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Brain Injury Speaker’s Series
Dates: 10/03, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24Time: Thursdays, 11:00 - 1:00 p.m.Location: Lounge, UCSD Faculty ClubCost: $40 each or all four for $150 |
San Diego Brain
Injury Foundation
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Registration: 858-964-1010
High-level speakers with cutting-edge information will discuss the latest developments in the brain injury field.
A
unique program feature will be brain injury survivors asking questions of the
experts.
The
series will be videotaped for cable broadcast. Participants must sign model
releases.
Please
arrive early, as late participants will not be seated due to filming.
Enrollment is limited to fifty participants, so reserve your space today for this exciting new series.
Attend one session or all four. Continuing education credits pending.
Those who attend the entire series will receive a certificate of completion. Lunch and free parking are included.
October 3, 2002
Medical/Scientific Advances
Jamshid Ghajar, M.D., Ph.D.
President, Brain Trauma Foundation
Physicians caring for patients with severe brain injury commonly think that initial trauma automatically results in tremendous disability. Dr. Ghajar, a practicing neurosurgeon in New York, believes that aggressive intervention to prevent brain swelling and oxygen starvation dramatically improves outcomes. He will discuss cutting-edge interventions and guidelines for trauma personnel to reduce secondary injury and the inadvertent death of healthy brain cells.
October 10, 2002
Legal Evidence & Tactics
David Goldin & Michael Harris
Attorneys At Law
The most difficult brain injury cases to prove in court tend to be those cases in which the injuries are characterized as “mild” and the survivor appears outwardly “normal”. This interesting interview will center on making the invisible injury visible so a judge and jury understand the reality and severity of the damages to the client. David Goldin graduated from Stanford Law School and Michael Harris from Western State Law School. Both specialize in civil litigation.
October 17, 2002
Rehabilitation Trends
Jerome Stenehjem, M.D.
Medical Director, Sharp Rehabilitation Center
Cognitive and physical impairments resulting in life-long disabilities are frequent companions of brain trauma. However, new technologies offer hope. This interview will focus on the effective current rehabilitation practices and what’s new in rehabilitation technology including assisted movement therapies and computer technologies for cognitive impairment. A graduate of the University of Utah and specialist in physical medicine, Dr. Stenehjem supervises catastrophic rehabilitation in a real-world environment.
October 24, 2002
Mental Health Strategies
Barbara Welsh-Osga, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Brain injury survivors often feel “fuzzy-headed” as
if they are in a fog. Sometimes they think they see things clearly but the
“mist” skews perceptions. They are like city smog-dwellers who forget
clear skies. Sense of self is difficult to retain. During this
fascinating interview, Barbara Welsh-Osga will explore ways to help survivors
develop the compass required to take the painful and joyful journey out of the
mist. She works extensively with brain injury survivors and their families
and consults with other psychologists.
