15th Annual Current Concepts in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Pittsburgh, PA US
November 16, 2024

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, psychologists, 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. Describe the chronic consequences of concussions and traumatic brain injuries
  2. Analyze emerging evidence for a clinical profiles model and targeted treatments for concussion.
  3. Describe functional therapeutic process for individuals with moderate level TBI in the outpatient setting.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 0.00 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.
  • 0.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.00 ASWB
  • 0.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/17/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
11/16/2024 - 7:45am EST
Event ends: 
11/16/2024 - 4:45pm EST
Cost:
$1.00
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7:45am

Sign In

 

8am

Welcome and Open Remarks

Gary Galang and Allyson Yukevich

8:15-9:30am

De-Coding Brain Health- The University of Pittsburgh Brain Health Initiative

Dr. David Okonkwo

9:30-10:30am

Sleep and the Impact on Brain Injury

Dr. Ryan Soose

10:30-10:45

Break

 

10:45-12:00p

A Clinical Approach to Concussion

Dr. Christopher Burley

12-12:45pm

Lunch

 

12:45-1:45

 

1:45-2:45

Cultivating the Future Leaders in Brain Injury

Outpatient Rehabilitation Management of Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury

Dr. Alissa Totman

 

Dr. Emily Schmidt, DPT, Laura Troxell, OTR/L, Marisa Vertica, CCC-SLP

2:45-3p

Break

 

3:00-4:30pm

Discussion Panel: Managing and Experiencing Head Injuries on the Field and in Clinic

 

Dr. Kevin Franzese, Dr. Ryan Nussbaum, Todd McIntrye, Bradley White

4:30-4:45pm

Remarks and Adjourn

Gary Galang and Allyson Yukevich

UPMC Mercy Pavilion
1622 Locust St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

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

 

Amy Bauer, MA CCC-SLP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC

Speech Language Pathologist Supervisor, UPMC Mercy Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit

Presenters

David Okonkwo, MD, PhD

Director- Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center, Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC

Ryan Soose, MD

Director of Sleep Division, Associate Professor- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC

Christopher Burley, PsyD

Neuropsychology Fellow- Concussion Program- UPMC

Alissa Totman, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist- Massachusetts General Hospital

Emily Schmidt, DPT

Neurology/ Vestibular PT- UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, Outpatient

Laura Troxell, OTR/L, cPAM

Occupational Therapy Senior- UPMC Rehabilitation Insitute, Outpatient

Marisa Vertica, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathology Senior- UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, Outpatient

Kevin Franzese, DO

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiatrist, Brain Injury Medicine, UPMC

Ryan Nussbaum, DO

 

 

Bradley White

Todd McIntyre

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation- Sports Medicine, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC

This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, ASWB, and AAPA Category 1 CME. 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

  • 0.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 0.00 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.
  • 0.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.00 ASWB
  • 0.00 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Instructions to Register

This event will be offered in person and virtually. Deadline to register is November 8, 2024. Virtual attendees must contact Brianne Shields (shieldsbe@upmc.edu) to receive the virtual information. VIRTUAL (ONLY FOR LONG- DISTANCE PARTICIPANTS) 

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:  
  • 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 Brianne Shields (shieldsbe@upmc.edu).

 

Registration Fees

All cancellations must be in writing and sent to Brianne Shields (shieldsbe@upmc.edu). Tuition for cancellations postmarked or date stamped on/before October 20, 2024 will be refunded in full. No refunds will be made after October 20, 2024.

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.

 

 

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