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Conference Curriculum
Friday, September 27, 2013

*All activities located at Driscoll Ballroom unless otherwise noted.

7:30-8:15 a.m. -             Registration and Breakfast 

8:15-8:30 a.m. –             Welcome: Dr. Shelly Smith-Acuña 

Morning Plenary:

8:30-9:30 a.m. –            Dr. Nazanin Bahraini 

"Risk Reduction and Health Promotion: A Public Health Approach to Preventing Suicidal Behavior After TBI"

9:30-9:50 a.m. –           Coffee Break 

Morning Breakout Sessions:

9:50-11:20 a.m. 

Dr. Jeff Kreutzer (Driscoll Ballroom) 
"Resilience after Brain Injury: Theory, Application, and Practice"  
 

Dr. Karen McAvoy (Anderson Academic Commons)
"School-Based Interdisciplinary Assessment and Intervention: A Common Sense Approach"

 lunch plenary:

11:20-11:50 a.m. –           Lunch Buffet 

11:50-12:50 p.m. -           Dr. Theresa Hernandez

"Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI):
Current Status and Lessons from the Laboratory"

Afternoon Breakout Sessions:

1:00-2:30 p.m. –             

Dr. Chuck Bombardier (Driscoll Ballroom)
"TBI and Depression: State of the science and clinical implications"
 

Dr. Tim Feeney (Anderson Academic Commons)
"Structured Flexibility: Positive Supports for Children and Adolescents with Brain Injury
to Develop Self-Regulation"

  Closing Plenary:

2:30-2:45 p.m. –            Break, Snacks 

2:45-4:15 p.m. -            Dr. Tim Feeney

"Structured Flexibility and Executive Function Support"

Sponsor Reception & Film Screening:

4:30- 5:15 p.m. -          Meet & Greet with Kevin Pearce; cocktails & heavy hors d'oeuvres

5:30 p.m. -                   Screening of "The Crash Reel"

A special reception with snowboarder and TBI survivor, Kevin Pearce, to follow conference programming. Kevin will hold a meet & greet with conference attendees before a private screening of The Crash Reel, which documents his TBI and rehabilitation. 

Please feel free to contact us with any questions via email, or call 303-871-4161 

 

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