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IN A NUTSHELL …
The ACRM Conference: Progress in Rehabilitation Research (PIRR) brings together an inter-professional mix of rehabilitation professionals from around the world to learn about cutting-edge research and its translation into clinical practice to improve the quality of life experienced by people with disabilities.
QUALITY Content for the Whole REHAB Team
NONSTOP CONTENT for 18 Focus Areas
Build a diverse personal itinerary by selecting educational sessions from any of the following focus areas, or choose 3 days of NONSTOP content focused on a single diagnosis. YOU pick the content that’s right for you.
Programming by focus area:
- Brain Injury
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Clinical Practice
- Complementary, Integrative Rehabilitation
- Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Health/disability policy, ethics, advocacy
- International
- Limb Restoration Rehabilitation
- Measurement
- Military and Veterans Affairs
- Neurodegenerative disease (e.g., MS, Parkinson’s disease)
- Neuroplasticity (includes neuroscience)
- Pain
- Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke
- Arts & Neuroscience
- Technology (e.g., prosthetics/orthotics, robotics, assistive technology)
- NEW! LaunchPad — Rehab Innovation Competition
- PLUS cross-cutting topics spanning multiple focus areas
More than a conference…
- 6 days of the LATEST RESEARCH translated to practice
- NONSTOP CONTENT for 18 focus areas — all under one roof
- PLUS dozens of cross-cutting topics spanning multiple diagnoses/focus areas
- CME / CEUs for 15 Disciplines
- Up to 44 credit hours — more than any other event
- POWERHOUSE speaker line-up — renowned names in rehab
- 600+ scientific paper & poster presentations
- 250+ educational sessions, symposia & lectures
- 3,000+ attendees from around the world
- DOZENS of ACRM Meetings: interdisciplinary special interest groups, networking groups & task forces—join us!
- Exciting ACRM REHAB EXPO HALL:
- Chat with the Experts
- Poster Grand Rounds
- Product Theater
- RECEPTIONS I, II, III
- Inter-professional, international audience
- Cooperative inclusive environment where whole rehab team is welcome
- NETWORKING with potential collaborators, funders, mentors, employers
- THE place for everyone interested in rehabilitation research — YOU are welcome here!
- INTERDISCIPLINARY, cooperative, inclusive environment— Where every member of the rehab team is welcome and valued
…Improving lives
CONFIRMED PRESENTERS
RETURNING bigger & better in 2017 …
As the largest interdisciplinary conference in the world for rehabilitation research, ACRM:
- Brings together all members of the rehabilitation team for PEER-TO-PEER learning at its best
- Provides a platform for critical INTERDISCIPLINARY exchange
- Translates and disseminates the LATEST RESEARCH findings
- BRIDGES THE GAP between Research and Practice
- Promotes a COLLABORATIVE & INCLUSIVE culture
- Informs EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE and standards
- Provides CONTINUING EDUCATION credit for 15 disciplines
WHO ATTENDS…
All rehabilitation professionals, administrators, and caregivers who need to know about the latest advances in research and its impact on evidence-based practice.
- Administrators
- Athletic Trainers
- Bioengineers
- Biomechanists
- Case Managers
- Clinical Epidemiologists
- Clinical Researchers
- Movement and exercise specialists
- Neurologists
- Neuropsychologists
- Neurosurgeons
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiatrists
- Physical Therapists
- Physicians
- Professors/Educators
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Recreational Therapists
- Rehabilitation Nurses
- Rehabilitation Psychologists
- Rehabilitation/Academic Researchers
- School Administrators
- School Nurses
- Speech-Language Professionals
- Students/postdoctoral Fellows
- Teachers
- All members of the Rehabilitation Team
- Those with disabling conditions and their families
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ACRM Annual Conference, Progress in Rehabilitation Research (PIRR#2017)
CORE: 25 – 28 OCT 2018 // HILTON ATLANTA, USA // PRE-CONFERENCE 23 – 25 OCT
REGISTER ONLINE HERE or Register by Phone: +1.703.435.5335
*For the latest programming info, schedule, session and faculty details, and room locations, please see the Searchable Online Program & Scheduler and/or the ACRM App. Although significant changes are not anticipated, the schedules, sessions, and presenters posted on this website are subject to change.