The National Brain Injury Caregivers’ conference will be held in Dallas, TX on June 6-8, 2008 at the Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport Hotel. The conference provides, caregivers of a person with a brain injury, support and guidance.
The conference will feature numerous medical professionals, over 25 experts and Lee Woodruff, special guest and best selling author. Lee Woodruff is the wife of Bob Woodruff, who suffered a brain injury in the Iraq War. His story is well chronicled, see for example: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Story?id=2904214
The conference is presented by The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). BIAA was founded in 1980, as an organization that supports individuals that are affected or individuals that have someone close that has been affected by a traumatic brain injury, by providing information and education.
Other speakers:
Joseph C. Richert
Chair, Brain Injury Association of America
President & CEO, Special Tree Rehabilitation System
Gregory J. O’Shanick, MD
President/Medical Director, Center for Neurorehabilitation and
National Medical Director, Brain Injury Association of America
Thomas Kay, PhD
Director Neuropsychology, Carmel and Associatates
Sarah Wade
Spouse of Injured Veteran
John Corrigan, PhD
Director, Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Michael Howard, PhD
Clinical and Rehabilitation Psychologist, Lecturer
Biomed General Corporation
Janet Tyler, PhD
Director, Kansas TBI Project
Julie Peterson-Shea
Parent of child with brain injury
Lisa Silver
Transition Assistance Advisor, West Virginia National Guard
Peggy Keener
Parent of Person with Brain Injury
Faye Eichholzer
Spouse of Person with Brain Injury
Cheryl Amoruso
Sibling of Person with Brain Injury
Richard P. Bonfiglio, MD
Medical Director, HealthSouth Harmarville
Mike Davis, CBIS-CE
Neurological Case Management Associates
James Mikula, PhD
Neuropsychologist, Private Practice
Carolyn Rocchio
Caregiver of Person with brain injury
Laura Schiebelhut
Director of Public Policy, Brain Injury Association of America
Tim Feeney PhD
Executive Director, School and Community Support Services
Planning for the Transition from School Services to Adulthood
Linda Wilkerson, MSEd
President, Minds Matter LLC
Janet Tyler, PhD
Director, Kansas TBI Project
Visual Changes after Brain Injury
William Padula, OD
Director, Padula Institute of Vision Rehabilitation
Vocational Options After Brain Injury
Brandy Reid
Team Leader/Vocational Evaluator, Pate Rehab Dallas, TX
Kellie Manderfeld
Clinical Manager, Pate Rehab Dallas TX
Bill Ditto
Director, New Jersey Division of Disability Services
Tina Trudel, PhD
President/COO, Lakeview Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Susan H. Connors
President & CEO, Brain Injury Association of America
For further information:
http://biausa.org/livingwithbi.htm
