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Sunday, August 281:00pm - 5:00pmWorkshop: 1Track 1: Session #PC-221Trinity Ballroom 1-4,81:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Transfers: Techniques, Technology &Training Tools to Optimize Safety &IndependenceSpeakers: Laura Rice, MPT, PhD, ATPKendra Betz, MSPT, MPT, ATPLynn Worobey, PhD, DPT, ATPWorkshop: 2Track 2: Session: #PC-222, #PC-223Trinity Ballroom 5-71:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Introduction to MS: Diagnosis and ManagementSpeakers: Scott Newsome, DO, MSCS, FAAN, FANAKathleen Costello, MS, CRNP, MSCNModerator: Steve Mitchell, ORT/L, ATPModerator: Angela Weir, RN, CCRN5:00 pm - 7:30 pm3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis: Impact, Assessment, RemediationSpeakers: John DeLuca, PhDKathleen Costello, MS, CRNP, MSCNWorkshop: 3Track 3: Session: #PC-224Dallas Ballroom B/C1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.SCI 101; ALS 101; MS 101: Nuts and Boltsof Understanding and Managing SCI&Dfrom Onset to Getting OnSpeaker: Paul Gutierrez, MDHuned Patwa, MDSuma Shah, MDModerator: Huned Patwa, MDWelcome Reception (Expo Hall)Dallas Ballroom D-HMonday, August 297:00am - 7:45amContinental BreakfastTrinity Ballroom Foyer8:00am - 8:15amOpening Remarks (Track 1)Trinity Ballroom 1-4, 8Charles Brown, National President, Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaCheryl Vines, MS8:15am - 8:45amPVA Advocacy / Clinical Excellence AwardsAngela Weir, RN, CCRN8:45am - 10:00amOpening Keynote AddressHomer Townsend, Jr. Memorial LectureSession #2201Neurogenic Obesity After SCI: Metabolic MeleeDavid Gater, MD, PhD, MSProfessor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationUniversity of MiamiMiami Project to Cure ParalysisModerator: Cheryl Vines, MSCoffee Break & ExpoDallas Ballroom D-H10:00 - 10:30am10:30am - 12:00pm Track 1: Session #2202, #2203Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(45 minutes)New Frontier in Assessment and Treatmentof Sports Related Concussion in Para-sportSpeakers: Ken Lee, MDMichael Harper MD(45 minutes)Implementation of an Adaptive CrossFitProgram for Spinal Cord Injury SurvivorsSpeaker: Erin L Jones, PT, DPT, NCS, CBISModerator: Paul Gutierrez, MD12:00pm - 1:30pmTrack 2: Session #2204, #2205Trinity Ballroom 5-7(45 minutes)Advancement of TeleWound in theVHA SCI/D System of CareSpeakers: Jacob Herzog, RN, BSNAubrey Halili, RNBroderick Flynn, RN, BSNTrack 3: Session #2206, #2207Dallas Ballroom B/C(45 minutes)Assessment of Cognitive andPsychological Symptoms in Veteranswith MS: A Whole Health ApproachPart ISpeakers: Terry Lee-Wilk, PhDMoira Dux, PhD(45 minutes)Body Fat Assessment and Creation ofEquation to Estimate it FollowingSpinal Cord InjurySpeaker: Gary J. Farkas, PhD(45 minutes)Treatment of Cognitive andPsychological Symptoms in Veteranswith MS: A Whole Health ApproachPart IISpeakers: Jessica C. Dalrymple, PhDLinda D. Ruiz, PhDModerator: Colleen Counsell, RNModerator: Heidi Maloni, PhD, RN, ANP- Moderator: Jeanine Penzo, MSW, LICSWBC, CNRN, MSCNLunch & ExpoDallas Ballroom D-H12:15pm-1:00pmProduct Theater(Track 2)NovartisLunch Provided in RoomTrinity Ballroom 5-7Track 4: Session #2208Dallas Ballroom A(90 minutes)Ethical Considerations While SupportingExcellence in End‐of‐Life Care in ALSSpeakers: Catherine Wilson, PsyD, ABPPElizabeth Bradley, BA, MSNancy deGraff , MBA, MA
