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14th Annual Current Concepts in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
According to the National Institute for Injury Prevention and Control, approximately 1.4 million people sustain a brain injury every year. It is estimated that nearly 2% (5.3 million) of the United States population needs assistance and/or lifelong care due to TBI. According to the National Institutes of Health, there are more than 795,000 strokes each year in the US, and strokes cause more serious long-term disabilities than any other disease.
Target Audience
Nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, case managers, social workers, physiatrists/physicians, fellows, and residents involved with the acute care and rehabilitation of persons with brain injury are encouraged to attend.
Learning Objectives
Current Concepts in Brain Injury Rehabilitation will address, through lectures and discussion, the treatments and strategies employed at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute. Conference goals are in line with the missions of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute to advance health, expand knowledge, and improve care through research, teaching rehabilitation services, and medical care. Following the conference, attendees will be able to:
1. Identify basic endocrine disorders that commonly result from brain injury.
2. Provide basic education with patients, families, and caregivers in regard to sexuality and intimacy issues post-brain injury.
3. Identify pituitary disorders, their deficits, and how they impact endocrinology.
Additional Information
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Program Schedule
7:45am Sign In
8am Welcome and Open Remarks
Gary Galang and Allyson Yukevich
8:15-9:15am Concussion and Female Sexuality
Martina Anto-Ocrah
9:15-10:15am Brain Injury Related Endocrinopathies
Hussain Mahmud
10:15-10:30am Break
10:30-11:15am Neuro-Endocrine
Amy Wagner
11:15am-12pm Clinical presentations and functional sequelae of post-TBI neuroendocrine dysregulation
Nicholas Race
12-1pm Lunch
1-2:30pm Sexuality and Intimacy after Brain Injury: Changing Attitudes and Changing Practice
Kathy Ferris and Marisa King
2:30-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:45pm Pituitary Dysfunction and Neuroendocrine Disorders
Hugo Linn
3:45-4:30pm Adjustment to Sexuality and Intimacy Post-TBI
Jerrold Yeo
4:30-4:45pm Remarks and Adjourn
Gary Galang and Allyson Yukevich
Course Directors
Allyson Yukevich, MOT, OTR/L, CBIS, cPAMs
Occupational Therapy Senior, UPMC Mercy Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
Gary Galang, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
Course Committee
Samantha Codispot, BSN, CRRN
Clinical Education Specialist, UPMC
Laura Merriman, RN, LSW, ACM
Manager, Clinical Care Coordination and Discharge Planning, UPMC
Kathryn Postreich, PA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
Presenters
Kathryn Farris, MOT, OTR/L
Clinical Education Coordinator, Shepherd Cente
Marisa King, DPT, PT
Clinical Manager, Inpatient Brain Injury Unit, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Martina Anto-Ocrah, PhD, MPH, MTASCP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Hussain Mahmud, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
Hugo Linn, MD
Physician, Bahl & Bahl Medical Associates Lena
Amy Wagner, MD
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
Nicholas Race, MD, PhD
Brain Injury Fellow, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UPMC
Jerrold Yeo, PsyD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 7.25 contact hours.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 7.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Social Work
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 7.25 continuing education credits.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 7.25 AAPA Category I CME
- 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 7.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 7.25 ASWB
- 7.25 Attendance
Price
Online Registration is now closed. If you have any questions please contact Jessa Darwin (jcd79@pitt.edu).
Instructions to Register
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there are a limited number of spots for the in-person event. All others
will be able to view the event in real-time virtually. Deadline to register is October 31, 2023.
Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space at CCEHS conferences.
Visit our online registration site at: cce.upmc.com
Here is the direct link to register: https://cce.upmc.com/14th-traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation
Click the “Register/Take Course” Button and enter all the requested information. After
registering, an electronic confirmation will be sent to you. Online registration is complete upon
receipt of a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email immediately,
please contact Jessa Darwin (jcd79@pitt.edu).
Registration Fees
All cancellations must be in writing and sent to Jessa Darwin (jcd79@pitt.edu). Tuition for cancellations postmarked or date stamped on/before October 20, 2023, will be refunded in full. No refunds will be made after October 20, 2023.
Fee includes Course credits, validated parking, and meals.
Registration: $65
Residents: Free
Student Tuition: $25
Student ID must be presented at conference sign in.
The Americans with Disabilities Act Information
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by calling Amy Pietrolaj at 412-232-4072.