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Thank you ASIA 2023 Partners, Exhibitors, Presenters, and Attendees for making the 50th Anniversary conference a huge success. We are grateful for your commitment to our mission to advance care, education and research to improve the lives of persons affected by spinal cord injury.
The countdown has begun for the 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We hope you will join us, May 20-23. The 2024 Abstract and Course submission site will be open in June!
Click here for the final 2023 Program
2023 Conference Photos
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This album is open for all attendees to share/upload your own photos from the conference!
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Keynote and Featured Speakers
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ASIA Lifetime Achievement Award – Kenneth C. Parsons, MD
The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest award bestowed by the American Spinal Injury Association to an individual who made a significant contribution to the world of spinal cord injury care. Dr. Parsons, a Past-President of ASIA is a physiatrist with a career spanning more than 45 years.
The 2023 G. Heiner Sell Lecture – Elizabeth Bradbury, PhD
“Regenerating the Injured Spinal Cord: From Molecules to Man” was presented by Elizabeth Bradbury, PhD, King’s College London U.K. The Sell Lectureship was inaugurated in 1982, following the untimely death of Dr. Sell the previous year. At that time, Dr. Sell was President-Elect of ASIA, and the association wanted to memorialize him by presenting this named lecture as the keynote of its annual scientific meeting.
Keynote Lecturer – Karim Fouad, PhD
Treating the Injured Spinal Cord: A Historical Review
Dr. Fouad He started his own laboratory in 2001 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, where he is Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Physical Therapy within the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. His research focuses on the interactions between neuroplasticity and neurorepair with rehabilitative motor training in animal models of SCI.
Click here for other awards announced at the ASIA 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Evaluation and Accreditation
Emails will be sent to attendees with a link to evaluate and claim CME credit for attending the Atlanta conference.
Join Us in 2024!
The American Spinal Injury Association is happy to announce the 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting location – San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Interested in being a 2024 Partner, Sponsor, Advertiser, or Exhibitor?
Contact Kingsley Brown, ASIA Commercial Support
