TBI Model Systems Researchers Planned and Participate in the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) 15th Annual Conference (ABI2020)

TBI Model Systems researchers have been critical in the planning of and many will present at the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) 15th Annual Conference (ABI2020). The event will be held February 26-29 in New Orleans, LA. For more information about the conference, view the conference program here.

The following TBI Model System researchers assisted in planning ABI2020:

• Alan Weinstraub, MD, Medical Director for the Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System and Medical Director of the Brain Injury Program at Craig Hospital, will serve as conference chair for the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) 15th Annual Conference (ABI2020). With the theme ‘Best Practices in Brain Injury Medicine and Neurorehabilitation: Improving Outcomes Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration,’ this conference will be the premier educational event for multidisciplinary medical professionals involved in brain injury in North America in 2020. Learn more about this honor here.

• TBI Model System researchers serve on the Educational Planning Committee for the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) 15th Annual Conference (ABI2020). Committee members are from the following currently-funded SCI Model System centers: Indiana University School of Medicine / Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana TBI (Flora Hammond, MD; and Dawn Neumann, PhD), Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (Joseph Giacino, PhD; and Ross Zafonte, DO), JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (Brian Greenwald, MD), and the Department of Veteran Affairs-funded Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center (Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD, FACRM). Learn more about this committee here.

The following TBI Model System Researchers will present at ABI2020:

• Joseph T. Giacino, PhD (Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System) will present, “Disorders of Consciousness: The Implementation of Guideline Recommendations for Interdisciplinary Clinical Rehabilitation Practice: An Interactive Hands-On Course.”

• Ross Zafonte, DO, FACRM (Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System) will present the plenary lecture, “Lessons Learned from the Extremes.”

• Brian Greenwald, MD (JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Traumatic Brain Injury Model System) will present, “Autonomic and Immunologic Dysfunction following TBI.”

• Dawn Neumann, PhD, FACRM (Indiana University School of Medicine / Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana TBI) will present, “Social Cognitive Impairments-Clinical and Scientific Approaches to Evaluation and Intervention.”

• Dawn Neumann, PhD, FACRM (Indiana University School of Medicine / Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana TBI) will present, “Relations of Social Inferencing Skills after Brain Injury and Attributions of Intent, Hostility, and Blame,” as part of the Accepted Oral Scientific Papers on Cognitive/Language Rehabilitation.

• Investigators from Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (Joseph T. Giacino, PhD; and Ross Zafonte, DO, FACRM) and Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System (Alan Weintraub, MD) will present “Managing Disorders of Consciousness: Transforming Guidelines into Clinical Practice: Case Presentation Format with Panel of Experts.”

• Anthony Lequerica, PhD (Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System) will present, “Lifetime Exposure to Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Symptoms Among Spanish-speaking Individuals from an International Sample,” as part of the Accepted Oral Scientific Papers on Integration and Lifelong Living.

• Lenore Hawley, MSSW, LCSW (Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System) will present, “Successful Lifelong Living after ABI: Self-Advocacy, Empowerment, and Resource Facilitation.”

• Ross Zafonte, DO, FACRM (Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System) will present, “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Clinical and Scientific Update.”

• Alan Weintraub, MD (Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System) will moderate the panel, “Complimentary and/or Alternative ABI Rehabilitation Treatments: Consensus Opinions and Debates on HBO, rTMS, TCDCS, Stem Cell Therapies, and Holistic Supplements. Ross Zafonte, DO, FACRM (Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System) is an expert clinical/research panelists on this panel.

Burn Model System Researchers to Present at the American Burn Association (ABA) 52nd Annual Meeting

The following Burn Model Systems researchers will present at the 2020 ABA annual meeting. The event will be held March 17-20 in Orlando, FL.

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Olivia R. Stockly, BS; Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH; Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD; and Colleen M. Ryan, MD), Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN; Nicole S. Gibran, MD; and Barclay Stewart, MD, PhD, MscPH), Pediatric Burn Injury Rehabilitation Model System (Steven Wolf, MD, FACs), and North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Karen Kowalske, MD) will present the Correlative Session, “Inhalation Injury is Associated with Long-Term Physical, Satisfaction with Life, and Employment Outcomes: A Burn Model System National Database Study.” 

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Gabrielle G. Grant, BA; Olivia R. Stockly, BS; Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH; Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD; and Colleen M. Ryan, MD), and Pediatric Burn Injury Rehabilitation Model System (Steven Wolf, MD, FACs) will present the poster, “Long-Term Outcomes of Chemical Burn Injuries: A Burn Model System National Database Study.” Learn more here.

