THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Conference 2010

The New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury Announces its 13th Annual Conference titled

 

"Innovations in Research, Diagnosis and Treatment of TBI"

The New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury's annual conference is designed to address clinical advances and cutting edge research on caring for and treating survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury. Numerous topics of interest to health care providers, administrators, and policy makers are addressed in our annual conferences.  
                                                           
                                                                        Dates: May 7-8th , 2010

                                                                        LocationLoeb Auditorium
                                                                            Rusk at 17th Street
                                                                      NYU Hospital
 for Joint Dieases
                                                                    301 East 17th Street at 2nd Avenue
                                                                                New YorkNY 10003

                   Registration Fees:  
                                                                                                   
                                 NYATBI Members    
                                                   - Before March 30th, 2010                 $175
                                                   - After April 1st, 2010                        $200
                                 Non NYATBI Members 
                                                  -Before March 30th, 2010                   $225
                                                  - After April 1st, 2010                         $250
                                 Students
                                                  -Before March 30th, 2010                   $75
                                                  - After April 1st, 2010                         $100


                                                
                                                                         Conference Schedule

 

 

Friday, May 7, 2010

 

 

8:30 – 8:50

Conference Registration

 

 

8:50 – 9:00

Welcome – NYATBI President

 

Anne Felicia Ambrose, M.D., M.S.

 

 

9:00 – 10:00

Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive Therapy and Traumatic Brain Injury: Theory to Practice

Teresa Ashman, Ph.D.

Director of Psychological Research

Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

10:00 – 11:00

Advances in Neuroimaging of TBI

Steven Flanagan, M.D.

Chairman of Rehabilitation Medicine

Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

11:00 - 11:15

Morning Break

 

 

11:15 – 12:15

Neurobehavioral Challenges of TBI

Mary Hibbard, Ph.D.

Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine

Director of Psychology

Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

12:15 – 1:45

Lunch

 

 

1:45 – 2:45

Fatigue after Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Knowledge and Needed Research

Tamara Bushnik, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine

Director of Research

Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

2:45 – 3:45

Psychiatric Disorders and TBI

Jonathan M. Silver, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
NYU School of Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

3:45 – 4:00

Afternoon Break

 

 

4:00 – 5:00

Rolland A. Parker Memorial Lecture

How the Brain Deals with Novelty and Ambiguity, and How This May Go Astray Following Brain Damage

Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D.

Clinical Professor of Neurology-New York University School of Medicine

 

 

5:00 – 7:00

Conference Reception

 

 

Saturday, May 8, 2010

 

 

9:00 – 10:00

Sleep and Fatigue

Brian Greenwald, M.D.

Medical Director of TBI

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

10:00 – 11:00

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD Michael Kramer, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

PTSD Clinic VA NYHHS

New York, NY

 

 

11:00 - 11:15

Morning Break

 

 

11:15 – 12:15

TBI in Capital Cases

Leo J. Shea III, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine

Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

12:15 – 1:45

Lunch

 

 

1:45 – 2:45

TBI in the Elderly

Anne Felicia Ambrose, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Mt Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

2:45 – 3:45

Vestibular and Balance Problems Following TBI

Sujana Chandrasekhar ,M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Otolaryngology

Mt Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

 

 

 

3:45 – 4:00

Afternoon Break

 

 

4:00 – 5:00

Clinical Research on Oculomotor Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury

Neera Kapoor, OD, MS, FAAO, FCOVD-A

Associate Clinical Professor

SUNY - State College of Optometry

New York, NY

 

 

5:00 – 5:05

Concluding Remarks


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYATBI -13th Annual Conference: REGISTRATION FORM (Please Print)

 

 

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CONFERENCE FEE

 

Postmarked before 4/15/10

 

Postmarked after 4/15/10

NYATBI Members

$175

$200

 

Non-Member

 

$225

$250

Student

 

$75

$100

 

 

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL/APPLICATION 2009

 

­­­­­­­___     Full Member ($60):Licensed healthcare profession, teachers at institutions of higher education, scientists.

 

___     Associate Member ($30): Students, residents,     psychological interns, fellows, health care administrators,

 

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $____________

 

Please make checks payable to NYATBI and mail with registration form to:

 

Cynthia Braslau, M.A.,CCC/SLP

NYATBI Secretary

50 West 96th Street (Suite 7D)

New York NY, 10025

 

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