Program Schedule
Preliminary Schedule (subject to change)
| Sunday, September 27, 2026 | |
| 10:00am | Registration Opens |
| 11:00am-4:30pm | IRF Boot Camp |
| 11:00am-4:30pm | eRehabData Expert Analytics and Operations Symposium |
| 12:30-1:00pm | Networking Lunch for IRF Boot Camp |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Afternoon Networking Break for IRF Boot Camp |
| Monday, September 28, 2026 | |
| 7:00am | Registration Opens |
| 7:30-8:00am | AMRPA Board of Directors Breakfast |
| 8:00-11:00am | AMRPA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 11:00am | Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 11:00-11:45am | Networking Lunch |
| 11:00-11:45am | Fund for Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation (FAIR Fund) Membership Meeting |
| 12:00-12:15pm | Conference Welcome (Rhonda Abbott, Senior Vice President and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann; Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors ) |
| 12:15-1:00pm | Medical Rehabilitation Patient Perspective Presented by TIRR Memorial Hermann and CARF International |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Transitioning to 2027 – The Health Care Landscape and Possible Impact of Midterm Elections: A Fireside Chat with Former HHS Secretary Dr. Donna Shalala |
| 2:00-2:45pm | Rehabilitation 2.0: Transformational Care with Artificial Intelligence (Jason Peoples, Director of Technology & Innovation, Mary Free Bed ) |
| 2:45–3:15pm | Networking Break with Exhibitors |
| 3:20-5:55pm | Concurrent Sessions (details TBA) |
| 7:00-8:00pm | Networking Reception with Exhibitors |
| Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | |
| 8:00am | Registration & Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 8:00-8:50am | Networking Breakfast and Educational Roundtables |
| 9:00-9:30am | State of the Association & AMRPA National Leadership Excellence Award |
| 9:30am – 9:45am | Edward A. Eckenhoff Memorial Award |
| 9:45am – 10:30am | AMRPA Legislative & Regulatory Updates |
| 10:30-11:00am | Networking Break with Exhibitors |
| 11:00-11:45am | TBD |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:15-5:00pm | Concurrent Sessions (details TBA) |
| 5:30-6:30pm | Interactive Poster Sessions |
| 6:30-7:30pm | Networking Reception with Exhibitors |
| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | |
| 8:00am | Registration & Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 7:30-8:00am | Breakfast in General Session Hall |
| 8:00-8:45am | AMRPA Education Committee Meeting & Breakfast |
| 8:55am-12:25pm | Concurrent Sessions (details TBA) |
| 12:30-1:00pm | Hot Topics for the Upcoming Year |
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