2025 Acquired Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Symposium
Course Description
This interdisciplinary symposium will focus on the current evidenced-based practice and research for the treatment of those with acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury. The symposium will provide an education opportunity for rehabilitation professionals focusing on the medical management and rehabilitative treatment interventions.
Course Learning Objectives
- The participant will be able to describe how medical interventions affect functional recovery.
- The participant will describe current research in acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury.
- The participant will be able to list therapeutic interventions utilized post acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Registration Information
| Early Bird (Before 9/27/25) | Late registration (after 9/27/25) | |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting Professionals | $225.00 | $250.00 |
| Barrow/Dignity Health Employees | $200.00 | $225.00 |
| Student Attendee | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Refund and cancellation policy: Barrow reserves the right to cancel or change the program for due causes. Cancellation of this program by Barrow or by the participant before October 12th will result in a full refund of tuition. Please contact the CME office at CME@BarrowNeuro.org at least 7 days prior to the start of the symposium for any special needs requests or accommodations.
CME Information
- Policies regarding privacy and security, intellectual property, and professional conduct and nondiscrimination are available upon request through CME@BarrowNeuro.org.
Course Compete Requirements
- To obtain OT or PT CEUs from this symposium, you must login and logout and be in attendance throughout the agenda to receive full CEUs. PT, and OT are not eligible for partial credit and must attend the course in its entirety to receive CEUs.
- Completion of the online post course evaluation is required. SLP’s must compete the post course evaluation and select their discipline in order to provide their ASHA number and give consent for CEUs to be submitted to ASHA on their behalf.
Hybrid Event
October 11-12, 2025
Date, Time, and Location
In-Person Goldman Auditorium & Virtual Availability
Saturday and Sunday, October 11-12, 2025
Target Audience
This program is designed for allied health professionals who treat people with acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language pathologists.
Speaker Information
All times refer to Arizona time (Pacific Daylight Time).
| SPeaker | Topic/Time |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | 7:55 AM |
| Candyce Williams, MD | Welcome (7:55 AM) |
| Keynote: Austin Mueller, BSBE, NSc | Building Breakthrough Technology for the Brain (8:00 AM) |
| Keynote: Rachel Bond, MD | Stroke in Women: Unraveling the Impact of Hormones, Menopause, and Reproductive Health on Risk and Recovery (9:00 AM) |
| Break | 9:55 AM |
| Christina Kwasnica, MD | Neuromodulation and Robotics for Stroke Motor Recovery (10:15 AM) |
| Christopher E. Wolter, MD | Urologic Management after SCI (11:00 AM) |
| Lunch Break | 12:00 PM |
| Mark Linsenmeyer, MD | Guiding Families Through Disorders of Consciousness: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prognosis and Treatment (1:00 PM) |
| Karine Hageboutros, PsyD | Differentiating Neurodegenerative vs Post Stroke Aphasia, Treatment Considerations (Concurrent at 1:45 PM) |
| Steve Frey, OTR/L | All Subluxed Shoulders Need T-L-C: A Shoulder Assessment and Kinesio Taping Protocol for Tone Management, Pain Management, and Subluxation Alleviation (Concurrent at 1:45 PM) |
| Julie Liss, PhD | The Utilization of AI Speech Monitoring in ALS Management (Concurrent at 2:30 PM) |
| Steve Frey, OTR/L | Continuation—All Subluxed Shoulders Need T-L-C: A Shoulder Assessment and Kinesio Taping Protocol for Tone Management, Pain Management and Subluxation Alleviation (Concurrent at 2:30 PM) |
| Break | 3:15 PM |
| Tamiko Azuma, PhD Ileana Ratiu, PhD, CCC-SLP | From Research to Rehab: Supporting Bilingual Clients After TBI (3:30 PM) |
| Kaitlyn Verfuerth, CTRS | Embrace the Journey: Aging With a Disability (4:30 PM) |
