2012 NBIF Golf Tourney

2nd Annual Golf Outing
To benefit the individuals of the NBIF social group
Wednesday July 18th, 2012
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Join Us ~ Let's Have a Ball!

Documentary film 'Head Games' focuses on brain trauma

Head Games is a revealing documentary about the concussion crisis in sports. Athletes and parents share their personal struggles in dealing with concussions from the professional to youth levels. From acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters) and award-winning producer Bruce Sheridan, Head Games takes a deeper look at the devastating and long-term effects of concussions in all sports. http://headgamesthefilm.com/

Watch the trailer...

Brain Injury Association of America Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Strauss Memorial Lecture

Monday, June 11, 2012, at 3 p.m. ET:

Use of Amantadine in Severe TBI

Joseph Giacino, PhD, John Whyte, MD, PhD, and Emilia Bagiella, PhD

Strauss Memorial Lecture 

ACBIS Certificant Registration Price: $50

Non-Certificant Registration Price: $55

Continuing Education awarded: 1 hour

Registration closes at 5 p.m. ET on June 7. 

Click here to register. Information on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants on June 8.  

Upcoming Caregiver Webinars:

Wednesday June 20, 2012 at 3 p.m. ET

Rehabilitation of Communication Skills after Brain Injury 

Constance Dean Qualls, PhD

Caregiver Education Series 

Dr. Qualls will discuss effective strategies and tips to help improve communication skills after a brain injury.

Registration Price:  $30

Continuing Education awarded: 1 hour

Registration closes at 5 p.m. ET on June 18.  Click here to register for the webinar.  Information on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants on June 19.

Thursday, July 19, 2012, at 3 p.m. ET:

Get Things Done & Have Some Fun with Smart Devices

Michelle Ranae Wild, MA

Caregiver's Education Series

Ms. Wild will discuss apps available on smart devices to assist with organization and memory, as well as other games available to help with cognitive skills.

Registration Price: $30

Continuing Education awarded: 1 hour

Registration closes at 5 p.m. ET on July 17.

Click here to register. Information on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants on July 18.

Wednesday November 14, 2012

Using Computers to Assist with Cognitive Rehabilitation  Dr. Gerald Voelbel will discuss Cognitive Rehabilitation, which is a continuing area of interest and research in brain injury rehabilitation.  This webinar will offer an overview of the best practices in cognitive rehabilitation, and how computer based training programs can help cognitive recovery after brain injury. Participants of this webinar will learn:

1. Principles of Cognitive Rehabilitation
2. Overview of the current best practices of cognitive rehabilitation

3. Evidence of computerized training programs for cognitive rehabilitation 

Registration Price: $30

Continuing Education awarded: 1 hour

Registration closes at 5 p.m. ET on November 12.

Click here to register.  Information on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants on November 13, 2012.

Songs may hold key for injured brains

Music can help patients with severe traumatic brain injury unlock memories from their past, a new study has shown. In a case presented at the World Congress for Neurorehabilitation in Melbourne this week, clinical neuropsychologist Aimee Baird played 50 songs to a patient who suffered a brain injury in a motorbike accident in 2010. "I played him the No.1 song-of-the-year from when he was 10 to 60, to see if the songs could help bring to mind personal memories associated with the music," Dr Baird said.  Read More