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TBI Resource Guide
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The TBI Resource Guide is the internet`s central source of information regarding traumatic brain injury. The TBI Resource Guide website consists of over 1,200 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.
Clinical Trial (September 3)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City is seeking people who have had a TBI and are experiencing depression. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the drug Zoloft in helping individuals who are depressed after TBI.
Full article: click here
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TBI Scholarships (September 22)
The BIA of Missouri is offering educational scholarships to assist individuals who have sustained a brain injury with post-secondary education or training costs.
Full article: click here
The Fall 2004 (13.4) issue of the Inside View quarterly
newsletter is now 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).
Fall Issue Table of Contents:
Teacher Awareness of TBI
Long-Term Head Injury Study
Fat Cells Into Nerve Cells
National Brain Injury Conference
Athletes Concussion Study
Pop-Up Hood Reduces Head Injuries
Elderly at High Rish for TBI
2004 Conference Schedule
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09/27/04 Six-Week Videoconference Studies Traumatic Brain Injury
09/24/04 Young Men at Risk of Brain Injury
09/24/04 Validation of Linguistic Analyses in Narrative Discourse After Traumatic Brain Injury
09/23/04 Concussions Can Have Major Impact on Teens
09/22/04 Traumatic Brain Injury and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage are Conditions at High Risk for Hypopituitarism: Screening Study at 3 Months After the Brain Injury
09/22/04 Concussion Testing Available for Athletes
09/21/04 Test-Re-Test Reliability of Walking Speed, Step Length and Step Width Measurement After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study
09/21/04 Stem Cells 'Arrest Brain Damage'
09/21/04 Research Into Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy
09/21/04 Acquired Brain Injury - The Issues
09/21/04 Memory Self-Awareness and Memory Self-Monitoring Following Severe Closed-Head Injury
09/21/04 Just How Dangerous is Playing Football?
09/21/04 ISU Offers Series on Traumatic Brain Injury
09/20/04 Getting Back in the Game
09/20/04 A Generic, 'In-House', Alphanumeric Paging System for Prospective Activity Impairments After Traumatic Brain Injury
09/20/04 Football Getting Less Dangerous
09/20/04 Extreme Stretch-Growth Of Axons: Pushing Neurons' Physiological Limits Provides Researchers With New Ways To Repair Nerve Damage
09/20/04 Cognitive Training in Home Environment
09/20/04 Brain Injury Support Here
09/20/04 Brain Scan Not Always Needed After Head Injury
09/20/04 Brain Injury Association of Missouri Establishes New Scholarship Fund
09/07/04 Doctors Worry Kids' Brain Injuries Are Often Missed
09/06/04 Smaller Pads Are Starting to Shoulder the Burden
09/02/04 Injury in the Spinal Cord May Produce Cell Death in the Brain
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Our digital library includes graphics and animations of various aspects of neurology and types of
traumatic brain injury.
Graphics library: click here
Animations library: click here
Cognitive Technology Journal
TBI Law Blog
Neurolinks page: click here
The TBI Resource Guide now offers four on-line continuing education courses. Our courses are $60 each and certified for 2-clock hours.
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Applied Behavior Analysis
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview
Brain Anatomy and Function
CE Courses page: click here
Keep up with the latest traumatic brain injury legislative resources and activities. Includes listing of state and federal bills, task forces and news.
TBI Legislation page: click here
Sep 30-Oct 1
Brain Injury Association of Florida Annual Conference
Delray Beach, FL
954-786-2400
Email: mronshausen@biaf.org
Website: www.biaf.org
Sep 30-Oct 2
3rd Joint Congress for Neurorehabilitation
1st Regional Meeting of the World Forum for Neurological Rehabilitation
Zurich, Switzerland
+41(0)1-386-38-33
Email: caroline.kunz@balgrist.ch
Website: www.neuroplasticity.ch/wfnr
Oct 1-2
Brain Injury Association of Illinois
312-726-5699
Email: info@biail.org
Website: www.biausa.org/Illinois/bia.html
Oct 1-2
2nd Annual Pacific Northwest Interstate Regional Brain Injury Conference
Portland, OR
503-740-3155
Email: sherry@sherrystock.com
Website: www.biaoregon.org
Oct 3-6
American Neurological Association Annual Conference
Toronto, Canada
952-545-6284
Email: ana@llmsi.com
Website: www.aneuroa.org/sf_prelim.html
Oct 6
BIA of Michigan - Brain Injury Specialist Certification
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Oct 7-8
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Website: www.biami.org
Oct 7-8
Brain Injury Association of Utah Annual Conference
Ogden, UT
801-484-2240
Email: biau@sisna.com
Website: www.biau.org
Oct 7-9
World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities
Orlando, FL
201-226-1446 x305
www.wcdexpo.com
Oct 7-10
AAPM&R Annual Conference
Phoenix, AZ
312-464-9700
Email: info@aapmr.org
Website: www.aapmr.org
Oct 9
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
717-657-3601
Email: info@biapa.org
Website: www.biapa.org
Oct 9
Brain Injury Association of Oklahoma
Broken Arrow, OK
918-607-5472
Email: info@bluesforbrains.org
Website: www.bluesforbrains.org
Oct 9
4th Annual Kit Callahan's Miracle Mile (BIA of VA)
Fairfax, VA
703-451-8881
Oct 14-15
Brain Injury Association of Ohio
Columbus, OH
866-644-6242
