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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 9th Annual Pacific Northwest

Brain Injury Conference 2011

28th Annual BIAOR Conference

Sponsored by the Brain Injury

Association

of Oregon

 

 

Living with Brain Injury: Thriving in Changing Times

 

March 3-5, 2011

Sheraton Airport Hotel

Portland, Oregon

 Pre-Conference and CBIS Training Details


Conference Details


Conference Objectives


CEUs Offered
:: Conference 2011

Registration Form

Vendor Application Form
 

Call for Presenters

CBIS Training


 Sponsors and Exhibitors

SPEAKERS

Speaker Forms
Speaker Letter
VIDEO/Audio
Speaker Form

Call for Speaker and Poster Presentations
 


Online Registration


 Brochure 2011




 

 



 

 

Thursday
Understanding Brain Injury and Managing Behavioral Challenges Following Brain Injury and

ACBIS National Certification Training

March 3, 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 Saturday
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 2011:
 

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

8:40 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

Keynote Speaker


 

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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, CDMS, CCMC  Hours:  March 4: 7 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 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.  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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