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The world's most comprehensive traumatic brain injury website

The TBI Resource Guide is the internet`s central source of information regarding traumatic brain injury. The TBI Resource Guide website consists of over 1,650 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.

For more information about CALBIA, the upcoming conference, and how to become a member of this important organization please click here

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Found To Be Significant U.S. Health Resource Burden (Aug 28)

n analysis was conducted of data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database from January 1 through December 31, 2000, which included 2,784 hospitals in 27 states.

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Healing Potential Discovered In Everyday Human Brain Cells (Aug 21)

University of Florida researchers have shown ordinary human brain cells may share the prized qualities of self-renewal and adaptability normally associated with stem cells.

Full article: click here

More than 309,000 Sports-Related Head Injuries Treated in ERs in 2005 (Aug 7)

According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the most recent statistics indicate that there were an estimated 64,500 bicycling-related head injuries treated in United States hospital emergency rooms in 2005.

Full article: click here

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The Summer 2006 (15.3) issue of the Inside View quarterly newsletter is still available! With a $12 yearly subscription ($24 international), glossy, hard-copy versions of the Inside View will be delivered to your door every three months.

Two-year subscriptions are only $22 ($44 international) and three-year subscriptions are $30 ($60 international).

Summer Issue Table of Contents:

Why Injured Children Recover
Brain Damage Linked to Heart Attacks
Case Study: RA
Spurring Nerve Regeneration
CALBIA Brain Injury Conference
2006 Conference Schedule
About CNS Services

Subscribe to the Inside View newsletter: click here

08/29/06 Assessment and management of concussion in sports
08/28/06 Patient treatment completed in synthetic blood traumatic brain injury trial
08/28/06 Pediatric traumatic brain injury found to be significant U.S. health resource burden
08/28/06 Prevention of complications related to traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents with creatine administration: an open label randomized pilot study
08/28/06 Oxygen deprived brains repaired and saved
08/28/06 Brain shows long-lasting damage from concussions
08/28/06 Concussion test helps schools know when athletes can resume play
08/28/06 Guarding against gridiron concussion
08/24/06 Sleep apnea in kids linked to brain damage
08/24/06 Proteins rescue oxygen-starved brain
08/24/06 Cortical plasticity: It's time to get excited about inhibition
08/21/06 Self-reported psychosocial health among adults with traumatic brain injury
08/21/06 Increased lactate levels impair the coagulation system-A potential contributing factor to progressive hemorrhage after traumatic brain injury
08/21/06 Self-reported psychosocial health among adults with traumatic brain injury
08/21/06 Healing potential discovered in everyday human brain cells
08/21/06 Study: brain tissue can regenerate
08/21/06 Latest head injury figures reveal dangers of cycling and other sports
08/21/06 Concussions becoming an issue in the big leagues
08/21/06 Two is one too many blows to the head
08/21/06 Protein block that makes the old less able to adapt to the new
08/21/06 Can car simulators help put Iraq war vets back in life's driver's seat?
08/21/06 New method shows that neocortical nerve cells are not renewed
08/21/06 Current technology for brain cooling unlikely to help trauma patients
08/11/06 Comparison of accidental and nonaccidental traumatic head injury in children on noncontrast computed tomography
08/10/06 Two additional traumatic brain injury patients treated in synthetic blood trial
08/09/06 Center for war-related brain injuries faces budget cut
08/08/06 Evidence for white matter disruption in traumatic brain injury without macroscopic lesions
08/08/06 Relationship between regional cerebral metabolism and consciousness disturbance in traumatic diffuse brain injury without large focal lesions: an FDG-PET study with statistical parametric mapping analysis
08/08/06 Stem cell factor (SCF) stimulates neural stem cell migration to sites of brain and spinal cord injury
08/08/06 Pediatric traumatic brain injury found to be significant U.S. health resource burden
08/04/06 Cognitive functioning and postconcussive symptoms in trauma patients with and without mild TBI
08/04/06 Information processing following mild head injury
08/04/06 Complex partial seizure symptom endorsement in individuals with a history of head injury
08/03/06 How to pick the right helmet
08/03/06 More than 309,000 sports-related head injuries treated in ERs in 2005
08/03/06 Cycling-related head injuries increasing
08/03/06 Vegetative state may be caused by brain cooling, new study
08/03/06 How brain injury may affect you
08/01/06 Minor head trauma and isolated unilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Read all the current news: click here

The TBI Resource Guide online store has over 75 brain injury related products, including educational multi-media cds, animations, graphics, e-books, newsletters, research article reprints, assessment tools, and laminated educational cards. The new educational multi-media cds provide an in-depth overview of brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury, and brain function. They include audio, video and graphic content in an easy-to-use self-learning format.

