Breakout Sessions
Please note: Sessions schedules may change as we get closer to our event.
8:30am - 9:15am
Keynote Presentation
KEYNOTE
CEU
8:30am - 9:15am
Unlock The Power To Thrive, Not Just Survive
Stephanie Esser, MAEd., Breathing Coach
Balancing Elephants
Room: Vendor Hall
9:30am - 10:30am
WELLNESS, SPORTS & RECREATION
9:30am - 10:30am
Medical Assistance Funding of Assistive Technology
Jennifer Giesen, Attorney
Minnesota Disability Law Center
Room: 3
REHABILITATION
CEU
9:30am - 10:30am
Empowering Movement: Exercise Guidelines, Strategies and Adaptive Tools
Britta Schwartzhoff, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS; Kaitlin Lewis, CTRS
Altimate Medical
Room: 4
CLINICAL RESPIRATORY
9:30am - 10:30am
Oscillating Lung Expansion Therapy
Sharon Ritter, M.S. RRT
ABM Respiratory Care
Room: 2
DISEASE & DISABILITY RESOURCES
9:30am - 10:30am
RISE for Parkinsons
Dawn Burdette & Miranda Buchner
CKRI
Room: 5
WELLNESS, SPORTS & RECREATION
9:30am - 10:30am
Cardio Drum
Nicole Freeman
CKRI
Room: 9
DISEASE & DISABILITY RESOURCES
CEU
9:30am - 10:30am
Medical Trauma and the Power of Storytelling
Mary Gossett, LICSW
Gilda's Club MN, MN Board of Social Work
Room: 6
11:00am - 12:00pm
DISEASE & DISABILITY RESOURCES
11:00am - 12:00pm
Breaking Barriers: Incorporating Technology into Physical Therapy
Dr. Kristen Reed, PT, DPT, GCS, CLT
Live Your Life MN
Room: 5
REHABILITATION
CEU
11:00am - 12:00pm
Clinical Considerations for Power Mobility Use for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments/CVA
Andrea Lewis
Quantum Rehab/Stealth
Room: 4
WOUND & OSTOMY CARE
11:00am - 12:00pm
Lymphedema, Compression, and the Lymphedema Treatment Act
Erin Sokalsky, ATC, PTA, CLT - LANA, WCC
Essity
Room: 6
CLINICAL RESPIRATORY
CEU
11:00am - 12:00pm
Home Oxygen Therapy and Equipment
Shelly Klein, LRT, CRT-NPS
Handi Medical
Room: 2
ADAPTIVE SPORTS DEMONSTRATIONS
11:00am - 12:00pm
Sport Wheelchair
CKRI
Room: Vendor Hall
WELLNESS, SPORTS & RECREATION
11:00am - 12:00pm
Cardio Drum
Nicole Freeman
CKRI
Room: 9
12:50pm - 1:20pm
SKILL BUILDER
12:50pm - 1:20pm
Introduction to Empulse R90 Power Assist
Matt Tomlinson
Sunrise Medical
Room: 8
SKILL BUILDER
12:50pm - 1:20pm
Manual Wheelchair Configuration: Fitting the Wheelchair Like a Prosthetic
Permobil
Room: 7
1:30pm - 2:30pm
DISEASE & DISABILITY RESOURCES
CEU
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Brain Injury Basics: Acquired Brain Injury & Suicide Risk
Alec Wendelboe
Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance & Minnesota Stroke Association
Room: 5
REHABILITATION
CEU
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Beyond The Base
Petra Conaway, PT, DPT, ATP
Motion Composites
Room: 4
CLINICAL RESPIRATORY
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Indoor Air Quality and Impacts on Lung Health
Lisa Gebhard and Jill Heins
American Lung Association
Room: 2
WOUND & OSTOMY CARE
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Peristomal Skin Breakdown
Andrea Nibbe MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CWOCN
Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates
Room: 6
WELLNESS, SPORTS & RECREATION
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Healthy Living For Your Brain and Body: Tips From The Latest Research
Sara Michel, Alzheimer's Association Community Educator
Alzheimer's Association MN-ND
Room: 3
ADAPTIVE SPORTS DEMONSTRATIONS
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adaptive Cycling
CKRI
Room: Vendor Hall
WELLNESS, SPORTS & RECREATION
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cardio Drum
Nicole Freeman
CKRI
Room: 9
2:40pm - 3:10pm
SKILL BUILDER
2:40 - 3:10pm
Wheelchair Configuration for the Dependent User: Applying Traditional Measurements for Positioning Success
Permobil
Room: 7
3:15pm - 4:15pm
WOUND & OSTOMY CARE
CEU
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Wound Care: A Team Sport
Katie Cecconi, PA-C, CWS
Spartz Vein Clinic
Room: 6
REHABILITATION
CEU
3:15pm - 4:15pm
See Me Not CP
Stephanie Tanguay
Invacare
Room: 4
DISEASE & DISABILITY RESOURCES
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Altered Cortical Representation of Paretic Leg Muscles in Individuals with Stroke: Clinical implications
for TMS-Based Motor Mapping
Shraddha Srivastava
Allina Health
Room: 5
CLINICAL RESPIRATORY
3:15pm - 4:15pm
The Art of Pulmonary Function Testing
Guy Deutschman, RRT, RPFT
Room: 2
WELLNESS, SPORTS & RECREATION
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Return to Driving: Research & The Continuum of Care
Alisa Kocian, OTR/LATP
CKRI
Room: 3
ADAPTIVE SPORTS DEMONSTRATIONS
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Power Soccer
CKRI
Room: Vendor Hall