OCTOBER 13, 2021 HOLIDAY INN BY THE BAY - Presented by BIAA - Maine - Brain Injury Association of America
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Presented by BIAA - Maine OCTOBER 13, 2021 HOLIDAY INN BY THE BAY PORTLAND, MAINE
Presented by BIAA - Maine
SPEAKERS
Jennifer Annis Heather Gilbert, MS, OTR/L Jan Salis, PT, ATC, ITAT
EPIC Program Coordinator Program Director Faculty/Staff
Through These Doors Krempels Center Maine Concussion Management Initiative
Michelle Baker Becky Hadiaris, LCSW Gary S. Seale, Ph.D.
Owner NeuroResource Facilitator Regional Director of Clinical Services
Dynamic Balance BIAA-Maine Centre for Neuro Skills
Jeffrey S. Barkin M.D., DFAPA Barbara Howard, CBIS Amaliya Silsby, MA, CCC-SLP
Brain Injury Information Specialist Home & Community Speech-Language
Tara Beatty, DSW, LCSW, CBIS BIAA-Maine Pathologist
Clinical Social Worker Rehab Without Walls NeuroSolutions
Reliance Health, Inc. Daniel G. Kagan, Esq.
Attorney Allison Wiest
Katy Bizier, M.Ed. Berman & Simmons Parent Trainer
NeuroResource Facilitator Maine Parent Federation
BIAA-Maine Barb Kresge, MS, OTR/L, CBIS
Director of Strategic Program Initiatives
Jennifer Blanchette, PsyD Krempels Center
Owner
New Life LLC Andrea Lani
Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph.D. Gwen Larsen, PT, DPT, NCS
Brain Injury Survivor Education & Outcomes Specialist
Community Rehab Care
Dylan Campbell
Youth Coordinator/Parent Trainer Christine Losciuto, MS, OTR/L, CBIS
Maine Parent Federation Home & Community Occupational Therapist
Rehab Without Walls NeuroSolutions
Michael Cyr DPT, CMTPT
Physical Therapist Allison May, MS, OTR/L, CBIS
Maine Strong Balance Center Occupational Therapist/Clinic Supervisor
Community Rehab Care
Brittany Deguisto
Brain Injury Survivor Elizabeth McNally, DC, DACNB,
FABCDD, FABBIR, FABVR
Kelsi Gagne, OTD, R/L MidCoast Chiropractic Neurology
Occupational Therapist
NeuroRestorative Lindsay Pieper, PT, DPT, CBIS
Home & Community Physical Therapist
Rehab Without Walls NeuroSolutions
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KEYNOTE
Gary S. Seale, Ph.D., will Research is underway on several fronts that may provide hope
provide a two-part keynote session for lessening injury severity, restoring function, and improving
covering “Self Care Strategies quality of life. This presentation will review the latest research
and Advances in Brain Injury and clinical trials, as well as new technologies, that show
Treatment.” promise for persons with acquired brain injury.
PART 1: Self-care Strategies for Gary S. Seale, Ph.D., is Regional Director of Clinical Services
Uncertain Times for the Centre for Neuro Skills. He received his doctoral
degree in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Texas
Uncertainty is all around us.
Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas. He is licensed
Whether concerns about the global pandemic or navigating
in Texas as a Psychological Associate with Independent
changes following an injury or illness, much of what lies ahead
Practice and is a Licensed Chemical Dependency counselor.
appears unclear. Yet we desire security and predictability. We
He holds a clinical appointment at UTMB in the School of
want to feel safe and in control. A perceived lack of control
Health Professions – Department of Rehabilitation Science.
can leave us feeling dis-eased, anxious, or stressed. Over time,
He has worked exclusively in post-acute brain injury
these negative emotions can take a toll on our health and
rehabilitation for over 30 years, and has conducted research
well-being. So, what can we do? This presentation will provide
and published peer-reviewed articles on topics including
practical strategies that can reduce stress and anxiety, and help
rehabilitation outcomes, the relationship between positive
participants regain a sense of control.
emotion and recovery of functional status following stroke,
PART 2: Innovations in the Treatment of Acquired Brain and emergency preparedness for disabled populations. In
Injury 2020 he received the Staff Appreciation Award from the Brain
Treatment for acquired brain injury is evolving quickly, Injury Association of America for his numerous contributions
particularly in the areas of brain injury medicine and technology. to persons with brain injury and their families.
B E V E R L E Y B R YA N T M E M O R I A L L E C T U R E
Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph.D., cate people about stroke and aphasia. He continues to share his
was an associate dean at Brandeis story and help close the awareness gap, with over 300 presen-
University until his first stroke tations, 30 states and almost 10,000 people so far talking about
in 2011 and two TIAs (transient aphasia, plasticity and how the brain rewires itself.
ischemic attacks, also known as
Tom is an awarded author, advocate and activist. He is a U.S.
mini-strokes) since then. He could
Naval Academy graduate, and was a naval officer, shipbuilder,
not read, write or speak well, but
and a business owner in career development and training. He is
kept a 500-page diary using graphs,
a Vice President, National Aphasia Association and an Am-
charts, metaphorical drawings and
bassador and national volunteer at AHA/ASA. He received his
text that didn’t make much sense.
