Working 2 Walk 2011 Schedule
Saturday, October 15, 2011 - Arrival Day | |
6:00 - 8:00 pm | Early Registration and Check-In Hilton Rockville Lobby |
Sunday, October 16, 2011 - Hilton Rockville Plaza Ballroom | |
7:00 -8:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30 am | Opening Remarks |
8:45 am | "The Other Brain (Glia) and Their Role In Spinal Cord Injury" |
9:15 am | "Neuralstem's Approach to Spinal Cord Injury" |
9:45 am | "Update on a Phase I Safety Trial of Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Derived Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells (GRNOPC1) in Subjects with Neurologically Complete, Subacute Spinal Cord Injuries" |
10:15 am | Break - Exhibitor Visits |
10:45 am | Panel Discussion with Drs. Fields, Garr & Gold |
11:15 am | "Advocacy - Your Role in Advancing Recovery" |
11:45 am | "Gut and Digestive Health in Spinal Cord Injury" |
12:15 pm | Lunch - Exhibitor Visits |
1:15 pm | "Current Studies Targeting Therapeutic Hypothermia and Schwann Cell Transplantation" |
1:45 pm | "Biomaterials in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury" |
2:15 pm | Panel Discussion with Drs. Dietrich & Slotkin & Mr. Reynolds |
2:45 pm | Break - Exhibitor Visits |
3:15-5:00 pm | Breakout Sessions with Drs. Fields, Gold, Dietrich, Slotkin & Mr. Reynolds, and Dr. Wise Young. Each speaker will be available individually throughout the afternoon for 2 out of 3 sessions of small-group discussions. |
3:15 pm | Breakout Session 1 |
3:50 pm | Breakout Session 2 |
4:25 pm | Breakout Session 3 |
5:00-7:00 pm | Networking Reception hosted by National Rehabilitation Hospital |
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Monday, October 17, 2011 - Hilton Rockville Plaza Ballroom | |
7:30-8:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30 am | Opening Remarks |
8:45 am | "Chondroitinase Overview" |
9:15 am | "Robust Functional Regeneration Beyond the Glial Scar" |
9:45 am | "Combining Robotic and Electrophysiological Methods to Measure and Augment Locomotor Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury" |
10:15 am | Break - Exhibitor Visits |
10:45 am | "Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Helps Replenish Progenitor Cells in the Injured Spinal Cord of Adult Rats" |
11:15 am | Panel Discussion with Drs. Caggiano, Silver, Tansey & McDonald |
11:45 am | "From Where I Sit - Voice of the International Spinal Cord Injury Community" |
12:30 pm | Lunch - Exhibitor Visits |
1:30 pm | Heidi Marchand, PharmD, Asst. Commissioner for Special Health Issues, FDA |
1:50 pm | "Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for Spinal Cord Injury" |
2:15 pm | Panel Discussion with FDA & DOD Representatives |
2:45 pm | Break - Exhibitor Visits |
3:15-5:00 pm | Breakout Sessions with Drs. Caggiano, Silver, Tansey & McDonald and Dr. Stephen Davies. Each speaker will be available individually throughout the afternoon for 2 out of 3 sessions of small-group discussions. |
3:15 pm | Breakout Session 1 |
3:50 pm | Breakout Session 2 |
4:25 pm | Breakout Session 3 |
7:00-9:00 pm | "Champions of Hope Reception " hosted by the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute |
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Tuesday, October 18 - Capitol Hill Day | |
8:30-10:00 am | Kick-Off Breakfast and Advocacy Review - Hilton Plaza Ballroom III "Making Regenerative Medicine a Reality: A National Strategy" |
Throughout the Day | Visits with Legislators on Capitol Hill - Metro Transport to Union Station |