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH; Olivia R. Stockly, BS; Gabrielle G. Grant, BA; Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD; and Colleen M. Ryan, MD), Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN; and Nicole S. Gibran, MD), North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Radha Holavanahalli, PhD), and Burn Model System National Data and Statistical Center (Kara McMullen, MPH) will present the poster, “Examining the Characteristics of Eligible Burn Survivors Who Did Not Consent to Participate in a Longitudinal, National Database.” Learn more here.

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Olivia R. Stockly, BS; Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH; Colleen M. Ryan, MD; and Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD), North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Kimberly Roaten, PhD), and Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Shelley Wiechman, PhD) will present the poster,” Determining Risk Factors Associated with Development of Depression Following Burn Injury.” Learn more here.

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Olivia R. Stockly, BS; Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH; Colleen M. Ryan, MD; and Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD), and Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Nicole S. Gibran, MD) will present the poster, “Examination of Gender Differences in Return to School and PROMIS-25 Outcomes for Pediatric Burn Survivors.” Learn more here.

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Gabrielle G. Grant, BA; Keri J. S. Brady, MPH; Frederick J. Stoddard, MD; Robert L. Sheridan, MD; Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD; Lewis E. Kazis, ScD; and Colleen M. Ryan, MD), and Pediatric Burn Injury Rehabilitation Model System (Walter J. Meyer, MD) will present the poster, “A New Outcome Metric for Young Children with Burns: Item Pool Development for the Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) Profile,” with Kathleen Romanowski, MD; Philip Chang, MD; J.K. Nelson, RN; Petra Warner, MD; and Tina L. Palmieri, MD. Learn more here.

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Keri J. S. Brady, MPH; Gabrielle G. Grant, BA; Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD; Lewis E. Kazis, ScD; and Colleen M. Ryan, MD) will present the poster, “Assessing the Impact of Burns on Children Aged 5-18 Years: A Narrative Review of Health Outcomes Literature.”

Investigator from Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Brian M. Ketler; Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH; Mary Slavin, PhD; Lewis E. Kazis, ScD; Colleen M. Ryan, MD; and Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD) will present the poster, “The Importance of Trajectory Curves for the Implementation of Outcome Benchmarks in a Clinical Setting.” Learn more here.

Investigators from Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Clifford Sheckter, MD; Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN; Tam N. Pham, MD; Nicole S. Gibran, MD; and Barclay Stewart, MD, PhD, MscPH) will present the Correlative Session, “The Impact of Modifiable Comorbid Conditions on Long-term Patient Reported Outcomes in Burn Survivors.”

Investigators from Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN; and Nicole S. Gibran, MD), Burn Model System National Data and Statistical Center (Kara McMullen, MPH; and Dagmar Amtmann, PhD), Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH; and Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD), and North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Radha Holavanahalli, PhD; and Karen Kowalske, MD) will present the poster, “Living Well After Burn Injury: Using Case Report Mapping to Illustrate Life Changing Contributions from the Burn Model System Research Program.” Learn more here.

Investigators from Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN; and Nicole S. Gibran, MD), North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Karen Kowalske, MD), Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD), Burn Model System National Data and Statistical Center (Dagmar Amtmann, PhD) will present the poster, “Disparities in Discharge Disposition: A Burn Model System National Database Study.” Learn more here.

Investigators from Northwest Regional Burn Model System (D.E. Luna; Clifford Sheckter, MD; Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN; Barclay Stewart, MD, PhD, MscPH; and Nicole S. Gibran, MD) will present the Correlative Session, “Self-reported Health Measures in Burn Survivors Undergoing Burn Surgery Following Acute Hospitalization.”

Investigators from North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Radha Holavanahalli, PhD; Kimberly Roaten, PhD; and Adriana Sanchez, BS) will present the Correlative Session, “Does Peer Support Facilitate Social Integration Following Burn Injury?”

Investigators from Burn Model System National Data and Statistical Center (Dagmar Amtmann, PhD; and Kara McMullen, MPH), Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Alyssa M. Bamer, MPH; and Nicole S. Gibran, MD), North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Radha Holavanahalli, PhD; and Adriana Sanchez, BS), and Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD; and Audrey W. Wolfe, MPH) will present the poster, “Perspectives on Research Participation Feedback: Results from Burn Survivor Focus Groups.” Learn more here.

Investigators from Burn Model System National Data and Statistical Center (Kara McMullen, MPH; and Dagmar Amtmann, PhD), Northwest Regional Burn Model System (Alyssa M. Bamer, MPH; Nicole S. Gibran, MD; and Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN), North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (Radha Holavanahalli, PhD), and Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD) will present the Correlative Session, “Social Integration in the First 2 Years After Moderate to Severe Burn Injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study.”