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HEADLINER
Summer 2011
Vol. XIII Issue 3
The Newsletter of the Brain Injury Association of Oregon
What’s
Inside?
Pediatric Brain Injury: Best Practices
October 28, 2011, Portland OR
Professional
Members
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The Brain Injury Association of Oregon will
present its first Pediatric Brain Injury Conference
Board of Directors on October 28, 2011, at the Sheraton Portland
Airport Hotel. The bad news is that the number
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of children who sustain brain injuries is
The Lawyer’s Desk increasing; the good news is that awareness of
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symptoms and knowledge about treatment and
strategies to help children learn effectively is also
BIAOR Calendar
growing. Join us if you want to learn how to
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diagnose a brain injury, the best practices used in
Work Supports
teaching students and children with brain injuries
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and talk with professionals working in the field
Brain & Spinal Cord about the latest treatments and research. Our
Injury Conference keynote speaker, Dr. James C. Chesnutt, MD,
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Medical Director, OHSU Sports Medicine;
Pediatric Conference Medical Director, OHSU March Wellness and
Fitness Center, will discuss sports concussions.
Registration
The conference will feature three tracks:
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Returning to School - training educators how to
Joey Harringtonhelp students with brain injury; Medical Why Wear a Helmet highlighting recent research and current support
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systems; and Family/Survivor - featuring a
survivor/parent panel and training on how to
Idaho Update
enroll a child in the state support system to obtain
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assistance in meeting his or her future needs.
CBIRT Update
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Head injury is a broad term that refers to the vast
Fact of the Matter array of injuries to the scalp, skull and brain and
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the underlying tissue and blood vessels in the
Stem Cell Research head. Injury to the brain could be as mild as a
bump or bruise or as severe as a concussion or
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fractured skull. Depending upon the extent of the
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trauma, a head injury may be referred to as a
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brain injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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and bicycle accidents, sports-related trauma and
child abuse
• The risk of brain injury varies with the severity of
the trauma
• Incidents that have a higher risk of brain injury
include:
• High speed motor vehicle accidents
• Falls from great heights
• Being hit by a high speed, heavy or sharp
object (e.g., baseball bat, golf club, bullet,
knife)
• Inflicted injury (abuse), such as vigorous
shaking, typically causes severe injury
• According to two studies published by the
American Psychological Association, children
who suffer traumatic brain injuries can
experience lasting or late-appearing
neuropsychological problems, emphasizing the
need for careful monitoring over time.
In the United States, trauma is a leading cause of
death in children older than one year, and 80% or
more of those deaths are the result of head trauma.
Approximately 5% of head trauma cases result in
death at the accident site. Head trauma produces
high emotional, psychosocial and economic
consequences because these patients often have
comparatively long hospital stays, and 5-10% of
them require discharge to a long-term care facility.
•
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Anger Management Facts you should know:
• Head injury is common in children and
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adolescents
9th Annual
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Head
injuries occur twice as frequently in
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males
than in females
CME’s
•
Studies
indicate that head injuries are more
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common in spring and summer months when
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children
are
most
active
outdoors
riding
bikes,
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skateboarding and engaging in other activities
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• Head injuries are most common in the late
•
Resources
afternoon to early evening and on weekends
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• Falls are the most common cause of minor
head injuries among children and adolescents, •
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followed by motor vehicle crashes, pedestrian
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Summer 2011
Data reported by studies conducted in trauma
centers provide evidence that head injury
represents 75-97% of pediatric trauma deaths
Short-term memory problems and delayed
response times (neurologic deficits) are reported
in 10-20% of children with moderate-to-severe
head injury (GCS of 6-8), especially if the child is
in a coma longer than three weeks, and
permanent neurologic deficits are experienced
among more than half of children with GCS of 35
Black adolescent boys account for most of the
firearms-related central nervous system injuries
in the pediatric population
Males are twice as likely to sustain head injuries
as females, and their risk of incurring a fatal
trauma is four times that of females
The distribution of head trauma is relatively
(Pediatric Conference Continued on page 8)
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Brain Injury Association of Oregon
Board of Directors
Tootie Smith/President…………..…......Molalla
Chuck McGilvary, Vice Pres..…..Central Point
Carol Altman, Secretary/Treasurer….Hillsboro
Curtis Brown…………….….…...…….Cheshire
Coleen Carney, RN…………….……..Portland
Paul Cordo, PhD ……….......……...…Portland
Cheryl Coon, JD ……………………...Portland
Rep. Vic Gilliam …….…...…………...Silverton
Tony Marx ………………..……………...Salem
Ralph Wiser, JD………..……….Lake Oswego
Advisory Board
Kristin Custer, QLI…………….….Omaha, NE
Wayne Eklund, RN,……………………..Salem
Danielle Erb, MD..............….........…...Portland
Dr. Herbert Gross ………….……….. California
Andrea Karl, MD …….…….…....….Clackamas
Dave Kracke, JD.………….….....……Portland
Amy Ream, MD..………..….………....Portland
Aleyna Reed, PsyD …………...………...Keiser
Col. Daniel Thompson…………....……..Salem
Bruce Wojciechowski, OD…….......Clackamas
Staff
Sherry Stock, MS CBIST Executive Director
Jeri Cohen, JD Associate Director
When looking for a professional, look for someone who
knows and understands brain injuries. The following are
supporting professional members of BIAOR.
Attorneys
Oregon
Bend
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541-617-0555 www.RoyDwyer.com
John Warren West, Law Offices of John Warren West,
Bend, 541-382-1955
Eugene Area
Thomas Cary, Cary Wing Edmunson, PC, Eugene,
541-485-0203 WC
Don Corson, Corson & Johnson Law Firm, Eugene,
541-484-2525
Charles Duncan, Eugene, 800-347-4269
† Derek Johnson, Johnson, Clifton, Larson & Schaller,
P.C., Eugene 541 484-2434
Tina Stupasky, Jensen, Elmore & Stupasky, PC, Eugene,
541-342-1141, Sisters, 541-549-1617
Portland Area
William Berkshire, Portland 503-233-6507 PI
Mark Bocci, Portland, 503-607-0222
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Molalla, Oregon 97038-0549
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503-228-5222 www.stc-law.com
503-740-3155 • Fax: 503-961-8730
Toll Free in Oregon 1-800-544-5243 James Coon, Swanson, Thomas & Coon, Portland,
503-228-5222
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treatment, facility, product or firm mentioned in this
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newsletter. Always seek medical, legal or other
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We invite contributions and comments Ralph Wiser III, Wiser & Associates, Inc., Lake Oswego
503 620-5577, PI & SSI/SSD
regarding brain injury matters and articles included
Lawrence Wobbrock, Portland, 503-228-6600
Salem Area
Vance Day, Adams, Day & Hill, Salem, 503 399-2667
Daniel Hill, Adams, Day & Hill, Salem, 503-399-2667
Roseburg
Samuel Hornreich, Roseburg, 541-677-7102
Washington
Seattle
Richard Adler, Adler Giersch, Seattle, WA 206.682.0300
Kevin Coluccio, Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle, WA
206-448-1777
CareGiver & Support Services
Micki Carrier, Caregiver Connection, Portland, 503-246-4672
Cy Osborne, Pegasus Social Services, an Oregon Home Care
Services Co, Portland, 503.380.4443
Che Walker, PCL Service-Res & Emp Support, Monmouth, 503400-8565
Care Facilities/TBI Housing
(subacute, community based, inpatient, outpatient, nursing care,
supervised-living, behavior, coma management, driver evaluation,
hearing impairment, visual impairment, counseling, pediatric)
Carol Altman, Homeward Bound, Hillsboro 503-640-0818
Ann Swader Angvick, Uhlhorn Program, Eugene, 541 345-4244
Ashland View Manor-WestWind Enhanced Care, Dan Gregory,
Medford, 541-857-0700
Linda Beasley, LPN CBIS, Autumn House, Beaverton,
503-941-5908
Karen Campbell, Highland Height Home Care, Inc, Gresham &
Portland, 971-227-4350 or 503-618-0089
£ Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation, Pomona, CA,
800-926-5462
Melissa Taber, Long Term Care TBI Coordinator, DHS, State of
Oregon 503-947-5169
Kampfe Management Services, Pam Griffith, Portland,
503-788-3266
Learning Services, Northern CA & CO, 888-419-9955
Joana Olaru, Alpine House, Beaverton, 503-646-9068
† Oregon Rehabilitation Center, Sacred Heart Medical Center,
Director: Katie Vendrsco, 541-228-2396
Quality Living Inc (QLI), Kristin Custer, Nebraska, 402-573-3777
† Ridgeview Assisted Living Facility, Jolene Hermant, Medford,
541-779-2208
Fabiola Ruiz, All Season’s Care, Salem, 503-588-7470
† Sharon Slaughter, Windsor Place, Inc., Salem, 503-581-0393
Wally & Donna Walsh, Delta Foundation/Snohomish Chalet,
Snohomish, WA 360-568-2168
Chiropractic
Thomas Kelly, DC, Chiropractic Neurologist, Kelly Chiropractic,
PS, Vancouver, WA, 360-882-0767
Garreth MacDonald, DC, Eugene, 541-343-4343
Lawrence Nelson, Wilsonville, 503-722-7733
Bradley Pfeiffer, Bend 541-383-4585
Robert Pfeiffer, DC, DABCO, Pendleton 541-276-2550
George Siegfried, DCPC, Dunn Chiropractic, McMinnville/
Portland 503-977-0055
Cognitive Rehabilitation Centers/ Rehab Therapists/
Specialists
Jane Conboy, certified TAT Trainer, Portland 503-703-3703
† Gentiva Rehab Without Walls, Mountlake Terrace, WA 425-672
-9219 local contact: Local Contact: Lisa Stember, MS CCCSLP 503-250-0685
in The Headliner.
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Summer 2011
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† Progressive Rehabilitation Associates—BIRC,
Portland, 503-292-0765
Lynne Williams, Lynne Williams Cognitive Rehab.
