Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes including questions. Think about topics that can spur conversations between facilities. There will be time for continued hot-topic discussions during scheduled Open Forums. Below are suggested topics but we welcome any topic you consider important/interesting relevant to share.
- Aging with SCI
- Assistive Technology / Home Automation/Keeping up with changes in technology
- Bowel/Bladder programs / collaboration with nursing
- Community access/independent living
- Co-morbidities management
- Community outreach programs
- Competencies
- Continuum of Care
- COVID-19 impacts on SCI population.
- Discharge preparedness/Discharge planning
- Emerging trends and technology
- Electrical Stimulation uses (UE’s, LE’s, both, trunk, etc.)
- EMR/Documentation updates
- CARE SCOREchanges -effect/impact on inpatient rehab /SCI
- Health and Wellness
- Mentoring programs for staff
- Patient Education programs and efficacy
- Peer Mentoring
- Program approaches to TR and Community access
- Program development
- Research updates
- Robotics
- Sexuality
- Scheduling strategies to meet intensity of therapy requirements.
- Seating and positioning for challenging body types or with challenging funding
- Unique interventions
- Unique program practices
- Wound prevention/wound management
- Wheelchair skill training