Other products:
Educational CD's
Animations
Graphics
Newsletters
Reprints
ILS
E-Books
Virtual Tour
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The TBI Resource Guide offers four on-line, continuing education courses. Our courses are $60 each and certified for 2-hours.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Applied Behavior Analysis
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview
Brain Anatomy and Function

CE Courses page: click here

The Centre for Neuro Skills Clinical Research and Education Foundation (CNS - CREF) Is a not-for-profit (503c) foundation whose mission is to further the basis of knowledge about treatment of acquired brain injury at the post acute level and share that knowledge with practicing professionals, family members of those with traumatic brain injuries and the general public.

CNS-CREF website: click here

** You can now submit your events and conferences directly to our online listing by by going to the page below and clicking on the "submit your event or conference" link:
www.neuroskills.com/events.php

Sep 1-2
State of the Art Medical and Rehabilitative Care in Brain Injury:
Clinical and Legal Implications
Napa, CA
661-872-4903
Email: calbiainfo@yahoo.com
Web: www.calbia.org

Sep 9
Pikes Peak Challenge Hike for Brain Injury Awareness
Colorado Springs, CO
574-1634
rhonda@pikespeakchallenge.com
www.pikespeakchallenge.com

Sep 14-16
2006 Brain Injury Conference of the Americas
Miami, FL
703-960-6500
www.nabis.org/articles/conference.shtml

Sep 15-16
Understanding & Dealing with Behavior Problems
Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom
www.braintreetraining.co.uk

Sep 21-22
Brain Injury Association of Indiana Annual Conference
Indianapolis, IN
317-356-7722
info@biai.org
www.biausa.org/Indiana

Sep 28-30
Brain Injury Association of Colorado Annual Conference
Vail, CO
303-355-9969 ext. 8
Email: biacolo@aol.com
Web: www.biacolorado.org

Sep 28-30
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Web: www.biami.org

Oct 4-6
Brain Injury Association of Missouri - Professional Conference
Lake of the Ozarks, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org

Oct 6-7
Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Perceptual Dysfunction
Gatwick Airport, UK
Email: enquiries@BrainTreeTraining.co.uk
Web: www.braintreelearning.co.uk

Oct 6-7
Brain Injury Association of Oregon Annual Conference
Portland, OR
503-413-7707
Email: biaor@biaoregon.org

Oct 6-7
Brain Injury Association of Illinois Annual Conference
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
312-726-5699
Email: info@biail.org
Web: www.biail.org

Oct 6-7
Addressing Complexities of Traumatic Brain Injury
Hartford, CT
860-424-5668
Email: amanda.brown@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.ct.gov/dss

Oct 7
Brain Injury Association of Missouri - Family Seminar
Lake of the Ozarks, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org

Oct 8-11
ANA Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
952-545-6284
Email: Julieratzloff@llmsi.com
Web: www.aneuroa.org

Oct 12
5th Annual NeuroRehab Conference
Loma Linda, CA
760-248-9130
Email: lmosley@neuroskills.com

Oct 19-20
Brain Injury Assoc. of Utah 2006 Family and Professionals Conference
Layton, UT
800-281-8442
Email: biau@sisna.com
Web: www.biau.org

Oct 19
2nd Annual Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference
Kingston, NY
845-336-3500 X3262
Email: ncsc@northeastcenter.com
Web: www.northeastcenter.com

Oct 26
BIAN Conference 2006
Thorold, ON
905 984-5058
bianstaf@niagara.com
www.niagara.com/bian/

Nov 11
Brain Injury Association of Virginia 6th Annual Conference
Richmond, VA
804-355-5748
Email: michelle@biav.net
Web: www.biav.net

Nov 23-24
Toronto ABI Network Conference
Toronto, ON
416-597-3422 X3961
Email: conference@abinetwork.ca
Web: www.abinetwork.ca/conference2006/

Dec 8-9
Advanced Cognitive Rehab Workshop
Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom
www.braintreetraining.co.uk

Conferences 2006-7: click here

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That is all for this month. See you in September!

Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com

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