Below are the 18 assistive technology topics that have been accepted for oral presentations for the 2018 National ALS Clinical Conference.  If you are interested in attending the conference, you can find more information here:

http://www.alsa.org/healthcare-professionals/clinical_conference/

ASHA CEU’s and PT/OT CEU’s will be offered.

We hope you will be able to join us at this exciting, educational event. 

Home Modifications for People with ALS

Alisa Brownlee, ATP, CAPS

The ALS Association National Office and Greater Philadelphia Chapter

ALS Information from an Emergency Medicine Perspective - ALS doesn't always stand for Advanced Life Support!

Juliet L. Pierce, RN

The ALS Association Mid-America Chapter

Moving Forward Together—Technology for People with Changing Needs

Curtis Merring, OTR/L, MOT

Permobil

Beyond the Clinic: Providing AAC Services in the Real World

Meghan O’Brien, MS, CCC-SLP

Boston Children’s Hospital

Peggy Dellea, MS, OT/L

Boston Children’s Hospital

Alexa, Tell Me About PRC Eye Gaze

Betty Carter, MA, CCC, SLP

Chelsea Ezell, MA, CCC, SLP

Prentke Romich Company

Environmental Control Options for PALS

Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP

ImproveAbility, LLC

New Features of Grid 3 for PALS

Chris Gibbons, PhD, CCC-SLP

Smartbox

Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP

ImproveAbility, LLC

Interdisciplinary Approach to Speech Generating Device (SGD) Assessment

Annette Stone, MA, CCC-SLP

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center

Sara Villarreal, OTD, OTR/L

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center

Differential Diagnosis of Dysarthria in ALS: An Algorithm Based Acoustic Analysis from a Repository of Speech Samples of Individuals with MSD

Julie A. G. Stierwalt, PhD Mayo Clinic

Sandra Schneider, PhD, CCC-SLP Saint Mary’s College

Collaboration of the Registered Dietitian and the Speech Pathologist in Management of ALS and Utilization of the EAT-10 Swallowing Screen

Erin J. Arra, MS, RD

Cleveland VA Medical Center

Mary Anderson, MA, CCC-SLP

Louis Stokes VA Medical Center

Utilizing Power Wheelchair Electronics to Maximize and Extend the Function and Independence of Individuals Living with ALS

Brad Peterson, BS

Invacare

Misty Homen, ATP

Invacare

Can You See and Hear Me Now? The Use of Telehealth in Speech-Language Pathology Services with Persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Kyle Mamiya, MS, CCC, SLP

Puget Sound VA Healthcare System

Kathleen Kaminski, MA, CCC-SLP

Atlanta VA Medical Center

An AAC Clinical Roadmap, with Focus on Community and Home Health Settings

Trinity Deibert, M.S. CCC-SLP

Providence HomeHealth

Kendra McInturf, M.S. CCC-SLP

Providence Home Health

Environmental Control Through Consumer Products for People Living With ALS

Sara M. Feldman, DPT, PT, ATP

MDA/ALS Center of Hope

Skiing and Surfing with ALS: A Primer on Adaptive Recreation

Ileana Howard, MD

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Anne Peterson, MS, CTRS

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

What SLPs Need to Know About Eye Gaze Communication Systems: Factors for Success

James Brinton, MA, CCC-SLP

LC Technologies

Wheeled Mobility & Technology That Can Help with Improving Independence

John J. Doherty, OTR, ATP/SMS

Quantum Rehabilitation

Voice Banking Panel

Accepted Assistive Technology Posters:

2017 Grip Strength Study for ALS Patients in a Multidisciplinary Care Clinic

Kathleen Smith, MS, CCC, SLP

Gigi Weinacker, DPT, PT

Lindsey Evans, MS, OTR/L

MaryCatherine Fondren, MS, OTR/L

John Riser, MD

Alabama Neurology Associates

Exemplary Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Individualized Complex Rehabilitation Technology Improves the Lives of Veterans with ALS

Jana LaMarca, OTD, OTR/L, ATP

Jennifer Imrie, PT

Maria Lim, OTR/L, ATP

VA Long Beach Health Care System

Using Eye-Gaze Technology on a Long-Term Care Unit: Improving Communication Between Staff and Residents Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Lorin Williams, PhD

Mohammed Abdallah, PhD

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Correlation of Falls in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Objective Measures of Balance, Strength, and Spasticity

Victoria Mar, MPT, PT

Carolyn Da Silva, DPT, PT

Wendy Schell, DPT, PT

Houston Methodist

Emergency Preparedness for People with ALS

Sara Feldman, DPT, PT, ATP

ALS Center of Hope

Alisa Brownlee ATP, CAPS

The ALS Association, National Office and the Greater Philadelphia Chapter

Alisa Brownlee, ATP, CAPS | Assistive Technology Specialist/Consultant

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