EIGHTH ANNUAL NKY TBI CONFERENCE – March 28, 2014

1) Analyze and explain the expanding opportunities for the treatment and support of persons who experience traumatic brain injury and other neurological impairments.

2) Demonstrate the importance of promoting social and relational potential consistent with abilities among persons with traumatic brain injury and related neurological challenges.

3) Appraise and critique the community-based services available to brain-injured veterans, home-dwelling brain-injury survivors, and their families.

4) Devise strategies for enhancing and enriching the quality of life for brain-injury survivors and their families.

5) Justify the value of humor and recreational pleasure in promoting life quality for those living under the umbrella of brain injury.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:  Click on presentation title to view speaker’s PowerPoint presentation handout.  There may be a momentary delay
as the slide handout loads.

Click here for a Listing of Speaker Biographies

8:15-9:15    AM FEATURED SESSION
“Medical Management of the Traumatic Brain Injury Patient”
Sarah Wagers, MD, Frazier Rehab, UL, VA-Louisville

12:00-1:00    POST LUNCH FEATURED SESSION
“The Anatomy and Physiology of Cerebral Concussion”
Kerry Crone, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

3:15-4:15    PM FEATURED SESSION
“Top Ten Travel Tips for the Long Hard Road Ahead”
James Phifer, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist

TRACK ONE – CLINICIAN

9:30-10:15    “Working with the Trust Fund”
Meghan Ackerman, CSW, MSSW, Lifepoint Solutions

Click here for a slide handout of the “Overview of the Kentucky TBI Trust Fund and TBI Behavioral Programs”
         Click here for a brochure on Kentucky’s Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund

10:30-11:15    “Approaches to managing executive cognitive functioning impairment following TBI: A focus on facilitating community participation”
Steven Wheeler, PhD, OTR/L, CBIS, West Virginia University

1:15-2:00    “Driving after Traumatic Brain Injury”  
Kate Lopez, OTR/L, MHS, CDRS, Mercy Health-West Hospital

2:15-3:00   “Post concussive headache in children and adolescents: Evaluation and treatment”
Todd Arthur, MD, FAAN, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

TRACK TWO – MILITARY / VETERAN SURVIVOR / CAREGIVER

9:30-10:15  “Closed Head Injuries: Headache to Herniation”
Anthony Kramer, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, University of Cincinnati

10:30-11:15    “Outreach, Support and Benefits for Veterans and Military”
Mark Martin, BS, Veteran & Soldier Outreach Coordinator, Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky (BIAK)

1:15-2:00    “Wider than the sky: Management of acute traumatic brain injury in the aeromedical setting”
Walt Lubbers, MD, University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine Flight Physician, University of Cincinnati Air Care

2:15-3:00    “Responding to the tornado that occurred in Piner, Kentucky on March 2, 2012 and how the Unified Command System played an important role in Life Safety”    Steve Hensley, BS, Kenton County Emergency Management Director



TRACK THREE – ADULT SURVIVOR/CAREGIVER

9:30-10:15     Support Group Meeting – “An Umbrella of Support” – Tracks 3 & 4 (No Handout)
Facilitator – Mindy Ortlieb, OTR/L, NeuroRestorative / Member, BRIDGES Board of Directors

10:30-11:15    “Tai Chi for Self Care, Stress Reduction and Balance”
Ralph Dehner, BS, Program Manager, Mighty Vine Wellness Club, Cincinnati

1:15-2:00    “Legal and Health Insurance Resources for Survivors / ABI & ABI LTC Medicaid Waiver Programs” 
 Click here for Legal Aid of the Bluegrass SHIP Pamphlet
Stephanie Langguth, Esq., Legal Aid of the Bluegrass / Rena Warner, RN, Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services, Acquired Brain Injury Branch, Frankfort

2:15-3:00    “Using Technology: A Tool on your Path to Recovery”
Kelly Roberts, PT, MPT / Melissa Wilinsky, OTR/L / Julie Wring, MA, CCC-SLP – All from HealthSouth Northern Kentucky

TRACK FOUR – PEDIATRIC SURVIVOR/CAREGIVER

9:30-10:15   Support Group Meeting – “An Umbrella of Support” – Tracks 3 & 4 (No Handout)
Facilitator – Mindy Ortlieb, OTR/L, NeuroRestorative / Member, BRIDGES Board of Directors

10:30-11:15   “Concussion is a brain injury. Life any injury it needs to be diagnosed and treated.”
Joseph Clark, PhD, Professor of Neurology, University of Cincinnati

1:15-2:00    “Interventions to Improve Psychosocial Functioning following Pediatric TBI: Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Be”
Click here for CCHMC Head Injury Research Studies Brochure
Shari Wade, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Research, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

2:15-3:00   “Treating Severe Behavioral Deficits in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury or Autism”
Mark Deis, MD, Pediatric Associates, PSC