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BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF OREGON
 

Brain Injury Association of Oregon (BIAOR)
PO Box 549, Molalla OR 97038
Phone: 503.740.3155 or Outside the local area: 1.800.544.5243
Fax: 503.961.8730 /  e-Mail:
info@biaoregon.org

Mission:
"Creating a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education, and advocacy."

 

CONFERENCE Program and Objectives

 

The 8th Annual Pacific Northwest

Brain Injury Conference 2010

27th Annual BIAOR Conference

Sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of Oregon

 Hope

 

March 5-6, 2010

Sheraton Airport Hotel

Portland, Oregon

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Living with Brain Injury: Hope



 

 

Thursday, March 4
Understanding Brain Injury and Managing Behavioral Challenges Following Brain Injury and

ACBIS National Certification Training

March 4, 2010

 

The Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) offers a national certification program for both entry-level staff and experienced professionals working in brain injury services. ACBIS provides the opportunity to learn important information about brain injury, to demonstrate learning in a written examination, and to earn a nationally recognized credential.

 

The Brain Injury Association of Oregon is offering a training program geared toward preparing for the CBIS examination. This training will be delivered in a one day workshop March 4, 2010, from 8:00-4:00pm.  Students must attend the entire session. The workshop will include study materials and interactive workshop with Sherry Stock, Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer. The National Written Examination will be given at the end of the day, from 4:00-5:30.

 

Registration fee: $375 (early registration is $350), includes The Essential Brain Injury Guide, materials, instructor time, and the ACBIS certification fee.

 

Join us for this comprehensive training, and gain your national certification in Brain Injury, with support through BIAOR.

 

Applicants must complete and submit the required eligibility paperwork prior to March 4, 2010 in order to secure enrollment to this class. Required paperwork includes the following: ACBIS Application Form, Employment Verification and your current Resume. To access the required paperwork forms click here. This paperwork and payment in full must be received by BIAOR no later than February 18, 2010.

 

Eligibility and Application Requirements:

 

1. Applicants must have worked or have had direct contact with one or more individuals with a brain injury, 10 hours per week (25% of a 40 hour work week) for a minimum of 12 months. Part-time employment must accomplish the same amount of required contact time within a 2 year period.

 

2. Experience can be employment and/or academic internship.

 

3. The qualifying experience must have included formal supervision or have been conducted while the applicant operated under a professional license. Volunteer work does not qualify.

 

4. The qualifying experience must have been obtained within the 3 years prior to the application.

 

5. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

 

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Handouts and study guides
Friday, March 5 Saturday, March 6
7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Registration and Check-in - Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:10 am
7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Registration and Check-in - Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.
Welcome to BIA Conference 2010:
 

8:10 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker Panel -

Legislative panel: Federal and State Legislators discussing TBI and Veterans Issues

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Fred Flynn, Director, Madigan TBI Unit
The Faces of the Returning Soldier

Welcome to BIA Conference 2010:  

8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker:  Joan Ryan
Author of The Water Giver: The Story of a Mother, a Son, and Their Second Chance
JOAN RYAN is an award-winning journalist and author. She was a pioneer in sports journalism, becoming one of the first female sports columnists in the country. Her first book, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters was named one of the Top 100 Sports Books of All Time by Sports Illustrated. She is a media consultant for the San Francisco Giants. Joan lives in Marin County, north of San Francisco, with her husband, Fox sportscaster Barry Tompkins, their 19-year-old son, Ryan, and their dog, Bill.


