Abstracts

2025 Fall Educational Conference & Expo
October 26-29, 2025
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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AMRPA 2025 Call for Abstracts
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2025
The American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA) invites you to submit both oral and poster presentation abstracts for the AMRPA Educational Conference & Expo taking place on October 26-29, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This three-and-a-half day conference, including our full-day IRF Boot Camp, 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 several 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.
Call for Posters
AMRPA is also soliciting proposals for poster presentations that describe original work in any area in the field of medical rehabilitation. The interactive poster and networking reception is always one of the most highly attended events on the conference agenda. The guidelines are as follows:
- A poster is a visually formatted presentation of a topic using charts, graphs, illustrations, and photographs to supplement a narrative.
- The topic may be clinical or research based, or describe new techniques, procedures, or technologies in the field of medical rehabilitation.
The presenter must be available at the designated time, as specified in the program, to discuss with conference attendees.
One poster will be honored with the AMRPA People’s Choice Award for Best Poster. Attendees will be asked to vote on the poster that best showcases an impactful or innovative program or project in the field of medical rehabilitation. The winner will receive special recognition in post-conference communications.
Submission Process
Oral and poster presentation proposals must be submitted as an abstract, of no more than 500 words, in the AMRPA Abstract Portal. Abstracts should be written so as to be self-contained and to provide the technical substance required for the AMRPA Education Committee to evaluate the presentation’s contribution to the medical rehabilitation community. Abstracts lacking clear descriptions of project outcomes and key takeaways for learners will not be accepted. All authors submitting oral presentations must also provide three (3) specific learning objectives and indicate the key takeaways — the practical tools, solutions and/or resources they will provide to attendees — in their application. Oral presentations range from 30 to 45 minutes, including time for questions.
Selection Process
After the initial abstract submission deadline on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the AMRPA Education Committee will review all completed abstracts. Shortly after, AMRPA will announce the abstracts and posters chosen for presentation at the 2025 Educational Conference & Expo. Acceptance letters will be sent to the email address provided in the abstract submission portal. Abstracts that have not been selected may be offered the opportunity to be presented as a poster.
Submissions will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Scientific Quality
- Relevance, Constructiveness, and Contribution to the Field of Medical Rehabilitation
- Originality
- Clarity and Organization
- Freedom from Bias
Questions? View the Abstract Submission Guide or contact AMRPA Headquarters.