Santa Clara Valley Brain Injury Conference:
Building on the Legacy of Coma to Community

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LEGEND:

Medical Complexity and Dual Diagnosis Track
Innovative Treatment Approaches Track
Return to Work and Community
Track Advocacy Track
General Sessions
Scientific Paper Presentations

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Time Title Presenter PDF
1:00‐3:00 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
Vocational Services after Brain Injury: Resource Facilitation and Direct Provider Models James F. Malec, PhD, ABPP‐Cn,Rp
Robert T. Fraser, PhD, MPA
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The Stress of Learning following TBI: Educating Patients and Families Anne M. Moessner, RN, CNS
Linda Dufour, MSN, RN, CRRN
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3:30‐5:00 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
Vocational Services after Brain Injury: Resource Facilitation and Direct Provider Models James F. Malec, PhD, ABPP‐Cn,Rp
Robert T. Fraser, PhD, MPA
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The Stress of Learning following TBI: Educating Patients and Families Anne M. Moessner, RN, CNS
Linda Dufour, MSN, RN, CRRN
 

Friday, February 25, 2011

Time Title Presenter PDF
8:00‐8:10 AM Welcome and Introductions Stephanie A. Kolakowsky‐Hayner  
8:10‐9:10 AM The Central Park Jogger: A TBI Survivor's Perspective on Healing to Wholeness Trisha Meili  
9:10‐10:10 AM CRATER Therapy: A Form of Cognitive Retraining Embedded in Individual and Family Therapy For Patients Harriet Katz Zeiner, PhD Click Here
10:10‐11:10 PM Football, Brain Injury, and CTE: The Evidence and Impact Eleanor M. Perfetto PhD, MS  
11:30‐12:30 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
An NIH sponsored National Database for Community Reintegration Programs James F. Malec, PhD, ABPP‐Cn,Rp Click Here
Frontal Cortex and Organized Behavior Robert T. Knight, MD  
Open Door Policy: Meeting longer term needs following TBI Anne M. Moessner, RN, CNS
Michelle M. Tipton‐Burton, MS, OTR/L
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Rebuilding Identity after Brain Injury Patsy L. Sholders, MA Click Here
12:30‐1:30 PM State of the Science in TBI luncheon Tamara Bushnik, PhD Click Here
1:30‐2:30 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
Choice of a Placement Model Robert T. Fraser, PhD, MPA Click Here
TBI and PTSD: From Combat to Community Linda Dufour, MSN, RN, CRRN Click Here
The Challenges of Patient Safety: Creating a safety net for a high wire act Anne M. Moessner, RN, CNS Click Here
Disability Rights and Benefits Todd Higgins Click Here
3:00‐4:00 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
The Importance and Measurement of Participation After TBI: A New Instrument Gale Whiteneck, PhD, FACRM Click Here
Update on the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Roberta Wang, MD Click Here
Strengthening Families After Brain Injury Taryn M. Stejskai, PhD, LMFT Click Here
Advocating for a Continuum of Services, Treatment and Care for our Service Members, Veterans, Families, Care Mary Ellen Salzano  
4:00‐5:00 PM TBI DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATIONS David Alvarado, Christian Bauerle, and Tonia
Wittkower
 

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Time Title Presenter PDF
8:00‐9:00 AM
Concurrent
Sessions
Vocational Rehabilitation: A Personal Story Ann Perkins, MA
Ralph Houghton
 
