PVA Summit 2012 Paris Hotel - Paralyzed Veterans of America

PVA Summit 2012 Paris Hotel Las Vegas, NV 

Day One 2012 Summit Agenda Tuesday, August 28 2012 

7:00 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & EXPO 

7 :45 am OPENING REMARKS: 

Bill Lawson, National President 

Paralyzed Veterans of America 

8:00 am– 8:30 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 

Robert Petzel, MD, Under Secretary for Health 

Veterans Health Administration 

8:30 am – 10:00 am (1201) PLENARY SESSION: 

Rory Cooper, PhD 

Technology is Essential for Community Participation, 

Quality of Life and Health for People with SCI 

10:00 am Coffee Break & EXPO 

10:30 am - Noon TRACK ONE 

Moderator: Catherine Kelly, PT 

(1202) Symposium: Functional 

Outcomes after Implantation of a 

Myoelectrically-Controlled 

Neuroprosthesis in People with 

Tetraplegia 

Ms. Anne Bryden 

Kevin Kilgore, PhD 

(1203) Symposium: Multi-function 

Neuroprostheses for Restoration of 

Motor Function in SCI 

Kevin Kilgore, PhD 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Michael Levin, MD 

(1204) Symposium: Immune 

Dysregulation in Relapsing and 

Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 

Benjamin M. Segal, MD 

Dennis Bourdette, MD 

Michael D. Carrithers, MD, PhD 

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Moderator: Paul Gutierrez, MD 

Summit 2012 Program Committee Chairman 

Moderator: Hayley Howells, MPT 

Summit 2012 Program Committee Member 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Stephen Yerkovich, 

MD 

(1205) Symposium: Peri-Operative 

Care for Pressure Ulcer Surgery: 

Optimizing for Successful 

Outcomes 

Walter Chua, MD 

TRACK FOUR 

Moderator: Jeri L. Muse, PhD, 

DAAPM 

(1206) Symposium: Cultural 

Immersion: A framework for Guiding 

SCI and Other Patients Through the 

World of Healthcare 

Bernard C. Jorn, M.Div, M.Ed, BCC 

NOON 

1:30 pm-3:00 pm 

Lunch Break & EXPO 

Research Advisory Committee Meeting (MS CoE) 

TRACK ONE 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Hayley Howells, MPT Moderator: Mark A. Agius, MD 

(1207) Symposium: Advanced 

Applications of the Reciprocal Gait 

Prosthesis 

John Schulte, CPO, FAAOP 

(1208) Symposium: 

Description of a 

Six week Pilot Study of the Ekso 

Wearable Exoskeleton After SCI 

Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner, 

(1209) Symposium: New and Emerging 

Immunotherapies for Multiple Sclerosis 

John W. Rose, MD 

William Tyor, MD 

Ruth Whitham, MD 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Cassandra Miller- 

Hardwick, MSN, RN, CRRN 

(1210) Symposium: Neurogenic 

Bowel Management in Spinal Cord 

Injury: Secondary Complications 

and Quality Of Life 

Susan Garber, MA, OTR, FACRM 

TRACK FOUR 

Moderator: Elizabeth Auld, PA-C 

(1211) Symposium: Making a 

Difference: Multidisciplinary Care for 

Veterans with Amyotrophic Lateral 

Sclerosis (ALS) 

Huned Patwa, MD 

Anne Bateman, NP, CRRN 

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PhD, CBIST 

James Crew, MD 

3:00 pm Coffee Break & EXPO 

TRACK ONE 

Moderator: Itala Wickremasinghe, MD 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm 

(1212) Symposium): LifeWaters 

Vets: SCUBA Diving as a Means of 

Recreation Therapy 

Charley Wright, MS, CTRS, ATP 

Jody Paniagua, PT 


Wheelin Groovy- 

The Ultimate Outdoor Experience 

Suzanne Kenrick, CTRS 

Valerie McNary, CTRS 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Micheline McCarthy, 

MD, PhD 

(1214) Symposium: Incidence and 

Clinical Features of MS: An Update 

from Contemporary Military Cohorts 

Mitchell Wallin, MD, MPH 

William Joel Culpepper, PhD 

John Rinker II, MD 

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Interactive Poster Session 

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm SCI Chief Consultant (SCI Chief Meeting) 

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Clinical Advisory Meeting (MS CoE) 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Catherine Kelly, PT 


Evaluation of Methods to Estimate 

Renal Function Versus Actual Drug 

Clearance in Individuals with SCI 

Jennifer P. Lee, Pharm.D., BCPS 

TRACK FOUR 

Moderator: Michael Richardson, 

MD, FACP 


Respiratory Dysfunction in SCI/D: 

