Abstracts
AMRPA Call for Abstracts
The call for oral and poster presentation abstracts for the AMRPA Educational Conference & Expo taking place on October 26-29, 2025, in Philadelphia has now closed. AMRPA received a record-breaking number of abstract submissions! Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an abstract and to the AMRPA Education Committee for their detailed reviews. The committee evaluated each abstract based on scientific quality, relevance, and contribution to the field of medical rehabilitation, originality, clarity and organization, and freedom from bias. All abstract submitters have been notified of the status of their abstracts.
Thank You Abstract Submitters
We look forward to seeing everyone at the AMRPA Educational Conference & Expo! This three-and-a-half day conference, including our full-day IRF Boot Camp and eRehabData Expert Analytics and Operations Symposium, offers operational and clinical insight, strategies and resources to help attendees advance the delivery of quality care, treatment and outcomes at inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and units.
The 2025 Educational Conference & Expo will feature seven concurrent tracks in addition to plenaries, panels, roundtables, and other special sessions. The tracks are designed to address the information and education needs of medical rehabilitation providers, including current events, key updates and changes in the field, as well as topics identified from the 2024 conference program evaluations.
Tracks
Operations and Leadership Development
Productivity and Operational Efficiencies, LOS/Cost Management, Team Building and Development, Employee Management, Leadership, Succession and Strategic Planning, Program Development
Clinical Care Delivery: A Team Approach
Safety, Quality, Transition of Care, Clinical Best Practices (including Innovative Therapies and Nursing Techniques), Medication Management, Wound Care, Infection Control, Pressure Injury Prevention, Fall Prevention, Food Insecurity Across Rehabilitation Continuum
Regulatory, Legislative, and Accreditation Matters
Documentation of Medical Necessity, RAC Audit, 60% Rule Compliance Issues, Joint Commission, CARF Prep, Regulatory/Legislative Updates, Hot Button Issues, Insurance Denials, IRF Quality Reporting
Business Development and Building Strategic Relationships
Developing broader business relationships (ACOs, IPAs, CCNs and Healthcare Systems); using data analysis and key performance metrics to drive value; service recovery strategies; focus group utilization for program development; preferred provider strategies with payers. Referral development strategies: breaking down barriers to admission, differentiating IRF from other post-acute settings, community education projects that drive volume, census-building techniques, and maintaining relationships in a changing health care market.
Technology, Research, and Innovation
Telemedicine, Tele-Rehab, Durable Medical Equipment, Patient Engagement Technology, Innovation in Rehabilitation
Building Positive Patient and Staff Experiences
Strategies for Better Patient Experience, How to Avoid Burnout, Homelessness and Rehabilitation, Sustainable People Centric Culture, Patient Safety
Pediatric Rehabilitation
Transition to the community, child and family-centered practices, building effective relationships with family members, caregiver training and engagement, integration with education system, sexuality, transition to adulthood, behavior management, assistive technology, innovative and creative clinical practices, pediatric outcome measures, leveraging community resources, pain management, measuring quality and performance improvement, episodic care models, behavioral and physical health interface, whole child care, pediatric complex care, sensory processing disorders, Early Intervention, continuum of care.
Topics Outside the Box
Have a presentation in mind that doesn’t fit into one of these tracks? Submit your abstract to the “Other” track for consideration. We encourage you to offer any idea or topic that you feel would be of value to our conference attendees.
