Caption: Dabin Choe, PhD candidate in the Harvard Biodesign Lab at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, speaks to a crowd of 200 at DISRUPT: Health-Care Innovation Summit, hosted by Good Shepherd Rehabilitation, at ArtsQuest Center on April 5, 2025.
3rd annual health-care conference draws 200 to ArtsQuest
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Saturday, April 5, 2025) – Good Shepherd Rehabilitation welcomed 200 people to ArtsQuest today for the 3rd annual DISRUPT: Health-Care Innovation Summit conference.
Throughout the day-long conference, DISRUPT attendees immersed themselves in bold ideas, groundbreaking innovations and powerful conversations challenging us all to rethink what’s possible in health care.
“Health care is changing, and it’s changing because of people like you — people who refuse to accept, ‘This is how it’s always been done’ and instead ask, ‘How can we make it better?’” said Emily Lyter, PT, DPT, administrative director of Good Shepherd Learns and Creates, and chair of the DISRUPT’s planning committee. “Let’s build on what we’ve started here and turn it into something bigger.”
The conference hosted accomplished speakers from throughout the country with expertise in human-centered design, brain-computer interfaces, innovating with purpose and passion, digital health care, payers, wearable robotics and high-impact, low-cost assistive technology.
A special thank you to our presenters:
- Gokul Krishnan, PhD
- Chad Bouton, PhD
- Anang Chokshi, DPT
- Jeremy B. Wigginton, MD, MBA, FAAFP
- Dabin Choe, PhD candidate
- Alexander Geht, MS
DISRUPT also featured two poster presentation sessions and a lively vendor fair with higher education, technology and professional development displays. Attendees hailed from a variety of clinical settings (e.g., inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, long-term acute care) and roles, including physicians, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, social work, recreational therapy, psychology, respiratory therapy and more.
Thank you to our 2025 sponsors:
- Strolll
- Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA
- Lifeward
- Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
Save the Date for 2026
DISRUPT returns in 2026 and will expand to a two-day conference. Save the date for April 18-19, 2026, at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pa. For information, visit www.goodshepherdrehab.org/disrupt.
About Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation, an independent, not-for-profit rehabilitation network with 1,300 employees and nearly 30 locations in eight counties of eastern Pennsylvania, is committed to transforming the lives of people of all ages and abilities through curiosity, creativity, expertise and innovation. Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation specializes in treatment of spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, major multi-trauma, pulmonary disease, respiratory failure, musculoskeletal/orthopedics and complex pediatric conditions. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation also partners with Penn Medicine to provide rehabilitation and specialty services at more than 30 locations in Philadelphia and New Jersey through GSPP Rehabiltation. Info: www.goodshepherdrehab.org
Information provided to TVL by:
Mike Walbert
