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TBI Resource Guide
The world's #1 traumatic brain injury website*
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The TBI Resource Guide is the internet`s central source of information regarding traumatic brain injury. The TBI Resource Guide website consists of over 1,400 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.
Level I Trauma Centers Boost Head Injury Survival (Apr 11)
Head injury patients transferred to level I trauma centers are more likely to survive than if they're transferred to level II facilities, a study has found.
Full article: click here
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Patterns in Traumatic Brain Injury Mortality Risk and Outcomes (Apr 18)
Improved outcomes are related to the institution of TBI treatment guidelines, organized trauma systems, and federally-mandated use of seat belts and air bags.
Full article: click here
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TBI Recovery Depends on Brain Chemical (Apr 25)
The ability of the brain to recover from injury depends on a particular circuitry of neurons using the brain chemical acetylcholine, according to researchers.
Full article: click here
The Spring 2005 (14.2) issue of the Inside View quarterly
newsletter is now available! With a $12 yearly subscription ($24
international), glossy, hard-copy versions of the Inside View will be
delivered to your door every three months.
Two-year subscriptions are only $22 ($44 international) and three-year
subscriptions are $30 ($60 international).
Winter Issue Table of Contents:
Brain Activity in the Minimally Conscious
Dementia Drugs May Help Young TBI Survivors
Sport-Related Concussions and Return-To-Play Guidelines
Magnetic Stimulation Can Change Your Brain
Understanding Obstacles to Nerve Regeneration
Scientists Regrow Optic Nerve
2005 Conference Schedule
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04/21/05 Reliability and Validity of the Family Satisfaction Scale with Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury
04/21/05 Event-Related Potential in Facial Affect Recognition: Potential Clinical Utility in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
04/21/05 The Minimally Conscious State and Recovery Potential: A Follow-Up Study 2 to 5 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury
04/21/05 A Comparison of a Preparticipation Evaluation History Form and a Symptom-Based Concussion Survey in the Identification of Previous Head Injury in Collegiate Athletes
04/21/05 Brain-Injury Rehabilitation Depends on Acetylcholine Circuitry
04/20/05 Allon Therapeutics Compounds Show Potential to Repair Central Nervous System Cells After Disease or Injury
04/19/05 Watching Microglia at Work
04/19/05 Age-Related Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow and Female Head Trauma Patients
04/18/05 Patterns in Traumatic Brain Injury Mortality Risk and Outcomes
04/18/05 Impact of Brain Injury Often Overlooked in Driver"s Ed
04/14/05 Brain Injury Center Treats New Affliction of Terror War
04/13/05 Chinese Take a Closer Look at UPMC Concussion Software
04/13/05 Antioxidant-Rich Diets Reduce Brain Damage in Rats
04/11/05 Understanding the Unconscious Brain
04/11/05 Richardson OK’s Funding for Traumatic Brain Injury Victims
04/11/05 Prevalence of Hypopituitarism and Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults Long-Term After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
04/11/05 A Preliminary Investigation of Road Traffic Accident Rate After Severe Brain Injury
04/11/05 Brain Injury Survivors Gather for 1st Summit
04/08/05 Traumatic Brain Injury and Hemorrhagic Hypotension Suppress Neuroprotective Gene Expression in Injured Hippocampal Neurons
04/08/05 Study: Level I Trauma Centers Boost Head Injury Survival
04/07/05 Dilated Perivascular Spaces: Hallmarks of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
04/07/05 Brain Injury a Consequence of War
04/06/05 Golf-Related Head Injuries in Children Increasing Along With Sport's Popularity
04/05/05 Knowledge Portal Donates Living Will Kit Proceeds to Raise Brain Injury Awareness
04/04/05 Education Program Reduces Incidents of Shaken Baby Syndrome
04/04/05 Brain-building Protein Identified: Could Be Used to Fix Damaged Tissue
04/01/05 Groups Work to Raise Awareness of Brain Injuries
03/30/05 Cognitive Impairment Associated With Major Depression Following Mild and Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
03/29/05 Adult Stem Cells Can Produce Brain Cells, Study Shows
03/28/05 Practitioner Review: Cognitive Rehabilitation for Children With Acquired Brain Injury
03/28/05 Groups Seek More Awareness of Brain Injury
03/28/05 Bill Seeks Help for Brain Injury Victimes
03/28/05 Pituitary Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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Visit the new TBI Resource Guide Discussion Forum. Here you can ask questions, read responses and exchange ideas with others about TBI related topics.