Pathophysiology Assessment and 

Treatment 

James Hunziker, MSN, ARNP 

Toni Chiara, PhD, PT 

Charles J. Gutierrez, PhD, RRT, 

FAARC 

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Day Two 2012 Summit Agenda Wednesday, August 29 2012 

7:00 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & EXPO 

7:45 am OPENING REMARKS: Lana McKenzie, RN, BSN, MBA, 

Associate Executive Director; Medical Services and Health Policy; 

Paralyzed Veterans of America 

8: 00 am – 8:30 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 

(TBA) 

8:30 am - 10:00 am (1217) PLENARY SESSION: 

Stephen Waxman, MD, PhD 

Translational Leap from Laboratory Clinic: 

Building on the Molecular Revolution for Spinal Cord Dysfunction 

10:00 am Coffee Break & EXPO 

10:30 am - NOON TRACK ONE 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Penny Graves, RN, Moderator: Walter Royal, MD 

MSN 

Moderator: Mr. Gordon Mansfield 

Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs & Former Executive 

Director of Paralyzed Veterans of America 

TRACK THREE 



TRACK FOUR 


DAAPM 


Fatigue and Sleep Disorders in MS 

Wolfgang Schmidt-Norwara, MD 


Imaging of Neuromyelitis Optica, Imaging 

Overlap and Separation from MS 

Jack H. Simon, MD, PhD 

Anthony Traboulsee, MD 

(1220) Symposium: Twenty-one 

Years After Its PVA Conference 

Debut, Maggot Therapy Has Come 

of Age 

Ronald Sherman, MD, MSc 

(1221) Symposium: Platelet Rich 

Plasma (PRP) Gel for Wounds on 

Persons with SCI 

(1222) Symposium: Promoting 

Sexual Health for Women with 

Spinal Cord Injuries and Multiple 

Sclerosis 

Colleen Clemency Cordes, PhD 

Linda Mona, PhD 

Noon 

Lunch Break & EXPO 

East and West Combined Business Meeting (MS CoE) 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm TRACK ONE 

Moderator: Lana McKenzie, RN, 

BSN, MBA 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Florian Thomas, MD 

Laurie M. Rappl, PT, DPT, CWS 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Stephen Yerkovich, 

MD 

TRACK FOUR 

Moderator: Allison Kitchens, LMSW 


Nursing Best Practices: A Case 

Study Approach to Nursing Care of 

the SCI,MS and ALS Patient in 

Varied Care Settings 

Deborah Downey, RN, MN, CRRN 

Heidi Maloni, PhD, ANP-BC 

Cassandra Miller-Hardwick, MSN, 

RN, CRRN 

(1224) Symposium: Multiple Sclerosis 

Treatment: Vision and Eye Issues 

Robert K. Shin, MD 

Warren Felton, MD 

Alessandro Serra, MD 

(1225) Symposium: Promoting 

Independence with Bowel 

Management 

after Spinal Cord Injury: A Patient – 

Centered Program 

Briana J. Kelly, OTR/L 

Kelly Noone, OTR/L 

(1226) Symposium: Culturally 

Competent Substance Abuse 

Treatment for Veterans with Spinal 

Cord Injury or Multiple Sclerosis 

Marsha N. Sargeant, PhD 

Linda Mona, PhD 

3:00 pm Coffee Break & Expo 

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Moderator: Hayley Howells, MPT 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Christopher Bever, MD 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Penny Graves, RN, 

MSN 

TRACK FOUR 

Moderator: Itala Wickremasinghe, 

MD 


Acute Myelopathy: 

Focus on Transverse Myelitis 

David Alexander, MD 

(1228) Symposium: Addressing the 

Cognitive Challenges in MS Patients 

Within the VA System 

Laura Leach, PhD 

Pamela Miller, MA, CCC-SLP 

Anne Bateman, NP, CRRN 

(1229) Symposium: Measuring 

Bone Mineral Density in Individuals 

with Spinal Cord Injuries: 

Evaluating the Validity of 

Quantitative Ultrasound 

April M. Saval, MS-PAC 

(1230) Symposium: Health Games 

for Individuals with SCI: 

Considerations in the Development 

of a Health Promotion Gaming 

Application 

Michelle Mead, PhD 

Eric Maslowski, BS 

(1231) Symposium: Evidence Based 

Supported Employment in SCI: 

