Full Schedule

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT

Aging with a Disability

Keynote Speaker: – Patras University Hospital

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PT

The Role of Exercise in Stroke Recovery

Keynote Speaker: – University of Toronto

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT

Experiences of a Sexual Health Rehabilitation Service

Course Director: – Sexual Health Rehabilitation Service , GF Strong Rehab Center

Speaker: – Sexual Health Rehabilitation Service GF Strong Rehab Center

Speaker: – GF Strong Rehab Center

Speaker: – GF Strong Rehab Center SCI rehabilitation

Speaker: – GF Strong Rehab Center, SCI Rehab

Academic/Education

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT

Innovation in Advanced Management of the Post Stroke Spastic Hemiplegic Shoulder, from Early Intervention to Contracture

Course Director: – University of British Columbia

Speaker: – Vancouver Island Health Authority

Speaker: – University of Alberta

Speaker: – Western Universtity

Speaker: – University of Poitier

Faculty: – Northside Hospital

Clinical

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT

New Advances in Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Stroke Recovery

Course Director: – University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston

Faculty: – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

Speaker: – Seoul National University

Research

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT

Palliative Medicine: The New Domain in Physical &rehabilitation Medicine

Course Director: – KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL, MUMBAI, INDIA

Speaker: – KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOPSPITAL, MUMBAI, INDIA

Specialty Development/Desarrollo de especialidades

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

A Whole Person Approach to Describing the Clinical Spectrum and Symptom Burden of Unexplained Chronic Myofascial Pain

Course Director: – Inova Health System and George Mason University

Speaker: – George Mason University

Speaker: – University of Guelph

Speaker: – NYU Langone Health

Speaker: – Optimal Motion

Speaker: – National Institutes of Health

Clinical Sciences/Health Conditions

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Bone Health Management in Spinal Cord Injury and Multiple Sclerosis- what You Need to Know: Screening, Diagnosis, Drug and Rehab Therapies

Course Director: – University Health Network

Speaker: – University Health Network

Speaker: – University of Toronto

Speaker: – University of Toronto/University Health Network

Clinical Sciences/Health Conditions

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Building a Platform for Standard Care for People with Cerebral Palsy

Course Director: – UT Southwestern

Speaker: – Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital

Speaker: – JCHO Shinjuku Medical Center

Speaker: – Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Speaker: – Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital

Speaker: – JungAng University Medical Center

Academic/Education

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

First Aid for Gait Aids: How to Ensure Safe Walking Aid Use

Course Director: – University of Calgary

Speaker: – Université Laval

Speaker: – University of Calgary

Speaker: – Queen's University

Speaker: – Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

Speaker:

Academic/Education

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

From Blueprint to Impact: A Low-cost, Scalable Toolkit for Establishing and Expanding PRM Training in Africa

Course Director: – Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons

Faculty: – Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department

Faculty: – Center for Promotion of Rehabilitation Medicine and Disability Research, Cameroon

Faculty: – University of Campania "luigi Vanvitelli"

Specialty Development

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Learning from Mentors in Rehabilitation Medicine: Perspectives Around the Globe

Speaker: – CMH Gilgit

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Ultrasound Identification of Neck Muscles for Dystonia Injections

Course Director: – Camrbidge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Faculty: – AF Institute of rehabilitation medicine, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Clinical Sciences/Health Conditions

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Scientific Paper Presentation: Early Out-of-bed Rehabilitation Enhances Functional Recovery in Stroke Patients After Endovascular Thrombectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Speaker:

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PT

Scientific Paper Presentation: Do Admission Volumes Matter in Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation? A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study of the Association Between Admission Volumes and Patient Outcomes

Speaker:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PT

Toxnet: Ten Years of Education and Innovation in Spasticity Management

Location: Rm 109

Chair: – Yvoir,Belgium

Faculty: – UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Faculty: – University of British Columbia

Faculty: – Lausanne, Switzerland

Faculty: – McGovern Medical School/UT Health Houston

Sponsored By

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Understanding Rehabilitation in Public Health Emergencies

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Integrating Rehabilitation into Disaster Preparedness

Keynote Speaker: – WHO

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM PT

Strategies for Selecting Research Topics in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency

Course Director: – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Research

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Cancer Rehabilitation “across the Lifespan."

