BIATX Austin Regional Seminar - Friday September 8, 2006

Where: Brain Injury Association of Texas office building (TSTA Building)
              316 W. 12th Street
              Austin, TX 78701

                   Registration will be outside the Sturgeon Room (bottom floor)

                   All Plenary and Professional Breakouts will be held in the Sturgeon Room

                   All Survivor/Family Breakouts will be held in the Antionette Miller Room (201)

 

When: Friday, September 8, 2006, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

 

 

 

Time Event Speaker 1 Speaker 2

7:30 - 8:15 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

 

8:15 - 8:30 AM

Welcome and Introductions

Margaret Struchen, PhD - BIATX President

Eric Makowski - BIATX President Elect

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Plenary Session #1  The "Future of Neuro-Rehabilitation"

Dr. Jim Misko, Psy D, Vice President, Brown-Karhan Healthcare

 

9:30 - 10:00 AM

BREAK
Visit Posters and Exhibitors

 

 

10:00 - 11:00 AM

Breakout #1

Survivor/Family Breakout

Jodi Park, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities "How the Help America Vote Act Will Affect Voters with Disabilities"

Professional Breakout

John Bertelson, MD, University of Texas- Medical Branch "Pharmacological Management of TBI"

11:00 AM -12:00 PM

Breakout #2

Survivor/Family Breakout

William Loving, MD
"Spirituality in Traumatic Brain Injury"

Professional Breakout

Dr. David Starnes, O.D., F.A.A.O. , "Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome "

12:00 -12:30 PM

BREAK
Visit Posters and Exhibitors

 

 

12:30-1:30 PM

Plenary Session #2       Lunch Provided

Lauren Brandt RN, MSN, CNS, CNRN - Clinical Director, Neurosciences Brain & Spine Center, Brackenridge Hospita "New Directions in Neuroscience"

 

1:30 -2:30 PM

Breakout #3

Survivor/Family Breakout

Deborah Green, PC & Shari Scholten, Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Administrator, Wells Fargo Private Client Services "Strategies For Funding SNTS: Options and Steps for Funding SNTs with Cash, Real Property, Annuities, & Personal Injury Awards"

Professional Breakout

Mary Carlile, MD, Baylor Health Care System "Shaping the Future of Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment -The
TBI Model Systems"

2:30 -3:00 PM

BREAK
Visit Posters and Exhibitors

 

 
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Breakout #4

Survivor/Family Breakout

Hugh Howerton, PC, "Surviving Legal Depositions and Understanding the Social Security Process"

Professional Breakout

Jeff Tate, Advocacy Inc
"Facilitating Dreams: The Power of Self Determination"
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Breakout #5

Survivor/Family Breakout

Jeff Tate, Advocacy Inc
Facilitating Dreams: The Power of Self Determination

Professional Breakout

Gerry Carr, MA, CTRS,CCM/BeckySaterbak, MA, CCC-SLP, TLC-Galveston, "Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning in Post Acute Brain Injury Rehabilitation"

5:00 - 5:30 PM
Closing Remarks and BIATX Updates
Margaret Struchen, PhD - BIATX President
5:30 PM
ADJOURN
Receive CEU certificates

Professional Registration (CEU Credits) - $165.00

Survivor/Family/Non-Professional (Non CEU Credits) - $90.00

Exhibitors - $400.00

CEU's offered for various disciplines including:

CDMSC - Certification of Disabiliity Management Specialists Commission
CRCC - Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
CCWAVES - Commisson on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists
                    - Certified Career Association (CCAA)
                    - Certified Work Adjustment Specialist (CWA)
                    - Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialists (CVEs)
CCMC - Commisson for Case Manager Certification

SLP  CE's through TSHA

LPC CE's through DSHS

PT CE's through TPTA

Continental breakfast and lunch is included in the registration and will be catered by Apple Annie's of Austin.  Pastries, orange juice and coffee with be available in the morning as well as a premium assorted sandwich platter for lunch, choice of salad and cookies for dessert.  For those with special diet requests, we will take that information upon your on-line registration.

A small number of parking spaces are available for disabled attendees at this seminar.  All other will find ample metered parking available.  A parking garage is also located one block North at 13th Street and Lavaca.

Attendees at the Austin regional seminar should enter at the main entrance to the TSTA building.  A BIATX representative will greet you and direct you to the Sturgeon room.  The plenary and professional breakouts will be held in the Sturgeon Room, the survivor/family breakouts will be held in a smaller room.  Check in and late registration will be oitside the Sturgeon Room.

 

Seating and exhibit space is limited, please register today!

Note: A limited number of scholarships are available for survivors.  Please request this by calling or emailing info@biatx.org.

Exhibitors and Sponsors click here.

 

Last Updated: March 11, 2008