Therapy, Central Point 541-655-5925
Counseling
Legislators
Vic Gilliam, Representative, 503-986-1418
Long Term TBI Rehab
/Day Program’s/Support Programs
Carol Altman, Bridges to Independence Day Program,
Sharon Evers, Face in the Mirror Counseling, Art
Portland/Hillsboro, 503-640-0818
Therapy, Lake Oswego 503-201-0337
£ ElderHealth Northwest, Patti Dahlman, Seattle WA
Donald W. Ford, MA, LMFT, LPC, Portland, 503-297206-467-7033
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Medical Litigation Funding
Joyce Kerley (503) 281-4682
Dr. Ihan Rodriguez, Co-Funder, Medical Funding
Kate Robinson, MA, CRC, Portland, 503-318-5878
Consultants, LLC, 407-448-8988
Dentists
Medical Professionals
Dr. Nicklis C. Simpson, Adult Dental Care LLC,
Gerry Aster, RN, MS, South Pasadena CA, 541-896-3001
Gleneden Beach 541-764-3113
Dan Thompson, DMD, Lake Oswego 503-675-6776 Diana Barron, MD, Brownsville, (541) 451-6930 clinic
Marie Ekkert, RN/CRRN, Legacy HealthCare, Portland,
503-413-7918
Educators/Researchers
Kristin Lougee, CBIS, 503-860-8215-cell
Diana Allen, Linn Benton Lincoln ESD, Albany
Carol Marusich, OD, Neuro-optometrist, Lifetime Eye
Paul Cordo, PhD, Senior Researcher, OHSU,
Care, Eugene, 541-342-3100
503-223-3442
Aleyna Reed, RN, PsyD, Nurse Practitioner, Salem, 503Sandra Crews, Southern Oregon ESD, Medford,
508-8118
541-776-8555
† Kayle Sandberg-Lewis, LMT,MA, Neurofeedback,
Laurie Ehlhardt Powell, CBIRT, Eugene, 541-346Portland, 503-234-2733
0572
Sharon Stapleton, RN, BSN, CCRN, Retired Portland
Penny Jordan, TBI Team Liaison, Portland,
Dorothy Strasser, VA Medical Center, Rehab, Portland,
503-260-4958
503-285-6356
± McKay Moore-Sohlberg, University of Oregon,
Bruce Wojciechowski, OD, Clackamas, NeuroEugene 541-346-2586
optometrist, Northwest EyeCare Professionals,
Lisa Myers, Portland Community College
503-657-0321
Expert Testimony
Janet Mott, PhD, CRC, CCM, CLCP, Life Care
Physicians
Planner, Loss of Earning Capacity Evaluator, 425- Sharon Anderson, MD, West Linn 503-650-1363
778-3707
Bryan Andresen, Rehabilitation Medicine Associates of
Eugene-Springfield, 541-683-4242
Financial Services
Kayla Aalberg Eklund, Structured Settlement Broker, Eilis Boudreau MD, Neurologist, OHSU Portland
Jeffrey Brown, MD, Neurology, Portland 503-282-0943
Oregon, 503-869-6518
James Chesnutt, MD, OHSU, Portland 503-503-494-4000
Life Care Planners/Case Manager/Social Workers Janice Cockrell MD, Pediatric Development &
Gerry Aster, RN, MS, Nurse Case Manager, Vida,
Rehabilitation-Emanuel Children’s Hospital, Portland
541-896-3001
503-413-4418
Priscilla Atkin, Providence Medford Medical Center, Maurice Collada, Jr, MD, PC, Neurosurgeon,
503-581-5517
Medford, 541.732.5676
Danielle L. Erb, M.D., Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center,
Rebecca Bellerive, Rebecca Bellerive, RN, Inc,
Portland 503 296-0918
Gig Harbor WA 253-649-0314
John
French, MD, Salem Rehabilitation Associates, Salem
Coleen Carney, RN, Carney Smith & Associates,
503-561-5976
Beaverton 503-680-2355
Wayne Eklund, Wayne Eklund RN CNLCP Salem M. Sean Green, MD, Neurology, OHSU
Steve Janselewitz, MD, Legacy Emanuel, Pediatric
888-300-5206
Physiatrist, 503-413-4505
Michele Lorenz, BSN, MPH, CCM, CHPN, CLCP,
Andrea
Karl, MD, Director, Center for Polytrauma Care
Lorenz & Associates, Medford, 541-538-9401
Unit, Portland, VA Hospital 1-800-949-1004 x 34029
Vince Morrison, MSW, PC, Astoria, 503-325-8438
503-220-8262 x 34029
Simon B. Paquette, LICSW, LCSW, Vancouver WA
Michael Koester, MD, Slocum Center, Eugene,
360 903-4385
541-359-5936
Thomas Weiford, Weiford Case Management &
± Oregon Rehabilitation Medicine, P.C., Portland,
Consultation, Voc Rehab Planning, Portland
503-230-2833
503-245-5494
Francisco
Soldevilla, MD, Neurosurgeon, Northwest
Karen Yates, Yates Nursing Consulting, Wilsonville,
Neurosurgical Associates, Tualatin, 503-885-8845
503-580-8422
Thomas P. Welch, MD, Psychiatry, Portland
Legal Assistance/Advocacy/Non-Profit
503-292-4382
Brain Injury Support Community, Pat Murray, ED,
Gil Winkelman, ND, MS, Alternative Medicine,
503-224-9069
Neurobiofeedback, Counseling, Portland, 503-501-5001
£ Deborah Crawley, ED, Brain Injury Association of
Psychologists/
Neuropsychologists
Washington, 253-238-6085 or 877-824-1766
Tom
Boyd,
PhD,
Sacred Heart Medical Center, Eugene
£ Disability Rights Oregon, Portland, 503-243-2081
541-686-6355
Independent Living Resources (ILR), Portland,
James E. Bryan, PhD, Portland 503.284.8558
503-232-7411
ThinkFirst Oregon, (503) 494-7801
*Caleb Burns, Portland Psychology Clinic, Portland,
503-288-4558
Patricia S. Camplair, Ph. D., OHSU Dept of Neurology,
Portland, 503-827-5135
Elaine Greif, PhD, Portland 503-260-7275
Jacek Haciak, PsyD, Oregon State Hospital, Salem,
503-945-2800
Nancy Holmes, PsyD, CBIS, Portland 503-235-2466
Sharon M Labs PhD, Portland 503-224-3393
Ruth Leibowitz, PhD, Salem Rehab, 503-814-1203
Michael Leland, Psy.D, CRC, Director, NW Occupational
Medicine Center, Inc., Portland, 503-684-7246
Will Levin, PhD, Eugene, 541-302-1892
Kate Morris, PhD, Salem Rehab Hospital, Salem
Wendy Newton, PsyD, Portland, 503.869.9092
Margaret Sutko, PhD, Pediatrics, Portland, 503-413-2880
Jennifer Simon-Thomas, PhD CBIS, Kalispell, MT
406-253-7745
Speech and Language
Channa Beckman, Harbor Speech Pathology, WA
253-549-7780
John E. Holing, Glide 541-440-8688
± Jan Johnson, Community Rehab Services of Oregon, Inc.,
Eugene, 541-342-1980
Sandra Knapp, SLP, David Douglas School District
Rik Lemoncello, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, PSU, Portland
Linda Lorig, Springfield, 541-726-5444
Anne Parrott, Legacy Emanuel Hospital Warren 503-397-6431
State of Oregon
Dave Cooley, Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, Salem,
Technology/Assistive Devices
Second Step, David Dubats, Eugene, 877-299-STEP
Video/Filming
NuVideo Productions, LLC, specializing in “day of the life” films
Bend, 541-312-8398
Vocational Rehabilitation/Rehabilitation/Workers
Comp
† Marty Johnson, Community Rehab Services of Oregon,
Inc., Eugene, 541-342-1980
‡ Paula Fitch, Oregon Completive Employment
Project, Salem 503-947-5469 www.win-oregon.com
Bruce McLean, Vocational Resource Consultants, Ashland,
541-482-8888
† SAIF, Salem
Kadie Wellington, OVRS, Salem, 503-378-3607
Patrons/Professional Members
Carol Berger, Talent OR
Laurie Burke, TN
Bruce Buchanan
William Griffiths, West Linn
Debby Hessick, Aloha
Linda Longstreet, Bend
Craig Ness, Wasilla Alaska
± Bill Olson, Salem
Meg Rawlings & Russ Rudometkin, Medford
Charlene Sparlin, Roseburg
Lynnette & Don Zimmer,, Canby
Names in bold are BIAOR Board members
† Corporate Member ‡ Gold Member
€ Silver Member ± Bronze Member
¥ Sustaining Member £ Non-Profit
∆ Platinum
* Support Group Facilitator p. 26-27
To become a supporting professional member of BIAOR see page 23 or contact BIAOR, [email protected].
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The Lawyer’s Desk: A Look at TBI Legal Representation
By David Kracke, Attorney at Law
Nichols & Associates, Portland, Oregon
Due to some recent tragic bike/
automobile collisions, bikes and bike
helmets have been in the news lately
and as a result certain perspectives are
being vocalized both for and against
helmet use by bicyclists. As if I need to
state my position after this many years of
writing this column, not to mention being
an active supporter of the Brain Injury
Association of Oregon, I encourage
anyone who rides a bike to wear a
helmet whenever and wherever they do
so. No surprise there.
regarding bike helmet use. It is entitled
“Joey Harrington Crash in Portland Shows
Benefit of Wearing Bike Helmets, but
Some Riders Aren’t Persuaded.” Rose
writes that “On July 31, no one was
paying the 33-year-old former quarterback
millions to wear his bike helmet. No
league required it. It was just sensible,
grownup – something role models do.
And it might have saved his life.”
wear a helmet and
includes the
following
statements:
Firstly, I am not
anti-helmet. I don’t
hate people who
wear helmets, or
think they are stupid, or childish. I think
many of them make a perfectly rational
decision to wear a helmet at least some
of the time they are on a bike, and I
believe that is their free choice, and I
trust them to make a decision based on
their own set of circumstances, as I
would expect them to do for me.