Course Director: – MD

Speaker: – University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

Speaker: – University of Washington

Clinical

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Electrodiagnosis and Rehabilitation of Pelvic Floor Disorders: Cutting-edge Approaches and Clinical Applications

Course Director: – Ain Shams university Faculty of Medicine

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Incorporating Low-cost Visual Art Strategies in Stroke Neurorehabilitation: Impact on Patient Communication, Therapy, and Neuroplasticity

Speaker: – University of British Columbia

Course Director: – University of British Columbia, Canada

Speaker: – Santo Stefano Rehabilitation Center

Speaker: – University of British Columbia, Canada

Functioning and Disability

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Innovations Across the Lifespan: Advancing Mobility in Frail Older Adults and Pediatric Neurorehabilitation

Course Director: – Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Speaker: – Chulalongkorn University

Speaker: – Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Academic/Education

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Patient Safety Rounds Reimagined: A Fresh Spin on Morbidity & Mortality Rounds to Foster Learning and Drive Quality in Rehabilitation

Course Director: – Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, McMaster University

Speaker: – Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, McMaster University

Health Policy and Systems

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Rehab Robotics: Game Changing Technology!

Course Director: – KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOPSPITAL, MUMBAI, INDIA

Speaker: – KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL, MUMBAI, INDIA

Engineering and Technology/Ingeniería y tecnología

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Stepping Towards Innovation: New Approaches for Addressing Common Challenges Impacting the Mobility of Aging US Veterans

Course Director: – Harvard Medical School

Speaker: – University of Washington and VA Puget Sound

Functioning and Disability

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Transitioning Patients with Cerebral Palsy into Adulthood: What Do We Know Now?

Course Director: – University of Texas Southwestern

Course Director: – Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Speaker: – UT Health Houston Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Speaker: – University of California Los Angeles

Speaker: – Xstitch Health & Superkid Rehab

3:00 PM - 6:45 PM PT

Assembly of Delegates

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PT

Scientific Paper Presentation: A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Vehicle-controlled Single Ascending Dose Escalation Study of SL1002 in Participants with Limb Spasticity (RAISE)

Speaker: – McGovern Medical School/UT Health Houston

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PT

Early Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation and Parental Education for Preterm Infants: From NICU to Home

Course Director: – Asan Medical Center

Speaker: – Asan Medical Center

Clinical

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PT

From Neuroinflammation to Neurogenic Heterotopic Ossification: Translational Insights and Clinical Perspectives

Course Director: – Raymond Poincaré Hospital

Speaker: – Raymond Poincaré Hospital

Clinical

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PT

i’m an Adult Rehab Doctor, Get Me out of Here - Aging Considerations for Adults with Childhood-onset Disability

Course Director: – Kennedy Krieger Institute/The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Speaker: – Cincinnati Children's

Speaker: – Gillette Children's Hospital

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Clinical

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PT

Stroke Neurorehabilitation from Acute Care to Community Integration

Course Director: – All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Patna

Faculty: – All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Patna

Faculty: – All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Speaker: – All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Nagpur

Faculty: – King George Medical University

Clinical

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PT

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Ischemic Stroke Survivors: Advancing Neuroplasticity and Upper Extremity Recovery

Course Director: – Brooks Rehabilitation

Biomedical Sciences

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PT

Scientific Paper: A Randomized, Double-blind, Head-to-head, Crossover Study Comparing the Clinical Safety and Efficacy of Abobotulinumtoxina with Onabotulinumtoxina When Treating Adults with Upper Limb Spasticity

Speaker: – Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Scientific Paper: Long-term Follow-up of Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis in Participants with Refractory Upper Extremity Spasticity

Speaker:

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PT

Scientific Paper Presentation: Multimodal Strategies for Comprehensive Spasticity Management: Rationale, Framework, and Clinical Integration

Speaker:

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PT

Scientific Paper Presentation: Effectiveness of Early Rehabilitation in Hospitalized Frail Older Adults

Speaker:

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PT

Scientific Paper: Early Intervention of Post Stroke Spasticity and Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Canadian Cross-sectional Survey

Speaker: – Western Universtity

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PT

Scientific Paper Presentation: Embracing Risk, Enhancing Autonomy and Accelerating Recovery: A Mixed-methods Evaluation of the Therapeutic Falls Pathway

Speaker: – University of Toronto

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PT

Scientific Paper: Observational Evaluation of Muscle Echointensity and EMG Insertional Activity in Post-stroke Spasticity

Speaker: – University of Alberta

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PT

Poster Gallery Reception

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM PT

Spirit of the Land Social Event (additional Ticket Required)