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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY:
RESOURCES YOU CAN USE

At the TBI Project we provide information and support in a variety of ways. Please call us at (408) 793-6428 (Richard Patterson) or email richard.patterson@hhs.sccgov.org for more information.

THE TBIRD
The newly revised (November 2005) Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Directory (TBIRD) lists hundreds of TBI-related resources in its 25 chapters. The TBIRD is available in print (for a fee) and on-line (for free!). Find out more about the TBIRD at its website at www.tbi-sci/tbird

THE ROBOT
The ROBOT (Resource Options for Back on Track) is the new creation at the Rehab Research Center. This educational, vocational, recreational, and transportation resource guide was created for individuals with disabilities. It was designed specifically to aid mentors and mentees in the Back on Track... To Success community mentoring program, but guess what? It works for everyone else, too. It lists hundreds of resources in its 11 chapters and over 240 pages. The ROBOT is most useful for individuals living within the following California counties: Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Merced, Monterey, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, or Stanislaus. Find out more about the ROBOT by downloading it here: ROBOT.pdf (1.42MB)

CENTER FOR OUTCOME MEASUREMENT IN BRAIN INJURY (COMBI)
The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI) acts as a national resource for information regarding brain injury outcome scales. The center maintains information on the most widely used outcome scales in TBI. To find out more about the COMBI visit its website at www.tbims.org/combi

BRAIN INJURY BULLETIN BOARD
Currently maintained on the Brain Matters website is a bulletin board forum for posting any sort of question about brain injury. Check it out!

"BRAIN MATTERS " Community Education Series & Website!
Brain Matters is a series of community educational events designed to inform and educate the traumatic brain injury community, including rehabilitation professionals, individuals with TBI, caregivers, and family members. The mission of Brain Matters is threefold: to promote community awareness of the psychosocial and medical issues associated with brain injury, to provide resources to assist in the rehabilitation and community integration of the affected individual, and to provide support for family members and caregivers in a warm comfortable setting. The topics of future events are derived from feedback of attendees. To find out more about Brain Matters, visit its website at www.tbimatters.org

NEWSLETTER: Inter@ct
The RRC's newsletter Inter@ct has a circulation of over 5,000 readers. It features RRC news, local resources, and community events. You can download the current or back issues of Inter@ct (available in PDF format).

OTHER DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
The RRC has other TBI-related resource booklets available for download (in PDF format).

• Seizures (104K) Download. Also available in Spanish.
• Riesego de Convulsiones (108K) Download.
• Medical and Financial Benefits (84K) Download.
• Brain Injury Rehabilitation and 2nd Center at SCVMC (672K) Download.
  Also available in Spanish (272K) Download.
• Patient & Family Guide to the Adolescent Program 144K) Download.
• Patient Guide to Outpatient Services (152K) Download.

IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS:
For admissions information about Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's acute rehabilitation program for TBI please contact: (408) 885-2005.
Inpatient Attending Physician: Thao Duong .

TBI Clinic at SCVMC (408) 885-2000
Outpatient Attending Physician: Malcolm Lawton.

 

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