Rose cites data from the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety which shows
that 10,998 bike riders were killed on the
One of the most widely reported
nation’s roads between 1994 and 2008,
incidents involved one of our local sports and that a whopping 93% of those
stars. When ex-Oregon Duck
deceased riders were not wearing
quarterback Joey Harrington stepped
helmets. He also quotes Harrington’s
onto the gridiron for any game, he always OHSU trauma surgeon, Dr. John
(Helmets) are unlikely to substantially
did so with a helmet strapped to his
Mayberry, who states that “I’m certain that help in an impact with a car, especially
head, a requirement in any competitive
he would have been brought in here with
since you are then more likely to have
football league. On July 31, 2011,
severe head injuries” if Harrington had not multiple impacts (with the car, and then
Harrington made a similar decision when been wearing his helmet.
the ground, for instance). Because of
he jumped on his bike and began his ride
this, I don’t feel the need to wear a
which eventually had him riding up SE
Rose explains how he, Joseph Rose,
helmet to protect my head in case of a
Foster Road where he was hit by a
crashed his bike in college, without a
collision with an automobile, as, given
negligent motorist. Harrington ended up helmet, while riding his bike at high
the forces involved, even if I were to hit
in the hospital with serious injuries, but
speeds, and that he lost consciousness,
my head, it seems to me that the helmet
he credits wearing his helmet with saving bled and lost part of his memory for
would be unlikely to make a significant
his life.
several hours. It is this personal
difference. In the case I were to get hit
experience, at least in part, that led Rose by a car, I am at least as likely to suffer
Other recent stories can be found where to support helmet use for all bike riders.
from broken bones, internal injuries, and
riders have also credited their helmets
(Lawyer’s Desk Continued on page 5)
This experience caused him to “decide” to
with saving their lives. Unfortunately,
support helmet
other stories are available where the
use for bike
rider who was not wearing a helmet died riders. But if you
of head trauma.
think this is how
everyone has
In my household, I take these stories as “decided” with
an opportunity to discuss the benefits of regard to the
wearing a helmet with my young
issue of helmet
daughters. It is a parental duty, I feel, to use you’d be
give them information that I hope leads to dead wrong.
their better decision making, and with the
hope that they will incorporate this
Mr. Rose’s article Dr. Siegfried, Chiropractor
information into their own decisions when directed readers
Nasal Specific treatment has helped
they are adults.
to the Portlandize
thousands of brain injured patients since
blog of “local bike
And it is the word “decide” (as in what
activist Dave
1945. Dr. Siegfried has been using this
“decision” did the cyclist make with
Feucht” who
technique over 30 years.
regard to helmet use) that has caused a posted a blog
minor controversy among Portland’s
entry entitled
cycling community.
“Why I don’t
Wear a Helmet.”
On August 12, 2011 an Oregonian
Mr. Feucht writes
www.siegfriedchiropractic.com
Portland 503-977-0055
reporter named Joseph Rose wrote an
about his
McMinnville 503-472-6550
article, or almost an opinion piece,
decision not to
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Injury
New Treatment
Approach
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(Lawyers Desk Continued from page 4)
lacerations over my body anyway.
For updated information, please go to
www.biaoregon.org
Call the office with any questions or requests
A helmet only does any good if you crash, go down hard, and
hit your head.
I think a big part of the decision for me is that, yes, a helmet
will probably reduce your overall likelihood of injury – but the
likelihood of any kind of major injury (speaking with regard to
my own personal case specifically) is so small in the first
place, it doesn’t make that much difference.
It would be like wearing a helmet while walking up and down
stairs. Will it reduce your chances of a head injury, if you fall
down the stairs? Almost certainly. What are the chances of
you falling down the stairs and hitting your head hard enough
to give yourself a major head injury? Not all that high. Low
enough that most of us choose not to wear a helmet while
climbing or descending stairs. It does happen, yes. But it is
not risky enough to be worth taking precautions, over and
above paying attention to where you are walking.
So, I’ve kind of come to an “eh, whatever” stance regarding
helmets. I would rather just not talk about them at all, to be
honest.
Anyway, all I’m trying to say here, is inform yourself, and then
make a decision based on what you are comfortable with.
October
28, 2011
1st Annual Pacific Northwest Pediatric
Brain Injury Conference
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
Call for Presenters:
www.biaoregon.org/presentationsPeds.htm or online at:
October
27, 2011
CBIS Training– to Register call Sherry
800-544-5243
Must be pre-registered & paid to attend
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March 1-3, Annual Pacific Northwest Regional
2012
Conference 2012: Living with Brain &
Spinal Cord Injury and Disease:
Striving for Excellence
Call for Presenters & Posters:
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I have informed myself, as Mr. Feucht suggests, but my
conclusions are almost opposite of his. I do not have an “eh,
whatever” stance regarding helmets probably because I know
too well the devastating effects of a traumatic brain injury and
the effectiveness of helmets in preventing those injuries.
While I hope that I won’t fall from my bike and hit my head
(again), I won’t assume that I never will. When I place this
information on the imaginary scale in my mind, it falls to the
side of being better safe than sorry, especially when the
“sorry” part of the scale is living with, or dying from a TBI. And
after what happened to him on Foster Road, I have a strong
suspicion that Joey Harrington would agree with me on this
point as well.
A clear conscience is a sure sign of
a bad memory. — Unknown
David Kracke is an attorney with the law firm of Nichols &
Associates in Portland. Nichols & Associates has been
representing brain injured individuals for over twenty two years.
Mr. Kracke is available for consultation at (503) 224-3018.
Fabiola Ruiz
— All Seasons Care, LLC —
940 Fairview Ave SE
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 588-7470
JENSEN, ELMORE & STUPASKY, P.C.
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Work Supports: An Overview
By Michele Mejia
An acquired or traumatic brain injury
often changes a person's ability to work
or may affect the type of job he or she
can perform, but it does not have to
make gainful employment impossible.
Many people who have brain injuries
successfully return to work after their
injury with the use of work supports.
"Work supports" refers to a variety of
strategies or modifications incorporated
into the workplace that assist a person
with a disability to remain successfully
employed. Just as no two employees
with disabilities are exactly alike, work
supports are individualized to fit the
specific needs of each employee, the job
setting, and the required tasks.
Depending on the needs of the
employee, work supports may be
incorporated into the daily routine, occur
periodically, or be used only during the
initial training period.
Work supports can take many forms and
typically involve input from the employee,
the vocational counselor, and the
employer. One of the most commonly
used work supports is job coaching,
which refers to a rehabilitation service
provider being at the worksite to guide,
train, or assist the disabled employee. A
job coach may work with the employee
continuously, or may gradually fade back
and maintain periodic contact with the
employee and employer as needed. In
addition, job coaches provide advice and
feedback to vocational specialists and
employers.
Other examples of work supports include
(but are not limited to) task restructuring,
modifications of the physical
environment, adaptive technology,
written or recorded instructions, or work
schedule adjustments. In some work
settings, other employees can also be
trained to provide certain types of
support to their disabled coworker.
Implementing work supports is part of
the vocational rehabilitation (VR)
process, which begins with a thorough
assessment by a rehabilitation counselor
of each client’s individual vocational
strengths, skills, interests, and functional
limitations. When the counselor and
client have identified an appropriate job
goal, they determine what type of work
supports may be needed during the job
placement process.
A frequent challenge for people who
have head injuries is coping with the
“invisible” disabilities that often
accompany a head injury. These
include a variety of cognitive
impairments that can have a significant
effect on their performance, but are not
readily apparent to other people. In
these situations, face-toface contact between a
1450 Standard Plaza placement specialist, the
1100 SW Sixth Ave employee, and the
Portland, OR 97204 worksite supervisor
1-888-883-1576 before the job begins or
as soon as problems
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increase the chances of
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success. Prior
consultation allows the
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placement specialist to
explain the need for job
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modifications and how
Injured
they will assist in job
performance.
Personal Injury Practice Areas:
Brain Injury Accidents
Automobile Accidents
Maritime Accidents
Construction Accidents
Trucking Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
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Dangerous Premises
Defective Products
Bicycle Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Sexual Harassment/Abuse
Aviation Accidents
Legal Malpractice
In addition, an advocate
is beneficial when a
head-injured person
may not be able to
articulate his or her
needs or request
appropriate
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accommodations. Without support from
a placement specialist or job coach, an
employee who initially appears to be
“normal” can be seen as unmotivated,
unorganized, or uncooperative, and run a
greater risk of being fired.
Two examples of worksite supports
include the following:
A man named “James” who experienced
a great deal of fatigue in the morning due
to the side effects of his medication didn’t
think he was employable. A placement
specialist located a suitable job where
the manager agreed to adjust James’
schedule so that he started later in the
morning and stayed a little later in the
afternoon. In this way, he could manage
the medication side effects and perform
his job duties adequately.
Another young woman named “Carrie”
was able to maintain her employment at
a kennel through task restructuring. After
her employer reported that Carrie was
forgetting portions of her job, which
included cleaning kennels and restocking
supplies, a placement specialist
recommended restructuring Carrie’s job
so that she focused most of her time on
cleaning kennels. Reducing the number
of steps Carrie needed to recall as she
worked accommodated her memory
limitations, and because she was doing
more of the cleaning, another employee
had time to stock the shelves.
Work supports are often paid for initially
by the state VR agency as a part of the
employment plan. If supports are
needed on an ongoing basis, they can
continue through a funding source such
as a Social Security "Impairment Related
Work Expense." Private or other
community-based funding sources may
also be available. Veterans may be able
to receive funding for work supports
through the Veterans' Administration VR
program.
Work supports are an integral part of
vocational rehabilitation plans and allow
people with disabilities to retain
employment. More information about
work supports and various vocational
programs is also available online.
Michele Mejia’s background is in vocational
rehabilitation, [email protected]
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Conference 2012: Living with Brain & Spinal Cord
Injury and Disease: Striving for Excellence
March 1-3, 2012
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major
cause of death and disability globally
and is considered to be a serious public
health problem. In the US, an
estimated 1.7 million people sustain
TBI’s every year, and over 30 percent
of all reported injury-related deaths list
TBI as a contributing factor. Moreover,
mild TBI is the most common combatrelated injury and along with spinal cord
injury (SCI). TBI accounts for nearly 25
percent of combat casualties.