Email: jkellum@biaoh.org
Website: www.biaoh.org
Oct 27
Brain Injury Association of Vermont
Burlington, VT
802-453-6456
Email: biavt@aol.com
Website: web site
Nov 9
Loma Linda Annual Brain Injury Conference
Loma Linda, CA
760-248-9130
Email: lmosley@neuroskills.com
Nov 13
Brain Injury Association of Virginia Annual Conference
Richmond, VA
Email: michelle@biav.net
Website: www.biav.net
Nov 13-14
25th Annual Neurorehabilitation Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
Boston, MA
781-348-2113
Email: donna.carr@healthsouth.com
Website: www.braintreehospital.org/neurorehabilitation-conference-2.html
Nov 17-21
NAN Annual Conference
Seattle, WA
303-691-3694
Email: office@nanonline.org
Website: http://nanonline.org/content/pages/conf/locdate.shtm
Nov 18-20
ASHA Annual Conference
Philadelphia, PA
800-498-2071
Email: actioncenter@asha.org
Website: www.asha.org
Nov 26-27
Understanding and Dealing With Behavioural Problems Following Brain Injury
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Dec 9-11
BIA National Conference: State of the Art and Science
Washington D.C.
703-761-0750
Website: www.biausa.org/Pages/nationalconference.html
Jan 24
Tramatic Brain Injury and Seizures: Acute and Chronic Management
Detroit, MI
313-916-8354
Email: cday2@hfhs.org
Website: www.biausa.org/Pages/nationalconference.html
Feb 4-5
Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Feb 13-17
NANOS Annual Conference
Copper Mountain Resort, CO
860-586-7507
Email: ctubby@nanosweb.org
Website: www.nanosweb.org/meetings/nanos2004/index.htm
Apr 8-9
Insight Workshop
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Apr 9-16
AAN Annual Conference
Miami Beach, FL
651-695-2717
Email: memberservices@aan.com
Website: am.aan.com
Apr 10-14
World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Sao Paolo, Brazil
+32-9-344-3959
Email: isprm2005@isprm.org
Website: www.na5.com.br/isprm/
May 4-8
World Congress on Brain Injury Bi-Annual Conference
Melbourne, Australia
+61-3-9682-0244
Email: braininjury@icms.com.au
Website: www.icms.com.au/braininjury/
May 13-14
Visual Perceptual Dysfunction Part 1
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
June 17-18
Understanding and Dealing with Behaviour Problems Following Brain Injury
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Sep 17
Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Nov 19
Information Processing: Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Dec 3
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Physical Therapists
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Conferences 2004-2007: click here
A Hit on the Head and Where It Led
By Jennifer Cooper-Trent
Price: $10.00
Synopsis
Traumatic Brain Injury accounts for most childhood deaths. For those children who survive, it can be a long, hard road. One of the most difficult areas is the way that other people treat the brain-injured child. Usually all the former friends depart, even the best friends.There can be playground taunts, and teachers often have no experience. This book explains what happens after an accident, and is designed for parents, friend and teachers.
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Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Intervention
By Erin D. Bigler (Editor), Elaine Clark (Editor), Janet E. Farmer (Editor)
Price: $36.37
Synopsis
Although children have the highest rate of traumatic brain injury in this decade of the brain, the wound and consequences<-->for the child, family, and classroom<-->are often insidious. From a series first appearing in the , this monograph updates the knowledge base about the behavioral and cognitive impact of early TBI. The editors<-->with expertise in neuro-, clinical, school, and rehabilitation psychology<-->advise careful monitoring of children involved in accidents or abuse for indicators of disturbances in memory, attention, concentration, and mood. Guidance (with case studies) is provided with assessing and meeting the special educational needs of such children as mandated.
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Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Parent's Guide
By Lisa Schoenbrodt (Editor)
Price: $12.57
Synopsis
Consumer text covers diagnosis, rehabilitation and medical concerns, coping, effects on learning and behavior, preventing further injury, educational needs, and legal issues. Includes case studies, parent statements, patient assessment scales, resource guide, reading list, and glossary.
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Parenting a Child With Traumatic Brain Injury
By Barry Kent Hughes
Price: $37.95
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Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention
By Margaret Semrud-Clikeman
Price: $32.00
Synopsis
This resource for school professionals and graduate students describes the neuropsychological problems that accompany traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents and presents ways to help facilitate reintegration into the classroom after an injury. Following a review of basic neuroanatomy, Semrud-Clikeman (educational psychology, U. of Texas, Austin) discusses topics such as the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological evaluation tools, school-family collaboration, and developing appropriate interventions..
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For a complete list of over 200 brain injury related books: click here
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That is all for this month. See you in October!
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com
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