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NEW RESEARCH ARTICLES

1. CDC Unveils New Toolkit to Help Physicians Prevent and Treat Brain Injuries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled Heads Up Brain Injury in your
Practice, a tool kit for physicians. The tool kit is designed to raise physicians' awareness about
the public health problem of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and to improve treatment for
patients with MTBI.

Read the full article at:
http://neuroskills.com/pr-toolkit.shtml

2. Bone Marrow Generates New Neurons in Human Brains

A new study strongly suggests that some cells from bone marrow can enter the human brain and
generate new neurons and other types of brain cells.

Read the full article at:
http://neuroskills.com/pr-bonemarrow.shtml

3. Roller Coasters, Theme Parks Extraordinarily Safe, According to Two Comprehensive, Scientific
Studies

The two most comprehensive, scientific studies to date on roller coasters, g-forces, reports of
alleged brain injury, and overall theme park safety were unveiled today, confirming that rides are
based on biomedical and biomechanical science and are extraordinarily safe and present no health
risk to the public.

Read the full article at:
http://neuroskills.com/pr-coastersafe.shtml

4. Soccer Headgear Fails Impact Tests

Foam helmets and padded headbands do little to soften the impact of heading a soccer ball, according
to a new study.

Read the full article at:
http://neuroskills.com/pr-headgear.shtml

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INSIDE VIEW NEWSLETTER

The Winter 2003 (12.1) 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).

Winter Issue Table of Contents:

Mild Injury and the Immune System
Effects of Multiple Concussions
Risk of Heading in Soccer
New TBI Statistics
Ability of the Brain to Change
CNS Programs and Services
2003 Conference Schedule

You can subscribe to the Inside View newsletter at:
https://www.neuroskills.com/ivsubscription.shtml

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CURRENT TBI PRESS RELEASES

01/27/03 Brain Risk From Birth Oxygen Shortage
01/23/03 CDC Unveils New Toolkit to Help Physicians Prevent and Treat Brain Injuries
01/22/03 Bone Marrow Generates New Neurons in Human Brains
01/21/03 Roller Coasters, Theme Parks Extraordinarily Safe, According to Two Comprehensive,
Scientific Studies
01/21/03 Prospects Still Poor For Severely Brain-Injured Patients
01/21/03 League Waging Fight to Curb Concussions
01/21/03 Increased Diffusion in the Brain of Professional Boxers: A Preclinical Sign of Traumatic
Brain Injury?
01/21/03 Crash Victim's Face Injury May Signal Brain Injury
01/20/03 Road to Recovery
01/20/03 Repeal of Helmet Law Brings Higher Medical Costs
01/19/03 Helmets Do Not Make the Ski Slopes Safer
01/16/03 Prevalence of Head Trauma in Patients With Difficult Headache: The North Norway Headache
Study
01/16/03 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for the Evaluation of Diffuse Axonal Injury in Closed Head
Injury
01/15/03 Antiepileptic Drug Prophylaxis in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
01/14/03 Brain Injury Protein Clue Under Scrutiny
01/13/03 Teen Flourishes After Lifetime of Struggle Due to Childhood Head Injury
01/12/03 Soccer Headgear Fails Impact Tests
01/08/03 Correlation of Head Injury to Vehicle Contact Points Using Crash Injury Research and
Engineering Network Data
01/08/03 Cycle Helmets May Not Prevent Brain Injury
01/07/03 Accident Doesn't Stop Determination for University Senior Recovering From Brain Injury
01/06/03 Facial Trauma and the Risk of Intracranial Injury in Motorcycle Riders
01/06/03 Bilateral Sixth Nerve Palsy After Head Trauma
01/02/03 The Vegetative State: Medical Facts, Ethical and Legal Dilemmas

The above press releases and a complete listing can be found at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/current.shtml

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MULTI-MEDIA CENTER

Our digital library includes graphics and animations of various aspects of neurology and traumatic
brain injury.

You can find the graphics library at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/graphics.shtml

You can find the animations library at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/animations.shtml

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NEW - LINKS

Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
http://www.onf.org/

Substance Abuse and TBI (pdf file; large)
http://www.onf.org/TBI_and_Substance_Abuse_Cross-Training_Manual.pdf

Brain Resource (Alberta, Canada)
http://www.brainresource.ca/

Search through over 200 TBI related links at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/links/links.shtml

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NEW - CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE

Brain Injury and Rehabilitation: An Overview

This course reviews various types of traumatic brain injury and their common physical, cognitive and
behavioral consequences. The participant receives current epidemiological information about head
injury, common causes of traumatic brain injury, it's costs and various funding sources. The course
outlines the continuum of care from the initial, emergency services to home and work re-entry.
Factors that contribute to the successful rehabilitation and recovery of a person from traumatic
brain injury are discussed. Lastly, the most common professional services associated with traumatic
brain injury survival and rehabilitation are reviewed.

