March is Brain Injury Awareness Month!!

Spring 2010 TBI Continuing Education Series
"This five-part webinar series will cover topics on traumatic brain injury research, education and prevention. These presentations are part of the ongoing commitment by the TBI Continuing Education Grant to provide health education and outreach activities statewide. Family members, private providers, state agency personnel and the general public who work with or have an interest in traumatic brain injuries are invited."

February 26, March 3, March 12, March 31 and April 9. All Dates are from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm MST

Register at www.rockymountainlearning.com/tbi2010

February 26: The Value of Peer Support and Online Connections: TBI Survivors Network The Internet now offers many opportunities for Survivors and Caregivers of TBI. Hear the history of this site and how this and other peer support networks have enhanced the lives of survivors.
Presenters: Craig Sicilia - Behavioralist, TBI Survivor and Advocate; Penny Condoll - Social Worker, TBI Advocate and Survivor

March 3: Compassion Fatigue Care givers are at high risk for compassion fatigue. Attendees will learn to identify compassion fatigue and differentiate it from burnout, identify elements of CF and those at risk, and identify resiliency factors.
Presenter: LCDR Pamela Herbig - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Director, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences as Director of the PMH-NP program.

March 12: Resources for Military Personnel and Their Families
Content to be determined Presenter: Barbara Cohoon, R.N., Ph.D.

March 31: Why do we See Personality Changes after TBI?
This session will discuss the biological, psychological and social factors that influence changes in coping style and personality after traumatic brain injury.
Presenter: Greg O’Shanick, MD; BIAA National Medical Director, President and Medical Director, Center for Neurorehabilitation Services, PC.

April 9: Grief and Loss among Families after a Brain Injury
The session will discuss the common emotions and reactions of the family after a family member has sustained a brain injury or blast injury and how family members cope and adjust to changes in their lives and families over time. Presenter: Marilyn Lash, M.S.W.; Social Worker and founding partner of Lash and Associates Publishing/Training in Wake Forest, NC.

Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Learning and Institute of Rural Health

The Brain Injury Association of Idaho is a non-profit organization helping persons with brain injury and their family members.