A Message from the President, Douglas I. Katz

It is has been an honor and delight to begin serving as your president for the 2015-2017 term. I cannot believe I am already a quarter of the way through. First, I want to thank Past-president, Sue Ann Sisto, for her service as our previous president, all of her...

Top Presenters, Hot Topics and a Sweet Deal

This year’s program is going to change your life. With MORE nonstop content (30+ tracks), across MORE focus areas (16+) presented by TOP researchers and clinicians from around the world, this is the ONE conference you cannot miss. Prepare to be blown-away! Have...

2016 ACRM Board of Governors Election

The ACRM Nominating Committee is pleased to announce an outstanding slate of candidates from which the next ACRM Treasurer and TWO members-at-large will be elected.  A very special thank you goes to each candidate for their commitment to ACRM and their willingness to...

SCI Information/Education Pages for Consumers

The SCI-ISIG has been hard at work developing Information/Education Pages (I/EPs) for the ACRM scientific journal, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  These two-sided, tear-out sheets are designed to provide key information on topics of interest to...

Updates from the Stroke ISIG

Vision Task Force Update The Vision Task Force membership is working hard to make this year a productive one. We have a great group of core members who are dedicated to the task force mission and the goals we set for the year. We are currently working on a second...

Collaboration Ops Among Technology Experts

In February of 2016, the ACRM Board of Governors approved the establishment of the Technology in Rehabilitation Group (TRG), allowing it to join the ranks of ACRM professional communities. The TRG serves as the venue for an interdisciplinary group of rehabilitation...

Dr. Daniel Corcos Accepts Invitation to Speak at PIRR 2016

The Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group is excited to have Dr. Daniel Corcos join them at the 2016 ACRM Annual Conference, Progress in Rehabilitation Research (PIRR) in Chicago. Dr. Corcos has completed a clinical trial on the effects of progressive resistance...

Pediatric Rehab Networking Group Updates

            The Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group, now officially in our third year, continues to grow and expand in our membership and activities. Angela Ciccia and Cristina Sadowsky are the co-chairs of the group. We are...

Is My Patient Suffering from Pseudobulbar Affect?

Many patients we treat with multiple chronic conditions and severe disability exhibit symptoms including depression, stress, and the overall burden of coping with daily life.  When treating these complex patients, it is sometimes challenging to pinpoint and treat some...

Grant Writing as an Early Career Clinician-Researcher

Grant writing: It is not how your typical therapist wants to spend his/her afternoon. Actually, I am not sure anyone wants to spend any extended length of time on this activity, but in research it is necessary. So after a year or so of trying to avoid grant writing...

Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group Update

The Neurodegenerative Networking Group (NDNG) is growing! The NDNG leadership is expanding in order to fulfill its mission to provide a platform for facilitating cutting edge rehabilitation research and the translation of evidence into practice related to...

Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Update

The Outcomes & Research Task Force of the Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group is in the process of a Delphi study of self-identified cancer rehabilitation experts within the ACRM. The first of three surveys has been completed. The second survey should be sent...

Health Services Research Task Force Invites Your Participation

The new rehabilitation-related Health Services Research Task Force has been established within the ACRM Measurement Networking Group and invites your participation. Healthcare reform is having a dramatic impact on how rehabilitation services are being delivered,...

Meet the New ECNG Communications Task Force Chair: Alison Cogan

Hello! My name is Alison Cogan and I am currently a PhD candidate in occupational science at the University of Southern California. I earned my MS degree in occupational therapy from USC as well as an MEd in exercise physiology from Temple University. In addition to...