Plenary Sessions

The Use of Telemedicine to Enhance Care in ALS and Other NM Disorders

By Zachary Simmons, MD

• Professor of Neurology and Humanities, Penn State University
• Director, ALS Center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
• Editor-in-Chief, Muscle & Nerve

Key Considerations for Upper Extremity Exoskeleton Technology Development for Individuals With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the Importance of User-Centered Design

By Madeline Corrigan, PhD

• Former Assistant Research Professor, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wearable Robotics at New Jersey Institute of Technology (research focused on medical device development, translational research and biomechanics)

Brain-Computer Applications for Individuals With NM Diseases

By Dennis J. McFarland, PhD

• Research Scientist, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies, Albany, NY
• Editor's Award in Hearing, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Pangborn Award, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
• Altran Foundation Innovation Award (member of winning group)
• Pirelli INTERNETional Award (member of winning group)
• Commissioner's Recognition Award, NYSDOH (member of winning group)

Use of Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces for Control of Neuroprosthetic Devices

By Paul S. Cederna, MD, FACS

• Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery
• Robert Oneal Professor of Plastic Surgery
• Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan
• Chairman, American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Past-President, Plastic Surgery Foundation
• Past-President, Plastic Surgery Research Council
• Past-President, American Society for Peripheral Nerve

Future of Rehabilitation Robotics Research and Practice

By Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD

• Director, Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Research
• Director & Business Development Officer, Office of Translational Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
• Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University

Emerging Technologies in NM Ultrasound

By Lisa D. Hobson-Webb, MD

• Associate Professor of Neurology, NM Division
• Director, Duke MDA Care Center
• Director, NM US Program, Duke University