9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Track 1- Update on Research on the Acute Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury  - Craig R. Warden, MD, MPH, OHSU, Pediatric Researcher
Dr Warden will discuss the current status of traumatic brain injury acute treatment research. He will introduce the Progesterone for Traumatic Brain Injury : Experimental Clinical Treatment (ProTECT™) trial that will be started in the Portland metropolitan area this spring. He is the site principal investigator for this trial and will present the data supporting progesterone as a neuroprotectant for brain injury and the operational challenges of such a study at a trauma center.
Track 2: Dr. Fred Flynn - Director, Madigan TBI Unit

Track 3: Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional   Winning a Traumatic Brain Injury Case: Using Lay Witnesses, Illustrations, New Laws, Imaging, Neuropsychologists and other Practice Pointers - Richard Adler, Esq., Seattle, WA
Track 1: How Can I Promote Hope When Mine Is In Jeopardy?   -Jacek (Jack) A. Haciak, PsyD Licensed Psychologist Oregon State Hospital Community Transition - 40D
Health care providers often find themselves wondering how they will sustain their own hope while assisting a brain injury victim and the severe life challenges their clients can face. This educational session will address two key foundations of hope for service providers and recipients: 1) a good knowledge of the treatments available; and 2) how to provide a shared, but emotionally safe, treatment relationship with our clients, allowing us to help them keep their hopes alive.

Objectives: Participants will:
1. review evidence based treatments available for individuals affected by acquired brain injury and their mechanisms of effectiveness
2. become familiar with two ways of creating a treatment structure which promotes self-confidence and hope
3. examine ways to connect with the emotional reality our clients experience while maintaining effective boundaries and the ability to provide an expert and objective source of treatment .

Track 2: The Benefits of Hippotherapy for the Brain Injured Client, Sharon Stapleton, RN

Track 3: Alternative Medicine: A Highly Positive Outcome Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of MTBI Dr. Bob Pfiffer 

 



10:45 am - 12:00 pm 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Track 1: Concussions and the most up to date management of the injury - Dr. Scott Laker, MD, Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in Seattle, Washington.
 

Track 2: The Idaho Vet Model - Russ Spearman, Idaho TBI Director and Ron Grigsby, Idaho TBI survivor
This presentation will give an overview of what Idaho is doing for veterans and how one vet, injured in Iraq is recovering from his injuries.  Russ will focus on the work accomplished via Idaho's TBI Implementation Grant and will include an overview of Idaho's new partnership grant with a focus on returning service members and their families.
   Ron Grigsby, a traumatic brain injury survivor, is actively involved with the Brain Injury Association of Washington’s Spokane chapter, as well as a member of the TBI Idaho Foundation. On March 21, 2007, while working as an independent contractor for Blackwater in the Middle East, the convoy he was riding in was hit. The explosion threw him more than 40 feet, with an impact estimated at 13 g. His helmet was caved in 1½” and was found several feet away. He was LifeFlighted to Germany, and spent months in hospitals in the Middle East, Idaho and Washington. The injury resulted in a devastating traumatic brain injury (TBI) and broken neck. Family, friends, good doctors, support groups, training and the strength to drive on have made this tough journey to recovery a much easier path. After many difficult months of recovery, he is proud—and lucky—to be working again.

Track 3: Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional   Winning a Traumatic Brain Injury Case: Using Lay Witnesses, Illustrations, New Laws, Imaging, Neuropsychologists and other Practice Pointers - Richard Adler, Esq., Seattle, WA

Track 1: Treatments that are working for TBI patients - Daniele Erb, MD. 

Track 2: Brainline.org - Theresa Rankin

Track 3:Alternative Medicine: A Highly Positive Outcome Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of MTBI  Dr. Bob Pfiffer

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
Tae Kwon Do Demonstration

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
Meeting of the Members
Tae Kwon Do Demonstration



1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Track 1: Mild TBI: Failures of Controlled Processing - Michael Sullivan, Ph.D.
Dr. Sullivan will discuss the nature of attentional lapse in mild TBI and PTSD

Track 2: Serving Behavioral Needs after Brain Injury Debra Braunling-McMorrow, Ph.D., Vice President ABI Service Diversification, The MENTOR Network
Often following brain injury a person with brain injury may experience behavioral issues, which may significantly interfere with their lives. While an unfortunately common issue, many providers feel inadequate in addressing the often complex and dangerous behaviors that a person may demonstrate. This presentation is intended to provide an overview of contemporary behavioral interventions applicable to a variety of behavioral issues and settings. In addition, the attendee will learn practical strategies in providing least restrictive treatment alternatives. Sample Personal Intervention plans utilizing contemporary and least restrictive treatment alternatives will also be discussed. In addition, the importance of understanding behavioral sequences and the importance of windows of opportunities in determining when to provide support will be discussed.

