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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 1,900 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.
Mild Head Injuries Increase Risk of Sleep Disorders (Apr 9)
A mild head injury can increase your chance of developing a sleep disorder, according to a recent study. Researchers say these findings highlight the need for improved diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in mild traumatic brain injury patients who complain of insomnia.
Full article: click here
Flexible Electronics Aid Brain Injury Research (Apr 16)
Flexible electronic membranes may overcome a longstanding dilemma faced by brain researchers: How to replicate injuries in the lab without destroying the electrodes that monitor how brain cells respond to physical trauma.
Full article: click here
Bike Helmet Legislation Could Make Cycling Safer (Apr 23)
Legislation that requires people to wear bicycle helmets appears to increase use and decreases injury rates, according to the results of a Cochrane Review.
Full article: click here
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We would like to welcome the recent formation of the California Brain Injury Association (CALBIA). CALBIA is a non-profit membership organization providing information, referrals, education, advocacy and support for those affected by brain injury.
For more information about CALBIA, the upcoming conferences, and how to become a member of this important organization please click here
The Spring 2007 (16.2) 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).
Spring Issue Table of Contents:
Brain Cleaner
Vision Restoration After TBI
Case Study: The Forgotten Soldier
Brain's Capacity for Self-Repair
2007 Conference Schedule
CNS Programs and Services
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04/25/07 Identifying traumatic brain injury in patients with isolated head trauma: are arterial lactate and base deficit as helpful as in polytrauma?
04/25/07 Racial differences in caregiving patterns, caregiver emotional function, and sources of emotional support following traumatic brain injury
04/25/07 Traumatic brain injury and mental health among two American indian populations
04/25/07 Helping persons with traumatic brain injury of minority origin: improve career and employment outcomes
04/25/07 Disparities in vocational rehabilitation services and outcomes for hispanic clients with traumatic brain injury: do they exist?
04/24/07 Racial differences in caregiving patterns, caregiver emotional function, and sources of emotional support following traumatic brain injury
04/24/07 Global white matter analysis of diffusion tensor images is predictive of injury severity in traumatic brain injury
04/24/07 Researchers unlock key to memory storage in brain
04/24/07 Models of exceptional adaptation in recovery after traumatic brain injury: a case series
04/24/07 A qualitative needs assessment of persons who have experienced traumatic brain injury and their primary family caregivers
04/24/07 Unmet service needs of persons with traumatic brain injury
04/24/07 Psychotherapy following traumatic brain injury: integrating theory and practice
04/23/07 Bike helmet laws protect children from head injury
04/23/07 New model could assist understanding, treatment of brain injury from stroke or trauma
04/23/07 Quick, cheap & easy bedside diagnosis of brain injury
04/17/07 Wireless helmets monitor head injuries
04/17/07 Does alcohol or aspirin consumption increase hemorrhaging in TBI patients?
04/17/07 In-depth study analyzes craniectomy outcomes in children with traumatic brain injury
04/16/07 Symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder following traumatic brain injury in children
04/16/07 Measuring perceived communicative ability after traumatic brain injury: reliability and validity of the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire
04/16/07 Prognostic value of secondary insults in traumatic brain injury: results from the IMPACT study
04/13/07 Conventional treatment after traumatic brain injury
04/13/07 Study: brain cells can grow extensions
04/13/07 A crisis in the delivery of care to patients with brain injuries in south texas
04/13/07 Sport-related concussion misunderstandings among youth coaches
04/13/07 Multivariable prognostic analysis in traumatic brain injury: results from the IMPACT study
04/13/07 Prognostic value of admission laboratory parameters in traumatic brain injury: results from the IMPACT study
04/13/07 Ethnic differences in rehabilitation placement and outcome after TBI
04/12/07 War's wounds: traumatic brain injury legislation
04/12/07 Toward improved rehabilitation services for ethnically diverse survivors of traumatic brain injury
04/11/07 Early modifiable factors associated with fatal outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A case control study
04/11/07 The long-term impact and rehabilitation of pediatric traumatic brain injury: a 50-year follow-up case study
04/10/07 UCLA study challenges conventional treatment after traumatic brain injury
04/10/07 Early hypodensity on computed tomographic scan of the brain in an accidental pediatric head injury
04/09/07 A shock wave of brain injuries
04/09/07 Deflecting damage: flexible electronics aid brain injury research
04/09/07 Prognostic value of cause of injury in traumatic brain injury: results from the IMPACT studys