| Adjourn | 5:15 PM |
| Day 2 | 7:55 AM |
| Candyce Williams, MD | Welcome (7:55 AM) |
| Andrei Krassioukov MD, PhD, FRCPC | Spinal Cord Stimulation and Recovery of Motor and Autonomic Functions Following Spinal Cord Injury (8:00 AM) |
| Liza Criswell, OTR, ATP | Sex and the SCIty: Addressing Sexuality after Spinal Cord Injury (9:00 AM) |
| Break | 9:45 AM |
| Bradley Bennin, DO | Aspects of Palliative Care Support in Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries (10:00 AM) |
| Katie Asher, PT, DPT Claire Wareham, OTD, OTR/L | Strength After Stroke: Optimizing Force Production Through Resistance Training (Concurrent at 10:45 AM) |
| Stepanie Voss, CCC-SLP Gloria Interiano, CCC-SLP Caitlin Sherry, OTR/L | Brains Club: A Community-Based Approach to Functional Cognition in the Domestic Violence Population (Concurrent at 10:45 AM) |
| Yvette Brown-Shirley, MD | Health Care Considerations for Native American Patients (Concurrent at 11:30 AM) |
| Stepanie Voss, CCC-SLP Gloria Interiano, CCC-SLP Caitlin Sherry, OTR/L | Continuation—Brains Club: A Community-Based Approach to Functional Cognition in the Domestic Violence Population (Concurrent at 11:30 AM) |
| Lunch Break | 12:30 PM |
| Marissa Miller, SLP-CCC Sammi Kesler, OTR/L Amanda Beltran, PT, DPT Tiffany Meites, PhD, ABPP | An Interdisciplinary Approach to Cognition After Spinal Cord Injury (1:30 PM) |
| Katie Chun, PT, DPT, Ernie Chun | SCI Patient Experience: Babies and Parenting Post SCI: One Family’s Experience (2:30 PM) |
| Adjourn | 3:15 PM |
Course Directors
Disclosures
Katie Asher, PT, DPT, NCS
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Tamiko Azuma, PhD
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Amanda Beltran, PT, DPT
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Bradley Bennin, DO
Financial disclosures –None
Non-financial disclosures –None
Rachel Bond, MD
Financial disclosures – None
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Yvette Brown-Shirley, MD
Financial disclosures – None
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Kathleen Chun, PT, DPT
Financial disclosures –None
Non-financial disclosures –None
Ernie Chun
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Paul Crane
Financial disclosures – None
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Liza Criswell, OTR, ATP
Financial disclosures –None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Steven Frey, OTR/L, CKTP
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Karine Hageboutros, PsyD
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Gloria Interiano, MS, CCC-SLP
Financial disclosures – None
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Samantha Kesler, MS, OTR/L
Financial disclosures – None
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Andrei Krassioukov, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Financial disclosures – Consultant for Convateck, Coloplast, ONWARD, WEIspect
Non-financial disclosures – Past President of the American Spinal Injury Association
Christina Kwasnica, MD
Financial disclosures– None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Mark Linsenmeyer, MD
Financial disclosures –None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Julie M. Liss, PhD, CCC-SLP
Financial disclosures – None
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Tiffany Meites, PhD, ABPP
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Marissa Miller, MS, CCC-SLP
Financial disclosures –None
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Jared Monroe
Financial disclosures – None
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Austin Mueller, BSBE, NSc
Financial disclosures–Equity in Neuralink
Non-financial disclosures –Barrow is a study site for the PRIME study
Ileana Ratiu, PhD, CCC-SLP
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Caitlin Sherry, OTD, OTR/L
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Kaitlyn Verfuerth, CRTS, MS, PLY
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Stephanie Voss, MA, CCC-SLP
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Claire Wareham, OTD, OTR/L
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None
Christopher Wolter, MD
Financial disclosures – None
Non-financial disclosures – None