professionals from all specialty areas and disciplines for intellectual exchange and improved rehabilitative outcomes.” —Sue Ann Sisto, PT, PhD, FACRM, Stony Brook University School of Health Technology and Management

“The ACRM Annual Conference has grown to become the world’s largest interdisciplinary conference in the field of rehabilitation research, and as a result, the peer-to-peer networking is second to none.” —Gary Ulicny, PhD, FACRM, Shepherd Center