2025 Fall

TNG MEMBER NEWS

Member Spotlight: Introducing your incoming Newsletter Chair

TNG Community Group Meeting
10/28, Tuesday, 4:00PM – 5:00PM, Location TBD*

TNG Newsletter Chair

Anna Kilbourn, PT, DPT
Clinical Review Lead
Myomo

Q&A:

Please tell us about your professional background.

I hold a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Michigan and spent eight years working clinically in outpatient, orthopedics, sports medicine, and home health settings. I received my orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS) certification in 2026. I now work at Myomo as a Clinical Review Lead and member of the Market Access team (Myomo is a biotech start-up which seeks to improve the lives of individuals with upper extremity paralysis by providing innovative medical devices).

What interested you in the ACRM Technology Networking Group?

I am deeply passionate about the application of technology in the rehabilitation space. Technology has great potential to improve many lives, and the use of it should be driven by and for clinicians who best understand the impact on their patients. I was drawn to the TNG as a space to connect with like-minded individuals and give back to my community.

In your professional roles, what is a challenge or limitation you have encountered with technology? How did you resolve it, or does the issue persist?

The main challenge which I encounter in my professional role is getting access for patients to new technology. For new technology services, the availability of insurance reimbursement drives adoption, but on the other side of the coin, adoption itself drives insurance reimbursement. I work every day to advocate both for individual patients, and for big-picture changes to address this persistent problem.

What advice would you give to any healthcare professional who wants to get more involved in technology?

Be curious and give yourself the option to explore! Look for ways to involve technology in your daily clinical practice. Say yes to interesting volunteer opportunities and side projects. You never know where that might lead you!

Outside of professional activities, what hobbies do you enjoy?

About six months ago I joined a pottery studio. Clay is a great medium – it will teach you an incredible amount of patience! When it works out, the results are very rewarding. I highly recommended it.

Please reach out if you’re open to being on our next member spotlight!

Upcoming Events: Save The Date!

ACRM Technology Networking Group All Member Meeting
Keep your eye on our social media for more information about these upcoming events!

Join us this month to discuss the ACRM Annual Fall Conference & EXPO, Task Force updates, and new projects. We welcome your participation. We want to share some of our projects and opportunities with you and encourage your participation in some of our initiatives.

DATE: 17 October TIME: 4:00 PM EST
Meeting ID: 840 8671 3776
Passcode: 635105
Join Zoom Meeting

COMING SOON: TECH Talk!
Our next tech talk will be focused on TELEHEALTH! More information is coming soon.

Recommendations from TNG Members

Reading: Immersive participatory design of assistive robots to support older adults (Ergonomics, 2024)  | Congratulations to our incoming chair, Harshal Mahajan and his research team on receiving the Ergonomics Journal Best Paper Award! | This research identified user-specific design factors during the robot development process, highlighting the benefits of this approach and providing insights into robot design that can be applied broadly to other assistive technologies.

Watching: How working together works in the field of rehabilitation technology | Martina Spiess | TEDxZHAW |Martina Spiess, using numerous real life examples from the field of rehabilitation technology, demonstrates how true collaboration between specialists from various fields leads to successful innovations.

Listening: OT Potential, a podcast by Sarah Lyon, OTR/L on apple podcast or spotify  | Each episode features new OT-related research with an expert guest to pull out actionable takeaways.

Learning: IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) | The CPACC is the ideal credential for those who manage and support accessibility.

Get Involved!

Join the Program Committee for 2026
If you are interested in becoming a program committee representative on behalf of T-NG for 2026, please let Katie Riccio know: kriccio@neurofenix.com. Responsibilities are to attend monthly calls (Jan-Dec) and complete assigned reviews including plenaries, special symposia, standard symposia, instructional courses, oral presentations, and poster submissions.

Incoming Chair position available for Clinician & Industry Task Force
Interested in joining the Clinician & Industry Task Force as the next co-chair?

Responsibilities:

• Monthly facilitation of Task Force Meeting (Currently 10-11am EST on 1st Wednesday)
• Regular communication with co-chair for planning meetings, scheduling guest speakers, and other tasks to support the task force throughout the year (~2 hours per month, remote, anytime)
• Regular attendance at the Technology Networking Group meeting, currently 3rd Tuesday 4pm Eastern, and present updates from C&ITF group
• In-person attendance at annual fall conference for ACRM to facilitate C&ITF meeting, attend TNG meeting, and help to facilitate necessary events with TNG leadership
• Leadership for efforts to ideate and submit symposia content for fall conference on behalf of the TNG, organize team members to work on these proposals, and ensure submission is timely (4-5 hours/month Jan-March)

The incoming chair will lead with current chair Kristin Nuckols, OTD (Chief Clinical Officer Imago Rehab) with ad hoc guidance from out-going chair Kira Burns (CEO Gravitrex Mobility). Kristin will transition out of this role as the out-going chair after fall conference 2026 and we can welcome a new in-coming chair at that time.

* Check the conference app for the most updated information!