Journey to Recovery I Jeffrey Englander, MD
Michelle M. Tipton‐Burton, MS,OTR/L
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Collaboration: The Key to Successful Community re‐
Integration
B. J. Grosvenor, MS Click Here
Taking Care of You ‐ Mindfulness and Mindful Living Rochelle McLaughlin, MS, OTR/L  
9:00‐10:00 AM
Concurrent
Sessions
Report from the Community: Lessons Learned Inside a
Unique, Continuum‐of‐Care Program
Angela Lucero Perry, PhD
Louis Surdi, MS
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Journey to Recovery II Jeffrey Englander, MD
Michelle M. Tipton‐Burton, MS,OTR/L
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Couple Relationships After Brain Injury: Maintaining
Hope and Reviving Intimacy
Taryn M. Stejskai, PhD, LMFT Click Here
From Your House to the Statehouse Darcy L. Keith Click Here
10:30‐10:50 AM
Concurrent
Sessions
Paper Presentations
Back to the future: Strategies and resources for the community reintegration of the TBI survivor Kristin Bloomer Archdeacon, MSW  
Traumatic Brain Injury and the Measured Loss of Self‐
Identity
Annie Orozco, OT  
Impact of treating combat injured military personnel in a community hospital's brain injury day treatment Jessica Martinez, OTR/L. HTC, PAM  
Needing another person at all times: A two year followup of patients with high assistance needs Jerry Wright, MA, CBIST  
10:50‐11:10 AM
Concurrent
Sessions
Paper Presentations
There's no place like home: Making the dream possible Annie Orozco, OT  
The role of early follow‐up computed tomography
imaging in management of traumatic brain injury
Joslyn Woodard  
Crisis Management and TBI Education For Police Officers Geoff Sumner  
Discussion of reasons participants are lost to follow‐up in a 20‐year longitudinal study Laura Jamison Click Here

Saturday, February 26, 2011

PEATandCognitiveRehabilitationafterBrainInjury
Time Title Presenter PDF
11:10‐11:30 AM
Concurrent
Sessions
Paper Presentations
Returning the mild TBI patient to work with the
assistance of a clinical team approach and the ImPACT
Kelli L McSwan, PhD  
Lessons learned from a community based mentoring program Robert Medel Click Here
Managed Outcome Rehabilitation System Maddy Diaz, SLP  
The effect of internet‐based cognitive rehabilitation in persons with memory impairments after severe Maya Yutsis, PhD  
11:30‐12:30 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
Return to Work Issues in Brain Injury Brenda P. Collins, OT/L
Ricki L. Ray, BA, MTS, CBC
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TBI/SCI ‐ Bench to Bedside Stephen L. McKenna, MD Click Here
Development of Novel Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury: From Bench to Bedside to FDA Approval Ronald L. Hayes, PhD Click Here
Returning to School after a Brain Injury: A Guide for Navigating the System Michael M. Shea, Jr.
Sharon Grandinette, MS Ed, CBIST
Ron Ruff, PhD
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1:30‐2:30 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
Inclusion, Integration, Independence and Self‐
Sufficiency: A Model Mentoring Program for Persons
Stephanie A. Kolakowsky‐Hayner, PhD, CBIST Click Here
Advanced Neuromonitoring and Clinical Informatics for Critical Care Geoffrey T. Manley, MD, PhD  
PEAT and Cognitive Rehabilitation after Brain Injury Richard Levinson, Dave Halper,
& Harriet Katz Zeiner, PhD
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Traumatic Brain Injury: You, Your Family and the
Community
Richard Patterson, MA Click Here
3:00‐4:00 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
Online Social Networking, Employment, and Brain Injury Paul F. Smith Click Here
The Role of Revascularization Surgery in the
Management of Cerebrovascular Disorders
Raphael Guzman, MD  
Creating an Effective Group Therapy Environment for Adults with TBI Kathleen M. Castillo, MA, CCC‐SLP
Jonathan De Vera, MS, CCC‐SLP
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Empowerment Through Advocacy: A Guide to Goal
Setting
Constance J. Miller‐Engelsberg, MA Click Here
4:00‐5:00 PM
Concurrent
Sessions
The Role of Technology in facilitating Return to Work and Community Debra Lynn Burdsall, MPH, BSOT Click Here
Creating an Exceptional Patient Experience on a Budget Kim Johnson, RN, SBN,
MSN, & Joy Belen, RN, BSN, CRRN
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Use of iPhone AAC Software for Brain Injury and Stroke Patients Wendy Quach, PhD, MSLP Click Here
High Power States of Being ‐ The Active Internal Journey of Transcendence Peter J. Rappa, MD Click Here