Every year, thousands of Americans
sustain SCIs. These injuries can be
devastating, causing physical and
emotional distress, as well as lost
wages. The following statistics give an
overall picture of SCI in the United
States. About 12,000 new cases of
SCI occur each year, excluding people
who die from a SCI before reaching the
hospital. It is estimated that
approximately 259,000 people in the
U.S. living with a SCI, but this number
could be as high as 306,000 or as low
as 229,000. Average age at time of
injury: 40.2 years. The average age of
injury has increased steadily since the
1970s, do in part because the median
age in the U.S. has risen over this
period. Injury percentage by gender:
80.9 % males. Most SCIs occur in males;
experts believe this is due in part to the
fact that males are more likely to engage
in risk-taking behavior.
Treatment of TBI, and especially acute
TBI, continues to represent a major
unmet medical need. Therapies that
proven to limit the damage done to the
brain and improve clinical outcomes of
patients of TBI will have a major impact
on the global pharmaceutical market.
Although past clinical trials for new
therapies have ended in failure, there is
indeed renewed interest in this field. With
recent initiatives from both the US
Congress and Department of Defense to
improve treatment options for TBI
patients, the time has come for a rethink
the potential for pharmaceutical
management of this condition.
This conference has grown to be a relied
upon avenue for individuals with brain
injury seeking information about
research, health and emerging treatment
techniques. We are now adding SCI to
our focus. Each year, conference
coordinators strive to invite speakers who
are experts in their fields to share their
knowledge and expertise with our
consumers. The 2012 BIAOR
conference planning committee is
developing an integrated educational
program that promises to be of interest
to researchers, clinicians, administrators
and other brain and spinal cord injury
professionals. The conference will be a
three-day, multi-track event that will
cover a wide range of brain injury topics
including medical best practices,
rehabilitation, research, life-long living,
pediatrics and advocacy. This year,
BIAOR is pleased to present a full-day
pre-conference addressing Cognitive
Rehabilitation as well as special
sessions on Blast Injury. Also, ACBIS
certification training will be offered onsite.
As the agenda for this year’s conference
takes shape, we are excited about the
speakers and topics being offered. In
addition to our speakers, we will once
again provide opportunities for you to
meet area vendors and community
organizations who will be present during
the conference. If you are a vendor or
local non-profit community organization
and would like to exhibit at this
conference please, contact Sherry Stock
at 800-544-5243. For more information
see: www.biaoregon.org
The Brain Injury Association of Oregon can deliver a range of
trainings for your organization. These include:
• CBIS Training (Certified Brain Injury Specialist)
• Brain Injury 101
• Anger Management and TBI
• Vocational Rehabilitation-working with clients
• Methamphetamine and Brain Injury
• ADA Awareness—including cognitive interactive simulation
• Judicial and Police: Working with People with Brain Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for Educators
• Native People and Brain Injury
• Aging and TBI
• How Brain Injury Affects Families
• Brain Injury for Medical and Legal
Professionals-What you need to know
Caregiver Training
Domestic Violence and TBI
Dealing with Behavioral Issues
Returning to Work After Brain Injury
And more!
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•
For more information contact Sherry Stock, Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Oregon at
[email protected] 503-740-3155 or 800-544-5243
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(Pediatric Conference Continued from page 1)
stable throughout childhood. An
increase in the incidence of head
trauma was identified in two age
groups:
• A dramatic increase occurs at age
15, primarily in males, and is related
to involvement in sports and driving
activities
• Infants younger than one year of
age have also been identified by
several studies as being subject to
an elevated incidence of head
trauma attributable to falls and child
abuse.
of person-centered planning. Their
hypothesis is supported by a systematic
review of the effectiveness of mentoring
relationships for at-risk youth (Tolan,
Henry, Schoeny, & Bass, 2007). A
longitudinal study sample of transitioning
students with TBI demonstrated that their
integration into the community was
hampered by more severe injury,
younger age at injury, inadequate high
school programs and lack of teacher
training in assisting students with brain
injury.
The TBI Team Transition Coaching Pilot
Project [developed under a Health
Resources and Services Administration
The anatomical differences between a
child's brain and that of an adult render a (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB), U.S. Department of
child’s brain more susceptible to certain
Health and Human Services, TBI
types of injuries following head trauma
Program grant] incorporates ongoing
than an adult brain. A child’s head is
mentorship. The Oregon TBI Team is
larger in proportion to the body surface
structured to use a conversational
area, and its stability is dependent on
ligamentous, rather than bony, structure. coaching approach to support students
with TBI during their transition from
The pediatric brain has a higher water
content, 88% versus 77% in adults, which school into the community. Students
with TBI are assigned a coach from the
makes the child’s brain softer and more
Oregon TBI Team who works with them
susceptible to acceleration-deceleration
throughout the transition process. The
injury. The water content is inversely
related to the myelinization process. The coach works with the student, the school,
unmyelinated child’s brain is more
susceptible to shear injuries than an adult
brain. Infants and young children tolerate
intracranial pressure (ICP) increases
better than adults due to the open sutures
of a child’s brain.
state and community partners and the
student’s family as the student
approaches transition for the purpose of
supporting the student and his or her
highly unique needs. The TBI Team was
developed with grant funds in the late
1990’s and is now supported by the
Oregon Department of Education. Join
us to learn about these teams and much,
much more at the October conference.
If you are a vendor or local non-profit
community organization and would like to
exhibit at this conference please, contact
Sherry Stock at 800-544-5243. For
more information see:
www.biaoregon.org
Registration for the conference is on
the next page. For more information
please check www.biaoregon.org.
References:
Ylvisaker, M., & Feeney, T. (1998). Collaborative
brain injury intervention: Positive everyday routines.
Clifton Park, New York: Thomson Delmar Learning.
Tolan, P., Henry, D, Schoeny, M. & Bass, A.
(2008). Mentoring programs to affect juvenile
delinquency and associated Problems. Campbell
Systematic Reviews.
Ylvisaker and Feeney (1998) observed
that, due to the dynamic nature of the
needs of students with TBI, an ongoing
mentorship approach during a braininjured child’s transition from high school
into the community increases the benefits
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Registration Form
1st Annual Pacific Northwest Pediatric Brain Injury Conference 2011
Pediatric Brain Injury: Best Practices Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
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(Note: A separate registration form is needed for each person attending. Please make extra copies
of the form as needed for other attendees. Members of BIAWA, BIAOR, BIAID, VA and The Western
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Sponsorships (1 day) and Exhibitors:
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Agenda
Continuing Credits:
CLE, SLP, OT, CCRC, CDMS, CCMC. October 28: 7 hrs; 6.5 hours
Hotel:
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
8235 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR 97220
503-281-2500
Discount rate is $113 per room per night Discount good until Oct 15, 2011. Rooms are limited.
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This conference is designed for family
members, survivors, doctors, nurses,
medical and mental health professionals,
attorneys, military, state employees,
educators, vocational and rehabilitation
counselors, and service providers.
Summer 2011
October 27
8 am—4 pm
October 28
7 am—8:30 am:
8:30 am - Noon:
Noon - 1 pm:
1 pm - 4:30 pm:
* Lunch is provided
Pre-Conference Workshop
Check In
Keynote and Break–Outs
Lunch and Networking
Break-Outs
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Joey Harrington,
Former UO & NFL Quarterback,
Spared Head Injury by Wearing Bicycle Helmet
Joey Harrington, a 33 year old former University of Oregon quarterback and National
Football League quarterback, was struck from behind by a driver of an SUV while
riding a bike. On Sunday, July 31st, 2011, Harrington was hospitalized at Oregon
Health and Science University with non-life threatening injuries including a broken
collarbone, a punctured lung, and a cut on his head. The crash caused Harrington to
land on the vehicle. He was upside down when he skidded off and landed on his
head and shoulder. Harrington was wearing a bicycle helmet which prevented much
more serious injury
If you think wearing a bicycle helmet is for wimps, think again. Here are some
stories from survivors:
Austin: "Hi! My name is Austin K. When I was in sixth grade, I was an honor student. I played on the All Star Little
League Team as a pitcher and on a competition soccer team. I used to ride my bike but I didn't like to wear a bike helmet. My
mother tried to persuade me to wear one but I thought helmets were uncomfortable and hot. None of my friends wore bike
helmets and I didn't exactly want to look like a jerk. Let me tell you how really wrong I was.....
"On September 12, 1994, I went bike riding with my brother and a friend. I took a left-hand turn and started pedaling up the
street when I got hit by a pick-up truck. My head got whipped back and forth, damaging many parts of my brain. I was actually
near death when the ambulance got me to the hospital. My mother was told to go in and kiss me good-bye because they
didn't think I would live more than a few hours. I was hurt very badly and slipped into a coma. I suffered a traumatic brain
injury all because I had not been wearing a bike helmet. A respirator did my breathing, a tube in my stomach fed me, and a
bolt in my head monitored the swelling in my brain.
"When I finally woke up I had to be taught to eat, walk, talk and think all over again. I spent months in a wheelchair and had to
rely on everyone else to do things for me. I spent my days enduring painful physical therapy sessions and longed to be normal
again. When I first got hit all my friends paid attention to me, but slowly they all disappeared.
"It's been four years now since my accident. Although I have made a remarkable recovery, I am very different as a result of
that accident. I will never pitch another baseball game because my right arm won't work. I have had to settle for managing the
soccer team instead of playing because my balance and speed are impaired. I am in special education classes because my
injured brain cannot keep up in the regular classes. I will never be able to ride a bike or even drive a car. I still endure painful
physical therapy sessions every week.
