CSCI-RA 2025 | Emerging Trends

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CSCI-RA 2025 | Emerging Trends

CSCI-RA 2025 | Emerging Trends

Non-traumatic SCI, Neuromodulation, and Novel Analytics

Start Date :
End Date :
Venue :
Westin Harbour Castle
Toronto
Canada

The 11th National SCI Conference explores new trends and cutting-edge advancements in SCI research and rehabilitation:

  • non-traumatic cases of SCI
  • neuromodulatory techniques
  • robotic exoskeletons and other technologies
  • AI and emerging analytical tools
  • innovative approaches to care and participation
  • novel concepts in healthcare delivery and policy
  • knowledge translation and implementation successes

Our conference objectives are to:

  1. Highlight emerging research and clinical care initiatives for people with lived experience with spinal cord injury or disease,
  2. Facilitate knowledge sharing and clinical translation among members of the SCI community.
  3. Create opportunities to showcase current and future collaboration and innovation.

Register using this link, or scan the QR Code below:

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Please note that registrations are not confirmed until payment is received. 


Registration Types
Type
Member
Associate
Affiliate
Persons with Lived Experience
* includes caregivers
Physician/Faculty
(Non-Member)
Student/Gov./Allied Health, Patient, NGO
(Non-Member)
Full Conference
Type Early Bird Regular
Member $650 $750
Associate $530 $680
Affiliate $450 $500
Persons with Lived Experience $300
Physician/Faculty $825 $875
Student/Gov./Allied Health, Patient, NGO $650 $750
Single Day
Type Regular
Member $300
Associate $300
Affiliate $300
Persons with Lived Experience $175
Physician/Faculty $325
Student/Gov./Allied Health, Patient, NGO $325

Early-bird registration deadline is June 1, 2025

Accommodations

CSCIRA has reserved a room block at the Westin Harbour Castle.

Book Your Stay

Room Rates

Confirmed nightly rates for each room type during the event block ( to ).
Room Single/Double Triple Quad
Traditional King/Double $325.00 $345.00 $365.00
Traditional Accessible $325.00 $345.00 $365.00
Premium Accessible $325.00 $345.00 $365.00
Studio Suite $325.00 $345.00 $365.00

View Room Availability

CSCI-RA has reserved 150 rooms for our attendees on the following dates.
These rooms fill up fast—book as soon as possible to ensure your preferred room type is available.
Date Traditional King/Double Traditional Accessible Premium Accessible Studio Suite Total
5 0 0 0 5
9 8 0 2 19
38 8 10 2 58
38 8 10 2 58
5 5 0 0 10

Total Available Rooms: 150 rooms

Reservations must be received by . After this date, unreserved rooms may be released for general sale at the hotel's discretion.

Call for Abstracts

Deadline:

Attend the Conference

Early bird registration ends June 1.

Program

Jump to a specific Day

 (Day  1) (Day  2) (Day  3) (Day  4)

(Day 1)

Registration & Light Breakfast

CIHR Planning and Dessemination

(SCI-IE QCC)
Queens Quay 1 & 2

Informal Social and Pre-Conference Registration

Regatta

(Day 2)

Registration & Light Breakfast

Frontenac Foyer

N/A

Queens Quay 1

Lunch break

Frontenac Foyer

Precourse 1 - neuromodulation

Queens Quay 1

Precourse 2 - non traumatic SCI

Queens Quay 2

Opening Keynote

Free time

Student/Trainee Social

Regatta

(Day 3)

Registration & Coffee

Frontenac Foyer

Opening Remarks & Champion for Change Award Presentation

Award presented to
Frontenac

Nimmi Bharatwal Lecturer

Keynote Presentation
Frontenac

HO Survey Presentation

Presentation Fraser McCrae & Ashibio
Frontenac

HO related topic Point counter point (clinician panel)

Short Topic related to HO
Chan GaoDr Animal Topic Frontenac

Networking Reception with Vendors

Appetizers with the vendors
Frontenac Foyer

Sit Down Buffet with Vendors

Networking Lunch (sit down and B2B)
Frontenac

Poster Viewing

Odd # Posters
(Odd numbers are presenting their posters.) Bay

SCI Snippets

Plenary
Frontenac

Transition

Concurrent Sessions
Frontenac Foyer

Workshop 1A

Workshop 1A
50 people Queens Quay 1

Workshop 1B

Workshop 1B
50 people Queens Quay 2

Workshop 1D

Workshop 1C
50-200 people Frontenac

Networking Break with Vendors

Exhibit Hall
Frontenac Foyer

Poster Viewing

Posters
(Odd numbers are presenting their posters.) Bay

Workshop 2A

Workshop 2A
50 people Queens Quay 1

Workshop 2B

Workshop 2B
50 people Queens Quay 2

Workshop 2D

Workshop 2C
Frontenac

Transition

Frontenac Foyer

Reception in the Exhibit Hall and Poster Viewing

Exhibit Hall
Frontenac Foyer

(Day 4)

Registration

Frontenac Foyer

Opening Remarks & Kent Bassett Spiers Award

Award presented
Frontenac

Keynote

Keynote Presentation
Frontenac

Award Winning Student Presentations

Break (Even numbers are presenting their posters.)
Frontenac

Networking Break with Vendors

Networking Break with Vendors
Frontenac Foyer

Poster Viewing

Poster Viewing
(Even numbers are presenting their posters.) Bay

Oral Presentations

Oral Presentations
Frontenac

Networking Reception with Vendors

Appetizers with the vendors
Frontenac Foyer

Sit Down Buffet with Vendors

Networking Lunch (sit down and B2B)
Vendor move out Frontenac

Poster Viewing

Odd # Posters
(Even numbers are presenting their posters.) Bay

Top 6 Articles

Plenary
Frontenac

Transition

Concurrent Sessions
Frontenac Foyer

Workshop 3A

Workshop 3A
Queens Quay 1

Workshop 3B

Workshop 3B
Queens Quay 2

Workshop 3D

Workshop 3D
50-200 people Frontenac

Networking Break

Break
Frontenac Foyer

Lived Experience Perspective

Keynote Presentation
Peter Athanasopoulos Frontenac

Transition

Frontenac Foyer

Closing Remarks

Exhibit Hall
Frontenac