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Check out this guide from MyHealth Alberta – What is an Acquired Brain Injury?

Let’s find out what’s inside

This is really a much bigger — and more important — question for TBI / concussion survivors. Yes, it’s traumatic to lose yourself, to lose your sense of who you are and where you fit in the world. But let’s be honest – our selves are always under construction. And we’re always working at re-creating our lost equilibrium, as we experience the losses of those we love, the changes that come with life, the ups and downs and roller-coaster rides which mark the passing of the years.

Life is always about loss. And gain. And change. One of the problems after TBI, is that you can become very rigid and get locked into thinking that You Have To Be A Certain Way. Or that Life Used To Be So Much Better Before. Of course, that’s not always true – our memories for how great things…

Who: MDs, nurses, PTs, PTAs, OTs, COTAs, SLPs, psychologists

What: 11th Annual Barrow Traumatic Brain Injury Symposium: Acquired Brain Injury: Rehabilitation of Brain Injury and Beyond

When: April 22, 2016

Where: Barrow Neurological Institute, Goldman Auditorium. 350 West Thomas Road. Phoenix, Arizona.

Why: This interdisciplinary conference will focus on advancements in the field of Acquired Brain Injury care, including ongoing research, innovative service delivery models and the role of rehabilitation.

Objectives: 1. Describe rehabilitation practices as they relate to non-traumatic dysfunction of the brain and similarities and differences with TBI rehab.

2. Describe innovative technology and its role in neurorehabilitation

3. Define the continuum services for the benefit of patients receiving outpatient services and innovative service delivery models.

Pending AzPTA, APA CE approval. ASHA approved 6.7 CEUs and AOTA has approved 0.6 CEUs of intermediate level. Approved by Arizona Nurses Association.

How: $100-$150 depending on profession and employment status with the…