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2022 Rehab Nursing Conference Keynote Speakers

As part of the hybrid experience, we welcome you to enjoy our speakers both virtually and in-person. From award winning writers to engaging entrepreneurs, our program is packed with exciting content that will refresh your passion for rehabilitation and bring you inspiration.

Suleika Jaouad
Emmy-Award-Winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author

Monday, September 19, 2022 

Suleika Jaouad (pronounced Su-lake-uh Ja-wad) is the author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Between Two Kingdoms. She wrote the Emmy Award-winning New York Times column “Life, Interrupted” and her reported features and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vogue, and NPR, among other publications. A highly sought-after speaker, her mainstage TED Talk was one of the ten most popular of 2019 and has nearly five million views. She is also the creator of the Isolation Journals, a community creativity project founded during the Covid-19 pandemic to help others convert isolation into artistic solitude; over 100,000 people from around the world have joined.

Born in New York City to a Tunisian father and a Swiss mother, Suleika attended The Juilliard School's pre-college program for the double bass, and earned her BA with highest honors from Princeton University and an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College. Suleika’s career aspirations as a foreign correspondent were cut short when, at age 22, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She began writing her New York Times column “Life, Interrupted” from her hospital room at Sloan-Kettering, and has since become a fierce advocate for those living with illness and enduring life’s many other interruptions.

Suleika served on Barack Obama's Presidential Cancer Panel, the national advisory board of Family Reach and the Bone Marrow and Cancer Foundation, and the Brooklyn Public Library’s Arts & Letters Committee. She was awarded the Red Door Advocacy & Community Service Award, and has been an artist in residence at Ucross, ArtYard, and the Kerouac Project.

Suleika travels the world teaching workshops and speaking, and she was an Anacapa Scholar in Residence at the Thacher School and a lecturer in the Narrative Medicine Program at Columbia University. She has appeared on the Today Show, NPR's Talk of the Nation, the Paris Review, the Los Angeles Times and Glamour, among others.

Kelsey Tainsh
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and professional motivational speaker

Thursday, September 22, 2022 

Kelsey Tainsh has been through more in her 31 years than most will endure in a lifetime. Successfully overcoming a brain tumor at only 5 years of age, Kelsey went on to be a happy, healthy kid and a champion athlete. 10 years later, at 15, it all came crashing down when the tumor returned followed by a crippling stroke. Her friends had disappeared, her right side didn’t function and she became paralyzed with fear and self-doubt. Despite her significant physical challenges, she worked hard to pull herself up and charged back into life graduating magna cum laude from the University of Florida and going on to work for one of the most recognized companies in the world, The Coca-Cola Company.

Today, this remarkable young woman has become a champion for the rest of us. An acclaimed professional speaker, Kelsey travels the country speaking to organizations and corporations about the power of persistence and perspective. Her clients include: the Society of Pediatric Nurses, Atrius Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital and The Coca-Cola Company to name a few.

ARN 2022 Annual Meeting General Information

We can’t wait to see you!

Join the rehabilitation nursing community in the sunny and inviting Town and Country Resort. This San Diego hotel has been a beloved landmark since 1953 and has recently completed a multimillion-dollar transformation, renovating everything from top-to-bottom and adding a host of new amenities.

Here, you'll not only be immersed in the latest rehab nursing trends, you’ll also have front-row access to all San Diego has to offer. With a central location in Mission Valley, you're adjacent to luxury shopping and golf, and within minutes of the airport, beautiful beaches, hiking, biking and world-class attractions.

Plan Your Travel

ARN welcomes you to begin to plan your travel and work hours around our general conference schedule. For more details on some of our keynotes and general sessions, please visit our jam-packed event schedule for our attendees.

Event Schedule

Meeting Location: Town and Country Resort, San Diego
Address: 500 Hotel Circle North San Diego, CA 92108
Phone number: 619-291-7131
Website: https://www.towncountry.com/

Town and Country Resort San Diego
Discounted attendee rate: $219+/night
Resort Fee: optional $3.00 per room per day maid service gratuity
Check-in times: 3:00 pm
Check-out times: 11:00 am
Cut off: Monday, August 29, 2022
Phone Reservations: 800-772-8527 and reference “ARN 2022 Conference”
Online Reservations: https://book.passkey.com/e/50293946

Travel Information:

San Diego International Airport
Address: 3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 400-2404
Distance from hotel to airport: 5.6 miles
Estimated Drive Time: 12-16 minutes

Taxi:
Approximately $20-$30
Uber:
Approximately $14-$25
Car Rental from San Diego International Airport: https://www.san.org/to-from/Rental-Cars
Where it is near the airport: All car rental pick-ups and drop-offs for rental car companies serving San Diego International Airport occur at the Consolidated Rental Car Center. Free dedicated shuttle busses run continually to ferry customers between the airport terminals and the Rental Car Center.

Parking Information
Hotel:
Valet Parking: currently unavailable due to COVID-19
Self-Parking: $25 per day

• There is a multi-level parking garage right next to the lobby where guests can park and there is a smaller surface level parking lot behind the Palm Tower with additional parking.

*ARN does not validate for parking and rates are subject to change.  Please contact your hotel for more information.

Weather/Conference Attire:
The average high for San Diego in September is 77°F and the average low is 66°F.  Meeting room temperatures tend to vary.  Please bring a light sweater or jacket to all meetings as the rooms will be air conditioned.

San Diego Information
For information on the city of San Diego, click here.
For a list of restaurants in the area, click here.

Need assistance?
Please don’t hesitate to email us at info@rehabnurse.org with any questions.