This course is certified for 2.0 (02.00-05A-07-02-73) CCM (Certified Case Manager),
(02.00-02D-07-02-70) CRC (Certified Rehabilitation Counselor) and (02.00-02G-07-02-71) CDMS
(Certified Disablity Management Specialist) clock hours.

You can take this online CE course - and others - at:
http://neuroskills.com/edu/ceumenu.shtml

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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS 2003

February 5-8
International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting
Honolulu, HI
Phone: 614-263-4200
Web Site: www.osu.edu/ins

February 8
Living with Brain Injury: Challenges and Creative Solutions
Salisbury, MD
Phone: 410-448-2924
Email: info@biamd.org
Web Site: www.biamd.org

February 8-14
Annual Meeting of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmological Society (NANOS)
Snowbird, UT
Phone: 880-586-7550
Web Site: www.nanosweb.org

February 12
Vermont Brain Injury Legal Conference
Burlington, VT
Phone: 802-453-6456
Email: biavt@aol.com
Web Site: www.biavt.org

March 9-11
National Rehabilitation Association's 2003 Conference
Alexandria, VA
Phone: 888-258-4295
Email: info@nationalrehab.org
Web Site: www.nationalrehab.org

March 19-20
Massachusetts Brain Injury Association Annual Conference
Marlborough, MA
Phone: 508-795-0244
Email: Mbia@mbia.net
Web Site: www.mbia.net

March 27-28
Brain Injury Association of Maryland Conference
Baltimore, MD
Phone: 410-448-2924
Email: info@biamd.org
Web Site: www.biamd.org

March 28-Apr 5
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology
Honolulu, HI
Web Site: www.aan.com

March 29-April 1
Public Policy Conference
Washington D.C.
Web Site: www.biausa.org

April 3
Brain Injury Association of Alabama Conference
Location to be announced
Phone: 205-823-3818
Email: info@ahif.org
Web Site: www.ahif.org

April 3-7
Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) Conference
Long Beach, CA
Phone: 562-925-6591
Web Site: www.nora.cc

April 10-12
Multidisciplinary conference on Brain Injuries
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 800-377-7707 ext. 3
Web Site: www.contemporaryforums.com

April 11-12
Enhancing Community Support Services for Persons with
Brain Injuries in the Province of Alberta
Calgary, Canada
Web Site: www.brainresource.ca/

April 23-25
Brain Injury Association of Maine Conference
Portland, ME
Phone: 207-861-9900
Web Site: www.biame.org

May 13-15
Annual Meeting of American Society of Experimental Neurotherapeutics
Washington D.C.
Phone: 414-273-8290
Web Site: www.asent.org

May 15-16
BIA New Jersey Annual Conference
Eatontown, NJ
Phone: 732-738-1002
Email: jschulman@bianj.org
Web Site: www.bianj.org

May 22-26
World Congress on Brain Injury
Stockholm, Sweden
Web Site: www.internationalbrain.org

June 4-7
Annual Case Management Conference
Dallas, TX
Web Site: www.cmsa.org

August 7-10
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association
Toronto, Canada
Web Site: www.apa.org

August 30-Sep 2
Annual Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Sciences
Helsinki, Finland
Phone: 41-22-908-488
Web Site: www.kenes.com/efns2003

October 2-3
BIA Ohio Annual Conference
Columbus, OH
Phone: 614-481-7100
Web Site: www.biaoh.org

October 9-12
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly
Chicago, IL
Web Site: www.aapmr.org

October 15-18
Annual Education Conference of the American Rehabilitation Nurses
New Orleans, LA
Web Site: www.rehabnurse.org

October 16
BIA West Virginia Annual Conference
Phone: 304-766-4892
Web Site: www.biausa.org/WVirginia

October 19-22
American Neurological Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 612-545-6284
Web Site: www.aneuroa.org

For a full listing of conferences being held in 2003,
please go to http://www.neuroskills.com/events.shtml

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BOOKS-OF-THE-MONTH

This month's featured books on traumatic brain injury are:

Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0863777244/centreforneuroskA/

Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0443061319/centreforneuroskA/

Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear: Inside Brain Injury
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595209424/centreforneuroskA/

An Educational Challenge: Meeting the Needs of Students With Brain Injury
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/188285537X/centreforneuroskA/

Catastrophe of Coma: A Way Back
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0911378936/centreforneuroskA/

For a complete listing of brain injury related books go to:
http://www.neuroskills.com/booksmaster.shtml

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Centre for Neuro Skills rehabilitation facility in Bakersfield, California has immediate
openings for the positions listed below. You can contact the Human Resources Dept. at
hrca@neuroskills.com or call 800-922-4994 or 661-872-3408.

Neuropsychologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Physical Therapist
Counselor

Find the CNS employment opportunities page and job details at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/cns/employ.shtml