Ph.D. at The Heller School at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
As he regained his language, Tom started Stroke Educator, Inc. and focused his work on helping people with disabilities pursue
and initiated a national “Aphasia Awareness” campaign to edu- work. He has written four books on stroke and aphasia.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
7:30 a.m. – Registration and Light Breakfast
Pick up your name badge, ask a question or just come say hello. Enjoy a light breakfast
with pastries and fruit, sponsored by Rehab Without Walls NeuroSolutions.
8:00 – 8:10 a.m. – Conference Welcome
Join us as we kickoff the 12th annual Defining Moments in Brain Injury Conference,
presented by BIAA-Maine.
8:10 – 9:10 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: Gary S. Seale, Ph.D.
9:10 – 9:25 a.m. – Break
Grab a cup of coffee, connect with a colleague, or say hello to a new friend.
C O N C U R R E N T S ES S IO N B LO C K 1: 9:25 – 10:25 a.m.
Finding Hope
Brittany Deguisto, Survivor
A brain injury survivor will share their journey to finding hope. Warning: This session
discusses suicide.
From Necessity to Opportunity: Lessons Learned While Making the Leap to
Virtual Service Delivery
Heather Gilbert, MS, OTR/L and Barb Kresge, MS, OTR/L, CBIS
The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged all of us to rethink how we stay connected.
Explore how one organization made the leap from in person to online service delivery.
Highlights will include challenges experienced, lessons learned along the way, and new
opportunities being pursued to address the ongoing needs of brain injury survivors.
Management and Treatment Approaches for Myofascial Pain in TBI
Michael Cyr DPT, CMTPT
Explore current and emerging research for managing pain in the traumatic brain injury (TBI)
population with trigger point dry needling. Attendees will receive an introduction of pain
mechanisms, the origin of myofascial pain in brain injury, evidence and theoretical basis of
trigger point dry needling, and understand the treatment in context.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Navigating Resources and Supports after Brain Injury in Maine
Katy Bizier, M.Ed., Becky Hadiaris, LCSW and Barbara Howard, CBIS
Join BIAA-ME’s Information and Resource Specialist and NeuroResource Facilitators to
learn more about how BIAA-ME staff can assist with navigating the complex systems of
support in Maine after a brain injury has occurred. The presenters will cover the different
levels of support offered by BIAA-ME, including the Maine Brain Injury Information Center,
and the NeuroResource Facilitation program that provides a more intensive approach
centered around goals and the steps needed to overcome barriers after brain injury.
10:25 – 10:40 a.m. – Transition
Stretch your legs and head over to the next session.
10:40 – 10:50 a.m. – Lewis and Clara Lamont Brain Injury Advocacy Award
Presented by Maine Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council Executive Committee
10:50 – 11:50 a.m. - Beverley Bryant Memorial Lecture: Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph.D.
11:50 AM – 12:50 p.m. – Lunch
Lunch is provided for all attendees. Take a break, enjoy delicious food, and share the
morning sessions with your fellow attendees.
C O N C U R R E N T S ES S IO N B LO C K 2: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Concussions: What You Need To Know Today
Jan Salis, PT, ATC, ITAT
Even the mildest head trauma can have lasting effects, especially if it occurs during the
formative middle school and high school years. Learn what happens to the brain when
it is concussed, how to recognize a suspected concussion, how to acutely manage a
concussion, and how to progress an athlete and student through Return to Learn and
Return to Play.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Practical Compensatory Strategies for Caregiver and Support Staff
Working with Adults with Co-occurring Traumatic Brain Injury and Severe
Mental Illness
Tara Beatty, DSW, LCSW, CBIS
Many individuals living with Traumatic Brain Injury experience co-occurring Severe Mental
Illness (SMI). Co-occurring disorders can have significant impact on an individual’s level
of functioning and ability to achieve personal goals, as well as create additional barriers
to accessing, engaging in and maintaining needed support services. Learn how TBI and
SMI can overlap and practical suggestions for compensatory strategies that (non-clinical)
support staff can use in providing direct care services to clients.
The Silent Epidemic: Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury
Jennifer Annis and Elizabeth McNally, DC, DACNB, FABCDD, FABBIR, FABVR
What is the intersection between domestic violence, non-fatal strangulation and traumatic
brain injury? Participants will gain a better understanding of the scope of the problem,
impact on survivors, importance of screening and medical attention, as well as resources
to help support survivors seeking safety. This session contains sensitive content and is
intended for professional providers.
Successful Caregiver Involvement in Supporting Rehab Outcomes
Gwen Larsen, PT, DPT, NCS and Allison May, MS, OTR/L, CBIS
How are recovery trends after ABI impacted by the level of caregiver involvement, and
how do you maximize a successful bridge to home and community environments? This
session will examine the attributes of a strong “team” and strategies for communication
to facilitate carry-over of rehabilitation recommendations. Case studies and caregiver/
client surveys will be reviewed, a checklist of positive skills when choosing an outside
caregiver will be provided, and focus will be given to training implementation and burnout
reduction.