2022 ARN Conference Schedule

As part of the hybrid experience, we welcome you to enjoy our lineup of our general sessions and pre- and post- conference events both virtually and in-person. Learn best practices, trending topics, and leadership discussions throughout the conference. This year's experience is packed with exciting content that will refresh your passion for rehabilitation and bring you inspiration. Thank you to our Abstract Reviewers who made this lineup one of the best. 

Find the full schedule:

Accessing the ARN conference website:

1. Click the official website link, below.
2. This link will take you to ARN's conference website.
3. After logging in with your ARN credentials, you will be sent directly to the conference website. (Note, if you do not have an ARN account, you will be asked to create one).
4. Explore the schedule, favorite the sessions and events you're looking forward to, and get excited for what's to come!

Enter the 2022 Conference Website

Accessing the ARN Conference App

Get the most interactive experience out of the in-person conference by downloading and using the app! See all presentations and sessions happening Wednesday through Friday, take notes, create and share schedules, and explore more features when you download the app. Follow the simple instructions, below.

How to get the ARN Conference App

Tips for your experience:

Download Google Chrome

• The conference website works best on Google Chrome. If you do not already have the web browser downloaded to your computer, we highly recommend that you install Google Chrome so that you can take advantage of all of our conference website features.

Set your time zone

• All times in the schedule default to Pacific Time. When you first login and create a profile, you will be prompted to select the time zone that you would like the schedule to appear in for you.

Tag ARN in your activities

• Remember to share what you're excited to experience by using the official hashtag #Rehab2022 and tagging the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses on social media.

Easily find answers to your questions

For more information, frequently asked questions, technology assistance, and more, please visit our FAQ and Resource Desk Page.

For any assistance now or throughout the conference, contact ARN Attendee Support at 800.229.7530 or info@rehabnurse.org.

PRE CONFERENCE

September 7, 2022

Presentation: Virtual
Cannabis 101 - What Rehab Professionals Should Know
Michael McKenzie
"The purpose of the lecture is to provide some basic knowledge of the clinical and therapeutic application of various Cannabis derivatives to different diseases. Hopefully, this serves as a springboard to encourage the physician to engage in further research and study, thereby enhancing his/her knowledge base. The end result is expanded patient options and improved patient outcomes."

September 15, 2022

Presentation: Virtual
Rehabilitation Nursing in the Changing World of Cancer Management
Sally Strong

KEYNOTES

September 19, 2022

Presentation: Virtual
Suleika Jaouad
The Road to Healing: What Navigating the Healthcare System Taught Me about Wellness

September 22, 2022

Presentation: In-person
Kelsey Tainsh
I’m Not Limping. That’s Swagger!

POST CONFERENCE

September 27, 2022

Presentation: Virtual
Sustaining a passion for leadership
Mary Ellen Hatch

September 30, 2022

Presentation: Virtual
Neurology
Jason Knox

The Call for 2022 Proposals is Now Closed. Our 2023 Call will be opening Fall of 2022!

Each year ARN accepts session proposals for ARN's Rehabilitation Nursing Conference, which typically takes place in the Fall. Take this opportunity to demonstrate innovations in advanced nursing practice and disseminate new evidence to nurses across the country!

As information is made available related to the upcoming call, it will be posted to this page. Please check this page frequently for updates!

Submission Types

Abstracts can be submitted for the following types of presentations:

• Paper: These 20-minute oral presentations, including a Q&A session, should apply to one or more of the following categories and include a discussion of the project’s implications for clinical practice, education, leadership, or future research: clinical, research/scientific, or other.
• Case study: These 25-minute oral presentations should describe a specific clinical issue and demonstrate the implementation of creative, innovative, and evidence-based solutions to that complex patient care problem. To foster audience participation, abstract submissions also should include two questions the authors will post to the audience during a 5-minute Q&A.
• Keynote: Keynote sessions are based on a main underlying theme that will spark the interest of the rehabilitation nursing community. Proposals for these sessions should include one to three key concepts or takeaways and speak to the author’s experience and credibility in the subject matter described.
• Preconference or postconference add-ons: These educational programs and activities take place before or after the main conference and can range in duration from one hour to more than a day.
• Poster: Posters are visual presentations of clinical or research data. In-person poster presenters must be available onsite to present during poster exhibition sessions. Proposals for virtual posters also will be accepted.
• General education: Typically 1 to 1.5 hours in length, general education sessions address a single subject pertinent to rehabilitation nursing. These sessions should promote learning and actively engage learners. General education sessions may include more than one speaker.

Review the ARN 2022 Submission Instructions and FAQs for the complete abstract submission guidelines and criteria. These guidelines are updated each year.

Review and Selection Process

In addition to the session-specific criteria described in the submission instructions above, reviewers will evaluate session proposals based on the desired learning outcomes of the Rehabilitation Nursing Conference:

• Learning Outcome 1: Examine state-of-the-art approaches to improving rehabilitation patient care and outcomes
• Learning Outcome 2: Apply strategic knowledge about current issues facing rehabilitation nurses and the healthcare industry
• Learning Outcome 3: Incorporate evidence-based interventions into practice for the rehabilitation of patients with a variety of diagnoses

Paper, case study, and poster presentations: Each qualifying proposal will undergo a double-blind review by a minimum of three volunteer ARN members selected by the Conference Planning Committee abstract co-chairs. Proposals that do not fulfill all requirements will not be reviewed.

Other sessions: The Conference Planning Committee will review all other qualifying submissions.

For more information, call ARN Member Services at 800.229.7530 or email info@rehabnurse.org.