Presentations
Come see us at an upcoming event!
2026 NPIAP Annual Meeting
February 26-27, 2026
St. Louis, MO
Poster Presentation: Evaluating Thermography for Pressure Injury Detection in Patients with Darker Skin Tones: Insights from a Pilot Study
Kathleen Jordan; Stanley Therlow Huntley; Simi Iype; Andrew Chung; Vicki Stover Hertzberg; Joyce C. Ho; Sharon Eve Sonenblum
Podium Presentation: Impact of Skin Tone and Cupping on Erythema and Thermal Imaging Measurements
Sharon Eve Sonenblum, Kathleen Jordan, Glory Tomi John; Andrew Chung; Miriam Asare-Baiden; Vicki Stover Hertzberg; Joyce C. Ho
February 26, 2026, 10:25AM-11:10AM CT
Free Content
Educational Video
Visualizing shear strain while raising the head of bed
Ride University Online
How Does It Shape Up? The impact of the skeleton and the cushion on buttocks shape during sitting
Searching for Good Outcomes in Industry Sponsored Research
International Seating Symposium 2020
PLENARY: Why Should I Let Big Brother Monitor My Wheelchair Usage? Let’s Discuss
Design Considerations
Wheelchair In-seat Monitoring Design Considerations Cliff Notes
Paid Content
Numotion
NRRTS
What Happens When You Sit? Explaining Seated Buttocks Deformation
Download slides or posters from past conferences
2025
Sonenblum, Sharon E. Navigating Skin Diversity and Real-World Factors in Thermal Imaging for Early Pressure Injury Detection. 25th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, Helsinki, Finland; 2025. <Poster>
2024
Sonenblum, Sharon E., Timmerman, Rose, Alderden, Jenny, Yap, Tracey. Can we crack the mobility code? Patient movement and postural patterns in pressure injury development. 2024 NPIAP Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX; 2024. <Poster>
Vos-Draper, Tamara, Jordan, Kathleen, Morrow, Melissa, Sonenblum, Sharon E. Wheelchair Sitting Patterns in Long Term Care Memory Care Units. 2024 NPIAP Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX; 2024. <Poster>
2023
Sonenblum, Sharon E., Mansfield, J, Shamaa, T, Jordan, Kathleen, Sandberg, Kristian, Siddiqui, Aamir. Collagen and Elastin Structure and Adipose Distribution in Tissue Under Load. EPUAP Annual Meeting. Leeds, UK; 2023. <Poster>
Sonenblum, Sharon E. Spectrophotometry measurement of erythema across skin tones. EPUAP Annual Meeting. Leeds, UK; 2023. <Slides>
2022
Jordan, K., S.E. Sonenblum, D. Fyffe, and X. Zhang. Wheelchair Bout Mobility in and out of the Home. in ACRM. 2022. Chicago, IL. <Poster>
Sonenblum, S.E. Using Technology to Explore Seated Anatomy and its Impact on Pressure Ulcer Risk. 2022 European Seating Symposium. 2022. Dublin, Ireland. <Slides>
2020
Sonenblum, S.E., S. Sprigle, and B. Delmore. How does a dressing change sacral tissue deformation. NPIAP 2020 Annual Conference. 2020. Houston, TX. <Poster>
Sonenblum, S.E. Seated Anatomy and its Impact on Pressure Ulcer Risk. International Seating Symposium. 2020. Vancouver, BC, Canada. <Slides>
2019
Sprigle, S., S.E. Sonenblum, and J.J. O’Brien. Transitioning a Research Tool Into a Consumer Product: The Wheelchair In-Seat Activity Tracker. 2019 Design of Medical Devices Conference. 2019. Minneapolis, Minnesota. <Poster> <Paper>
Sprigle, S. and S. Sonenblum. Biomechanics of pressure ulcers: Vintage versus contemporary findings. AAWC Pressure Ulcer Summit. 2019. Atlanta, GA. <Slides>
Sprigle, S. and S. Sonenblum. Tissue Strain Under the Sacrum & Coccyx: By Supine Posture and Skeletal Morphology. NPUAP. 2019. St. Louis, MO. <Poster>
Sonenblum, S.E., S. Sprigle, M. Shea, K. Waugh, and T. Dyson-Hudson. How does it shape up? Buttocks shape across wheelchair cushions. RehabWeek2019. 2019. Toronto, Canada. <Poster>
Fyffe, D., S. Sonenblum, and T. Dyson-Hudson. Personal and Cultural Factors Associated with Functional Independence in SCI. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2019. Chicago, IL. <Poster>
2018
Sonenblum, S.E. and C. Maurer. Seat Elevators in Everyday Life. International Seating Symposium. 2018. Vancouver, BC, Canada. <Slides>
Sonenblum, S.E. Using Imaging to Describe Tissue Responses to Loading. AAWC Pressure Ulcer Summit. 2018. Atlanta, GA. <Slides>
Sonenblum, S.E. and N. Petrone. From pressure to deformation… the buttocks response to sitting. International Seating Symposium. 2018. Vancouver, BC, Canada. <Slides>
Misch, J.P. and S. Sonenblum. Repeatability and Reliability of Tissue Compliance Tester Over Bony Anatomy. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Annual Conference. 2018: Washington, D.C. <Poster>
2016
Sonenblum, S.E. and T. Dyson-Hudson. You Got to Move it, Move it! 32nd International Seating Symposium. 2016. Vancouver, BC, Canada. <Slides>
Crane, B., T. Hetzel, and S.E. Sonenblum. Clinical Application of the Dispersion Index. 32nd International Seating Symposium. 2016. Vancouver, BC, Canada. <Slides>