ACRM COMMUNITY MEETINGS
See the list of Community Meetings in the Online Program & Scheduler CLICK HERE >> for the latest & for the room locations
The lifeblood of ACRM is its family of community groups comprised of Special Interest and Networking Groups.
These interdisciplinary communities advance the mission of ACRM, connect you with colleagues who share your interests, support your professional development, and all together — work to advance the field of rehabilitation — to bring the research into practice — FASTER.
Please join us & be moved…
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All conference attendees are automatically ACRM members.
This is because non-members receive a 6-month introductory ACRM membership automatically with registration. Put your member benefits to work right away by participating in ACRM community groups.
This is THE PLACE to connect and collaborate with peers; meet potential mentors, funders and employers; and contribute to the ACRM mission to IMPROVE LIVES through interdisciplinary rehabilitation research.
Unless otherwise noted, these meetings below are OPEN for all attendees. In fact many groups are actively seeking leaders like you. You are wanted & welcomed at ACRM.
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Don’t Miss Out!
Want to get involved and help move the rehabilitation field forward? Attend the ACRM Membership Meeting on FRI 27 OCT at 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM and hear from the ACRM President to learn how you can do just that.
Please Note: Dates and times are subject to change. Please check the ACRM APP or the Online Program & Scheduler for the latest & for room locations.
WED 25 OCT
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
-
Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Membership Group Meeting
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
- International Networking Group Executive Committee Meeting (By invitation only)
- Measurement Networking Group Terminology Task Force Meeting (By invitation only)
7:00 PM
- BI-ISIG Executive Committee Meeting (By invitation only)
THUR 26 OCT
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
- BI-ISIG Executive Committee and Task Force Chairs Meeting (By invitation only)
- Geriatric Networking Group Meeting
- International Networking Group Annual Business Meeting
- Military and Veterans Networking Group Meeting
- Neurodegenerative Disorder Networking Group (NDNG) Business Meeting
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group Business Meeting
- Physicians & Clinicians Networking Group Meeting
- SCI-ISIG Fitness and Wellness Task Force Meeting
- Stroke ISIG Business Meeting
- Technology Networking Group Meeting
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- ACRM Brain Injury Summit Meeting
FRI 27 OCT
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
- Arts and Neuroscience Group Meeting
- BI-ISIG Communication and Prognosis after TBI Task Force Meeting
- BI-ISIG Community-Based Treatment Task Force Meeting
- BI-ISIG Pediatric-Adolescent TBI Task Force Meeting
- Complementary, Integrative, Rehabilitation Medicine Group Welcome Meeting
- Health Policy Group Meeting
- Limb Restoration Rehabilitation Group Business Meeting
- Measurement Networking Group Applied Cognition Geriatric Task Force Meeting
- Measurement Networking Group Rehabilitation Measures Database Task Force Meeting
- SCI-ISIG Business Meeting
- Stroke ISIG Executive Committee and Taskforce Chairs Meeting (By invitation only)
- Stroke ISIG Movement Task Force Meeting
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- BI-ISIG Chronic Brain Injury Task Force Meeting
- BI-ISIG Cognitive Rehabilitation Task Force Systematic Review (By invitation only)
- Cancer Rehabilitation – Research Task Force Meeting (By invitation only)
- Complementary, Integrative, Rehabilitation Medicine Group Business Task Force Meeting
- Early Career Networking Group Informational Meeting
- International Networking Group Service Delivery Task Force Meeting
- Measurement Networking Group Business Meeting
- Neuroplasticity Networking Group Meeting
- Pain Rehabilitation Group Meeting
- Stroke ISIG Aphasia Task Force Meeting
- Stroke ISIG Vision Task Force Meeting
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
- ACRM Membership Meeting – All encouraged to attend!
Hear from the ACRM President & witness the passing of the presidential necklace from Douglas Katz, MD, FACRM, FAAN, FANA, FASNR to Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM
SAT 28 OCT
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
- ACRM Program Committee Meeting (By invitation only)
- BI-ISIG Disorders of Consciousness Task Force Meeting
4:45 PM – 7:00 PM
- ACRM Board of Governors Meeting (By invitation only)
SUN 29 OCT
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- ACRM Board of Governors Meeting (By invitation only)
The dedicated volunteers working within ACRM committees and groups are the primary driving force advancing the mission of ACRM.
Each interdisciplinary special interest and networking group is a unique community where like-minded, yet specialized health care and research colleagues collaborate to IMPROVE LIVES.
Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Please check the ACRM APP or the Online Program for the latest.
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.
