2023 Edition
I-ISIG Member Awards
The Brucker International Symposium
Each year, the International Networking Group sponsors the Brucker International Symposium held during the ACRM Annual Conference. This I-ISIG signature event was established in 2008 in memory of Dr. Bernard (Bernie) Brucker, a long-standing ACRM member, who died unexpectedly that year. Originally established as a lecture luncheon, the event has become a popular ACRM tradition and continues today as a very special symposium.
The 2023 International Bernard Brucker Symposium is Dr. Stephen Bornheim, Physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has been teaching neuro-rehabilitation at Liège University since 2015, both theoretical and practical courses, and since 2014 he has been working as a physical therapist in the Liège University Hospital, in the neurological internal medicine ward and Stroke Unit. He will be presenting his work on “Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation: From Lab to Rehab”, at the 2023 ACRM Annual Conference, Wednesday, November 1, at 4:00 PM (Location: Crystal Ballroom C).
Bernard International Symposium Lecturers to-date
2022: Nada Andelic, MD, PhD. Challenges & Opportunities in Provision and Delivery of Rehabilitation Services Worldwide.
2021: Melina Longoni, PT, PhD. Technologies Applied to the Rehabilitation of People with Spinal Injury in Developing Countries: MEDULAPP, Rehabilitation Available to Everyone.
2020: Dina Brooks, PT, PhD. Conducting International Rehabilitation Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.
2019: Lena Verdeli, PhD, MSc. Capacity-Building in Low-Resource Regions: Lessons Learned from Global Mental Health.
2018: Iracema Leroi, MD, FRCPC, MRCPSYCH, Ears, Eyes and Mind: The SENSE-Cog Project to Promote Well-Being for Elderly Europeans.
2017: Maria Vlassopoulos, PhD, The Refugee Crisis in Greece and the Response of Mental Health Professional Community.
2016: Stephanie Nixon, BA, BHSc, MSc, PhD, Global Health and Rehabilitation Research: What are the opportunities on the horizon?
2015: Eli Vakil, PhD, Dissociation Between Memory Processes: The Contribution of Research on Memory Impairment Following Traumatic Brain Injury.
2014: Donald T. Stuss, PhD, C Psych, ABPP-CN, Completing the Circle between Science and Rehabilitation: The Ontario Brain Institute Story.
2013: Kathryn M. McPherson, RN, RM, DIP HV, BA (HONS), PhD, International Partnering in Research.
2012: Marcel Post, PhD, Need and Opportunities for Cross-Cultural Studies on Quality of Life in Rehabilitation Medicine.
2011: John Stone, PhD, Issues in International Collaboration in Rehabilitation Research.
I-ISIG Poster Award
This award is for an outstanding poster by international presenters whose work advances the state of the art in rehabilitation medicine or for an outstanding poster that best exhibits a topic of international relevance and promotes international collaboration. This is awarded at the ACRM Annual Conference during the I-ISIG Business Meeting. The first award was granted in 2015.
Awarded
2023: TBA at the 2023 ACRM Annual Conference during the I-ISIG Business Meeting.
2021: Maureen Johnson, PhD, MS, OT/L, BCPR, C/NDT; Heather David and Mohan Ganesan. “Para Surfing Performance in Athletes With Lower Limb Amputations: A Cross-Sectional Study.” University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, FL, USA.
2020: Prof. Akira Kimura, Prof. James Lenker. #1382073 “Predictors of independent living activities in elderly people aged 90 years and older living in northern Okinawa, Japan, using a multi-level mixed-effects parametric survival model.” Gunma Paz University, Takasaki, Japan.
2019: Sutanuka Bhattacharjya1, PhD & James Lenker2, PhD. #1025897 “Using smartphones to disseminate video-based rehabilitation training materials in resource-poor regions in India.” 1Georgia State University, Georgia, USA & 2University at Buffalo, NY, USA.
2018: Erica Zurawski, MPT, BSc. # 793632 “Inter-rater Reliability of the Modified Ashworth Scale tested Using Consistent Movement Speeds”. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2017: Dr. Feng-Hang Chang. # 303542 “Application of the Dual Panel Translation Approach to Adapt A Patient-reported Outcome Measure”. Taipei, Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
2016: Dr. Pauline Penney. #299. “Collaborative practice in community based rehabilitation teams: An international perspective”. Professional and Paediatric Rehabilitation Services Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
2015: Dr. Birgitta Langhammer. # 4122. Disability after stroke. An explorative study in patients admitted to specialized rehabilitation the Sunnaas International Network (SIN) Stroke Study. Oslo and Akershus University College, Sunnaas rehabilitation hospital, Oslo, Norway.
