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Save the Date: 10/24/05
1st Annual Mid-Hudson Valley Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference
The 1st Annual Mid-Hudson
Valley Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference, sponsored by Northeast
Center for Special Care, will be held on Monday
October 24, 2005 from 8:00 am-5:00 pm at the Holiday Inn of
Kingston. The conference will present an overview and provide
insight on the rehabilitation and community reentry of individuals with
acquired brain injury. The conference is free to registered
attendees and includes complementary breakfast and lunch.
Pre-registration is required by October 15, 2005.
The presenters include experts from their respective fields. The
highlight of the conference is the keynote address: A Message from
Senator Hillary Clinton, to be given by Tracey Brooks, Regional
Director for the Honorable Senator Hillary Clinton.
The conference is beneficial whether you want to learn more about brain
injury rehabilitation or if you have working in this field. Six
CEU's have been applied for and will be offered to attendees.
The conference schedule is as follows:
9:00 am-9:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Anthony Marmo, MPA, Administrator, Northeast Center for Special Care
9:15 am - 10:30 am A Message from Senator Hillary Clinton
Tracey Brooks, Regional Director for the Honorable Senator Hillary Clinton
10:30 am-10:45 am Break/Exhibits
10:45 am-11:30 am Introduction to Brain Injury
George Zitnay, Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia
11:30 am-12:00 am Community Reentry Services for Brain Injured
Persons in New York State
Dominick Raffio, LMSW, Northeast Center for Special Care
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch/Exhibits
1:00 pm-1:45 pm Recovery of Intent: Restoring Motivation and Self-Direction following Severe ABI
1:45 pm-2:15 pm Families and Brain Injury
Joanne Ligouri, RN., Northeast Center for Special Care
2:15 pm- 2:30 pm Break/Exhibits
2:30 pm-2:30 pm Community Infections
Richard Hodder, MD., Park Street Medical
3:00 pm-4:00 pm TBI and Psychiatric Disorders
Jonathan Silver, MD., New York University School of Medicine
Attendees must pre-register. To register please call Beth Faichney
at 845-336-3500 Ext. 3262.
No registrations will be taken at the door. Seating is limited.
Web Site: www.northeastcenter.com
Media contact: Northeast Center for Special Care, Beth Faichney, Director of Community Relations
845-336-3500
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