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CORE CONFERENCE // 2 – 4 NOV

4 days of NONSTOP content for Health/Disability Policy, Ethics, Advocacy
PLUS symposia for dozens of cross-cutting topics spanning multiple focus areas
600+ scientific paper & poster presentations
CME/CEU credit in your choice of 15 disciplines—more than any other rehabilitation conference
Access to DOZENS of ACRM Meetings: interdisciplinary special interest groups, networking groups & task forces
Chat with the Experts
Poster Grand Rounds
Product Theater
RECEPTIONS II and III:
- Exhibitors Reception OPEN to ALL (Tue PM)
- Henry B. Betts Awards Dinner & Gala: (Thu PM) Ticketed Event. Included in the WORLD PASS*

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Exciting EXPO Features

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Drawings to Win Valuable Prizes
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Product Theater
Grab ‘n Go Lunches daily
Poster Grand Rounds
Exhibitors Reception

Health/Disability Policy, Ethics, Advocacy Symposia

Search for sessions by track and see gobs of details (including presenters, session descriptions and schedules) on the Conference APP, coming soon.

FOCUS AREA ABBREVIATIONS: AN: Arts & Neuroscience, BI: Brain Injury, CAN: Cancer, CC: Cross-Cutting, CP: Clinical Practice, DI: Diagnosis Independent, GER: Geriatric Rehabilitation, INT: International, MES: Measurement, MIL: Military/VA, ND: Neurodegenerative Diseases, NP: Neuroplasticity, PAIN: Pain Rehabilitation, PED: Pediatric Rehabilitation, POL: Health Policy & Legislation, SCI: Spinal Cord Injury, ST: Stroke, TEC: Technology

WED 2 NOV

#108 Community Fitness for All! Using a Social Ecological Approach and Innovative Partnerships to Promote Participation POL
John Butzer, Maria Besta, Roberta Virva
#154 Enhancing Minority Representation in Rehabilitation Professions POL
David Lehman, Lauren Waller, Sylvester Boyd II, Courtney Peterson, Byron Moore, Brandon Moorehead
#80 Update in Cancer Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation: New Research, Guidelines, and Practice Recommendations CAN, POL
Vishwa Raj, Julie Silver

THU 3 NOV

Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM

#146 The Public Health Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury BI, POL
Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, Jeneita Bell, Mathew Breiding, Lara Depadilla

The public health model provides a framework for understanding a broader impact of TBI. This symposium will highlight key areas of focus at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to better describe the public health burden of TBI and to identify approaches to improve outcomes for those who experience TBI.

FRI 4 NOV

#248 Patient Empowered Using a Person-Focused Health & Wellness Approach to Clinical Research and Community Outreach CP, POL, ND, CC
Patricia Heyn, James Carollo, Mark Hirsch, Sanjay Iyer
#117 Bridging Aging and Disability: Implications for Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Practice GER, POL
Emily Nalder, Michelle Putnam, Tamar Heller, Angela Colantonio

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Cross-Cutting Featured Sessions

#865 Featured Session for Funding

THU 3 NOV

Alison Cernich

John Tschida

Teresa L. Brininger

With NCMRR Director, Alison Cernich; NIDILRR Director, John Tschida; and CRMRP Director, Teresa Brininger

Every year there are changes in Washington that could affect your research agenda. Come and hear the latest from the directors of the top rehabilitation research funding agencies in the USA. Read More >>

#863 Featured Session: Fitness Training and the Brain

THU 3 NOV

Arthur F. Kramer

With Arthur F. Kramer, PhD, Senior Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Education and a Professor of Psychology & Engineering at Northeastern University

This presentation will cover what we currently know, from animal studies, epidemiological studies, and human randomized controlled trials about the relationship between physical activity and exercise and cognitive and brain health across the lifespan. Dr. Kramer will also focus on gaps in our knowledge and how we might go about filling these knowledge gaps.

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as low as $349/student and $599/member

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PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM // 30 OCT – 1 NOV

It all begins on Sunday, 30 OCT with 3 days of in-depth Instructional Courses. Choose half-day or full-day courses with or without registration to the Core Conference. Or choose the two-day Cognitive Rehabilitation Training or ACBIS Training Course described below. All Pre-Conference Instructional Courses and specialized workshops include continuing education credit. Separate registration is required.

Instructional Courses

See the complete schedule and descriptions of Instructional Courses here or click the image below to enlarge a graphical representation.

If you plan to attend the CORE Conference and at least one Pre-Conference instructional course, the WORLD PASS is the BEST VALUE. Compare pricing here >>

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Instructional Course for Health/Disability, Ethics, Advocacy

TUE 1 NOV

#90 Realizing Person-Centeredness in Rehabilitation: Ethical and Relational Considerations and Challenges POL, BI, SCI – Full-Day Course
Christina Papadimitriou, Julie Gassaway, Michael Jones, John Banja, Christine MacDonell, Alisa Grigorovich, Kate Lorig, Pia Kontos

RIC Lecture & Tour

Joanne C. Smith, MD, RIC President & CEO

#843 Re-Imagining Rehabilitation Care and Research at AbilityLab: The Future of RIC

TUE 1 NOV

Participants will independently commute to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at 345 E Superior Street (2 miles from the Hilton) to learn about a new approach to clinical research and patient care that informed the design of the new research hospital, AbilityLab, scheduled to open in March 2017. By literally breaking down the walls between science and clinical care, RIC is making a $550 million investment to change the way research is conducted, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and improve patient outcomes.

Hear directly from the researchers and clinicians who built this advanced knowledge translation concept over the past 7 years, and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Joanne C. Smith, who will discuss how these innovations are being adopted in the new hospital. Participants will have the opportunity to tour the AbilityLab prototype on the 9th floor of RIC.

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