Why Attend 

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TOP REASONS to ATTEND

1. Because this critical work just cannot stop. Rehabilitation research and the SCIENCE is needed now, more than ever.
2. LEARN the latest rehabilitation research translated for clinical practice
3. NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK!  MORE >
4. CME / CEUs – Earn continuing education credits in your choice of 13 disciplines—up to 800+ CME/CEUs available — the most in the world
5. MEET potential employers, collaborators, mentors & funders
6. INTERDISCIPLINARY exchange – Clinicians informing research > Researchers informing clinical practice
7. EVIDENCE-BASED NON-STOP content for 22 focus areas—It’s like 22 conferences under one roof. See some of the programming by focus area:
   • • Brain Injury
     • Cancer Rehabilitation
     • Clinical Practice
     • Complementary, Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine
     • Geriatric Rehabilitation
     • Health/disability policy, ethics, advocacy
     • International
     • Lifestyle Medicine
     • 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)
     • PLUS cross-cutting topics spanning multiple focus areas
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CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH

• The latest research at the world’s LARGEST conference for interdisciplinary rehabilitation research
• Learn about cutting-edge RESEARCH and innovative TECHNOLOGY you need in your practice
• Stay current with emerging EVIDENCE-BASED practices

CONNECTIONS

• NETWORK with rehabilitation colleagues from around the world.
  • ACRM has hosted attendees from 60+ countries.
• Engage in INTERDISCIPLINARY exchange
• Meet the editors of the ACRM scientific journal, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation—the most cited journal in rehabilitation.
• Meet potential COLLABORATORS, mentors, and funders

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

• Meet today’s leading RESEARCHERS working in your specialty area
• Hear about EMERGING translational research to improve rehabilitation outcomes
• Learn the latest in EVIDENCE-BASED practice

GET INVOLVED – BE INSPIRED

• Catch the ENERGY of discovery
• Engage with HIGH-CALIBER researchers and clinicians
• PRESENT an instructional course, symposium or scientific poster
• Attend ACRM Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group and Networking Group meetings and get involved
  • • There are dozens of ACRM Community Group Meetings being scheduled. Check back to see them in the Online Program

ADVANCE YOUR RESEARCH CAREER

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• Gain KNOWLEDGE you need in your research or clinical practice
• Meet potential COLLABORATORS, mentors and funders
• EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSE to set your career on the right track
• Dig deep into special interest areas with half-day INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES
• Hear about changes in legislation and health care policy affecting funding opportunities.
• Outstanding educational QUALITY
• Earn CONTINUING EDUCATION credits in your choice of 14 disciplines with 800+ available — more than any other conference in the world. Also, a Certificate of Attendance is available to all registered attendees indicating the number of education credits earned. This form may be submitted to organizations or professional accrediting bodies as proof of attendance.