"I'd like to leave you with a very important message.... No kid should ever have to go through what I did and am still doing. All
of this pain and trouble that I am forced to deal with now could have been avoided if I had only worn a bike helmet. My
message is simple, 'Please wear a bike helmet...Because I said so!'" – Austin
The following stories have very different endings from Austin's -
"I was out riding my bike and I wasn't
paying attention. I ran into a car mirror, and it knocked me off (my bike). I
hit my head, and my helmet cracked
and split in half, but all that happened
was I had a broken finger. "I didn't
want to wear my bike helmet. I didn't
think it was cool. But my Mom said if I
didn't wear it I would be grounded
from riding my bike. I think it saved
me maybe from brain damage. Would
I recommend that other kids wear a
bike helmet? Yes. And I'd recommend
that I wear one." - Justin S., age 12,
"When I flew nine feet through
the air and hit the pavement
head first, I broke my bike
helmet instead of my head. If I
hadn't been wearing a helmet,
there is a good chance I would
have been killed or injured too
seriously to ever ride a bike
again." - Payton B., age 12,
Bethesda, MD
St. Louis, MO
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"Last Spring I was riding my bike
up and down my block pedaling
side to side. All of a sudden my
bike made an unexpected turn
and I crashed down toward the
street. My bike helmet landed on
a mound of asphalt. My helmet
now has a large puncture, and
my skinned knees have healed.
Had my bike helmet not been on
or properly secured, I would
have hit my face or smashed my
head." - Alison W., age 11,
Bethesda, MD
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[email protected]
(541) 883-7547
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Traumatic /Acquired Brain Injury
PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
Anxiety
Biofeedback
Trauma
Nancy Irey Holmes, PsyD, CBIS
Psychologist
[email protected] 503-224-5077 fax 503-299-6178
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Office locations:
4511 SE 39th Ave
Portland OR 97202
Phone: 503-335-2466 Fax: 503-200-5550
Summer 2011
Mailing Address
10824 SE Oak St #212
Milwaukie, OR 97222
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Idaho Update
By Russ Spearman, M.ED.
The national Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention estimates as
many as 35,000 Idahoans may be
living with a severe traumatic brain
injury, yet Idaho has few community
resources to assist TBI patients after
they leave acute-care facilities and
return home to live.
Idaho State Universities Institute of
Rural Health (ISU-IRH) is the lead
agency for a Health Resources
Services Administration - Maternal and
Children's Health TBI Grant award
from 2009-2013. Progress continues
on the four project goals. Solidifying a
sponsor and drafting trust fund
legislation occurred during the past
legislative session. Plans to introduce
legislation were rescinded due to a
budget shortfall.
The TBI statewide advisory council
now holds non-profit status. Idaho TBI
project team has activated a monthly
chat and blog feature for spouses of
returning services members via the TBI
virtual program center. The website is
www.idahotbi.org.
During the spring of 2011, over 1200
registrations and 600 attendees took
part in a grant sponsored national TBI
webinar series of continuing education.
Participants came from 46 states and
Calvary, Canada. The project team in
collaboration with the Sarah Jane Brain
Foundation facilitated a high school
assembly involving five schools
representing over 300 students who
took part in an assembly to learn about
concussion and pediatric brain injury.
Idaho has a number of support groups
listed on page 27 of this newsletter.
Russell C. Spearman M.Ed. is the
Project Director for Idaho's Traumatic
Brain Injury Partnership Implementation
grant from the Health Resources
Services Administration, Maternal and
Children's Health Bureau. Since August
2000, Russ has been employed by the
Institute of Rural Health at Idaho State
University- Boise. Prior to this Russ was
responsible for developing and
implementing all aspects related to
Idaho's 1915 C Medicaid Home and
Community Based Services Waiver for
adults with a traumatic brain injury. He is
the former Executive Director for Idaho's
Governor's Council on Developmental
Disabilities. He is the lead author of "The
Use of Medicaid Waivers and Their
Impact on Services".
Have you had an insurance claim for cognitive therapy denied?
If so call: Julia Greenfield, JD
Staff Attorney
Disability Rights Oregon
620 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 243-2081 Fax: (503) 243 1738 [email protected]
Center on Brain Injury Research and Training
(CBIRT) Update
Our first training module, Traumatic
Brain Injury: An Overview, focuses on
background information for
professionals who work with individuals
with brain injury. The module takes
about 15 minutes to complete, contains
a test, and provides a certificate of
completion with an 80% passing score.
There is no charge for the training. We
encourage all agency and organization
staff to complete the module
(www.cbirt.org/resources/interactivelearning-modules). Future training
modules will include specific evidence-
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based practices for working with
individuals with brain injury.
In June, CBIRT researchers presented
their current research at the Federal
Interagency Conference on Traumatic
Brain Injury in Washington, D.C. The
conference was attended by over 700
researchers and clinicians. Slides of the
PowerPoint presentations from CBIRT
staff are available on the CBIRT website;
www.cbirt.org/publications-products.
These include: Systematic Instruction of
Assistive Technology for Cognition (ATC)
Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Laurie
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Ehlhardt Powell, PhD, CCC-SLP and
Michelle Ranae Wild, MS; Transition
Into Adulthood for Students with
ABI, Bonnie Todis, PhD and Deborah
Ettel, PhD; and Transitioning Students
with TBI From High School Into The
Community, Donald Hood.
The popular Fact of the Matter
research briefs, including the current
issue, TBI and Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder: Overview and Resources,
are available free of charge on the
CBIRT website.
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Physical Facts
About the Brain
Summer Sudoku
The object is to insert the numbers in the boxes to satisfy
only one condition: each row, column and 3 x 3 box must
contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once.
(Answer on page 17)
The adult human brain weights about 3 pounds and the
cerebrum accounts for about 85% of the brain. The
brain is composed of 40% gray and 60% white matter.
The gray matter is made up of about 100 billion
neurons that gather and transmit signals while the white
matter is made of dendrites and axons that the neurons
use to transmit signals. The brain is composed of about
75% water and is the fattiest organ in the body,
consisting of a minimum of 60% fat. Humans have the
largest brain to body ratio of any animal, and the blood
vessels in the brain, if stretched end-to-end, would be
about 100,000 miles long. The neocortex, or language
center of the brain, which serves as the center for
higher mental functions, comprises about 76% of the
organ.
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Imagine What Your Gift Can Do.
The most important achievements often start where they are least expected. That’s
why BIAOR is the perfect place to give. It allows your money to go where it’s needed
most, when it’s needed most. BIAOR provides information about brain injury,
resources and services, awareness and prevention education, advocacy, support groups,
and conferences and meetings throughout the state for professionals, survivors and
family members. Your gift makes a difference at BIAOR.
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Brain Function
Brains use about 20% of the total blood
and 20% of the total oxygen that is
circulating through the body at any
given time. If blood supply to the brain
is cut off for more than 8 to 10 seconds,
loss of consciousness will occur, yet
the human brain can survive for
between 4 and 6 minutes without any
oxygen. The information processing
speed of the human brain can reach up
to 120 meters per second, and in a
waking state can generate 10 - 23
watts of energy.
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funds.
When donating to United Way, you can specify that all or part of the donation be directed to the Brain Injury
Association of Oregon.
On the donor form, check the "Specific Requests" box and include the sentence, "Send my gift to Brain Injury
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If your employer has a policy of matching United Way donations, you can take advantage of that.
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Jake Snakenberg Youth Sports
Concussion Act
Governor Hickenlooper signs the Jake Snakenberg Youth
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transportation needs.
This hard-won piece of legislation will keep our youth
athletes safe for the years to come. It requires that
coaches get education on how to recognize a concussion,
that a player is removed from play if a concussion is
suspected and that the student athlete must be signed off
by a medical professional before returning to play.
503-243-2940 www.performancemobility.com
This was a proud day for those of us that have spent over
a year meeting with stakeholders, creating a consensus
and developing language so the bill works for the Colorado
youth sports community.
Colorado SB40 Bill.
From the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado
None of us is as dumb as all of us.
– Unknown
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Stem Cell Research by NINDS
The National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts
and supports research to (1) better
understand central nervous system injury
and the biological mechanisms underlying
damage to the brain, (2) develop strategies
and interventions to limit the primary and
secondary brain damage that occurs within
days of a head trauma and (3) devise
therapies to treat brain injury and help in
long-term recovery of function.
NINDS investigators are looking at
larger, tissue-specific changes within the
brain after a TBI. It has been proven that
trauma to the frontal lobes of the brain can
cause damage to specific chemical
messenger systems, specifically the
dopaminergic system (i.e., the collection of
neurons in the brain that uses the
neurotransmitter dopamine). Dopamine is
an important chemical messenger - for
example, degeneration of dopamineproducing neurons is the primary cause of
Parkinson's disease. NINDS researchers
are studying how the dopaminergic system
responds after a TBI and its relationship to
neurodegeneration and Parkinson's
disease.
The use of stem cells to repair or replace
damaged brain tissue is a new and exciting
avenue of research. A neural stem cell is a
special kind of cell that can multiply and
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give rise to other more specialized cell
types. These cells are found in adult neural
tissue and normally develop into several
different cell types found within the central
nervous system. NINDS researchers are
investigating the ability of stem cells to
develop into neurotransmitter-producing
neurons, specifically dopamine-producing
cells.
Researchers are also looking at the
power of stem cells to develop into
oligodendrocytes, a type of brain cell that
produces myelin (i.e., the fatty sheath that
surrounds and insulates axons). One study
in mice has shown that bone marrow stem
cells can develop into neurons,
demonstrating that neural stem cells are
not the only type of stem cell that could be
beneficial in the treatment of brain and
nervous system disorders. At the moment,
stem cell research for TBI is in its infancy,
but future research may lead to advances
for treatment and rehabilitation.
In addition to the basic research
described above, NINDS scientists also
conduct broader-based clinical research
involving patients. One area of study
focuses on the plasticity of the brain after
injury. In the strictest sense, plasticity
means the ability to be formed or molded.
When speaking of the brain, plasticity
means the ability of the brain to adapt to
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deficits and injury. NINDS researchers are
investigating the extent of brain plasticity
after injury and developing therapies to
enhance plasticity as a means of restoring
function.
