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Brain Trauma Foundation Upcoming Webinars
Target Audience: Healthcare professionals (i.e. doctors, nurses, physician assistants, EMT’s and many others) interested in learning more about traumatic brain injury and improving patient care.
Cost: There is a $49.95 charge per Webinar for a participating organization.Organizations that participate in our quality improvement(QI) program are not charged this fee. This includes all NYS trauma centers as well as hospitals that participate in our National QI program either through the Adam Williams Initiative or individually. If you have any questions call 212-772-0608 and ask to speak with the Director of Quality Improvement and Education.
CME Credit: An unlimited number of people from your organization can receive CME credit for just $49.95.
Tuesday, September 28,2010: A Unified Science of Concussion
New Article Posted on our website on July 13, 2010 on
“Visual Tracking Synchronization as a Metric for Concussion Screening”
NEW AAN GUIDELINES ON DETERMINING BRAIN DEATH
June 8, 2010: New AAN Guideline on Determining Brain Death
View Press Release here
The AAN website has a number of related guideline tools, including a clinician summary, caregiver/family summary, clinical case example, slide presentation, and supplementary clinician tools. All are accessible from the guidelines web page. Please also note that they are offering a CME audio conference on this guideline on June 21, 2010. Registration closes on June 16, 2010. More information (including how to register) click here.
Research Study Volunteers Needed
Men and women aged 18-85 who have suffered a head injury and experience persistent post-concussive symptoms
Participation will include 4-6.5 hours of completely non-invasive testing in the form of:
- Interviews
- Computer testing
- Paper-and-pencil tests
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan
Participants will be compensated
This research will be testing an eye-tracking device that will be used to assess the attention and memory deficits that can result from head injury.
Testing will take place at Weill-Cornell Medical College, 516 E 72nd Street, New York, NY. If interested, contact Stephanie Lee or Zarah Iqbal for more information.
Phone: 212-608-3063
IRB Protocol #1004011013
Social Networking Update
The Brain Trauma Foundation is now on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. See some of our most recent tweets below:
Tony Marmarou
We regret to inform you that Dr. Anthony Marmarou passed away on Friday, January 22, 2010, of cardiac causes. He will be particularly remembered for his devotion to the cause of traumatic brain injury research, as well as for his many other scientific contributions. Those who knew him well will remember his wonderful sense of humor, his loyalty and his compassion.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:
Marmarou Research Fund
MCV Foundation
BOX 980234
Richmond, VA 23298-0234
You can find more information at the National Neurotrauma Society.
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