Program details

2008 Pacific Northwest Brain Injury: Living with Brain Injury-Emerging Partnerships Conference Program

Friday, February 29 (Professional Focus)

Saturday, March 1 (Professional & Consumer Focus)

7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. Foyer
Registration and Check-in - Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Mt Hood A

Welcome to BIA Conference 2008

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Mt Hood A

Meeting of the Members

8:00 a.m. - 8:15a.m. Mt Hood A

Welcome to BIA Conference 2008

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

Mt Hood A: Keynote Speaker - Governor Kulongoski ( or his representative) - How Oregon has pulled together for the Returning Vets

8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Mt Hood A: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Herbert Gross, a Neurophysiologist and Neurophychiatrist, will share with us how the recognition and awareness of how mild to moderate Brain Injury has evolved during the past 45 years of his experience.

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

Track 1: Mt Hood A: TBI Model Systems: an update - Kathy Bell, MD

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Serving Behavioral Needs after Brain Injury - Martin J. McMorrow, MS; The MENTOR Network

Track 3: Cascade A&B: TBI and Blast Injury - Adam Nelson, PhD, Oregon VA

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: Interactional and Formal Approaches to Behavioral Issues after Brain Injury - Martin J. McMorrow, MS; The MENTOR Network

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Traumatic Brain Injury and Kids: Is There Anything New? Sharon Stapleton

Track 3: Cascade A&B: WIN - Oregon's Work Incentive Network: Molly Sullivan and Sherri Rita

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: TBI Model Systems: an update - Kathy Bell, MD (cont)

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Neurobiofeedback for TBI- Kayla Sandberg-Lewis, MS

Track 3: Cascade A&B: PTSD & TBI – Panel: Thomas Schumacher, WA Dept of VA and OR Dept of VA

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: Interactional and Formal Approaches to Behavioral Issues after Brain Injury, by Martin J. McMorrow, MS; Director of National Business Development; The MENTOR Network (Continued)

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Feeling the Blues: Dealing With Insurance Companies - Panel - Moderator Jan Johnson

Track 3: Cascade A&B: Strategies for Working Again, by Kathy Moeller

12 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Mt Hood B

Lunch Speaker: Bill Bradbury, Oregon Secretary of State

12 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Mt Hood B

TBI Skit by Kids in the Block

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Track 1:Mt Hood A: Brain Injury Trial Strategies and Training - Understand Brain Injury and Win Higher Awards for your clients, by Fred Langer, Esq., WA

Track 2: Mt Hood C: What a Neuro chiropractor can do—Dr. Thomas Kelly

Track 3: Cascade A&B: Rebuilding Shattered Lives - Tri-Dimensional Rehabilitation - Jeff Snell, PhD, Quality Living, Inc

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: Depression and BI - Will Levin - has developed a self-help interactive video in CD format addressing depression

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Advocacy Training - How to make a difference to your legislator - Senator Bill Morrisette and former Rep. Tootie Smith

Track 3: Cascade A&B: How to File for SSI/SSDI and get it – Attorney’s Sharon Maynard and Kim Tucker

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Track 1:Mt Hood A: What an attorney needs to know about TBI (Continued)

Track 2: Mt Hood C: : Student Transitions Post-TBI: From Hospital to School to the Community and Beyond, by Robin Barbier, Don Hood, Kevin Prier, TR

Track 3: Cascade A&B: The Assessment and Co-treatment of balance and vision impairment following ABI.- Kevi Ames, PT, and Julie Allen, OT

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: Children and brain injury - Dr. David Spiro, OHSU, Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Track 2: Mt Hood C: You can recover - a survivors story. Tyler Blitz and Dr. Charles Kilo of GreenField Health

Track 3: Cascade A&B: Family Panel - The needs of Families dealing with TBI

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: What an attorney needs to know about TBI - Dr. Herbert Gross

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Serving students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the schools: Utilizing the Oregon TBI Consulting Team for education and support - Pat Sublette

Track 3: Cascade A&B: Idaho Virtual Training Program - Russ Spearman

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: Sports Concussion and Brain Injury - Dr. Bryan Andresen

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Brain Injury Prevention - protectyourhead.com - Wendy Williams, Brain Trust, CA

Track 3: Cascade A&B: Caregiver Training and education with interactive skits– Legacy Caregiver Alliance

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: What an attorney needs to know about TBI : Dr Aaron DeShaw

Track 2: Mt Hood C: Oregon Concussion Awareness and Management Program: Making an Impact - Dr. Michael Koester

Track 3: Cascade A&B: Co-occurring disorders including substance abuse, mental illness and depression - Rebecca Curtis, State of Oregon Mental Health

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Track 1: Mt Hood A: Understanding the Brain - Wendy Williams, BrainTrust CA

Track 2: Mt Hood C: The Application of Guided Learning Techniques to Create Successful Daily Routines. - Dawn Hiesler, PhD

Track 3: Cascade A&B: Caregiver Training and education with interactive skits– Legacy Caregiver Alliance

Friday, February 29 (Professional Focus)

Saturday, March 1 (Professional & Consumer Focus)

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 2008

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

Opening with Traditional Tribal Ceremony-Ramona Ahto, WA, Bell Ceremony

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

Keynote Speaker - Governor Kulongoski- How Oregon has pulled together for the Returning Vets

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Meeting of the Members

8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.