The plasticity of the brain and the
rewiring of neural connections make it
possible for one part of the brain to assume
the functions of a disabled part. Scientists
have long known that the immature brain is
generally more plastic than the mature
brain, and that the brains of children are
better able to adapt and recover from injury
than the brains of adults. NINDS
researchers are investigating the
mechanisms underlying this difference and
theorize that children have an
overabundance of hard-wired neural
networks, many of which naturally
decrease through a process called
pruning . When an injury destroys an
important neural network in children,
another less useful neural network that
would have eventually died takes over the
responsibilities of the damaged network.
Some researchers are looking at the role of
plasticity in memory, while others are using
imaging technologies, such as functional
MRI, to map regions of the brain and
record evidence of plasticity.
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Family Building Blocks Community Event
On Saturday, August 6, over 1,100 children and
parents attended the Riverfront Family Fest
where they enjoyed interactive, hands-on
activities while learning more about health and
safety. BIAOR participated in the community
event with an information table and by giving
away nearly 100 bike and skateboard helmets to
children and their parents.
BIAOR was honored to be apart of this activity
and to support this organization. Family Building
Blocks serves families with infants and young
children who are struggling with difficult life
circumstances. Their goal is to provide early
intervention that builds successful and resilient
children, strengthens parents and preserves
families through an array of comprehensive and
integrated early childhood and therapeutic family
support services.
Thano and Becki Sparre
As with all of our activities, attendance would not
be possible without the help and assistance of
our many volunteers. Becki Sparre, co-facilitator
of the Molalla Support Group, her son Thano and
Steve Morris helped us with this six hour event.
Thano, a brain injury survivor, had his helmet on display. Many people were drawn
to the helmet and Thano was asked to repeat his story many times.
It was about midnight on May 27, 2001. Thano and his brother were returning to
Denver, CO, from Boise, ID, on Thano's motorcycle. Thano was driving and started
to take an off-ramp when he realized the off-ramp wasn't the freeway, so he tried to
correct his error. The front tire hit an obstruction between the exit and the freeway,
and the boys went flying off the motorcycle. Thano, was head injured and in a coma
for 16 days, woke with aphasia and paralysis on his right side and had to learn to
walk and talk again.
Thano still has challenges due to his TBI. Thankfully, he has made much progress
and continues to do so. He was married and has two young boys. He has a job at
Molalla Safeway as a courtesy clerk and has been "employee-of-the-month"
twice. He has an upbeat attitude and is very friendly.
Thano’s helmet saved his life
BIAOR wants to thank all of our volunteers, our members whose donations make it
possible to give away helmets and our generous funder, Build A Bear Foundation, for
making this possible.
www.kampfemanagement.com
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Anger management: 10 tips to tame your temper
Keeping your temper in check can be
challenging. Use simple anger
management tips — from taking a
timeout to using "I" statements — to
stay in control.
Do you find yourself fuming when
someone cuts you off in traffic? Does
your blood pressure go through the roof
when your child refuses to cooperate?
Anger is a normal and even healthy
emotion — but it's important to deal with it
in a positive way. Uncontrolled anger can
take a toll on both your health and your
relationships.
Ready to get your anger under control?
Start by considering these 10 anger
management tips.
No. 1: Take a timeout
Counting to 10 isn't just for kids. Before
reacting to a tense situation, take a few
moments to breathe deeply and count to
10. Slowing down can help defuse your
temper. If necessary, take a break from
the person or situation until your
frustration subsides a bit.
No. 2: Once you're calm, express your
anger
As soon as you're thinking clearly,
express your frustration in an assertive
but nonconfrontational way. State your
concerns and needs clearly and directly,
without hurting others or trying to control
them.
No. 3: Get some exercise
Physical activity can provide an outlet for
your emotions, especially if you're about
to erupt. If you feel your anger
escalating, go for a brisk walk or run, or
spend some time doing other favorite
physical activities. Physical activity
stimulates various brain chemicals that
can leave you feeling happier and more
relaxed than you were before you
worked out.
No. 4: Think before you speak
In the heat of the moment, it's easy to
say something you'll later regret. Take a
few moments to collect your thoughts
before saying anything — and allow
others involved in the situation to do the
same.
No. 5: Identify possible solutions
Instead of focusing on what made you
mad, work on resolving the issue at
hand. Does your child's messy room
drive you crazy? Close the door. Is your
partner late for dinner every night?
Schedule meals later in the evening — or
agree to eat on your own a few times a
week. Remind yourself that anger won't
fix anything, and might only make it
worse.
No. 6: Stick with 'I' statements
To avoid criticizing or placing blame —
which might only increase tension — use
"I" statements to describe the problem.
Be respectful and specific. For example,
say, "I'm upset that you left the table
without offering to help with the dishes,"
instead of, "You never do any
housework."
No. 7: Don't hold a grudge
Forgiveness is a powerful tool. If you
allow anger and other negative feelings
to crowd out positive feelings, you might
find yourself swallowed up by your own
bitterness or sense of injustice. But if you
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can forgive someone who angered you,
you might both learn from the situation.
It's unrealistic to expect everyone to
behave exactly as you want at all times.
No. 8: Use humor to release tension
Lightening up can help diffuse tension.
Don't use sarcasm, though — it can hurt
feelings and make things worse.
No. 9: Practice relaxation skills
When your temper flares, put relaxation
skills to work. Practice deep-breathing
exercises, imagine a relaxing scene, or
repeat a calming word or phrase, such
as, "Take it easy." You might also listen
to music, write in a journal or do a few
yoga poses — whatever it takes to
encourage relaxation.
No. 10: Know when to seek help
Learning to control anger is a challenge
for everyone at times. Consider seeking
help for anger issues if your anger seems
out of control, causes you to do things
you regret or hurts those around you. You
might explore local anger management
classes or anger management
counseling. With professional help, you
can:
• Learn what anger is
• Identify what triggers your anger
• Recognize signs that you're
becoming angry
• Learn to respond to frustration and
anger in a controlled, healthy way
• Explore underlying feelings, such as
sadness or depression
Anger management classes and
counseling can be done individually, with
your partner or other family members, or
in a group. Request a referral from your
doctor to a counselor specializing in
anger management, or ask family
members, friends or other contacts for
recommendations. Your health insurer,
employee assistance program (EAP),
clergy, or state or local agencies also
might offer recommendations.
Source: Mayo Clinic
I am so clever
that sometimes
I don’t understand
a single word of what
I am saying.
- Oscar Wilde
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Missed the Conference?
You can now watch the presentations and receive CEU’s
The 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Brain
Injury Conference 2011. Living with Brain
Injury: Thriving in Changing Times was
video recorded and is now available for
Continuing Education credit!! It was an
incredibly successful conference with
engaging speakers. Up to date
information was shared regarding all
areas of brain injury!
We are offering a limited time early bird
special discount of 40% off the original
price for 16 continuing education
credits. The original price was
$525.00. You can purchase the course
and watch it online at your convenience
for just $299.00. (Less than $20 per
contact hour!)
The Physical Therapy Session is 7.4
CEs and available for a 50% savings
from the original price of $375. For all
7.4 CEs, you pay just $199.
For Speech Language Pathologists and
OT's, you save 50% savings from the
price of $450.00. You get .9 ASHA
CEUs (for SLPs) and 9.6 contact hours
for OTs for $229.00
You have at least one year to finish the
courses...stop and start any time you
want!!
Follow the links below for more
information on the early bird special and
registration!! Enjoy watching, learning
and earning your CEs from your
computer!
All sessions: http://
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PT sessions: http://
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OT/SLP sessions: http://
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Please contact Darla Torkelsen at
Advanced Healthcare Education for any
questions about these courses.
Phone: 503-970-3846. Email:
Advanced HealthCare Education
<[email protected]>
The First Rule of Memory--write everything down in one spot (your daily planner).
The Second Rule of Memory--write it down when it's fresh in your mind.
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families and survivors. Many of you who receive this newsletter are not yet members of BIAOR. If you have not yet joined, we urge you to
do so. It is important that people with brain injuries, their families and the professionals in the field all work together to develop and keep
updated on appropriate services. Professionals: become a member of our Neuro-Resource Referral Service. Dues notices have been sent.
Please remember that we cannot do this without your help. Your membership is vitally important when we are talking to our legislators.
For further information, please call 1-800-544-5243 or email [email protected].
The Caregiver's Tale: The True Story Of A Woman, Her
Husband Who Fell Off The Roof, And Traumatic Brain
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From the Spousal Caregiver's, Marie Therese Gass, point
of view, this is the story of the first seven years after severe
Traumatic Brain Injury, as well as essays concerning the
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A Change of Mind
A Change of Mind by Janelle Breese Biagioni is a very
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two young children as she was thrust into the complex
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husband, father and constable in the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police was injured in a motorcycle crash while
on duty. Janelle traces the roller coaster of emotions,
during her husband’s hospital stay and return home.
She takes you into their home as they struggle to rebuild their
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Fighting for David
Leone Nunley was told by doctors that her son David was in a
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crash. This story shows how David overcame many of his
disabilities with the help of his family. $15
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Resources
For Parents, Students, Educators
and Professionals
Returning Veterans Project
Returning Veterans Project is a nonprofit organization comprised of politically
unaffiliated and independent health care practitioners who offer free
The Oregon TBI Team
counseling and other health services to veterans of past and current
The Oregon TBI Team is a multidisciplinary group Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns and their families. Our volunteers
of educators and school professionals trained in
include mental health professionals, acupuncturists and other allied health
pediatric brain injury. The Team provides incare providers. We believe it is our collective responsibility to offer education,
service training to support schools, educators and support, and healing for the short and long-term repercussions of military
families of students (ages 0-21) with TBI. For
combat on veterans and their families. For more information contact: Belle
evidence based information and resources for
Bennett Landau, Executive Director, 503-933-4996
supporting students with TBI, visit: www.tbied.org www.returningveterans.org email: [email protected]
For more information about Oregon’s TBI
www.cbirt.org/oregon-tbi-team/
[email protected]
1-877-872-7246
“Brain Injury Partners:
Navigating the School System,”
an interactive, multi-media intervention, is now
available on-line free of charge. The easy-to-use
website is designed to give parents of schoolaged children with a brain injury the skills they
need to become successful advocates.
http://free.braininjurypartners.com/.
