Schedule

Preliminary Schedule (subject to change)

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Sunday, September 27, 2026
10:00 AM	Registration Opens
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM	IRF Boot Camp
11:00 AM – 4:30 PM	eRehabData Expert Analytics and Operations Symposium
12:30 – 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch for IRF Boot Camp/ eRhabData Symposium
2:30 – 2:45 PM	Afternoon Networking Break for IRF Boot Camp/ eRehabData Symposium
12:30 PM – 12:45PM	Transportation from Marriott Downtown Austin to Dell Children’s Medical Center
1:00 PM – 4:15 PM	Pediatric Rehabilitation Workshop at Dell Children’s Medical Center
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM	Pediatric Rehabilitation Workshop Dell Tour and Reception
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Pre-Conference Reception (On-site for IRF Boot Camp and eRehabData Symposium)
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM	Transportation from Dell Children’s Medical Center to Marriott Downtown Austin
Monday, September 28, 2026
7:00 AM	Registration Opens
7:30 – 8:00 AM	AMRPA Board of Directors Breakfast
8:00 – 11:00 AM	AMRPA Board of Directors Meeting
10:00 AM	Exhibit Hall Opens
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM	Networking Lunch
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM	Fund for Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation (FAIR Fund) Membership Meeting
12:00 – 12:45 PM	Conference Welcome and Medical Rehabilitation Patient Perspective Presented by TIRR Memorial Hermann and CARF International
12:00 – 12:45 PM	Intro: Rhonda Abbott, Senior Vice President and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann; Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors Moderator: Terrence Carolan, MSPT, MBA, Managing Director of Medical Rehabilitation and Aging Services, CARF International
12:45– 1:30 PM	Transitioning to 2027 – The Health Care Landscape and Possible Impact of Midterm Elections: A Fireside Chat with Former HHS Secretary Dr. Donna Shalala
1:30 – 2:15 PM	Rehabilitation 2.0: Transformational Care with Artificial Intelligence
1:30 – 2:15 PM	Jason Peoples, Director of Technology & Innovation, Mary Free Bed
2:15 – 3:00 PM	Review Choice Demonstration Contractor Perspective Panel
2:15 – 3:00 PM	Marc Duerden MD, Medical Director, Jurisdiction E, Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC Pending confirmation from Palmetto and Novitas Directors
3:00 – 3:15 PM	Networking Break with Exhibitors sponsored by Ernest Health
3:20 – 4:05 PM	Concurrent Sessions
4:15– 5:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions
5:10 – 5:55 PM	Concurrent Sessions
6:00 – 7:00 PM	Networking Reception with Exhibitors
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
8:00 AM	Registration & Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 – 8:50 AM	Networking Breakfast & Educational Roundtables
9:00 – 9:30 AM	State of the Association & AMRPA National Leadership Excellence Award
9:00 – 9:30 AM	Rhonda Abbott, Senior Vice President and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann; Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors
9:30 – 9:45 AM	AMRPA Edward A. Eckenhoff Memorial Award
9:45 – 10:30 AM	AMRPA Legislative & Regulatory Updates
9:45 – 10:30 AM	Kate Beller, JD, President, AMRPA Troy Hillman, Director of Quality and Health Policy, AMRPA Emily Green Conrad, Director of Government Relations and Regulatory Policy, AMRPA
10:30 – 11:00 AM	Networking Break with Exhibitors sponsored by Casa Colina Hospital & Centers for Healthcare
11:00 – 11:45 AM	Stroke Rehabilitation Panel
11:00 – 11:45 AM	Lauren Shapiro, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Program, Brooks Rehabilitation Joel Stein, MD, Simon Baruch Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine; Physiatrist-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch sponsored by Neuro Rehab VR
1:15 – 2:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions
2:10 – 2:55 PM	Concurrent Sessions
2:55 – 3:15 PM	Networking Break with Exhibitors
3:20 – 4:05 PM	Concurrent Sessions
4:15-5:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions
5:15 – 6:30 PM	Interactive Poster Presentations
6:30 – 7:30 PM	Networking Reception with Exhibitors sponsored by Bioness
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
8:00 AM	Registration & Exhibit Hall Opens
7:00 – 8:00 AM	AMRPA Education Committee Meeting & Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Breakfast in General Session Hall
8:00 – 8:45 AM	Forecasting Future Payment Policy Panel
8:00 – 8:45 AM	Steven M. Perlin, Senior Vice President, LS Point, LLC Zach Gaumer, Vice President, Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
8:55 – 9:40 AM	Concurrent Sessions
9:50 – 10:35 AM	Concurrent Sessions
10:35 – 10:45 AM	Morning Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions
11:40 AM – 12:25 PM	Concurrent Sessions
12:30 – 1:00 PM	Hot Topics for the Upcoming Year
12:30 – 1:00 PM	Rhonda Abbott, Senior Vice President and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann; Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors Kate Beller, JD, President, AMRPA

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