04/09/07 Pediatric concussions in sports; a simple and rapid assessment tool for concussive injury in children and adults
04/06/07 The association between the postconcussion symptoms and clinical outcomes for patients with mild traumatic brain injury
04/05/07 Relative risk of mortality after traumatic brain injury: a population-based study of the role of age and injury severity
04/05/07 Predicting slow recovery from sport-related concussion: the new simple-complex distinction
04/03/07 Kids with head injury have higher risk of suffering another head injury
04/03/07 Experts hope to avert epilepsy after brain injury
04/03/07 Mild head injuries increase risk of sleep disorders
04/03/07 The influence of cultural background on motivation for and participation in rehabilitation and outcome following traumatic brain injury
04/02/07 Experts say more needs to be done for brain-injured
04/02/07 Litigation of missed cervical spine injuries in patients presenting with blunt traumatic injury
03/30/07 Bill to aid vet brain injuries
03/30/07 Prognostic value of the Glasgow Coma Scale and pupil reactivity in traumatic brain injury assessed pre-hospital and on enrollment: an IMPACT analysis
03/30/07 Early use of terlipressin in catecholamine-resistant shock improves cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury
03/30/07 Prognostic value of computerized tomography scan characteristics in traumatic brain injury: results from the IMPACT study
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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
** You can now submit your events and conferences directly to our online listing by by going to the page below and clicking on the "submit your event or conference" link:
www.neuroskills.com/events.php
Apr 28
Awareness and Communication in Brain Injury Rehab
Royal Oak, MI
248-655-5880
Email: krigley@beaumonthospitals.com
Apr 28 - Mar 5
AAN Annual Conference
Boston, MA
651-695-2717
Email: memberservices@aan.com
Web: am.aan.com
May 4
Neurosciences: Essentials for Your Practice
Napa, CA
925-941-5050
Email: janette.engle-ramirez@johnmuirhealth.com
Web: johnmuirhealth.com
May 9-11
Visual Perceptual Dysfunction in Adult Brain Injury
Gatwick Airport, UK
Web: cognitive-rehab.org.uk/braintree/vpdw2.htm
May 10-12
5th World AMN-Congress (Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology)
Düsseldorf, Germany
+49(0)3641 35 33 0
Email: amn2007@conventus.de
Web: www.amn2007.de
May 24-26
2nd Biennial Vocational Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury Conference
Vancouver, BC
604.875.1775
Email: sljproductions@telus.net
Web: tbicvancouver.com
Jun 8
Brain Injury Association of Michigan's Strategies for Living Seminar (survivors & family only)
Grand Rapids, MI
(810) 229-5880
Email: kwalsh@biami.org
Web: biami.org\education
Jun 15
Strategies For Living Seminar (Survivors & Family Only)
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Web: biami.org
Jun 19-23
CMSA Annual Conference
Denver, CO
501-225-2229
Email: cmsa@cmsa.org
Web: cmsa.org
Jun 20-22
ANA Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA
301-628-5000
Email: convention@ana.org
Web: nursingworld.org
Jun 22
Strategies For Living Seminar (Survivors & Family Only)
Metro Detroit, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Web: biami.org
Jun 22-23
Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
London, United Kingdom
+1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Web: braintreetraining.co.uk
Jun 27-30
APTA Annual Conference
Denver, CO
703-684-2782
Web: apta.org
Aug 17-20
APA Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
202-336-5500
Web: apa.org
Sep 5-8
Annual State of the State in Head Injury Meeting
St. Louis, MO
301-656-3500
Email: nashia@nashia.org
Web: nashia.org
Sep 21-22
Understanding and Dealing with Behaviour Problems following brain injury
London, United Kingdom
+1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Web: braintreetraining.co.uk
Sep 27-28
BIA of Michigan Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Web: biami.org
Sep 27-29
NABIAS Fifth Annual Conference on Brain Injury
San Antonio, TX
703-960-6500
Email: conference@nabis.org
Web: nabis.org
Oct 3-5
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Conference
St. Charles, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org
Oct 6
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Family/Survivor Conference
St. Charles, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org
Oct 11
6th Annual Neuro Rehab Conference
Loma Linda, CA
Email: lmosley@neuroskills.com
Oct 11-12
BIA of Indiana Annual Conference
317-356-7722
Email: info@biai.org
Web: biausa.org/Indiana
Nov 16-18
State of the Art Medical and Rehabilitative Care in Brain Injury: Clinical and Legal Implications
Napa, CA
Tel: 661-872-4903
Email: calbiainfo@yahoo.com
Web: calbia.org
Dec 7-8
Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop (Attention & Information Processing)
London, United Kingdom
+1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Web: braintreetraining.co.uk
Conferences 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. Many new 2006 and 2007 titles just added !!
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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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