1:30pm - 3:00pmTrack 1: Session #2209Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(90 minutes)Moving from Recommendations toPractice: Bone Health Pearls for PhysiciansTreating Individuals with SCISpeakers: B. Catharine Craven, MDAnthony S. Burns, MD, MScLeslie Morse, DOTrack 2: Session #2210, #2211Trinity Ballroom 5-7(45 minutes)Predictors of Lower Extremity Fracturerelated Amputation in Patients withTraumatic Spinal Cord InjurySpeaker: Rachel Elam, MD, ScMModerator: Ken Lee, MDModerator: Bill Lawson3:00pm - 3:30pm3:30pm - 5:00pmTrack 4: Session #2213, #2214Dallas Ballroom A(45 minutes)Fatigue in ALS: Ask, Assess, and AddressSpeaker: Ileana Howard, MDModerator: Terry Lee-Wilk, PhDModerator: Alicia Sloan, MPH, MSW,LICSW(45 minutes)Toward Preventive Strategies forInadvertent Lower Extremity InjuriesDuring Wheelchair Use by VeteransWith SCISpeakers: M. Kristi Henzel, MD, PhDRobert P. Morris, MBA(45 minutes)Creating a Confident ALS Caregiver:Promising Outcomes of a Hands-onTrainingSpeakers: April Jones, RN, BSN, CRRNErnest Acheampong, RN, MSN-CNL, CRRN,CMSNCoffee Break & ExpoDallas Ballroom D-HTrack 1: Session #2215Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(90 minutes)Moving from Recommendations toPractice: Spinal Cord Injury Bone HealthPearls for TherapistsSpeakers: Therese Johnston, PT, PhDB. Catherine Craven, BA, MD, FRCPC, MSc,FASIA, FCAHSKristine Cowley, PhDTrack 2: Session #2216, #2217Trinity Ballroom 5-7(45 minutes)The Highs and Lows of Blood PressureFollowing Spinal Cord Injury: Bench toBedside InvestigationsSpeakers: Rahul Sachdeva, PhDAndrei V. Krassioukov, MD, PhD, FRCPC(45 minutes)Tools to Identify Individualized Risk ofUnintentional Injuries for People WithSpinal Cord Injury.Speakers: Jillian Clark, PhDMelinda Jarnecke, MSModerator: Maureen Jennings, DPT5:00pm - 6:00pmTrack 3: Session #2212Dallas Ballroom B/C(90 minutes)Fall Management Among WheelchairUsers Living with Multiple Sclerosis:Current Research and PracticeStrategiesSpeaker: Laura A. Rice, PhD, MPT, ATPModerator: Andrew Tan, PhDMSCOE Meeting (Track 3)Dallas Ballroom B/C(5:00pm - 6:30pm)Track 3: Session #2218, #2219Dallas Ballroom B/C(45 minutes)Interdisciplinary Team Approach andAdapted Tai Chi Shadow Boxing GroupEnhances Preventative Care viaTelemedicineSpeakers: Jasmine Martínez-Barrizonte,DOSamanda Vásquez, PT, DPT, ATP, KTCCTrack 4: Session #2220, #2221Dallas Ballroom A(45 minutes)Patient Initiated InteragencyCollaboration: A Shared Approach toImproving Care for Veterans with ALSSpeakers: Jeremy Van Tress, PhD, CSWAJuan A Reyes, BHSModerator: Alicia Sloan, MPH, MSW,LICSWPoster Viewing (Expo Hall)Refreshments ProvidedDallas FoyerModerator: Huned Patwa, MD(45 minutes)Psychosocial and Health Outcomes(45 