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ASIA 2024 COURSES

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ASIA 2024 COURSE LISTING
Course # Course Title Chair/Moderator/Presenters
 

Course 1

 

The Rapidly Evolving Role of Ultrasound in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Care Course Chair:
James Guest MD, PhD, FAANS
Presenters:
Zin Z Khaing PhD
Brain Kwon MD, PhD, FRCS
Christoph Hofstetter MD, PhD, FAANS
Course 2 Translational Science and Research In Urinary Tract Infection and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Course Chair:
Suzanne L. Groah, MD, MSPH
Presenters:
Alan Wolfe, PhD
Catherine Forster, MD, MSc
Rochelle Tractenberg, PhD
Steven Kinsey, PhD
Course 3 Are we Getting “TRIPped Up” by the Specifics of Task-Specific Training Course Chair:
Nicholas Evans, PhD
Presenters:
Edelle Field-Fote, PhD, PT
Karim Fouad, PhD
Nicholas Evans, PhD
Course 4 Use of Targeted Neuromodulation Tools for Enhancing Upper Limb Motor Function Recovery and Rehabilitation Course Chair:
Aiko Thompson, PhD
Presenters:
Aiko Thompson, PhD
Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, FACRM
Hang Jin Jo, PT, PhD
Blair H.S. Dellenbach, MSOT
Course 5 Towards Precision Medicine in Spinal Cord Injury: How Should SCI Clinicians and Researchers Design Questions to Best Capitalize on Large SCI Databases in the Age of AI And Big Data? Course Chair:
Dennis Bourbeau, PhD
Presenters:
Jose Zariffa, PhD
Brüningk Sarah, PhD
R. James Cotton, MD, PhD
Ruediger Rupp, Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Course 6 Neuromodulation and Neuroplasticity; Not All Plasticity is Good or Bad. Reflexes, Neuromodulation and Peripheral Plasticity after Spinal Cord Injury Course Chair:
Linda A. T. Jones, PhD
Presenters:
Bing Chen, MD, PhD, Med
Evan Sandler, DPT, PhD Candidate
Morgan Sharp-Forston, PhD
Alan Phipps, PhD
Course 7  

A Novel SCI Adaptive Trial Platform from Pragmatic to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials: Accelerating Evidence for Disease Modifying Interventions (Sponsored by Scope)

 

Course Chair:
Norbert Weidner, MD
Presenters:
Norbert Weidner, MD
James Guest, MD, PhD
Jan Schwab, MD, PhD
Jean Raymond, MD
Course 8 Brain-Computer Interface Neuromodulation for SCI: Engineering Developments to Clinical Applications Course Chair:
Matija Milosevic, PhD
Presenters:
Milos R Popovic, PhD
Abhishek Prasad, PhD
Cesar Marquez-Chin, PhD
Course 9
Epidural Stimulation or Oxygen Fluctuation – That Is the Question!
Course Chair:
Christopher West, PhD
Presenters:
Gordon Mitchell, PhD
Andrei Krassioukov, MD, PhD
Erica Dale, PhD
Alicia Vose, PhD
Course 10 Neuroimaging for Spinal Cord Injury: Refining the Diagnosis Course Chair:

Presenters:
Patrick Freund, MD, PhD
Matthew Budde, PhD
Feroze Mohamed, PhD

Course 11 Empowering Healthcare Access for Women with Spinal Cord Injury Course Chair:
Heather B. Taylor, PhD
Presenters:
Heather B. Taylor, PhD
Susan Robinson-Whelen, PhD
Course 12

 

It’s a Wrap: Myelin Plasticity in Response to SCI and Driven by External Interventions Course Chair:
Timothy D. Faw, PT, DPT, PhD
Presenters:
Dana M. McTigue, PhD
Philip J. Horner, PhD
Timothy D. Faw, PT, DPT, PhD
D. Michele Basso, PT, EdD
Course 13 Breathing after Spinal Cord Injury: Emerging Therapeutics Harnessing the Potential of Respiratory Plasticity Course Chair:
Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD
Presenters:
Warren Alilain, PhD
Angelo Lepore, PhD
Carlos Mantilla, MD, PhD
Joshua Meadow, MD, MSc, PhD
Course 14 Breaking Boundaries: Collaborative Approaches to Enhance SCI Care Across Latin America and the Caribbean  Course Chair:
Niña Carmela Tamayo, DO MS MPH
Presenters:
Melina Longoni, MD
Jimena Quinzaños, MD, PhD
Ana Valeria Aguirre Guemez, MD

Course 15

 

Changes in the Gut Morphology, Microbiota, and Metabolites: Roles in Health and Recovery after SCI Course Chair:
Cedric Geoffroy
Presenters:
Ceren Yarar-Fisher, PhD Dr. Warren Alilain, PhD Cedric Geoffroy, PhD Michelle Hook, PhD
Course 16 Neuromodulation – Community Integration and Continuum of Care Course Chair:
Claudia Angeli, PhD
Presenters:
Susan Harkema, PhD
Leslie Morse, DO
Carrie Shogren, OTR/L
Course 17 The Role of Exercise and Diet in Combating Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Risk after Spinal Cord Injury Course Chair:
Ashraf Gorgey, PhD, MPT
Participants:
Mark Nash, PhD
Gary Farkas, PhD
David Dolbow, PhD
Ashraf S. Gorgey, PhD
Course 18 Best Practice Panel: Clinical Guidelines to Assist with Evaluation and Recommendations for DME Related to Pregnancy, Lactation and Parenting Course Chair:
Allison Kessler, MD
Presenters:
Maryam Berri, MD
Stephanie Hendrick, MD
Cassandra Renfro, DO
Allison Kessler, MD, MSc
Course 19 Translational Insights into Pain after Spinal Cord Injury Course Chair:
Paulina Scheuren, PhD
Presenters:
Eva Widerstrom-Noga, DDS, PhD
James Grau, PhD
Megan Detloff, PhD
Jan Rosner, MD
Course 20 Panel Discussion of Venous Thromboembolism in Spinal Cord Injury Course Chair:
Christina Draganich, DO
Presenters:
Andrew Park, MD
Jeffrey Berliner, DO
Thomas Bryce, MD
Brittany Snider, MD
Course 21 Partnering with the SCI Community to Address Challenges in SCI Translation Course Chair:
Matthew Rodreick, Executive Director, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
Presenters:
Lana Zholudeva, PhD
Murray Blackmore PhD
Jason Biundo, Research Assistant

 

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