Welcome to BIA Conference 2008

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

Opening with Traditional Tribal Ceremony-Ramona Ahto, WA

8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Herbert Gross, CA, Neurophychiatrist, the "story" of how we have come to know TBI and how it has evolved in our understanding and what is currently going on in the country to further the knowledge of TBI.

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

Track 1: TBI Model Systems - Kathy Bell, MD

Track 2: Serving Behavioral Needs after Brain Injury, by Martin J. McMorrow, MS; Director of National Business Development; The MENTOR Network

Track 3: TBI and Blast Injury - Adam Nelson, PhD, Oregon VA

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Track 1: Interactional and Formal Approaches to Behavioral Issues after Brain Injury, by Martin J. McMorrow, MS; Director of National Business Development; The MENTOR Network

Track 2: Traumatic Brain Injury and Kids: Is There Anything New? by Sharon Stapleton

Track 3: WIN - Oregon's Work Incentive Network: Molly Sullivan and Sherri Rita

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Track 1: TBI Model Systems - Kathy Bell, MD

Track 2: Neurobiofeedback - Kayla Sandberg-Lewis

Track 3: PTSD & TBI – Maj Jim Sardo, PhD, Regional VA

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Track 1: Interactional and Formal Approaches to Behavioral Issues after Brain Injury, by Martin J. McMorrow, MS; Director of National Business Development; The MENTOR Network (Continued)

Track 2: Feeling the Blues: Dealing With Insurance Companies - Panel - Moderator Jan Johnson

Track 3: Strategies for Working Again, by Kathy Moeller

12 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Lunch Speaker:

Bill Bradbury, Oregon Secretary of State

12 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

TBI Skit by Kids in the Block

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Track 1: Brain Injury Trial Strategies and Training - Understand Brain Injury and Win Higher Awards for your clients, by Fred Langer, Esq., WA, Darrell D. Dorrell, CPA/ABV, MBA, ASA, CVA, CMA, DABFA

Track 2: Thomas Kelly, neuro chiropractor

Track 3: QLI’s clinical model Tri-Dimensional Rehabilitation - Dr Hiesler and Dr. Snell, QLI

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Track 1: Depression and BI - Will Levin - has developed a self-help interactive video in CD format addressing depression

Track 2: Brain Injury Prevention - protectyourhead.com, by Wendy Williams, Director Community Development with Brain Trust Canada

Track 3: How to File for SSI/SSDI and get it – Attorney’s Sharon Maynard and Kim Tucker

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Track 1: What an attorney needs to know about TBI (Continued)

Track 2: Student Transitions Post-TBI: From Hospital to School to the Community and Beyond, by Robin Barbier, Don Hood, Kevin Prier, Teaching Research

Track 3: Kevi Ames, PT, and Julie Allen, OT. The Assessment and Co-treatment of balance and vision impairment following ABI.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Track 1: Dr. David Spiro, OHSU, Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Children and brain injury

Track 2: You can recover - a survivors story. Tyler Blitz and Dr. Charles Kilo of GreenField Health

Track 3: Family Panel - Families dealing with the emotions of dealing with TBI

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Track 1: What an attorney needs to know about TBI (Continued)

Track 2: Serving students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the schools: Utilizing the Oregon TBI Consulting Team for education and support, by Pat Sublette

Track 3: Idaho Virtual Training Program - Russ Spearman

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Track 1: The Guided Learning process used at QLI. - Dr Hiesler and Dr. Snell, QLI

Track 2: Sports Concussion and Brain Injury - Dr. Bryan Andresen

Track 3: Caregiver Training and education with interactive skits– Legacy Caregiver Alliance

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Track 1: What an attorney needs to know about TBI (Continued)

Track 2: Understanding the Brain, by Wendy Williams, Director Community Development with BrainTrust Canada

Track 3: Co-occurring disorders including substance abuse, mental illness and depression - Rebecca Curtis, State of Oregon Mental Health

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Track 1: ImPACT - ImPACT Concussion Management Software

Track 2: Advocacy Training - So what are the other states doing that we can do? Tootie Smith

Track 3: Caregiver Training and education with interactive skits– Legacy Caregiver Alliance (Continued)