Registration is open for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation’s second annual “Leading Disruption: A Health-Care Innovation Summit,” a one-day conference, April 6, ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Bethlehem.

“Leading Disruption” is hosted by Good Shepherd Rehabilitation, a leader in providing innovative solutions for patients, practitioners and people living with disabilities.

In 2023, the Innovation Summit drew nearly 200 attendees.

“Our goal is to lead disruption within health care by creating a community of passionate change-makers determined to re-think health and health outcomes, especially for those with living with a disability or chronic condition,” said Emily Lyter, PT, DPT, administrative director of Good Shepherd Learns, Creates and Research.

Speakers from around the United States and topics include:

• “How To Be An Innovator,” David Putrino, PT, PhD, of Mount Sinai Health System

• “Rapid Prototyping: A Practical Application of Innovating for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation,” Rhonda J. Manns, MBA, BSN, RN, CCM, a nurse innovator and national speaker

• “Secrets of the Successful Inventor: Ideas to Action,” Gene Murtha, an inventor and former Mattel executive

• “AI Will Not Replace You, I Promise,” Ravi Komatireddy, MD, MCTI, a digital health entrepreneur

• “Precision Rehabilitation: Wearable Technologies for Advancing the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gait Propulsion Deficits After Stroke,” Lou Awad, PT, DPT, PhD, of Boston University’s Neuromotor Recovery Laboratory

• “Future Makers in Health: Lehigh University’s Approach to Innovation,” Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Nathan Urban, PhD; Vice Provost of Entrepreneurship Lisa Getzler; Dean of the College of Health Elizabeth Dolan, PhD, and Innovator in Residence and Adjunct Faculty Chris Kauzmann, MS, all of Lehigh University.

The day will conclude with a panel discussion.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is an approved provider of continuing education by the Pennsylvania State Board of Occupational Therapy. This course is approved for 7.5 credit hours for OT/OTA in PA.

NCTRC continuing education session content pre-approval is pending.

This activity has been submitted to the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.

Applications have been submitted for 7.5 contact hours of continuing education to Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy; Pennsylvania State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, and Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage Counselors and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.

Ticket information:

https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/leading-disruption-a-health-care-innovation-summit/