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TBI Newsletter - April 2014




Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide - April 2014

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April 2014


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Centre for Neuro Skills®

A person with brain injury may have just a single opportunity for rehabilitation. The quality of life that follows treatment often depends on making the right placement decision. Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) offers each client the highest quality rehabilitation possible. Call 1-800-922-4994 (California) and 1-800-554-5448 (Texas) for more information about our services.



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Website



TBI Resource Guide
The world's most extensive brain injury website
Newsletter subscribers: 8,902
The TBI Resource Guide is the internet's central source of information regarding traumatic brain injury. The TBI Resource Guide website consists of hundreds of pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.

 

CNS Mobile: Centre for Neuro Skills App


CNS Mobile, the OFFICIAL app for Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS), includes information about traumatic brain injury, research, treatment and rehabilitation services at CNS easily and quickly available on your iPhone or Android mobile device. Join over 35,000 other worldwide CNS Mobile app users.

App features include:
  • Information about traumatic brain injury
  • Information about brain function and deficits
  • Brain injury news and research updates
  • Educational videos
  • CNS Facebook and RSS interface
  • TBI Educational Products Store
  • Employment Opportunities
  • CNS facility photos
  • Information about rehabilitation services

The Story of Centre for Neuro Skills


Watch this video by award-winning documentary filmmaker Gandulf Hennig on how it all began and what inspires our commitment to being a leader in brain injury rehabilitation for over 30 years.  New!

CNS Innovations


A division of Centre for Neuro Skills, CNS Innovations is a postacute rehabilitation program that enhances the quality of life for patients, fosters new skills, provides education, and inspires hope. Now includes information in Spanish and Chinese langauges!
Programs include:
  • Assisted Living
  • Supported Living
  • Day Enrichment
  • Respite Services

 

Inside View



The Spring 2014 (23.2) issue of the Inside View quarterly newsletter is now available! With a $12 yearly subscription ($24 international), glossy, hard-copy versions of the Inside View will be delivered to your door every three months.
Two-year subscriptions are only $22 ($44 international) and three-year subscriptions are $30 ($60 international).
Two-year subscriptions are only $22 ($44 international) and three-year subscriptions are $30 ($60 international).
Table of Contents
  • Early Rehabilitation Important for Recovery After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain Injury
  • How a Concussion Can lead to Depression Years Later
  • Brilliant "Blue G" May Shine in Treating Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • One Gene Influences Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Researchers Model a Key Breaking Point Involved in Traumatic Brain Injury
  • 2014 Calendar of Events

 

Current News and Research

  • Menstrual phase as predictor of outcome after mild traumatic brain injury in women
  • Brainwave optimization associated with clinical improvements after traumatic brain injury
  • Contribution of psychological trauma to outcomes after traumatic brain injury
  • Girls suffer worse concussions, study suggests
  • Retrieval practice improves memory in survivors of severe traumatic brain injury
  • Head injuries can make children loners
  • Early trajectory of psychiatric symptoms after traumatic brain injury
  • 7 tricks to improve your memory
  • Head trauma sustained under the influence of alcohol is a predictor for future traumatic brain injury
  • Brain injury, memory and music studied
  • Clinical outcomes, predictors, and prevalence of anterior pituitary disorders following traumatic brain injury
  • Confronting secondary injuries from brain trauma
... and many, many more!

 

TBI Store



The TBI Resource Guide online store has over 80 brain injury related products, including educational multi-media cds, animations, graphics, e-books, newsletters, research article reprints, assessment tools, and laminated educational cards. The new educational multi-media cds provide an in-depth overview of brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury, and brain function. They include audio, video and graphic content in an easy-to-use self-learning format.

SCAT3 Assessment Now Available Online


The SCAT3 is a standardized tool for evaluating injured athletes for concussion and can be used in athletes aged from 13 years and older.

 

Continuing Education



The TBI Resource Guide offers four on-line, continuing education courses. Our courses are $60 each and certified for 2-hours.


Employment



Visit our CNS Career Center to learn about exciting employment opportunities at Centre for Neuro Skills rehabilitation programs in California and Texas.

Openings:
Full-time positions:
  • Neuro-Rehabilitation Specialist (Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco)
  • Nurse (Dallas)
  • Speech Therapist (Bakersfield)
  • Transportation Driver (Dallas)
  • Quality Analyst (Bakersfield)
Per-diem positions:
  • Occupational Therapist (Dallas)
  • Physical Therapist (Dallas, Bakersfield)
  • Speech Therapist (Dallas, Bakersfield)

 

Traumatic Brain Injury Blog and RSS


 

Visit our new traumatic brain injury blog and subscribe to our RSS to keep up-to-date on the latest brain injury news, research, website changes and interactive commentary.


2014 Conference and Events Calendar

BIA of Alaska Annual Conference
4/30-5/2/2014
Anchorage, AK
clogrande@nabis.org
Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child with Traumatic Brain Injury: Practical Solutions to Real World Problems
5/1/2014 - 5/2/2014
Williamsburg, VA
703-451-8881 ext 224
BIA of Wisconsin Annual Conference
5/5/2014 - 5/6/2014
Wisconsin Dells, WI
262-790-9660
Traumatic Brain Injury: Resources and Pathways to Recovery
5/15/2014
Los Angeles, California
661-872-4903
Scripps Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference
5/17/2014
San Diego, CA
703-960-6500
Mayo Brain Injury Conference
5/19/2014 - 5/20/2014
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
507-284-2509
cne@mayo.edu
* Please write us at cns@neuroskills.com if you would like your event listed in our newsletter and website


TBI Bookstore



Browse through the more than 300 brain injury related books in our TBI Bookstore. Search by author, keywords, categories or book titles and order online via our association with Amazon.com.
New Books:
TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
More Information/order
Life Interrupted: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Traumatic Brain Injury
More Information/order
Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury
More Information/order
TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
More Information/Order
Recognizing Brain Injury
More Information/Order
A One Percent Chance of Survival: A True Tale of Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury
More Information/Order


That is all for this month. See you in May!
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com
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