minutes)Related to Resilience and DepressionThe Role and Evidence for Antioxidant Among Veterans With AmyotrophicTherapy in the Treatment of Multiple Lateral SclerosisSclerosisSpeakers: Martin Forcheimer, MPPSpeakers: Rebecca Spain, MD, MSPH,Catherine Wilson, PsyD, ABPPFAANTuesday, August 307:00am - 8:00 amProduct Theater(Track 3)SMITH NEPHEWBreakfast Provided in RoomDallas Ballroom B/C7:15am - 8:00 amContinental BreakfastTrinity Ballroom Foyer8:15am - 8:30amOpening Remarks (Track 1)Trinity Ballroom 1-4, 88:30am - 9:00amCarl Blake, Executive Director, Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaKeynote SpeakerUpdate from the VAShereef Elnahal, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Administration (Invited)9:00am - 10:15amJohn N. Whitaker Memorial Lecture#2222What’s in Our Wallet? Managing Pharmacotherapy in the New FrontierKathy Tortorice, PharmD , BCPSNational Clinical Pharmacy Program Manager, Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Healthcare GroupDepartment of Veteran’s AffairsModerator: Jodie Haselkorn, MD, MPH
10:15 - 10:30amCoffee Break & ExpoDallas Ballroom D-H
10:30am - 12:00pm Track 1: Session #2223Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(90 minutes)Healthcare for Individuals Who Identify asSexual or Gender Minorities Living WithSpinal Cord InjurySpeakers: B. Jenny Kiratli, PhDLorena Jaimes, DNPShane Lamba, MPHModerator: Paul Gutierrez, MD12:00pm - 1:30pmTrack 2: Session #2224, #2225Trinity Ballroom 5-7(45 minutes)Advancing Implementation ofGuidelines for Suicide Prevention in SCICareSpeakers: Sunil Sabharwal, MDLisa Kearney, PhD, ABPP(45 minutes)(45 minutes)Harmonizing Imaging Assessments inBiopsychosocial Factors AssociatedVeterans with Multiple SclerosisWith Life Satisfaction in IndividualsSpeakers: Francesca Bagnato, MD, PhDWith Long-Term Traumatic Spinal Cord Mitchell Wallin, MD, MPHInjurySpeakers: Jillian Clark, PhDProduct Theater(Track 2)BIOGENLunch ProvidedTrinity Ballroom 5-7Track 1: Session #2229, #2230Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(45 minutes)Developing and Validating a DecisionSupport Tool to Prevent CommunityAcquired Pressure Injuries in SCISpeakers: Lisa Burkhart, PhD, RN, ANEFBarbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAANTrack 2: Session #2231Trinity Ballroom 5-7(90 minutes)Sexual Health and Fertility in SCI: AnInterdisciplinary ApproachSpeaker: April Conway RN, ANP-BC(45 minutes)Update on Personalized Pressure Injury RiskBiomarkers: Developing a Blood Test forRecurrent PrI RiskSpeakers: Kath M. Bogie, DPhilSean FerryModerator: Andrew Tan, PhD3:00pm - 3:30pm3:30pm - 5:00pmModerator: Angela Weir, RN, CCRNTrack 4: Session #2234, #2235Dallas Ballroom A(45 minutes)Introducing CVT : Using Images toImprove Complex Rehab TechnologyOutcomes Using Clinical Video TelehealthSpeaker: Steven J. Mitchell, OTR/L, ATP(45 minutes)Experiences with and Perceptions of theVHA’s TeleWound Practice ProgramAmong Veterans With SCI/DSpeaker: Bella Etingen, PhDModerator: Heidi Maloni, PhD, RN, ANP- Moderator: Maureen