Washington TBI Resource Coordinator Services
Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Coordination Services
provides resource coordination as a short-term intervention for TBI
survivors & their families. This services is to help improve the quality of life
for TBI survivors and their families by connecting them with services and
supports.
Carla-Jo Whitson, MSW CBIS
360-699-4928 [email protected] www. tbirc.org
Oregon Parent Training and
Information Center (OR PTI)
Legal Help
www.realage.com/HealthyYOUCenter/Games/
intro.aspx?gamenum=82
Oregon Law Center Legal provides free legal services to low income individuals, living in
Oregon, who have a civil legal case and need legal help. Assistance is not for criminal matter
or traffic tickets. http://oregonlawhelp.org
Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) promotes Opportunity, Access and Choice for individuals
A statewide parent training and information center with disabilities. Assisting people with legal representation, advice and information designed
serving parents of children with disabilities. 503to help solve problems directly related to their disabilities. All services are confidential and
581-8156 or 888-505-2673 [email protected]
free of charge. (503) 243-2081 http://www.disabilityrightsoregon.org/
www.orpti.org
Legal Aid Services of Oregon serves people with low-income and seniors. If you qualify for
LEARNet
food stamps you may qualify for services. Areas covered are: consumer, education, family
Provides educators and families with invaluable
law, farmworkers, government benefits, housing, individual rights, Native American issues,
information designed to improve the educational
protection from abuse, seniors, and tax issues for individuals. Multnomah County 1-888-610outcomes for students with brain injury.
8764 www.lawhelp.org
www.projectlearnet.org/index.html
Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic is a civil practice clinic for the Northwestern School of Law of
FREE Brain Games to Sharpen Your Lewis & Clark College. Representing low-income individuals experiencing a cariety of civil
and administrate problems. 503-768-6500
Memory and Mind
http://brainist.com/
Home-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program
http://main.uab.edu/tbi/show.asp?
durki=49377&site=2988&return=9505
Sam's Brainy Adventure
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/
comic.html
Neurobic Exercise
www.neurobics.com/exercise.html
Brain Training Games from the Brain Center
of America
www.braincenteramerica.com/exercises_am.php
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Oregon State Bar Lawyer Referral Services refers to a lawyer who may be able to assist.
503-684-3763 or 800-452-7636
The Oregon State Bar Military Assistance Panel program is designed to address legal
concerns of Oregon service members and their families immediately before, after, and during
deployment. The panel provides opportunities for Oregon attorneys to receive specialized
training and offer pro bono services to service members deployed overseas. 800-452-8260
St. Andrews Legal Clinic is a community non-profit that provides legal services to low
income families by providing legal advocacy for issues of adoption, child custody and support,
protections orders, guardianship, parenting time, and spousal support. 503-557-9800
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Center for Polytrauma Care-Oregon VA
Providing rehabilitation and care coordination for combat-injured OIF/OEF veterans and active duty service members.
Contact:
Ellen Kessi, LCSW , Polytrauma Case Manager [email protected] 1-800-949-1004 x 34029 or 503-220-8262 x 34029
Financial Assistance
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) is a federally-funded
program that helps low-income households
pay their home heating and cooling bills. It
operates in every state and the District of
Columbia, as well as on most tribal
reservations and U.S. territories. The LIHEAP
Clearinghouse is an information resource for
state, tribal and local LIHEAP providers, and
others interested in low-income energy
issues. This site is a supplement to the
LIHEAP-related information the LIHEAP
Clearinghouse currently provides through its
phone line 1-800-453-5511
Website: www.ohcs.oregon.gov/OHCS/
SOS_Low_Income_Energy_Assistance_Oreg
on.shtml
Food, Cash, Housing Help from Oregon
Department of Human Services 503-9455600
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/assistance/
index.shtml
Housing
Various rental housing assistance
programs for low income households
are administered by local community
action agencies, known as CAAs.
Subsized housing, such as Section 8
rental housing, is applied for through
local housing authorities.
503-986-2000 http://oregon.gov/
OHCS/
CSS_Low_Income_Rental_Housing_Assi
stance_Programs.shtml
Oregon Food Pantries http://
www.foodpantries.org/st/oregon
Central City Concern, Portland 503 2941681
Central City Concern meets its mission
through innovative outcome based strategies
which support personal and community
transformation providing:
• Direct access to housing which supports
lifestyle change.
• Integrated healthcare services that are
highly effective in engaging people who
are often alienated from mainstream
systems.
• The development of peer relationships that
nurture and support personal
transformation and recovery.
• Attainment of income through employment
or accessing benefits.
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Affordable Naturopathic Clinic in Southeast Portland
An affordable, natural medicine clinic is held
the second Saturday of each month. Dr.
Cristina Cooke, a naturopathic physician, will
offer a sliding-scale.
The clinic is located at:
The Southeast Community Church of
the Nazarene
5535 SE Rhone, Portland.
Naturopaths see people with a range of health For more information of to make an
concerns including allergies, diabetes, fatigue, appointment, please call:
high blood-pressure, and issues from past
Dr. Cooke, 503-984-5652
physical or emotional injuries.
Tammy Greenspan Head Injury Collection A terrific collection of books
specific to brain injury. You can borrow these books through the interlibrary loan
system. A reference librarian experienced in brain injury literature can help you
find the book to meet your needs. 516-249-9090
Valuable Websites
www.BrainLine.org: a national multimedia project offering information and
resources about preventing, treating, and living with TBI; includes a series of
webcasts, an electronic newsletter, and an extensive outreach campaign in
partnership with national organizations concerned about traumatic brain injury.
www.iCaduceus.com: The Clinician's Alternative, the premiere web-based
alternative medical resource.
www.oregon.gov/odva: Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
http://fort-oregon.org/: information for current and former service members
www.idahotbi.org/: Idaho Traumatic Brain Injury Virtual Program Center-The
program includes a telehealth component that trains providers on TBI issues
through video-conferencing and an online virtual program center.
www.headinjury.com/ - information for brain injury survivors and family members
http://activecoach.orcasinc.com Free concussion training for coaches ACTive:
Athletic Concussion Training™ using Interactive Video Education
www.braininjuryhelp.org Peer mentoring help for the TBI survivor in the Portland
Metro/Southern Washington area. 503-224-9069
www.phpnw.org If you, or someone you know needs help-contact: People Helping
People Sharon Bareis 503-875-6918
www.oregonpva.org - If you are a disabled veteran who needs help, peer mentors
and resources are available
http://oregonmilitarysupportnetwork.org - resource for current and former members
of the uniformed military of the United States of America and their families.
http://apps.usa.gov/national-resource-directory/National Resource Directory The
National Resource Directory is a mobile optimized website that connects wounded
warriors, service members, veterans, and their families with support. It provides
access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support
recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration. (mobile website)
http://apps.usa.gov/ptsd-coach/PTSD Coach is for veterans and military service
members who have, or may have, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It
provides information about PTSD and care, a self-assessment for PTSD,
opportunities to find support, and tools–from relaxation skills and positive self-talk
to anger management and other common self-help strategies–to help manage the
stresses of daily life with PTSD. (iPhone)
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Oregon Brain Injury Support Groups
Bend
CENTRAL OREGON SUPPORT GROUP
2nd Saturday 10:30am to 12:00 noon
St. Charles Medical Center
2500 NE Neff Rd, Bend 97701
Rehab Conference Room, Lower Level
Joyce & Dave Accornero, 541 382 9451
[email protected]
CORIL Thursday Support Group
Every Thursday 10:30 am-12pm
Fox Hollow Assisted Living Center
2599 NE Studio Rd
Bend OR 97701
Rich Zebrowski 541-388-8103 x 203
[email protected]
Brookings
BRAIN INJURY GROUP (BIG)
To be announced
1-877-469-8844, 541-469-8887
Cottage Grove
BIG II (Brain Injury Group II )
Thursdays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Jefferson Park Recreation Room
325 S. Fifth St, Cottage Grove
For directions and information,
Anna, 541-767-0845.
