2018 Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium

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.

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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

 

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2017 Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Conference

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Event Schedule:

Day One: Thursday, May 18, 2017

7:30 am to 8:15 am : Registration, Sign-In, and Continental Breakfast
8:15 am to 8:30 am : Welcome, Announcements, Information, and Updates
8:30 am to 9:45 am : “The Art of Failing: Seminal Tips for the Professions” by Lester Butt, PhD
9:45 am to 10:45 am : “Too Tired to Care: Coping with Compassion Fatigue” by Kay Hardin, D.Min.
10:45 am to 11:15 am : Break and Exhibitors
11:15 am to 12:15 pm : “Basic Overview of SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts” by Raymon Harvey
12:15 pm to 2:45 pm : “Life After Traumatic Limb Amputation” by Mike Horton & Chris Madison
2:45 pm to 3:15 pm : Break (Refreshments Provided) and Exhibitors
3:15 pm to 4:30 pm : “Pulmonary Issues in Spinal Cord Injuries” by Norma Rivera, RRT, RCP
4:30 pm – End of Day One

Day Two: Friday, May 19, 2017

7:30 am to 8:15 am : Sign-In and Breakfast
8:15 am to 8:30 am : Welcome, Announcements, Information, and Updates
8:30 am to 9:45 am : “Neural Plasticity: Implications for Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury” by Frank Lewis, PhD
9:45 am to 10:45 am : “The Continuum of Care of Burn Injuries” by Anna Nicole Rinewalt, MD
10:45 am to 11:15 am : Break and Exhibitors
11:15 am to 12:30 pm : “Refusing Needed Treatment: Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation Medicine” by Chris Hackler, PhD
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm : Evaluations and Post-Test
12:45 pm : Conference Adjourns