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The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Annual Conference is happening right in our backyard this year — October 25–30 in Chicago!

Don't miss this opportunity to attend cutting-edge presentations, symposia, and poster sessions featuring CROR leadership, staff, and partners. It’s a great chance to connect with leading minds in rehabilitation research and showcase our impactful work.

Active and Passive Digital Health Technology Measurements in People with Physical Disabilities
Symposium
Monday, Oct. 27
4-5 pm
Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, CRC, Zijan Huang, Dan Ding, PhD, Michele Polfuss, PhD, RN

The Rehabilitation Measures Database: A Curricular Resource for Collaboration with Health Professional Students
Tuesday, Oct. 28
8-9 am
Symposium
Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, Sabrin Rizk, PhD, OTR/L, Maya Smith, Jenny Burns, BS, Sharon Parmet, MS, Allen Heinemann, PhD

Loneliness and Social isolation in Persons with Neurological Disorders: Definition, Assessment, Intervention and Implication
Symposium
Tuesday, Oct. 28
1:30-2:30 pm
Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, CRC, Sherri LaVela, PhD, MPH, Kelsey Berryman, PhD

From Challenges to Change: Elevating Diet Quality for Optimal Health Following Spinal Cord Injuries/disorders
Oral Presentation
Tuesday, Oct. 28
2:45-3:45 pm
Allen Heinemann, PhD, Sherri LaVela, PhD, MPH, MBA

Digital Self-management Interventions: Empowering Individuals with Neurological Disorders to Manage Secondary Conditions and Daily Life Participation
Symposium
Tuesday, Oct. 28
2:45-3:45 pm
Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, CRC, Bridgette Kraus, PhD, OTR/L, Kerri Morgan, PhD, OTR/L

Expected Lengths of Stay and Payments for Medicare Fee-for-service Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Treated in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, 2013-2022 
Tuesday. Oct. 28
4:45-4 pm
Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, James Wilson, DO, Yuying Chen, MD, PhD, David Chen, MD, Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH

Enhancing Rehabilitation Care: Access, Cost-effectiveness and Quality Measurement
Wednesday, Oct. 29
1:15-2:15 pm
Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, Adam Kinney, PhD, Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L, Corey Morrow, PhD, OTR/L, Brocha Stern, PhD, OTR

Employment in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Intervention Strategies for the Whole Team 
Wednesday, Oct. 29
1:15-2:15 pm
Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD, Mitra Rouhani, PhD, MSPT, BSPT, Dawn Ehde, PhD, Pamela Capraro, MS, CRC, Paulo Aco, MS, Allen Heinemann, PhD.

Award Ceremony
Wednesday, Oct. 29
5:15 - 6:15 pm
CROR Associate Director, Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, CRC, is honored as a Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Publishing in High-impact Rehabilitation Journals
Thursday, Oct. 30
8:15-9:15 am
Allen Heinemann, PhD, Leighton Chan, MD, MPH, Helen Hoenig, MD, MPH, Jeff Basford, MD, PhD, Glenn Collins, BS

Improving Access to Post-acute Care for People with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Next Steps
Thursday, Oct. 30
8:15-9:15 am
Mary Slavin, PT, PhD, Flora Hammond, MD, Joseph Giacono, PhD, John Whyte, MD, PhD, Cynthia Beaulieu, PhD, Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD

Weight Loss Behaviors and Eating Patterns Used by Individuals Living with Spinal Cord Injuries/disorders 
Oral presentation
Thursday, Oct. 30
11:15-11:30 am
Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, CRC, Allen Heinemann, PhD, Rega Steiger-Chadwick, MPH, Gary Farkas, PhD, Lorena Reyes, MS, RDN, LDN, Dan Eisenberg, MD, Jennifer Burns, BA, Vanessa Rosales, My Le, BS, Brian Bartle, MPH, Sherri LaVela, PhD, MPH, MBA

Occupational and Physical Therapy in Acute Care: Association of Timing and Frequency with 30-day Readmission After Ischemic Stroke
Thursday, Oct. 30
11-11:15 am
Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L, Amanda Hoffman, OTR/L, Darcie Luby, DPT, Joseph Rosenthal, MD, MPH, James Graham, PhD, Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD

Translating Rehabilitation Measures into Infographics for Patients and Their Care Partners 
Poster
Sharon Parmet, MS, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, Jenny Burns, BA, Kevin Fearn, MS, Deborah Crown, MS, CEC, LCPC, Allen Heinemann, PhD

Factors Associated with Hospital Length of stay in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of International Research Literature
Poster
My Le, BS, Lorie Cashdollar, BA, Jenny Burns, BS, Q. Eileen Wafford, MLIS, Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, Allen Heinemann, PhD, Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, CRC

Associations Between Hospital Length of Stay and Outcomes in Persons After Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of International Research Literature
Poster
Lorie Cashdollar, BA, My Le, BS, Jenny Burns, BA, T Webb, Q. Eileen Wafford, MLIS, Anne Deutsch, RN, PhD, Allen Heinemann, PhD, Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, CRC