The 7th Annual Pacific Northwest Brain Injury Conference 2009

Living with Brain Injury: Indentifying the Problems— Finding Solutions

You are invited to participate in the 7th Annual Pacific Northwest Brain Injury Conference Living with Brain Injury: Indentifying the Problems—Finding Solutions to be held March 6-7 2009 in Portland Oregon at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. This conference will provide the latest medical research, clinical applications, techniques and education to survivors, family members, and medical and legal professionals across numerous fields and disciplines working with people with brain injury. The tracks will look at medical clinical issues, blast injuries, behavioral challenges, and much more. Presenters will be from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California, Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Wyoming, New Jersey and Washington DC. Speakers will be from State Agencies in the Pacific Western States, the Oregon Reintegration Team, the Veterans Administration, Brain Injury Associations from 9 states, and survivors, family members, medical, professional and legal experts from throughout the country.

Online regisration, fax or mail: http://biaoregon.org/docetc/conference/2009/2009%20brochure.pdf

Program:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009: HARVEY JACOBS.-BEHAVIORAL ISSUES

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, SATURDAY, MAR 7, 2009-MORNING: CYNTHIA LEFEVER AND RORY DUNN-LIFE AFTER IRAQ

AFTERNOON: SPORTS CONCUSSION AND RETIRED PRO PLAYERS—SPORTS CONCUSSION AND HOW IT AFFECTED THEIR LIVES

HIGHLIGHTS:
TRACK 1: MEDICAL CLINICAL AND RESEARCH
- Co-Occurring Disorders: Identification and treatment—Issues in Psychopharmacology– Ron Heintz, MD
-Pain Management Following a Brain Injury
Cortical mechanisms underlying sensorimotor integration
- Anxiety, Fatigue and Depression after Mild TBI
- Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Neuro-Imaging and Functional Outcomes
- The Overlooked Value of Neuro-Optometric Intervention
- Treatment for Balance Disorders
- Adult Human Neural Stem Cell Therapy for TBI
- Treating People With Brain Injury-for Rehab nurses and what they need to know
- Risk Factors For Suicide Ideation After TBI
Anger Management: Dealing with Behavioral Problems
- Residential Design for Persons with ABI
- A Multi-Modal Approach to School Re-entry for the Brain Injured Student  and Under-identification of Students

Track 2: Legal and Veterans
- Medical Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional - Best Practices, Differential Diagnosis, and Legal Issues Related to Individuals with Brain Injury survivors: Understanding your client’s brain injury.
- Blast Injury and TBI: Unique Aspects of Injury Pathology, Assessment and Management—The US Experience
- Current Issues in Blast Injury: From Modeling Brain Dynamics to Developing Models of Care
- PTSD/ TBI—Identification, Assessment and Treatment in Returning Veterans

Track 3: Consumer
- Working together-What is happening in other states and how we are working together to make a difference - The Brain Injury Alliance
- Enhancing Quality of Life Through Employment -Vocational Rehabilitation: Specific Needs and Interventions
- Using Electronic Aids to Daily Living After ABI
- PDAS and Smartphones Used to Support Memory and Organization for Persons with Cognitive Challenges
- Advocacy Training - Join us in the fight, join us to win.

COGNITIVE SIMULATION STATIONS- SATURDAY

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