Annual Meeting of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals 2012

Annual Meeting Theme: Beyond Boundaries

The 2012 Annual Meeting will focus on cutting edge and innovative strategies to promote and achieve successful outcomes following SCI/D. It is essential for the professionals working in SCI/D to stay current with recent advances and technology. This conference will provide a venue to promote optimal quality of life as it relates to SCI/D medicine and rehabilitation.

Educational topic categories include:

• Basic Science/ Bench to Bedside

• Changing demographics and etiologies in SCI

• Non-traumatic SCI/D

• SCI Across the Lifespan (Pediatrics, Veterans, Aging population)

• Participation/ Adapted Sports and Recreation

• Violence/ Abuse after Spinal Cord Injury

• Other

Target Audience

The Academy’s Annual Meeting includes healthcare professionals representing a variety of specialties involved in the management of spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D). Professionals attending include, but are not limited to: physicians, basic scientists and clinical researchers, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation counselors, physical and occupational therapists, as well as residents, fellows, and students from various professions.