Agenda

7:00 - 7:55 am - Registration + Exhibitors 

7:55 - 8:00 am - Welcome + Opening Comments 

8:00 - 9:00 am - Neuroplasticity in Neurorehabilitation: Application to Program Design with Dave Anders, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST-AP (Chief Clinical Officer at On With Life)

9:00 - 9:15 am - Break + Visit Exhibitors 

9:15 - 10:15 am - 5 in 50: Risky Business, The Value of Adding Dignity of Risk in Rehab with Stephanie Schmid, OTR/L, CBIS (On With Life), Taylor Albaugh, PT, DPT, CBIS (On With Life), Alison Whitaker, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS (On With Life), Ashley Jackson (Director of Nursing at On With Life) and Sydney Boustead, CTRS (On With Life)

10:15 - 10:30 am - Break + Visit Exhibitors 

10:30 - 11:30 am - Breakout Sessions

  • 1A: Functional Neurological Disorder: What Is It and What Are the Roles of Rehabilitation Professionals with Jade Thomas (Physical Therapist at On With Life) and Samantha Nilles (Physical Therapist at On With Life)
  • 1B: Voice and Swallowing Disorders as it Relates to Brain Injury with Maren Tuttle (Speech Language Pathologist at On With Life) and Maranda Bear (Speech Language Pathologist at On With Life)

11:30 am - 12:15 pm - Lunch + Exhibitor Break

12:15 - 1:15 pm - Breakout Sessions

  • 2A: Ain't No Fool When it Comes to Stool: An OT's Guide to Bowel and Bladder Management with Tara Grann, OTR/L (Craig Hospital)
  • 2B: Vision Therapy in Action: Techniques and Tools for Enhancing Visual Skills for Rehab with Sara Mohr (Director of Vision Therapy at Elite Eye Care)

1:15 - 2:15 pm - A Survivor Perspective: How My Time as a First Responder and on a Guided Trauma Response Team Guided Me Through Recovery After a Traumatic Brain Injury with Bob Gray

2:15 - 3:15 pm - Adapted Dance: A Therapeutic Modality for Neurorehabilitation with Jaswandi Pitale, PhD (ACRM)

3:15 - 3:30 pm - Break

3:30 - 4:30 pm - The Long Haul: Challenges and Solutions for Severe TBI Across the Rehabilitation Spectrum (A Family Panel) with Abi Fortsch, M.A., CCC-SLP, CBIS (On With Life), Matthew Poots, PTA, CSRS, LSVT (On With Life), Hope Yates, DPT (On With Life), Chloe Mogler (Occupational Therapist at On With Life) and Megan Western (mother of person served)

4:30 pm - Closing Remarks