Track 3: Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional   TBI and Workers Comp - Chris Frost, JD

Track 1: Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome: Finding a Sense of Control When Faced With Internal Chaos   - Jacek (Jack) A. Haciak, PsyD Licensed Psychologist Oregon State Hospital Community Transition - 40D
The plight of many returning veterans suffering blast injuries compounded by the effects of trauma is one of internal chaos, and extreme compensatory responses. No matter the diagnostic labels applied, the person struggles to regain a sense of control. This educational session will explore: 1) the dynamics involved in this struggle; 2) identify key factors needing attention; and 3) the mechanisms for gradually providing an external structure by which internal organization and self-confidence can return.

Objectives: Participants will:

1) become familiar with the interplay of symptoms stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder and acquired brain injury
2) identify and understand the phases of the coordinated treatments and factors common to each phase 3) review the form and adaptive components of treatment structures which help organize thoughts, emotions, and daily functioning .

Track 2: Meet the Author: Joan Ryan

Track 3: Legislative Advocacy--States working together 
Colorado
Minnesota
Oregon
Washington

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Track 1: Cognitive Rehabilitation IS Medically Necessary-Kathy de Domingo, MS, CCC-SLP and Laurie Ehlhardt, PhD, CCC-SLP
A ToolKit for Working with Insurance Companies to Fund Treatment Description: The 2009 Oregon State Legislature passed a law mandating that insurance companies pay for all “medically necessary” treatment following a traumatic brain injury; this should include cognitive rehabilitation. This presentation is for professionals (e.g., speech pathologists, OTs, case managers and attorneys) and family members who advocate on behalf of survivors to insure insurance companies cover cognitive rehabilitation treatment post-injury.


Track 2: The Oregon VA Poly Trauma Team - Andrea Ingrid Karl MD, Director of the Portland VA Polytrauma program; Katherine Noonan, PhD, a psychologist with the Post Deployment Health and Polytrauma Clinics; Ellen Kessi, Social Work Case Manager for the Polytrauma Support Clinic

Track 3: 
Essential Insights - Learning Today for Tomorrows Success - Laurie Van-Si, MS.ED 

Track 1: Adult Human Neural Stem Cell Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury - Associate Professor and PI Larry Sherman, PhD, OHSU Primate Center
A number of recent studies have indicated that neural stem cells can either directly or indirectly impact on recovery following insults the the central nervous system.  This talk will review several questions related to these findings including:
- What are neural stem cells?
- Where do neural stem cells reside in the brain?
- How do neural stem cells respond to brain injury?
- How do transplanted or injected neural stem cells influence injury repair?
- How does the injury microenvironment impede repair by neural stem cells?

Track 2: Typewell - Sharon Allen Coordinator of Interpreting and Transcribing Services Disability Access Services Portland Community College.  

Track 3:   Brain Injury Survivors Speaking Out Heads Up!
Finding Possibility and Purpose with Head Injury
- Eane Huff, MS

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
 
Track 1: Cutting Edge Rehab that is working - Bill Thornton, MPT, Clinical Director, Level Eleven Physical Therapy

Track 2:  Shaun's Victories TBI Tae Kwon Do Team

Track 3:  Supporting Students with TBI in Oregon
Presenters: Pat Sublette, Ph.D. Laura Bekken TBI Liaison Region 8, Penny Jordan, TBI Liaison Region 6
This presentation will feature a brief overview of supports for students with TBI across Oregon, Then the focus will shift to Regions 6 & 8 (which make up the Portland Metro and surrounding areas) and feature how to access support for students in these regions.

