We are pleased to announce the Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium on May 21 and 22, 2018 at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Full conference agenda can be found by clicking on  Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium Conference Agenda

Event Schedule:

Day One:     Monday May 21, 2018
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm – Registration in the Plaza Lobby
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm – Welcome & Updates
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm – “Selected Ethical Issues Concerning Patients with Brain Injuries” by D. Micah Hester, PhD
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm – Break (refreshments provided)
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm – PANEL DISCUSSION: “Overcoming Financial Barriers to Care”
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm – Conclusion of Day One
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm –  Networking in Embassy Lobby

Day Two:     Tuesday May 22, 2018
7:30 am to 8:00 am – Registration in the Plaza Lobby
8:00 am to 9:00 am – “Spinal Cord Injury Research: Dental Pulp Stem Cell Therapy and Osteoporosis” by Leslie Morse, DO
9:00 am to 10:30 am –“Legal and Medicinal Considerations for Medical Marijuana” by Kathleen Collins, RPh, PharmD, BCPS & Robert Brech, JD
10:30 am to 11:00 am – Break (refreshments provided)
11:00 am to 12:00 pm – “Safe Patient handling and Mobility Needs in ICU, Acute, and Rehab Settings” by Twala H. Maresh, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm –  “Arkansas Telemedicine Act and Professional Uses for Telemedicine” by David Ivers, JD
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm – “Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Upper Extremity Amputees” by Mark Tait, MD
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm – Break (refreshments provided)
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm – “Judicious Use of Opioids in Trauma Rehabilitation” by Masil George, MD
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm – Adjourn with Closing Remarks & Door Prizes