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loss of self is often the real tragedy of traumatic brain injury.
Ironically, many such injuries do not even require a hospital stay yet
they result in changes so profound that lives are forever changed. |
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| Family and friends feel the psychic repercussions
of
the head injury acutely as well. Caring for an injured family member can
be very demanding and result in economic loss and emotional burdens.
It can change the very nature
of their family life; the resultant emotional difficulties can affect
the cohesiveness of the family unit. Typically, the emotional damage is
intense, affecting family and friends for years afterward and sometimes
leading to the breakup of previously stable family units.
Information 206-621-8558 |
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14-16
First
International Conference on Vocational Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury,
Vancouver, BC. Contact: (604) 875-1775, e-mail: sljproductions@telus.net,
web: http://www.tbicvancouver2005.com.
11-13 Ontario
Brain Injury Association Certificate Training Program: Neuropsychological
Assessments: Beyond Testing, St. Catharines, Ontario. Contact:
Ontario Brain Injury Association (800) 263-5404, e-mail: obia@obia.on.ca,
web:
http://www.obia.on.ca.
22-24 18th
Annual Brain Injury Medical-Legal Conference presented by the North
American Brain Injury Society, Amelia Island, Florida. Contact: (800) 321-7037,
e-mail:
contact@nabis.org, web: http://www.nabis.org.
26-27th - Fourth
Annual Native American Brain Injury Conference, presented by the
Montana Center on Disabilities Montana State University and the Senior
and Long Term Care Division of Montana Department of Public Health and
Human Services (DPHHS), Billings Montana. Contact: (406) 657-2312 or toll
free at 1-888-866-3822
web: http://www.msubillings.edu/mcdregister
29-30 - Concussion
in Athletics: Ongoing Controversy The Penn Stater Conference Center
Hotel, State College, Pennsylvania
web: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/cnf/concussion
MAY 2005
4-5 - North Sound Tribal Mental
Health Conference presented by North Sound Mental Health Administration,Best
Practices in Indian Country, (360) 416.7013.
e-mail: shannon_solar@nsmha.org
6-8 - The
International Brain Injury Association - IBIAs 6th World Congress
on Brain Injury, Melbourne, Australia.
web: http://www.internationalbrain.org
9-11 - Summit
on Spinal Cord Iinjury co-sponsored by The Christopher Reeve Paralysis
Foundation and The Medtronic Foundation at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington,
DC.
web: http://www.spinalcord.org/.
12-13 Brain
Injury Conference presented by Contemporary Forums. Seattle, Washington.
Contact: (925) 828-7100, ext. 102, e-mail: info@cforums.com,
web: http://www.contemporaryforums.com.
12-15 American
Occupational Therapy Association's 85th Annual Conference & Expo,
Long Beach, California. Contact (301) 652-2682, web: http://www.aota.org.
JUNE 2005
1-3 - PROYECTO
VISIÓN CONFERENCE: The Bridges to Employment Conference for Latinos
with Disabilities. Raleigh, North Carolina at the Sheraton
Raleigh Capital Center Hotel. Contact: Robin Savinar, (510) 251-4325, robin@wid.org
web: http://www.proyectovision.net/english/bridges/index.html
8-11 Annual
Conference & Exposition of the American Physical Therapy Association,
Boston, Massachusetts. Contact: (800) 999-2782, web: http://www.apta.org.
9-10 -- Williamsburg Conference:
"Rehabilitation of the Adult
and Child with Brain Injury: Practical Solutions to Real World
Problems." The National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury. Williamsburg,
VA. Contact: 703-451-8881
web: http://www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu
21-25 Case
Management Society of America's 15th Annual Conference & Expo,
Orlando, Florida. Contact: (501) 225-2229, e-mail: cmsa@cmsa.org,
web:
http://www.cmsa.org
July 2005
11-14 - National
Council on Independent Living annual conference. Washington, D.C.
Contact: Natalie, Shear Associates, 800-833-1354 ext. 102 (voice/TTY) or
202-833-4456 ext. 102 (voice/TTY). web: at http://www.ncil.org.
SEPTEMBER 2005
29-October 2 American
Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Achieving, Evidence-Based Rehabilitation,
Chicago, Illinois. Contact: (317) 915-2250, e-mail: acrm@acrm.org,
web:
http://www.acrm.org.
22-24 18th
Annual Brain Injury Medical-Legal Conference presented by the North
American Brain Injury Society, Amelia Island, Florida. Contact: (800) 321-7037,
e-mail:
contact@nabis.org, web: http://www.nabis.org.
26-27 - Job
Accommodation Network (JAN) Annual Conference at the Westin
San Francisco Airport hotel. JAN is a technical assistance service of the
Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
web: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/
29 - Oct 1 - John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' LEAD conference will
be held at The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Mesa Arts
Center. Contact Eileen Bagnall at ARTability at (602) 757-8118 or (520)
631-6253
web: http://www.kennedy-center.org/
OCTOBER 2005
21 & 22 - Pacific
Coast Brain Injury Conference - http://www.pcbic.org/ October 21
& 22, 2005, Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, Burnaby, BC Canada
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