Agenda
Friday, March 16, 2012
7 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast & View Exhibits
7:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
7:45 a.m.
Advances in Neurosurgical Trauma Care
Kevin Yoo, MD
8:30 a.m.
Mild TBI: New Understandings of Molecular Changes
Kevin Kit Parker, PhD
9:15 a.m.
Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury
Jonathan M. Silver, MD
10 a.m.
Break & View Exhibits
10:20 a.m.
Workshops (concurrent sessions)
Traumatic Brain Injury and Sleep Disturbances
J.S. Poceta, MD
TBI and Sleep_Poceta (PDF, 867.4 KB)
Comprehensive Evaluation of Auditory Processing Disorders in TBI
Catherine A. Fabian, AuD
Auditory Processing Disorders_Fabian (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Family Care Giving 101: Impact of TBI on Families and Caregivers
Susan Hansen, LMFT
Family Care Giving 101_Hansen (PDF, 24.4 KB)
11:20 a.m.
Transition to next workshop
11:30 a.m.
Workshops (concurrent sessions)
Impact of TBI on Life Care and Future Health Risks: Mitigation Strategies and Life Care Planning
Roger O. Weed, PhD
Life Care_Weed (PDF, 356 KB)
Predicting Fall Risk in Acute Rehabilitation Facilities
Stephanie E. Kaplan, PT, DPT, ATP; Emily R. Rosario, PhD
Predicting Fall Risk_Kaplan Rosario (PDF, 1.1 MB)
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
Workshops (concurrent sessions)
Concussion Diagnosis and Management in the Clinical Office Practice
Michael L. Van Buskirk, MD
Concussion Diagnosis and Mgt_Van Buskirk (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Direct Attention Training: Procedures and Evidence
McKay M. Sohlberg, PhD
Direct Attention Training_Sohlberg (PDF, 752.2 KB)
Vocational Services After Brain Injury: Resource Facilitation and Direct Provider Models
Robert T. Fraser, PhD, CRC
Vocational Services after BI_Fraser (PDF, 85.7 KB)
2:15 p.m.
Transition to next workshop
2:25 p.m.
Workshops (concurrent sessions)
Mild TBI: Effects of Concussion and Pre-morbid Personality
Ronald M. Ruff, PhD
Mild TBI_Ruff (PDF, 616 KB)
New Advances in Augmentative Communication and Maximizing Swallowing Function in the BI Population
Kristen M. Dean, MS, CCC-SLP; Melissa S. Frederickson, MS, CCC-SLP; Liza Blumenfeld, MA-CCC-SLP, CLE
New Advances in Augmentative Communication_Dean Frederickson (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Maximizing Swallowing in BI Population_Blumenfeld (PDF, 351.7 KB)
Assistive Technology for Cognition: Selection and Training of Tools to Manage Impairments in Memory and Executive Functions
McKay M. Sohlberg, PhD
Assistive Technology_Sohlberg (PDF, 1.6 MB)
3:25 p.m.
Break & View Exhibits
4 p.m.
Future of Medicare: Bundled Payments and Professional Advocacy for TBI
Bruce M. Gans, MD
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
Saturday, March 17, 2012
7 a.m.
Continental Breakfast & View Exhibits
7:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
7:45 a.m.
Life Expectancy After Traumatic Brain Injury
Robert Shavelle, PhD, FAACPDM
8:30 a.m.
Concussion Restoration Care Center, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
Karla Slater, LCDR, MS, OTR/L
9:15 a.m.
Managing Emotionally Difficult Conversations
John Banja, PhD
10 a.m.
Break & View Exhibits
10:20 a.m.
Workshops (concurrent sessions)
Ethical Dimensions of Outcomes Research
John Banja, PhD
Ethical Dimensions of Outcome Research_Banja (PDF, 575.4 KB)
Assessment and Treatment of Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
Karen McCord, PT
Assessment and Tx of Children_McCord (PDF, 2.3 MB)
The Role of Technology in Facilitating Return to Work and Community
Debra Lynne Burdsall, MPH, BSOT
Role of Technology_Burdsall (PDF, 2.4 MB)
11:20 a.m.
Transition to next workshop
11:30 a.m.
Workshops (concurrent sessions)
Co-Morbidity of Substance Abuse and Neurocognitive Effects on Brain Functioning
Mark McDonough, PhD
Co-Morbidity of Substance Abuse_McDonough (PDF, 976.8 KB)
A Rational Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Behavioral Disorders Following Recent Brain Injury
Renee M. Dupont, MD
Behavioral Disorders Following BI-Dupont (PDF, 436.2 KB)
Managing Community Resources for TBI Survivors
Kimberly S. Gully, MS, CCC, CCM, CBIST
Managing Community Resources_Gully (PDF, 2 MB)
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
Workshopsk (concurrent sessions)
Assessment and Rehabilitation of the Minimally Conscious Patient
Jay H. Rosenberg, MD
Rehab of Minimally Conscious Patient_Rosenberg (PDF, 331.7 KB)
Gait Lab Testing and Treatment Planning in Brain Injury
Grant E. Myers, PT, DPT, CSCS
Gait Lab Testing_Myers (PDF, 616.3 KB)
Healing Touch
Mary Jane Aswegan, RN, CHTP/I
Healing Touch_Aswegan (PDF, 155.6 KB)
2:15 p.m.
Transition to next workshop
2:25 p.m.
Workshops (concurrent sessions)
MEDICAL/RESEARCH
Movement Disorders in Brain Injury
Irene J. Oh, MD
Movement Disorders_Oh (PDF, 677 KB)
CLINICAL PRACTICE/PSYCHOSOCIAL/CAREGIVER
Taking Care of You: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
Thomas J. Chippendale, MD, PhD
Taking Care of You_Chippendale (PDF, 259.7 KB)
3:25 p.m.
Break & View Exhibits
4 p.m.
Closing Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michael A. Lobatz, MD
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn