ACRM Annual Conference: DALLAS 2018
Progress in Rehabilitation Research (#ACRM2018)
Hilton Anatole, DALLAS, USA
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CORE CONFERENCE: 30 SEPT – 3 OCT 2018
4 powerhouse Plenaries, dozens of high impact SPECIAL Sessions
Hundreds of educational sessions, scientific papers & posters
ACRM Community Group Meetings, outstanding networking opportunities
Awards Gala, lecture luncheons, and receptions
ACRM Rehab EXPO & Learning Center
PRE-CONFERENCE: 28 – 30 SEPT 2018
Dozens of half- and full-day Instructional Courses
2-Day Cognitive Rehabilitation Training
2-Day ACBIS Brain Injury Specialists Certification Course
Early Career Development Course
BE A PART OF IT…Call for late-breaking research
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Headquarters Hotel: Hilton Anatole
DON’T MISS OUT — Rooms in the ACRM discounted room block are going fast and will sell out. Enjoy the convenience and savings of staying on site. BOOK TODAY!
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NEW in 2018!
Registration now includes:
- Continuing Education Credits for 13 disciplines
- Digital access to conference slides
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IN A NUTSHELL…
The ACRM Annual Conference, Progress in Rehabilitation Research (PIRR) is comprised of the main CORE Conference and the Pre-Conference delivering a total of SIX jam-packed days of evidence-based educational content.
An inter-professional mix of rehabilitation professionals from around the world attend the ACRM Conference to learn about cutting-edge research and its translation into clinical practice to improve the quality of life experienced by people with disabilities and to IMPROVE their own lives — IMPROVE their own well-being & connect with like-minded professionals
ACRM = QUALITY content for the whole REHAB team
NONSTOP CONTENT for 20 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:
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- 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 20 focus areas — all under one roof
- Dozens of cross-cutting topics spanning multiple diagnoses/focus areas
- CME / CEUs for 13 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
- Learning Center
- 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
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Popular Features RETURNING in 2018…
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 13 disciplines — up to 44 available — the most of any event
WHO ATTENDS…
Everyone is welcome at ACRM — all rehabilitation professionals, administrators, researchers, clinicians, consumers, family members, caregivers, etc.
Here’s is just a sample list of typical attendees:
- 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
CORE: 30 SEPT – 3 OCT 2018 // Hilton Anatole, DALLAS, USA // PRE-CONFERENCE: 28 – 30 SEPT
Although significant changes are not anticipated, the schedules, sessions, and presenters posted on this website are subject to change.
