BIA HOME : BRAIN INJURY WEBINARS

Brain Injury Webinars

 

The Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI) is proud to hosts our NEW Monthly Webinars to provide information, resources and facilitate discussion on a variety of topics related brain injury.

The rates below are for individuals only - for group rates, contact Katie Knight

Tue., May 21, 2013 12:00 - 1:00 pm Eastern Time Zone "Domestic Violence and Brain Injury: Understanding the Implications" TBI & Domestic Violence Webinar Handouts Barbara Cicero, Ph.D Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine / NYU Medical Center This webinar will focus on a discussion of the intersection of traumatic brain injury and domestic violence. An overview of traumatic brain injury, including definitions, mechanism of injury and the physical, cognitive, emotional/behavioral and psychosocial consequences will be provided. Methods for screening for traumatic brain injury will be presented. The potential impact of a brain injury on DV survivors and specific accommodations to improve functioning will be reviewed.  Fees are $40 professional and $20 Survivor/ Family Member (no CEUs)   CEUS Applied for 1 contact hour to: AFC, CBIS, CCMC, Nursing

		Webinar Sponsorship Opportunities	Webinar Speaker Application
Thank you to Eisenhower Center for supporting BIAMI Webinars.

---

January 22

Home Again: Veterans and Families Initiative

This webinar will concentrate on the normative reintegration challenges veterans experience when they return home and will highlight the importance of understanding the military sub-culture. The presentation will also provide an overview of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its impact on readjustment to civilian life.

Adriana Rodriguez
Martha K. Selig Educational Institute

Rebecca Wynn
Martha K. Selig Educational Institute

 

February 19

Evidence for the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Individuals with TBI

This webinar will evaluate the empirical evidence for the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for individuals with TBI. CAM will be defined and described and popular and scientific interest in these approaches will be discussed. The scientific literature on CAM interventions for individuals with TBI will be summarized and critiqued. Finally recommended strategies in approaching the use of CAM interventions will be described, including safety issues.

Joshua Cantor, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

 

March 16

Care for Yourself, Too: Journaling for Family Caregivers

Barbara Stahura
Certified Journal Facilitator

 

April 16

A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Post-Concussive Symptoms with Prismatic Eyeglass Lenses

Approximately 15-20% of brain injury patients experience persistent post-concussive symptoms (headache, dizziness, anxiety, neck pain, reading and concentrating difficulties) that have proven very difficult to treat.  We describe how Vertical Heterophoria (a form of binocular vision dysfunction) has been found to be the cause of these symptoms in up to 50% of these patients, and how treatment with prismatic spectacle lenses effectively treats these symptoms.

Debby Feinberg, OD
Vision Specialists of Michigan

Mark Rosner, MD
Vision Specialists of Michigan and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

May 21

Domestic Violence and Brain Injury

Barbara Cicero
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York University

 

November 19

Social Security Issues

Carrie Dunkle, RN
State of Michigan, Interagency Coordination Program

 

December 17

It Takes a Village - R*E*A*P: The Community-Based Concussion Management Protocol

Karen McAvoy, Psy. D.
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children