Work Participation and Quality of 

Life 

5:00 pm -6:00 pm Interactive Poster Session 

Lisa Ottomanelli, PhD 

Catherine Wilson, PhD 

Rachel Ahumada, CRC 

Barbara Taylor, OTR/L, CHT 

5:00 pm -6:00 pm SCI Chief Consultant (VA Staff Meeting) 

6:00 pm -7:00 pm MS CoE Nursing Meeting 

6:30 pm Paralyzed Veterans of America Welcome Reception 

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Day Three 2012 Summit Agenda Thursday, August 30 2012 

7:00 am Continental Breakfast 

7:45 am OPENING REMARKS: 

Paul Gutierrez,MD; Summit 2012 Program Committee Chairman 

8:00 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 

Glenn D. Graham, MD, PhD 

Deputy National Director of Neurology 

VA Central Office, Washington DC 

8:30 am (1232) PLENARY SESSION: 

George Howard Kraft, MD,MS 

2012 Whitaker Lecture 

10:00 am Coffee Break 

10:30 am - Noon TRACK ONE 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Hayley Howells, MPT Moderator: Ellen Marder, MD 

(1233) Symposium: Integrating SCI 

Rehabilitation Outcomes 

Itala Wickremasinghe, MD 

Bridget Bennett, MD 


The Effect of Rehabilitation on 

Neurobiology of MS and SCI 

Albert Lo, MD, PhD 

Keith Tansey, MD, PhD 

Christina Hughes, MD 

Moderator: Dennis Bourdette, MD 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Paul Gutierrez, MD 

(1235) Symposium: Revisions on 

Clinical Practice Guidelines: 

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and 

Treatment Following SCI and 

Prevention of Thromboembolism in 

SCI 

Lawrence Vogel, MD 

David Chen, MD 

Susan Garber, MA, OTR, FACRM 

TRACK FOUR 


DAAPM 

(1236) Symposium: Unmet 

Expectations of Adjustment and Life 

Satisfaction among People with 

Spinal Cord Injury 

Yue Cao, PhD, MSPH 

James S.Krause, PhD 

(1237) Symposium: Predictors of 

Quality of Life among Veterans with 

Spinal Cord Injuries Completing 

Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation 

NOON 


Moderator: Linda Mona, PhD 

Lunch Break 

MS CoE Education Meeting 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Paul Hoffman, MD 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Michael Richardson, 

MD , FACP 

Addie Fortmann, MS 

TRACK FOUR 

Moderator : Allison Kitchens, 

LMSW 


Primary Care Providers (PCP’s) and 

Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. What 

Patients’ PCP’s Need to Know 

(1239) Symposium: Gait and 

Imbalance in Multiple Sclerosis: 

A VA Perspective 

(1240) Symposium: Drying Our 

Fears: The Role of Botox in 

Managing Urinary Symptoms in 

SCI/D 

(1241) Symposium: Social Work 

Roles and Patient Centered Models: 

Striving for Client and Caregiver 

Interdependence 

H. Keels S. Jorn, MD 

3:00 pm Coffee Break 

Mary Fitzpatrick,RN, BSN, MPH 

Michelle H. Cameron,MD, PT 

Michael Schwartz, MD 

Larissa Bresler, MD 

Alicia P. Sloan ,MSW, LICSW 

Sandra L. Koenig, ACSW, CSWHC, 

OTR/L 

Warren McCluney, MSW, LMSW 

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3:30 pm -5:00 pm TRACK ONE 

Moderator: Elizabeth Auld, PA-C 

(1242) Symposium: Palliative Care and 

Veterans with ALS: Life-Care Planning 

and Delivering Excellent Care 

Toni Hilton, MSN, FNP, CRRN, DrPH 

Kathleen A. Bixby, MSN, CHPN 

TRACK TWO 

Moderator: Carol Gibson–Gill, MD 


Chronic Pain Management in Post 

Spinal Cord Injury and Multiple 

Sclerosis 

Heidi Maloni, PhD, ANP-BC 

Edwin George, MD 

TRACK THREE 

Moderator: Mark Lichter, AIA 


Planning and Design Strategies 

for the New VA Dallas Long-Term 

Care Spinal Cord Injury Facility 

Itala Wickremasinghe, MD 

Beth Carroll, AIA, LEED, AP, EDAC 

TRACK FOUR 




A Transdisciplinary Education Model 

for Advancing Sexual Health in 

Adults with Spinal Cord Injury 

Kristine L. Engel, RN, MSN, CRRN 

Michelle Wesline, RN 

5:00 – 6:00 pm See You In Orlando for PVA Summit 2013 

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