2015 Speaker Handouts
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
(Domain: knowledge/ cognition and affective; Level: Comprehension/ understanding and valuing)
(Domain: knowledge/cognition; Level: Comprehension/ understanding)
from and coping with their physical and psychological conditions. (Domain: knowledge/ cognition; Level: Analysis)
for sports organizers and participants. (Domain: affective and evaluating; Level: Internalizing values and Synthesis/evaluation)
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Listing of Speaker Biographies
Approved CEUs/CLE – FINAL 3-2-15
Program
Tri-State Brain Injury Resources
INSTRUCTIONS: Click on presentation title to view speaker’s PowerPoint presentation handout.
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8:00-8:30 INTRODUCTION
“Overview of Related TBI Activity across Kentucky”
Chell Austin, Executive Director / Eddie Reynolds, Program Director – both from Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky (BIAK), Louisville
Handouts: Waiver Criteria
Waiver Websites
Kentucky Acquired Brain Injury Medicaid Waiver Program
Kentucky Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund
Kentucky Transitions Program
Kentucky Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver Programs Available to Kentucky Transitions Participants
8:35-9:35 AM FEATURED SESSION
“Medical Management of the Traumatic Brain Injured Patient”
Chad Walters, DO, Neuro Rehab Specialists and NeuroRestorative
12:00-1:00 POST LUNCH FEATURED SESSION
“Personal Experience and Rehabilitation” (No Handout)
Randy Neises, TBI Survivor of bicycling accident
“Functional and Cognitive Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury”
Ashok Poluri, MD, DABPMR, Medical Director-Physical medicine & Rehabilitation, HealthSouth of Northern Kentucky, Edgewood KY
3:15-4:15 PM FEATURED SESSION
“Age Related Differential Response to Recovery in Traumatic Brain Injury”
Kerry R. Crone, MD FAANS, Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics;
Director, Resident Training Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
TRACK ONE – CLINICIAN
9:45-10:30
“QEEG Testing and how to make sense of it”
Kirk Little, PhD, Little Psychological Services
10:45-11:30
“Participation Issues Following Concussions in Young Adults”
Steven D. Wheeler, PhD, OTR/L, CBIS, Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Occupational Therapy, West Virginia University School of Medicine
1:15-2:00
“Symptoms Assessment and Brain Rest Guidelines Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Children”
Rebecca S. Cook, DNP, ARPN, RN, Nurse Practitioner, Trauma Services, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
2:15-3:00
“Acupuncture History, Theory and Treatment of Injury and Trauma”
Carole Paine, MS, LAc, Cincinnati Acupuncture
TRACK TWO – SPORTS **NEW **
9:45-10:30
“Sport-Related Concussion – Update 2015″
Michael Miller, MD, Medical Director, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Sports Medicine
10:45-11:30
“NFL football TBI lawsuits”
Nicholas Nighswander, Esq.
1:15-2:00
“Promotion of Recovery Following Concussion and Psychosocial Treatment of Post-Concussive Syndrome in Children”
Amery Treble-Barna, PhD and Tom Sullivan, PhD, ABPP-CN
2:15-3:00
“Adaptive Sports for Those Recovering from Brain Injury”
Michelle Gerken, Phd, Associate Professor, Dept of Recreation & Park Admin, Eastern Kentucky University
TRACK THREE – ADULT SURVIVOR/CAREGIVER
9:45-10:30 – Support Group Session – Tracks 3 & 4 (No Handout)
Facilitator – Mindy Ortlieb, OTR/L, Newcare / Member – BRIDGES Board of Directors & Trustees
10:45-11:30
“Mild Traumatic Brain Injury or Concussion: How to spot it and How to take care of it”
Joseph F. Clark, PhD, Professor of Neurology, University of Cincinnati
1:15-2:00
“Vision: The hidden disability following a traumatic brain injury!” (No PowerPoint; refer to Presentation handout below)
Rick Graebe, MD, FVOVD, Family Eyecare Associates
Handouts: Presentation
Introduction to Vision and Brain Injury
Vision Problems Associated with Acquired Neurological Events
2:15-3:00
“Practical Ways to Get the Help You Need When Faced with Unexpected Events in Life”
Deborah Dillon, Living Smart Guides
TRACK FOUR – PEDIATRIC SURVIVOR/CAREGIVER
9:45-10:30 – Support Group Session – Tracks 3 & 4 (No Handout)
Facilitator – Mindy Ortlieb, OTR/L, Newcare / Member, BRIDGES Board of Directors & Trustees
10:45-11:30
“Brain Injury Adventure Camp”
Tim Johns, Founder, Brain Injury Adventure Camp
1:15-2:00
“Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) in Traumatic Brain Injury”
Todd Arthur, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2:15-3:00
“Detecting and treating childhood head injuries from falls and sports-related accidents“
Mark H. Deis, MD, Pediatric Associates of N KY