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. - Break
Grab a cup of coffee, connect with a colleague, or say hello to a new friend.
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C O N C U R R E N T SES S IO N B LO C K 3: 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Brain Injury: Predictably Unpredictable. Variability in Brain Injury Recovery
Jeffrey S. Barkin M.D., DFAPA and Daniel G. Kagan, Esq.
A patient with a broken bone can know his or her likely recovery time with confidence.
Not so an individual living with brain injury. Both the extent and duration of brain injury
recovery is highly variable, creating an entire source of stress on top of those associated
with the symptoms caused by the brain injury itself. This presentation will identify and
discuss the factors that can prolong, and even inhibit, brain injury recovery, and what you
and your support team – family, medical, legal - can do to minimize their impact.
Nature Journaling for Mindfulness
Andrea Lani
Bring your journals, and we will practice drawing objects from nature, using techniques
that quiet mental chatter and increase focus and mindfulness. This will be followed by a
poetry exercise that will facilitate reflection, connection and joy.
Post Concussive Syndrome: A Home and Community Interdisciplinary
Team Approach to Treatment and Rehabilitation
Christine Losciuto, MS, OTR/L, CBIS, Lindsay Pieper, PT, DPT, CBIS and Amaliya
Silsby, MA, CCC-SLP
This session will provide an interdisciplinary review of Post Concussive Syndrome,
including an introduction to home and community neurorehabilitation, common functional
limitations, treatment approaches, barriers to progress, recovery process and outcomes.
Supported Decision Making: Exploring Alternatives to Guardianship in Maine
Dylan Campbell and Allison Wiest
In September 2019, the probate code (the law that oversees guardianship) was changed
for the first time in decades. This workshop explores what these changes potentially mean
for your family. Understand guardianship and explore alternatives, such as supported
decision making.
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3:45 – 4:00 p.m. – Transition
Stretch your legs and head over to the next session.
C O N C U R R E N T SES S IO N B LO C K 4: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotional Intelligence
to Assist Ourselves and Our Clients’ with a Traumatic Brain Injury
Kelsi Gagne, OTD, R/L
What if we could assist our clients in improving their own lives? This course aims to
examine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and briefly explore the current research
for CBT utilization with clients and with ourselves as practitioners. The Occupational
Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) will be introduced and the value of its use as a guide
when providing CBT intervention will be discussed. The course will also explore our
emotional intelligence as it relates to the Think, Feel, Act Cycle. The session will include a
demonstration of a variety of CBT interventions and strategies.
Neurofeedback as a TBI Healing Intervention
Michelle Baker
This presentation will explain the basic concepts of neurofeedback, and how it is used as
a non-invasive learning tool to encourage positive neuroplasticity, healing and strengthen
overall brain function.
Understanding the Trauma of Your Brain Injury
Jennifer Blanchette, PsyD
Many individuals struggle with traumatic symptoms from aspects of their brain injury.
Understanding trauma and its role in the nervous system is key to bringing awareness
and treatment to those who experience trauma-related symptoms. The presenter will
provide an overview of trauma symptoms, the autonomic system, and grounding skills
for brain injury.
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EXHIBITORS
Make sure you stop by and visit with these exhibitors!
CareOne
Central Maine Area Agency on Aging/Spectrum Health
Creative Works
Goodwill NeuroRehab
Maine Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council
Maine CITE
NeuroRestorative
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network
Robin Hill Farm Brain Injury Program
C O N TA C T H O U R S
SOCIAL WORKERS
This program has been approved for (6.5) Continuing Education Credits by the
National Association of Social Workers, ME Chapter.
CASE MANAGERS
This program has been submitted to The Commission for Case Manager Certification
for approval to provide board certified case managers with 6.5 hour(s) for the
conference.
NURSES
Nurses will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 6.5 contact hours.
CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALISTS (CBIS/CBIST)
The Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists will recognize up to 6.5 hours of
continuing education credit for attendance at the full conference.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
All attendees are eligible to receive a certificate of attendance.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For questions regarding continuing education credit, please email
maineconferences@biausa.org.
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THANK YOU!
BIAA-Maine would like to thank the volunteer planning committee
for their hard work and dedication.
Lee Glynn Christina Monagle
Brain Injury Survivor Creative Works
Janet Keith, OT/L, CCM Tamara Osgood
Rehab Without Walls NeuroSolutions Brain Injury Survivor
Lynne A. Keller, RN CNRN, CNIV Kellie Selberg
Maine Medical Center New England Rehabilitation Hospital, Portland
Patricia King, CTRS Elizabeth Stokem, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Maine Center for Integrated Rehab Central Maine Medical Center
Thank you to the Conference Sponsors!
BIAA-Maine gratefully acknowledges partial support for
this program from the Maine Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of Aging and Disability Services.
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