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The TBI Resource Guide offers four on-line, continuing education courses. Our courses are $60 each and certified for 2-hours.
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Applied Behavior Analysis
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview
Brain Anatomy and Function
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The Centre for Neuro Skills Clinical Research and Education Foundation (CNS - CREF) Is a not-for-profit (503c) foundation whose mission is to further the basis of knowledge about treatment of acquired brain injury at the post acute level and share that knowledge with practicing professionals, family members of those with traumatic brain injuries and the general public.
CNS-CREF website: click here
Apr 26-27
Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin Annual Conference
Green Bay, WI
414-778-4144
Email: biaw@execpc.com
Website: www.biaw.org
Apr 28-29
Brain Injury Association of Maine Annual Conference
Portland, ME
207-861-9900
Website: www.biame.org
May 4-8
World Congress on Brain Injury Bi-Annual Conference
Melbourne, Australia
+61-3-9682-0244
Email: braininjury@icms.com.au
Website: www.icms.com.au/braininjury/
May 9-13
International Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities
New York, NY
212-273-66457
Email: tsobel@yai.org
Website: www.yai.org
May 12-13
Brain Injury Conference
Seattle, WA
206-543-3600
Email: rehab@u.washington.edu
Website: http://depts.washington.edu/rehab/tbi
May 13-14
Visual Perceptual Dysfunction Part 1
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
May 18
The Catastrophic Brain Injury Case
Indiannapolis, IN
317-634-8841
June 9
TBI: From Injury to Community
San Jose, CA
650-592-3241
Email: TRagual@cnsneuro.com
Website: www.neuroskills.com/conference05.shtml
June 11
SCI and TBI Information Day
Birmingham, AL
205-934-3283
Website: http://main.uab.edu/tbi/show.asp?durki=78348
June 17-18
Understanding and Dealing with Behaviour Problems Following Brain Injury
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
June 21-25
Case Management Society of America Conference
Orlando, FL
501-225-2229 Ext. 1-27
Email: cmsa@cmsa.org
Webiste: www.cmsa.org/Conference/2005ORLANDO/
Aug 19-21
4th Annual Conference of the Neuro Trauma Society of India
Kolkata,India
Email: drgk@prusty.com
Website: www.neurotrauma2005.com/
Sep 6-7
Encephalitis Explored - Assessment, Rehabilitation & Therapy
York University, UK
+44-(0)-1653-699599
Email: mail@encephalitis.info
Website: www.encephalitis.info/Professionals/Meetings.html
Sep 9-11
FACES 2005 Encephalitis Conference
Philadelphia, PA
604-980-2236
Email: wendystation@shaw.ca
Website: www.encephalitisglobal.com
Sep 17
Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Sep 21-22
Brain Injury Association of Indiana Annual Conference
Indiannapolis, IN
317-356-7722
Email: info@biai.org
Website: www.biausa.org/Indiana
Sep 29-30
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Website: 63.126.124.136/Michigan
Sep 29-Oct 1
Brain Injury Association of Colorado Annual Conference
Vail, CO
303-355-9969
Email: biacolo@aol.com
Website: www.biacolorado.org
Sep 29-Oct 1
Brain Injury Association of Illinois Annual Conference
TBA
312-726-5699
Website: www.biausa.org/Illinois/bia.htm
Oct 5
4th Annual Loma Linda Brain Injury Conference
Loma Linda, CA
Email: lmosley@neuroskills.com
Nov 19
Information Processing: Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Dec 3
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Physical Therapists
Gatwick Airport, London, UK
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Conferences 2004-2007: click here
Browse through 200 brain injury related books in our TBI Bookstore. Search by author, keywords, categories or book titles and order online via our association with Amazon.com.
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The Brain Injury Association of America announces two new products, a green wristband and a window decal. Both of these exciting new products will allow the Association to raise awareness and will help support our efforts to reach the 5.3 million Americans living with brain injury.
The green wristband has the phrase "Mind Matters" and "BIAA" embedded in the band. The green represents new life and growth experienced through the rehabilitation process.
The 3" x 3" cling-on decal shows our green brain injury awareness ribbon.
Show your support by wearing a green "Mind Matters" wristband and displaying a decal on your car. Share them with your friends and family.
To purchase go to: BIAA Site
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Have you missed one of our newsletters? You can now read past issues of our monthly e-newsletter in
our archive section: click here
That is all for this month. See you in May!
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com
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