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Time | Detail |
8:00 – 8:30 AM |
Breakfast/social w/friends & colleagues |
8:30 – 8:45 AM |
Welcome and Opening RemarksMary Beth Brown, PT, PhD, Lehmann Symposium Committee Chair Peter Esselman, MD, MPT, Department Chair, Rehabilitation Medicine |
8:45 – 9:45 AM |
Keynote SpeakerAnna Kratz, PhD, “On the Shoulders of Giants: Reflections on Mentorship and Innovation from a Decade of MS Research” |
9:45 – 10:00 AM |
Break |
10:00 – 10:25 AM |
Invited SpeakerAaron Turner, PhD, ABPP (RP), “Taking the Long View of MS Care: Partnering with Patients to Promote Health and Wellness |
10:25 – 10:35 AM |
2023 Awards PresentationRichard H. Adler, Attorney at Law and Law Firm of Adler Giersch PS Endowed Fund for the Advancement of Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Clinical Care Research Walter C. and Anita C. Stolov Endowed Research Fund |
10:35 – 10:50 AM |
Lightning Talks (Group 1 – Past Awardees)Linna Jingyu Jin, MScA, PhC, CCC-SLP, SLP(C) |
10:50 – 11:00 AM |
Break |
11:00 – 11:25 AM |
Invited SpeakerPatricia Matsuda, PT, PhD, DPT, “Participation and Falls in People with MS: Why it is Important” |
11:25 – 11:50 AM |
Invited SpeakerSarah Simmons, MD, PhD, “Exercise in MS: Who, What, Where, When, and Why?” |
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM |
George Kraft & Buster Alvord RecognitionDawn Ehde, PhD |
12:10 – 12:25 PM |
Community Partner VoiceJeanne Goussev (Video) Jennifer Sullivan (National MS Society) |
12:25 – 1:25 PM |
Luncheon/social w/friends & colleagues |
1:25 – 1:45 PM |
Mentoring AwardsDawn Ehde, PhD |
1:45 – 2:00 PM |
Lightning Talks (Group 2)Alicia Seeds, MD Claire E. Child, DPT, MPH Melody (Bishan) Yang, MS, PhC |
2:00 – 2:30 PM |
Mentoring ActivityDawn Ehde, PhD |
2:30-2:35 PM |
Adjournment & Closing RemarksMary Beth Brown, PT, PhD |