The Heartland Conference, hosted by VGM & Associates, is calling for speaker proposals for its 2026 event, June 8-10 in Waterloo, Iowa. In its Oct. 15 call for proposals, VGM said it’s looking for experts to speak topics including billing and compliance; business operations; Complex Rehab Technology; leadership and people strategy; respiratory; sales, marketing and…
Heartland Calls for Educational Proposals for 2026 Conference
Rehab Medical Launches RISE Initiative for Employee Development, Growth
The new program goes well beyond traditional employment benefits, the national provider said.
Rehab Medical has launched RISE, an employee-focused personal and professional development program. “This unified approach to employee success is built around six key pillars: mental, physical and financial health; skill building; career growth; and leadership,” the national provider said in a Sept. 16 press release. “These pillars are designed to support employees in their pursuit…
CRT Awareness Week Scheduled for Aug. 18
Each day will highlight a different group of Complex Rehab Technology stakeholders.
Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) Awareness Week — a time when stakeholders share their experiences with seating and wheeled mobility interventions — has been set for the week of Aug. 18. “We need to have everyone — consumers, manufacturers, suppliers, caregivers, clinicians and advocacy groups — participate and get the word out about CRT and the…
Numotion ALLY Program Launched to Support Catheter Users of All Ages
The “inclusive and empowering initiative” offers resources, education and a community of peers.
Numotion Medical Supply has launched a program specifically designed to educate and support catheter users and their families. The new ALLY program is “an inclusive and empowering initiative designed to support individuals who use catheters in managing their bladder health,” the provider said in an Aug. 5 press release. “Whether navigating a new diagnosis or…
Medtrade Calls for Educational Presentations for 2026 Event
The conference is scheduled for March 2-4 in Phoenix.
Medtrade is calling for proposals for educational presentations for its 2026 conference in Phoenix. The conference team is seeking presentations on audits and compliance; Complex Rehab Technology and mobility; legislative, regulatory and legal; managed care; business operations; sales and marketing, and technology and innovation. Medtrade is also calling for presentations on new product categories, including…
Briefly: NCART Launches Instagram Account; Miller’s to Host Mobility Conference in May
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology and Miller’s Rental and Sales.
NCART Introduces Instagram Page The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) now has an Instagram account. NCART Executive Director Wayne Grau introduced the organization’s Instagram page with his first post on April 4. Grau said the new account is meant to keep industry professionals and consumers of CRT informed about NCART’s work to…
Medline Educational Posters Show Pressure Injury Appearances on Dark, Light Skin
Free posters can help health-care professionals to recognize and stage various types of pressure injuries.
Medline’s free, downloadable and printable posters are designed to help health-care professionals identify and stage pressure injuries in patients of various skin tones. The posters — Pressure Injury Staging As Easy as Apple P.I.E. (pressure injury explanation) — use illustrations of apples for different pressure injuries, from stage 1 through stage 4, plus unstageable and…
VGM Calls for 2025 Heartland Conference Papers
VGM Heartland is scheduled for June 9-11 in Waterloo, Iowa.
VGM & Associates is now accepting proposals from industry members for educational presentations at the VGM Heartland Conference in 2025. In an Oct. 17 announcement, VGM said it’s seeking expert presenters on a range of topics of importance to home medical equipment (HME) and Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) providers. “New this year are revamped education…
2025 International Seating Symposium Calls for Abstracts
The ISS will take place March 20-22, with pre-ISS workshops on March 18-19.
The 2025 International Seating Symposium (ISS) call for papers has begun. In a July 10 bulletin, the ISS team announced the opening of the abstract submission period. “This is your opportunity to present your hard work to thousands of attendees at the world’s largest academic conference on wheelchair seating, mobility, and associated assistive technologies,” the…
New ALS Guide Seeks to Boost Research Participation
Clinical professionals can use the guide to educate ALS patients about research opportunities.
A new guide from the Les Turner ALS Foundation seeks to expand the number of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who participate in clinical research, as well as the diversity of ALS clinical trial groups. In a May 16 announcement, the foundation said the step-by-step guide was created “to inform people on why clinical…