*This event is for everyone. This will be a hybrid event with both virtual or in-person registration options.*

Join us for this premier educational event that brings together the expertise of physicians, researchers, and therapists, to focus on the latest treatments, groundbreaking research, and emerging trends across the continuum of care for individuals with chronic and acute spinal cord injuries and spinal cord-related dysfunction.

Special Topic: Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Spinal Cord Injury

Agenda:

3:00 pm – 3:25 pm Welcome: Cristina Sadowsky, MD & Rebecca Martin, OTR/L, OTD

3:25 pm – 3:30 pm Speaker Introduction

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Gordon Mitchell, PhD – Therapeutic Acute Intermittent Hypoxia: How Does it Work, How Well Does it Work, and What Are the Next Steps?

4:15 pm – 4:25 pm Break

4:25 pm – 4:30 pm Speaker Introduction

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm Randy Trumbower, PT, PhD – Reclaiming Independence After Spinal Cord Injury: Using Therapeutic Intermittent Hypoxia to Drive Motor Recovery

5:15 pm – 5:25 pm Break

5:25 pm – 5:30 pm Speaker Introduction

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Katherine Ellis, PT – Clinical Applications of AIH in Spinal Cord Injury Rehab

6:15 pm – 6:30 pm Closing Remarks

Please note, refreshments will be provided after closing remarks.

Hosted by: Cristina Sadowsky, MD ICSCI Clinical Director & Co-Founder Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Rebecca Martin, OTR/L, OTD ICSCI Manager, Clinical Training and Education Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Continuing education units have been approved by the Maryland State Boards of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy.

Registration ends February 23, 2026

Fragrance Free: Whiel onsite, we ask that all guests refrain from wearing perfume, cologne, after shave and scented body lotions. Read the full policy here
 

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