State-of-the-States 2016
27th Annual State of the States in Head Injury Meeting
“Understanding Brain Injury: Find it Here!”
Sponsored by the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
Crowne Plaza Columbus-Downtown
33 E. Nationwide Blvd. Columbus, OH 43215
September 12 – 15, 2016
Columbus, Ohio
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Here are the 2016 SOS Presentations:
Monday, September 12, 2014 Pre-conference Session: Brain Injury and Substance Abuse: It’s Complicated
Plenary Sessions
8:45 am – 9:30 am -- What Substance Abuse Professionals Need to Know about TBI (PDF), John D. Corrigan, PhD
9:30 am – 10:15 am -- The Clinical Presentation of Co-occurring TBI and Substance Abuse (PDF), Carolyn Lemsky, PhD, C.Psych
10:30 am – 12:00 noon -- Models for Treating Co-occurring TBI and Substance Abuse (PDF), Carolyn Lemsky, C.Psych.; Tim Schilling; Annette Pearson
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm – Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Abuse After TBI (PDF), Jennifer Bogner, PhD
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm – Medical Management of Substance Abuse after TBI (PDF), Jennifer E. Doble, MD
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 27th Annual State of the States in Head Injury Meeting
Plenary Sessions
8:30 am – 9:45 am – Health and Disability risks with Lifetime History of TBI (PDF), John D. Corrigan, PhD
10:00 am – 11:30 am – Meeting Complex Needs of Youth and Young Adults – Addressing Challenging Behavior and Executive Function (PDF), Heather Hotchkiss and Karen McAvoy, PsyD.
Concurrent Workshops – 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Workshop 3: Homelessness and Brain Injury: Children and Adults (PDF) Homelessness and Brain Injury, Mary E. Roach
Homeless Youth: Serving an Invisible Population (PDF)
Plenary Session
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Medication and TBI (PDF), Flora Hammond, MD
Handout: By Agent: Uses, Common Side Effects and Contraindications & Other Caveats
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – Orientation to NASHIA, Susan L. Vaughn
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Plenary Session
8:30 am – 10:00 am - Federal Partners Updates:
Keynote: U.S. Administration for Community Living, Bob Williams, Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Disabilities and Director, Independent Living Administration
NIDILRR Update -- A. Cate Miller, PhD.
Concurrent Workshops – 10:15 am – 11:30 am
Workshop 1: Older Adults and TBI, Casey DiCocco, MPH
Health and Aging after TBI: Current Research and Future Directions, Kristen Dams-O’Connor, PhD
Workshop 2: A New Texas Law for Brain Trauma Survivors, Cheryl Kempf
Workshop 3: Cultural Competency and the Military, Shelly MacDermid, PhD, MS, MBA
Concurrent Workshops – 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Workshop 1: Workshop in Juvenile Justice Follow Up, Judy Dettmer
Workshop 2: National and States’ Efforts to Reduce Falls in Older Adults, Marissa Whitehouse and Ellen Schneider
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Plenary Sessions
8:30 am – 9:45 am – Protection and Advocacy Programs & Activities, Liz Logsdon
9:45 am – 10:30 am – National Initiatives on Children and Brain Injury, Judy Dettmer