Jennings, DPTBC, CNRN, MSCNCoffee Break & ExpoDallas Ballroom D-HTrack 1: Session #2236Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(90 minutes)VA Benefits 101- for the HealthcareProfessionalSpeakers: John AllenModerator: Bill Lawson6:30 pm - 8:30pmTrack 3: Session #2232, #2233Dallas Ballroom B/C(45 minutes)MS Caregivers and Coping DuringCOVID-19 Pandemic - IncreasingCaregiver Resiliency Using TelehealthModalitiesSpeakers: Alicia Sloan, MPH, MSW,LICSW(45 minutes)It Takes a Village: VA MSCOE andNMSS Partnership for EnhancedCoordination of Services for VeteransWith MSSpeakers: Alicia Sloan, MPH, MSW,LICSWHeidi Lumberg, BATrack 2: Session #2237, #2238Trinity Ballroom 5-7(45 minutes)Dendritic Spine Dynamics after Injury:an Intravital Structural Study of PainSpeaker: Curtis Benson, PhD(45 minutes)Targeting Intra-axonal RyR and IP3RMediated Ca2 Reduces SecondaryAxonal Degeneration Following SCISpeaker: Dave Stirling, PhD5:00pm - 6:30pmTrack 4: Session #2228Dallas Ballroom A(90 minutes)Possibilities in Specialty ALS Care ThroughTelehealthSpeakers: Shane Chanpimol, DPT, PT, NCSSarah Kiefer-Luhring, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP,CBISMarshall Balish, MD-PhDModerator: Jeanine Penzo, MSW,Moderator: Jodie Haselkorn, MD, MPH Moderator: Huned Patwa, MDLICSWExpo & Poster ViewingLunch ProvidedDallas Ballroom D-H12:00pm - 12:45pm1:30pm - 3:00pmTrack 3: Session #2226, #2227Dallas Ballroom B/C(45 minutes)The Class Effect: Evaluating MS DiseaseModifying Therapies in the Same ClassSpeaker: Natasha Antonovich, PharmD,BCPSTrack 3: Session #2239Dallas Ballroom B/C(90 minutes)Living with Multiple Sclerosis in theCOVID-19 Era: Review and CaseDiscussionSpeakers: Mitchell Wallin, MD, MPHLisa Mitchell, RN, MSN, MSCNTamar Harel, MDModerator: Andrew Tan, PhDModerator: Alicia Sloan, MPH, MSW,LICSWPoster Viewing (Cocktail Hour)Dallas Ballroom FoyerPVA Healthcare Appreciation ReceptionDallas Ballroom D-HTrack 4: Session #2240, #2241Dallas Ballroom A(45 minutes)Aquatic Rehabilitation for SCI Patientswith Complex Medical ConditionSpeaker: Albert Recio, MDRachel Mertins, PT, DPT(45 minutes)Scuba diving as a prospective recreationaltherapy modality for individuals withspinal cord injurySpeakers: Daivd W McMillan, PhDTania Santiago Perez, MS, CTRSModerator: Myrtice Atrice, PT, DPT, CLT
Wednesday, August 317:00am - 7:45 amProduct Theater(Track 2)Onward MedicalBreakfast ProvidedTrinity Ballroom 5-77:30am - 8:15amContinental BreakfastTrinity Ballroom FoyerOpening Remarks (Track 1)Trinity Ballroom 1-4, 88:30am - 8:45amJeri Muse, PhDWednesday Keynote Address#2242ALS Using the Past to Predict the Future8:45am - 10:00amHuned Patwa, MDProfessor of Neurology, Yale UniversityChief of Neurology Services, Connecticut VA Medical CenterModerator: Jeri Muse, PhDCoffee BreakDallas Ballroom Foyer10:00 - 10:30am10:30am - 12:00pm Track 1: Session #2243, #2244Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(45 minutes)Enhancing Recovery after Spinal Cord Injurywith Closed-loop Vagus Nerve StimulationSpeakers: Robert Rennaker, PhDSeth Hays, PhD(45 