CONFERENCE Program and Objectives

CANCELLED

The 1st Annual Pacific Northwest

Pediatric Brain Injury Conference 2011

Children and Brain Injury: Best Practices

October 28, 2011

Sheraton Airport Hotel

Portland, Oregon

Due to low registration numbers, the Pediatric Conference scheduled for Oct. 28 at Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel has been cancelled. However, the presenters will be featured at the 10th Annual Northwest Brain and Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Conference, March 2-3, 2012. See the Conference lineup for the 2012 Conference.

Conference Details

Conference Objectives

CEUs Offered

Poster Presentations

Sponsors & Exhibitors

:: Peds Conference 2011

Registration Form

Vendor Application Form

Call for Presenters for 2011

Online Submission

CBIS Training

Sponsors and Exhibitors

SPEAKERS

Speaker Forms
Speaker Letter
VIDEO/Audio
Speaker Form
Conflict of Interest Form

Call for Speaker and Poster Presentations

Online Registration

Print Registration form to fax or send to BIAOR

Brochure

Thursday

ACBIS National Certification Training

October 27, 2011

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 Alliance of Oregon is offering a training program geared toward preparing for the CBIS examination. This training will be delivered in a one day workshop October 27, 2011, 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 Online Examination will be given at the end of the day, from 4:30-6:30.

Registration fee: $600, includes The Essential Brain Injury Guide, materials, training, the ACBIS certification fee, one year professional BIAOR membership with listing in The Headliner and online, and one year subscription to The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. For further information and qualifications click here.

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

Friday October 28

	Track 1: Medical Legal	Track 2: Family Survivor	Track 3: Educators
7:30am - 8:00 am	Registration and Sign In
8:00am - 8:30 am	Welcome and Conference Introduction
8:30am - 9:30am	Developing A Cognitive Reserve via Neurogenesis, Dr. John N. Hatfield, Ph.D. The human brain can regenerate itself after a brain-assault. Using a computerized approach with cognitive tasks designed to stimulate the hippocampus, new neurons are generated, each capable of making 30,000 new connections through the brain, bridging over the damaged or underdeveloped areas. As these new neuronal pathways become more robust with use, they form a cognitive reserve that can last a lifetime. The CSI-Cognitive Systems have enabled individuals 3-84 yrs to develop or regain their cognitive abilities. This brain development is permanent, enabling a person to process information more quickly and appropriately, improving hand-eye coordination, focus and attention, memory, and the executive skill levels of decision-making and problem-solving.	Think First Oregon Elementary and High School Program- presentation by survivors that are part of the ThinkFirst of Oregon Speakers Bureau	Academic Instruction – Best Practices
9:45am -10:45am	IDEA and Students Rights - Disability Rights Oregon	Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Services has a distinct program that serves youth with disabilities: the Youth Transition Program (YTP). - Keith Ozols, YTP Statewide Coordinator, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (OVRS) YTP has provided direct services and VR access for over 20,000 students with disabilities over the last 21 years. Traditionally YTP has prepared juniors, seniors and recent graduates with disabilities for employment or career related post-secondary education and training. Even if your school does not host YTP Mr. Ozols will describe what VR services are and how to access them in your community.	Transition
11am - 12 noon	Pediatric TBI and Disability Benefits: Now and Later -- Cheryl Coon.	Moving on for Families: Parent/Survivor Panel: What a TBI has meant to the family and strategies that have helped	Transition
12pm - 1pm	Lunch
1pm - 2pm	Keynote: James Chesnutt, MD, OHSU
2:15 pm -3:15 pm	Dealing with Difficult Behaviors following TBI - Christine Clancy, Ph.D., ABPP a Rehabilitation Psychologist and a Pediatric Neuropsychologist in the Division of Rehabilitation Services at Seattle Children'??s Hospital. She evaluates the thinking skills of children and adolescents aged 3-19 with acquired brain injuries (e.g., encephalitis, meningitis, brain tumors, hypoxic/anoxic injuries), traumatic brain injuries (e.g., non-accidental injuries, concussion, motor vehicle injuries), and congenital, neurological, and medical conditions (e.g., developmental delay, cerebral palsy, epilepsy) taking into account the impact of trauma, illness, and medical conditions on overall functioning.	Registering your child in the proper state and federal programs--what are these programs and how to help the process	Sport Concussion
3:30pm-4:30pm	Child Brain Development and Brain Injury - Dan Guillaume, MD, pediatric neurosurgeon, OHSU	Understanding the IEP Process - Oregon Parent Technical and Information Center	Sports Concussion

Poster Presentations will be up for the entire conference

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: October 28 6 hours

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

Mail registration forms and payments to:

2011 Pediatric Conference

Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon

PO Box 549

Molalla OR 97038

Or Fax to: (503) 961-8730

If you need to make travel arrangements - please use the BIAOR discount travel site at:

http://biaoregon.hemitc.com/

Confirmation and Cancellation Policies

To register, please register online, contact us via e-mail at [email protected] 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 Oct 20, 2011, to be eligible for discount. No refunds will be issued for cancellations; however, registrations are transferable.

asha Continuing Education Units: 6 hours for Friday

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