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Brain Injury Association of America

October 17, 2014

The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) was an invited participant at the White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit on May 20, 2014. Greg O’Shanick, MD, BIAA’s medical director emeritus, represented the organization and discussed BIAA’s efforts surrounding youth concussion interventions. With a generous grant from SAP, BIAA is developing an app that will … [Read more...] about Brain Injury Association of America

North American Brain Injury Society

August 17, 2014

Mark your calendars for the next NABIS meeting which will be held April 30 – May 2, 2015, at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas! The 2015 program will be chaired by Jonathan Silver, MD, of the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Silver will be supported by an outstanding scientific committee of multidisciplinary brain injury professionals from across North … [Read more...] about North American Brain Injury Society

BIP Expert Interview with Cynthia Young

Cynthia Young is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond, Virginia and a team member of the Service member Transitional Advanced Rehabilitation (STAR) Program. You are a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at a Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation program. What is the role of a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in such a […]

BIP Expert Interview with Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), FCAHS, FACRM

Dr. Angela Colantonio is the Director of the University of Toronto’s Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, and a Professor in the department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She is also a Senior Research Scientist at the KITE/Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network. Dr. Colantonio heads an internationally recognized research program on acquired brain injury, which focuses on […]