minutes)Early Utilization of Diaphragm PacingDuring the COVID-19 Pandemic for SpinalCord Injured PatientsSpeaker: Raymond P. Onders, MDModerator: Ken Lee, MD12:00pm - 1:30pm1:30pm - 3:00pmTrack 2: Session #2245Trinity Ballroom 5-7(90 minutes)“They know. They’ve lived it.”Introducing the New Voices ofExperience SCI Video SeriesSpeakers: Allen Heinemann, PhDCatherine Wilson, PsyD., ABPP(RP)Thea FlaumTrack 3: Session #2246, 2247Dallas Ballroom B/C(45 minutes)Challenges Faced by Persons withSpinal Cord Injury During the COVID-19Pandemic: A Consumer-Direct SurveySpeaker: Marinella Galea, MDModerator: Jeanine Penzo, MSW,Moderator: Terry Lee-Wilk, PhD(45 minutes)Social Isolation and LonelinessExperiences and TreatmentPreferences Among Individuals WithSpinal Cord InjuriesSpeakers: Sherri LaVela, PhD, MPH,MBATrack 4: Session #2248Dallas Ballroom A(90 minutes)An SCI/D Inpatient Unit’s Transition toInclude ALS care: When RehabilitationMeets Palliative CareSpeakers: Henry S. York, MDShawn A. Frayne, MSN, RN, CRRNLindsay M. Hill, MA CCC-SLPModerator: Jeri Muse, PhDLunch On Own - Meal Vouchers ProvidedTrack 1: Session #2249, #2250Trinity Ballroom 1-4,8(45 minutes)Solutions to Address Air Travel Issues forNon-ambulatory Wheelchair Users Basedon PVA Funded ResearchSpeaker: Peter Axelson, MSME, ATP, RETHeather Ansley, Esq., MSW(45 minutes)Value-Driven Low-cost High-performancePersonalized Modular SquishINS Cushionfor Pressure ReliefSpeaker: Kath M. Bogie, DPhilModerator: Richard Carson, LVN, US ArmyMedic RetiredTrack 2: Session #2251, #2252Trinity Ballroom 5-7(45 minutes)Feasibility and Safety of a HighIntensity Interval Training BasedHandcycling Activity in People with SCISpeakers: Kellie HalloranJoseph Peters, MSTrack 3: Session #2253, #2254Dallas Ballroom B/C(45 minutes)Addressing Healthcare Providers’Biases within the SCI/D PopulationSpeakers: Katlin Schultz, PsyDSarah Brindle, PhD(45minutes)(45 minutes)Older Age as a Key Determinant ofThe Influence of Gender and Shoulder Outcomes After Traumatic SCI: MythsKinematics on Head-Hip Transferand FactsTechniqueSpeaker: Julio C. Furlan, MD, LLB, MBA,Speakers: Joseph Peters, MSPhD, MSc, FRCPCIan Rice, PhD MSOTModerator: Myrtice Atrice, PT, DPT, CLT Moderator: Colleen Counsell, RNTrack 4: Session #2255, #2256Dallas Ballroom A(45 minutes)Evidence-based Evolution of a RoboticWheelchair for Mobility and AccessibilityEnhancement: A User-centered DesignApproachSpeaker: Jorge Candiotti, PhD(45 minutes)Expanding Your Clinical Tool Kit, TeachingWheelchair Users PreventativeMaintenanceSpeaker: Rachel Hibbs, DPT, ATP, NCSModerator: Steve Mitchell, OTR/L, ATP
University of Miami Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Moderator: Cheryl Vines, MS Coffee Break & Expo Dallas Ballroom D-H Lunch & Expo Dallas Ballroom D-H Welcome Reception (Expo Hall) Dallas Ballroom D-H Workshop: 2 Track 2: Session: #PC-222, #PC-223 Trinity Ballroom 5-7 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Introduction to MS: Diagnosis and Management Speakers: Scott Newsome, DO, MSCS, FAAN, FANA Kathleen .
