From the President

From the President … TEXAS-Size Opportunities Everything’s BIGGER in Texas, including the ACRM Annual Conference! WELCOME to the largest conference in ACRM’s 92-year history. We hope you will enjoy the expanded program of up to 20 concurrent sessions including...

Congratulations & Welcome to Newly Elected Members of the ACRM Board of Governors

The ACRM Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the results of the 2015 Board of Governors election and welcome the following officers to the board. They will transition into their new leadership roles on 31 October 2015. Congratulations! President-Elect: ...

Announcing the 2015 Fellows of ACRM

The Fellow of ACRM designation recognizes active members with an outstanding record of professional service to ACRM who have also made contributions of national significance to the field of medical rehabilitation. Fellows may use the designation “FACRM”...

Advice for Developing a Successful Path as a Clinician Researcher

Submitted by: Brad Kurowski, MD, MS, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Arshia Ahmad, MSc, MD, MRCP, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Jessica Colyer, MD,  University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Andrew Dennison, MD, Shepherd...

Navigating Collaborations

Submitted By: Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD, Ann Guernon, MS, CCC-SLP, CCRC, and Megan Mitchell, PhD Collaboration in research is a cornerstone for successful discovery. Whether you are a seasoned scientist or just beginning your research career, collaboration is...

ACRM ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSE Building an Individual Professional Development Plan (IDP) The Early Career Development Course is a perennial conference favorite developed by the ACRM Early Career Networking Group. It provides an ideal venue for connecting with...

CONFERENCE NEWS FROM THE STROKE ISIG

ACRM: The Most Stroke Rehabilitative Content of Any Conference … Again! The ACRM Stroke ISIG will again lead the way with nonstop stroke rehabilitative content over a 6 day period. The meeting begins with all day, intensive instructional courses by well-known...

Cross-Cutting Track Includes More Than a Dozen Symposia for Outcome Measurement

Submitted by: Linda Resnik, PT, PhD The ACRM Measurement Networking Group is excited about the line-up of symposia at the 2015 ACRM Annual Conference. We count over a dozen invited symposia on measurement related topics that range from applied cognition, international...

ACRM ISIGs and Networking Groups to Sponsor Four Educational Luncheons

With so many connections to make and things to learn at the ACRM Annual Conference, you won’t want to stop just for lunch. Now you don’t have to! Add up to four engaging, CE eligible luncheons to your registration and make every minute count! In response to attendee...

NIDILRR-Sponsored ARRT Young Investigators Panel of Oral Presentations #1014 // THU, 29 OCT

In partnership with ACRM, NIDILRR annually selects five ARRT Fellows to present research relevant to the ACRM mission and attendees of the ACRM Annual Conference. The 2015 ARRT Fellows are: Carmen Capo-Lugo presenting Reduced Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes...

Upcoming Cognitive Rehabilitation Training

Based on the ACRM Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual: Translating Evidence-Based Recommendations into Practice, this introductory training teaches evidence-based interventions for impairments of executive functions, memory, attention, hemispatial neglect, and social...

Spatial Neglect Assessment: A Web-based Learning Opportunity

Submitted by: Kessler Foundation’s Communication Department and Kimberly Hreha, MS, OTR/L For the past year, two ACRM members at Kessler Foundation in West Orange, Dr. Peii Chen, research scientist, and Kimberly Hreha, stroke clinical research coordinator, felt as if...

Remembering Rene Cailliet

Dr. Rene Cailliet, a former president of the American Congress of Rehabilitation (1974) passed away on March 14, 2015, at age 97. After serving in WWII as a flight surgeon in Burma, he returned to Los Angeles to practice.  He was one of the 13 original Founding...

NEWS FROM ACRM COMMUNITIES

BI-ISIG Award Winners Submitted by: Donna Langenbahn, PhD, FACRM In its commitment to support early career involvement, each year the Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (BI-ISIG) awards Early Career Scholarships to attend the ACRM Mid-Year Meeting...

Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group News

  At the ACRM Annual Conference in 2013, the Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group (CRNG) was recognized by the ACRM Board of Governors. The CRNG is comprised of interdisciplinary professionals who desire to improve the educational and networking opportunities...