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

Program At A Glance

Program At-A-Glance

Thursday, March 5
9 am -4 pm - Behavioral Challenges After Brain Injury - Harvey Jacobs, PhD
Friday, March 6	Saturday, March 7
7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. Registration and Check-in Continental Breakfast	7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Check-in Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Welcome to BIA Conference 2009 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker - Harvey Jacobs, PhD	7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Meeting of the Members 8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Welcome to BIA Conference 2009 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Keynote Speakers: Cynthia Lefever and Rory Dunn
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Track 1: Pain Management Following a Brain Injury Andy Ellis, PhD, Director, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center, and Catriona Buist, PhD, Director of PRA Pain Center Track 2: Serving Behavioral Needs after Brain Injury, by Debra McMorrow, PhD, The MENTOR Network Track 3: Controversies in Post-Concussion Syndrome - Mark Tilson, PhD, Neuropsychologist	9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Track 1: Ethics and TBI - David Clarke, MD, Kaiser Permanente Track 2: The Faces of the Returning Soldier - Fred Flynn, DO, FAAN, Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Madigan Army Medical Center Track 3: Enhancing Quality of Life Through Employment -Vocational Rehabilitation: Specific Needs and Interventions Bruce McLean
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Track 1: Understanding MRI's and their use in Evaluating Brain Injury in both Adults and Children- Sam Browd, MD, WA Track 2: The Idaho Vet Model - Mary Kelly and Russ Spearman Track 3: Medical Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional The Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence in BI Litigation - Michelle Peterson	10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Track 1: The Overlooked Value of Neuro-Optometric Intervention after Traumatic Brain Injury Bruce Wojciechowski, O.D., F.C.O.V.D Track 2: TBI and PTSD - Adam Nelson, PhD, Oregon VA Track 3: PDAS and Smartphones Used to Support Memory and Organization for Persons with Cognitive Challenges Laurie Ehlhardt, PhD
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Networking	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Networking
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Track 1: Co-Occurring Disorders: Identification and treatment—Issues in Psychopharmacology Ron Heintz, MD, Psychiatrist, Oregon State Hospital Track 2: Outcomes: a ten year retrospective analysis - Debra McMorrow, The Mentor Network Track 3: Medical Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional The change in Medicare and what it means to you and your case - James Coon, JD	1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Track 1, 2, 3: General Session - Pro Sports Players and brain injury The new guidelines for concussion management and discuss new assessment and treatment tools. Jim Chesnutt, M.D., Medical Director, OHSU Sports Medicine Program
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Track 1: Co-Occurring Disorders: Identification and treatment—Issues in Psychopharmacology Ron Heintz, MD, Psychiatrist, Oregon State Hospital Track 2: The ABI Clubhouse Harvey Jacobs, PhD Track 3:Medical Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional Jan Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP; Jeri Cohen, BS, JD, Job Coach;	2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Track 1: Treatment for Balance Disorders Dr. Epley Track 2: TBA- Dr. Mike Colson Track 3: Advocacy - What we need to know to be successful - Sen Bill Morrisette and Rep Vic Gilliam
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Track 1: Brain Injury and Mental Illness: A Dangerous Intersection - Thomas Boyd, PhD, ABPP, Neuropsychologist Track 2: A Multi-Modal Approach to School Re-entry for the Brain Injured Student and Under-identification of Students with TBI - Pat Sublette, PhD, Oregon TBI Education Coordinator and Vicki Bernard, Supervisor of Special Programs, Southern Oregon ESD Track 3: Medical Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Professional Carol Marushich, OD, MS, FCOVD	3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Track 1: Use of Neuro-Imaging and Functional Outcomes Paul van Donkelaar, PhD, University of Oregon Track 2: Addiction Solutions: Methamphetamine and TBI– Rob Bovett, JD, OR Narcotics Enforcement Assoc Moderator: Dave Kracke Track 3: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Shared Mission Of Disease Management David Harrington, MBA, OTR/L, CBIST
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Track 1: The Impact of Exercise on Mood after TBI- Jeanne M. Hoffman, Ph.D. Track 2: Treating People With Brain Injury-Rehab nurses and what they need to know - David Barnhardt, Sacred Heart Hospital Track 3: Study of Undiagnosed Brain Injuries In Wyoming’s Prison Population - Dorothy Cronin, ED BIAW	4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Track 1: Adult Human Neural Stem Cell Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury - Larry Sherman, PhD, Associate Professor and PI, OHSU Primate Center Track 2: Addiction Solutions: Methamphetamine and TBI– Rob Bovett, JD, OR Narcotics Enforcement Assoc Moderator: Dave Kracke Track 3: Getting back on the road to life - Mentor Oregon