Corvallis
STROKE & BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP
1st Tuesday 1:30 to 3:00 pm
Church of the Good Samaritan Lng
333 NW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330
Call for Specifics: Shawn Johnson, CCC-SLP
541-768-5157 [email protected]
Coos Bay
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Support Group
2nd Saturday August 9th 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Kaffe 101, 171 South Broadway
Coos Bay, OR 97420
[email protected]
Eugene (2)
COMMUNITY REHABILITATION SERVICE
OF OREGON
3rd Tuesday 6:30-8:30 pm
Potluck Social even month
Support Group odd month
Monta Loma Mobile Home Rec Center
2150 Laura St, Springfield, OR. 97477
Jan Johnson, (541) 342-1980
[email protected]
BIG (BRAIN INJURY GROUP)
Tuesdays 11:00am-1pm
Hilyard Community Center
2580 Hilyard Avenue, Eugene, OR. 97401
Curtis Brown, (541) 998-3951
[email protected]
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Hillsboro
Westside SUPPORT GROUP
1st Monday 7-8 pm
For brain injury survivors, their families, caregivers
and professionals
Tuality Community Hospital
335 South East 8th Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123
Carol Altman, (503)640-0818
Klamath Falls
SPOKES UNLIMITED BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT
GROUP
2nd Tuesday 1:00pm to 2:30pm
415 Main Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Dawn Lytle 541-883-7547
[email protected]
SPOKES UNLIMITED BRAIN INJURY
RECREATION
4th Tuesday
Contact Dawn Lytle for additional information:
541-883-7547 [email protected]
Lebanon
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP OF LEBANON
1st Thursday 6:30 pm
Lebanon Community Hospital, Conf Rm #6
525 North Santiam Hwy, Lebanon, OR 97355
Lisa Stoffey 541-752-0816 [email protected]
Madras
Brain Injury Support Group
Every other Thursday eve 5:30- 7:00 pm
125 SW C Street
Madras OR 97741
Through BestCare Treatment Services
Contact Dr. Nancy Holmes (617) 617-5366
Medford
SOUTHERN OREGON BRAINSTORMERS
SUPPORT AND SOCIAL CLUB
1st Tuesday 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
751 Spring St., Medford, Or 97501
Lorita Cushman @ 541-621-9974
[email protected]
Molalla
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP OF MOLALLA
5 pm—6:30, Every Monday
Support group and Hydro-exercise - Molalla Pool
For more information contact: Sherry Stock
[email protected] or 503-740-3155
Newport
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP OF NEWPORT
2nd Saturday 2-4 pm
4909 S Coast Hwy Suite 340
South Beach, Oregon 97366
(541) 867-4335 or [email protected]
www.progressive-options.org
Oregon City
3rd Friday 1-3 pm
Clackamas Community College
McLoughlin Hall Rm #M226 (2nd floor)
Sonja Bolon, MA 503-816-1053
[email protected]
Summer 2011
Pendleton
Inactive at this time. For more information contact:
Joyce McFarland-Orr (541) 278-1194
[email protected]
Portland (12)
BRAINSTORMERS I
2nd Saturday 10:00 - 11:30am
Women survivor's self-help group
Wilcox Building Conference Room A
2211 NW Marshall St., Portland 97210
Next to Good Samaritan Hospital
Northwest Portland
Jane Starbird, Ph.D., (503) 493-1221
[email protected]
BIRC Alumni Support Group
On hiatis
BRAINSTORMERS Il
3rd Saturday 10:00am-12:00noon
Survivor self-help group
Emanuel Hospital, M.O.B.-West
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Steve Wright [email protected]
BIRRDsong Support Group
1st Saturday, 9:30-11 am
Peer Support Group for Survivors & Family
Wilcox Building Conference Room A
2211 NW Marshall St., Portland 97210
Next to Good Samaritan Hospital
CROSSROADS (Brain Injury Discussion Group)
2nd and 4th Friday, 1-3 pm
Independent Living Resources
1839 NE Couch St, Portland, OR 97232
Sarah Gerth, 503-232-7411 [email protected]
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
3rd Saturday 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Self-help and support group
Currently combined with PARENTS OF CHILDREN
WITH BRAIN INJURY
Emanuel Hospital, Rm 1035
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Joyce Kerley (503) 281-4682 [email protected]
FARADAY CLUB
Must be pre-registered 1st Saturday 1:00-2:30pm
Peer self-help group for professionals
with brain injury
Emanuel Hospital, Rm. 1035
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Arvid Lonseth, (503) 680-2251 (pager)
[email protected]
HELP
(Help Each Other Live Positively)
4th Saturday - 1:00-3:00 pm
TBI Survivor self-help group (Odd months)
TBI Family & Spouse (Even Months)
Cognitive Enhancement Center
15705 S.E. Powell Blvd. Portland Or.
Brad Loftis, (503) 760-0425
[email protected]
Please contact at least two days in advance
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Brain Injury Support Groups provide face-to-face interaction among people whose lives have been affected by brain injury.
PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH BRAIN INJURY
3rd Saturday 12:30 - 2:30 pm
self-help support group.
12:30-1 pm Currently combined with THRIVE
SUPPORT GROUP for Pizza then joins
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
Emanuel Hospital, Rm 1035
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Joyce Kerley (503) 281-4682
[email protected]
Positive Brain Injury Support Group
Must be pre-registered
For career persons with brain injury
Every other Monday 4:30- 6 pm
4511 SE 39th Ave., Portland, 97202
Call: Don Ford, (503) 297-2413
[email protected]
Or Nancy Holmes, PsyD, (503) 235-2466
THRIVE SUPPORT GROUP
3rd Saturday 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Teenage and Young adult Brain Injury Survivor
support group
Emanuel Hospital, 1075
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Northeast Portland
Kate Robinson, 503-318-5878
SALEM COFFEE & CONVERSATION
Fridays 11-12:30 pm
Ike Box Café
299 Cottage St, Salem OR 97301
SALEM STROKE SURVIVORS & CAREGIVERS
SUPPORT GROUP
2nd Friday 1 pm –3pm
Salem Rehabilitation Center
2561 Center Street, Salem OR 97301
Scott Werdebaugh 503-838-6868
Ruby McEliroy 503-390-3372
VANCOUVER, WA
*TBI Self-Development Workshop
“reaching my own greatness”
*For Veterans
2nd & 4th Tues. 11 am- 1 pm
Spokane Downtown Library 900 W. Main Ave.,
Spokane, WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982; [email protected])
TBI Support Group
2nd and 4th Thursday 2pm to 3pm
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital
2211 NE 139th Street
conference room B 3rd floor
Vancouver WA 98686
Carla-Jo Whitson, MSW, CBIS [email protected]
360-991-4928
Spokane TBI Survivor Support Group
2nd Wednesday of each month 7 p.m.
St. Luke's Rehab Institute, 711 S. Cowley, #LL1,
Spokane, WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982; [email protected])
Michelle White (509-534-9380;
[email protected])
Valerie Wooten (360-387-6428)
IDAHO AND SURROUNDING TBI SUPPORT
GROUPS
Spokane Family & Care Giver BI Support Group
4th Wednesday of each month, 6 p.m.
St. Luke's Rehab Institute, 711 S. Cowley, #LL1,
Spokane, WA
Melissa Gray ([email protected])
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982; [email protected])
Michelle White (509-534-9380;
[email protected])
TBI SOCIAL CLUB
Location varies, call for times & locations
Meets twice a month - days and times vary
call for information
Michael Flick, 503-775-1718
STARS/Treasure Valley BI Support Group
4th Thursday of each month 7-9 pm
Idaho Elks Rehab Hosp, Sawtooth Room (4th Floor),
Boise ID
Kathy Smith (208-367-8962; [email protected])
Greg Meyer (208-489-4963; [email protected])
Greater Persons Toastmasters Club (for People
with Brain Injury)
2nd Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm
Open to all including family members
2154 NE Broadway #110, Portland OR 97232
Caleb Burns, (503) 913-4517 Call in advance
Southeastern Idaho TBI support group
2nd Wednesday of each month 12:30 p.m.
LIFE, Inc., 640 Pershing Ste. A, Pocatello, ID
Tracy Martin (208-232-2747)
Clay Pierce (208-904-1208 or 208-417-0287;
[email protected])
Greater Persons Toastmasters Club (for People
with Brain Injury) Eastside
Last Saturday of the month 10 am—11:30 am
Open to all including family members
Emanuel Hospital, M.O.B.-West
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Northeast Portland
Caleb Burns, (503) 913-4517
Twin Falls TBI Support Group
3rd Tuesday of each month 6:30-8 p.m.
St. Lukes’ Idaho Elks Rehab Hosp, Twin Falls, ID
Keran Juker ([email protected]; 208-737-2126)
Roseburg
UMPQUA VALLEY DISABILITIES NETWORK
For survivors of brain injury and family members or
caregivers of survivors
2nd Monday 12 noon - 1:15pm
736 SE Jackson St, Roseburg, OR 97470
(541) 672-6336 [email protected]
Salem (3)
SALEM BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP
2nd & 4th Thursday 4pm-6pm
Salem Rehabilitation Center, Conf Rm 2 A/B
2561 Center Street, Salem OR 97301
Megan Snider (503) 561-1974
[email protected]
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Stevens County TBI Support Group
1st Tuesday of each Month 6-8 pm
Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E. Columbia,
Colville, WA
Craig Sicilia 509-218-7982; [email protected]
Danny Holmes (509-680-4634)
*Northern Idaho TBI Support Group
*For Veterans
3rd Sat. of each month 1-3 pm
Kootenai Med. Center, 2003 Lincoln Way
Rm KMC 3
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Sherry Hendrickson (208-666-3903,
[email protected])
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982; [email protected])
Ron Grigsby (208-659-5459)
Quad Cities TBI Support Group
Second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.
Tri State Memorial Hosp. 1221 Highland Ave,
Clarkston, WA
Deby Smith (509-758-9661; [email protected])
Summer 2011
Spokane County BI Support Group
4th Wednesday of each month
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
12004 E. Main, Spokane Valley WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982; [email protected])
Toby Brown (509-868-5388)
Spokane County Disability/BI Advocacy Group
511 N. Argonne, Spokane WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982; [email protected])
Moses Lake TBI Support Group
2nd Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m.
Samaritan Hospital
801 E. Wheeler Rd # 404, Moses Lake, WA
Jenny McCarthy (509-766-1907)
Pullman TBI Support Group
3rd Tuesday of each month, 7-9p.m.
Pullman Regional Hospital, 835 SE Bishop Blvd,
Conf Rm B
Pullman, WA
Alice Brown (509-338-4507)
Pullman BI/Disability Advocacy Group
2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30-8:00p.m.
Gladish Cultural Center, 115 NW State St., #213
Donna Lowry (509-725-8123)
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Living with Brain and Spinal Cord Injury & Disease:
Striving for Excellence
The 10th Annual Pacific NW
Brain Injury Conference 2012
Calling for Presenters
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PO Box 549
Molalla OR 97038
Vehicle
Donations
How To Contact Us
Brain Injury Association of Oregon (BIAOR)
PO Box 549
Molalla, OR 97038
(503) 740-3155
Toll free: (800) 544-5243
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.biaoregon .org
Fax: 503-961-8730
BIAOR Open [email protected]
BIAOR Advocacy Network
[email protected]
Through a partnership with VDAC (Vehicle Donations to Any
Charity), The Brain Injury Association of Oregon, BIAOR, is now
a part of a vehicle donation system. BIAOR can accept vehicles
from anywhere in the country. VDAC will handle the towing,
issue a charitable receipt to you, auction the vehicle, handle the
transfer of title, etc. Donations can be accepted online, or call
1-866-332-1778. The online web site is http://www.v-dac.com/
org/?id=930900797
This newsletter was sponsored in part by cbirt.org.
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Thank you to all our contributors and advertisers.
Summer 2011
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