PRE-CONFERENCE
THE PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM is comprised of longer courses, workshops, and training to help you dive deep into special interest topics and pile on the maximum continuing education credits — up to 42.75 hours available for the whole ACRM WEEK.
Searchable Online Program — Pre-Conference Courses >>
Two-Day Brain Injury Training
| Monday, 19 OCT 2020 | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | Cognitive Rehabilitation Training // TWO-DAY COURSE // Day 1 of 2 |
| Tuesday, 20 OCT 2020 | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | Cognitive Rehabilitation Training // TWO-DAY COURSE // Day 2 of 2 |
Two-Day Instructional Courses
| Monday, 19 OCT 2020 | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC2A: Emerging Concepts and Evidence Basis Behind Novel Approaches to Managing Chronic Spinal Pain // TWO-DAY COURSE // Day 1 of 2 |
| Tuesday, 20 OCT 2020 | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC2B: Emerging Concepts and Evidence Basis Behind Novel Approaches to Managing Chronic Spinal Pain // TWO-DAY COURSE // Day 2 of 2 |
One-Day Early Career Development Course
| Wednesday 21 OCT 2020 | |
| 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM | Early Career Development Course – Careers Across the Spectrum: Meeting you Where you Are |
One-Day Instructional Courses
| Monday, 19 OCT 2020 | |
| Morning | |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC3: The Nuts and Bolts of Wheelchair Setup and Skills: Optimizing Seating for Independence |
| Full Day | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC1: Defining Ethical Guidelines for Augmented Intelligence |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC4: Self-Management for Individuals With Stroke: An Introduction and Practical Application |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC29: Leadership Development Course |
| Afternoon | |
| 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM | IC23: Management of Vision Deficits Following Acquired Brain Injury |
| Tuesday, 20 OCT 2020 | |
| Morning | |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC5: A Guide to Best-Practice Interdisciplinary Goal Setting in Clinical Practice |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC6: Longitudinal Data Analysis and Practical Workshop Using R: Part I Introductory Topics |
| Full Day | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC7: Aging Healthy is the New Normal: The Impact of New Knowledge, Practices and Innovative Tools on Outcomes |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC9: Disorder of Consciousness: The Implementation of Guideline Recommendations for Interdisciplinary Clinical Rehabilitation Practice: An Interactive Course |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC10: Evidence-based Cognitive and Physical Rehabilitation Strategies for Improving Function and Wellbeing in People with MS |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC11: Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) in Rehabilitation Clinical Practice |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC12: Interdisciplinary Perspectives to Functional Measurement and Assessment of the Stroke Survivor |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC13: Optimizing Pediatric NeuroRecovery: Benefits of Early Intervention and Activity-Based Therapy |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC14: The User Experience and Usability Research: In-depth Look at Interviews, Observational Studies and Usability Testing |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | IC30: Innovations in Limb Loss Rehabilitation |
| Afternoon | |
| 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM | IC16: Longitudinal Data Analysis and Practical Workshop Using R: Part II Advanced Topics |
| 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM | IC17: Using a Knowledge Translation Framework in Disability Research |
| Wednesday, 21 OCT, 2020 | |
| Morning |
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| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC18: An Electrifying Introduction to the use of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Neurorehabilitation: A Hands-on Approach |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC19: Functional Assessment and Prism Adaptation Treatment for Spatial Neglect After Stroke |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC20: Interdisciplinary Care for Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Model for Differential Diagnosis and Management |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC21: International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury: Improving Examination and Classification Accuracy |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC22: Introduction to Culinary Coaching |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC24: Maximizing Provider Communication with Patients with Neurological Disorders Across Clinical Settings |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC25: NIH Toolbox: Innovative Assessments for Rehab Practice and Research |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC26: Proactive PNE: Incorporating Inter-Disciplinary Pain Neuroscience Education and Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatment Methods from a Health Systems Perspective |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC27: Rehabilitation for Functional Movement Disorders—The Works |
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | IC28: Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS): Principles and Application in Rehabilitation Education, Research, and Clinical Practice |