Track 1:  Alternative Medicine:  How neurofeedback and LENS combined with Naturopathic medicine can help people with TBI:  Gil Winkelman, ND, MA Counseling, Naturopathic Physician, Insights To Health LLC
1. Introduction
2. Overview of primary organ systems and one theory of interconnection from a Naturopathic/Chinese Medicine Perspective
3. Overview of physiology of TBI and how brain injuries affect other parts of the body
4. Assessment of how the different body parts are affected
5. Discussion of LENS, what it is and how it works
6. Case Studies.
How neurofeedback and LENS combined with Naturopathic medicine can help people with TBI: Continued

Track 2: Shaun's Victories TBI Tae Kwon Do Team

Track 3: Traumatic Brain Injury Study: A study looking at the relationship between level of executive functioning and coping strategies among brain injury survivors.. Zach Bayer, PhD candidate


4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Track 1: Cutting Edge Rehab that is working - Bill Thornton, MPT, Clinical Director, Level Eleven Physical Therapy continued

Track 2:  Brainline.org  - A new way to help vets in need and their famil
ies

Track 3: Parent to Parent-thinking out of the box to meet the needs of your child with TBI in schools.
(Co-facilitated by a parent with a child with TBI) Pat Sublette, Ph.D. (Cathy Chenail, Parent of a young adult with TBI)
Meeting a child’s needs in the school after your child’s TBI is extremely challenging for many families. This session focuses on finding solutions and strategies to working cooperatively with school personnel to help meet the needs of students with TBI.
Track 1: Alternative Medicine: How neurofeedback and LENS combined with Naturopathic medicine can help people with TBI: Continued

Track 2: "Unleash the Beast" workshop - Benjamin Luskin
Unleash the Beast is a holistic conditioning program (geared toward individuals of all ability levels) based on Indonesian martial arts that uses animal movements to reawaken primal modes of expression. Based on my own path of recovery, it is especially useful for TBI survivors because it "retrains" the brain. Emphasis is placed on the individual's relation to his/her body rather than the body's relation to the environment. As a result, participants are able to move without any expectations or restrictions. They are able to experience success at every moment.

Track 3:  TBI Toastmasters Club Presentation

 

Objectives

 

At the completion of the conference, participants will be able to:

1. Implement strategies designed to significantly reduce brain injury-related mortality and morbidity in all communities.
2. Summarize recent brain injury-related research with corresponding practical application.
3. Identify clinical management practices, specifically new prevention, diagnosis, and treatment guidelines.
4. Describe public health interventions to reduce the impact of brain injury among different types of racial and ethnic populations and settings (e.g., school, workplace, community).
5. Understand health care delivery trends and their impact on long-term brain injury management, acute care, and prevention.
6. Analyze past brain injury-related interventions and weigh their value in today’s world.
7. Implement health communication strategies and know how to more effectively reach target populations and raise awareness.
8. Summarize brain injury data, including mortality, morbidity, and risk factor prevalence.
9. Create networking opportunities and build partnerships with key brain injury researchers, clinicians, and prevention professionals.

 

CEUs Offered: CLE, SLP, OT, CCRC, CPDM, CDMS, CCMC  Hours:  March 4: 7.5 hours ; March 6-7: 6.5 hours each day

 



Payment: Please register online or by printing the registration brochure and mail or fax to the office

Mail registration forms and payments to:

2010 Conference

Brain Injury Association of Oregon

PO Box 549

Molalla OR 97038

Or Fax to:  (503) 961-8730

 

Confirmation and Cancellation Policies

To register, please register online, contact us via e-mail at biaor@biaorgon.orgg or by telephone at 1-800-544-5243 or 503-740-3155, M-F, 9-5.

No refunds will be issues for cancellations; however, registrations are transferable..  Substitutions are always welcomed and no-shows will be billed. Narrow','sans-serif'">  Registration, Payment, and Refund Policy

Please submit payment with completed registration form.
Fees are payable by check, credit card, or state government purchase orders which obligate payment.   All payments must be received by Feb 20, 2010, to be eligible for discount.   No refunds will be issued for cancellations; however, registrations are transferable.

 

ashaContinuing Education Units: 13 hours for Friday and Saturday, 19 hours for all three days

 

 


 

Accommodation Information

Hotel:
Discount rate is $119.00 per room

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
8235  NE Airport Way
Portland, Oregon 97220
503.281.2500

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