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Galveston Brain Injury
Conference
Transitional Learning Center
The Center
offers research support to
the
Transitional Learning
Center (TLC), a community-based facility providing direct services to persons
with disabilities and their families. UTMB postdoctoral fellows, graduate
students, and faculty
conduct research at the TLC and this collaboration has produced the Galveston
Brain Injury Conference (GBIC).
The meeting is a Gordon-style conference with invited participants who are
national and international leaders in the field of brain injury research. The
conference provides significant national visibility for rehabilitation research
at UTMB.
2008 Galveston Brain Injury Conference
The
2008
conference is scheduled May 15-16, 2008 and will focus on aging with traumatic
brain injury. Topics will include dementia, quality of life, prevalence
and incidence, impairment, and treatment. Dr. Wayne Gordon from Mount
Sinai School of Medicine in New York will facilitate the meeting. More information
about the 2008 conference is forthcoming.
Robert L. Moody Prize
for
Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation
The Moody Prize is given to recognize an
individual or individuals who have made significant contributions in brain
injury research, and to increase awareness, improve treatment, and provide
incentives for future initiatives.
Highlights from the 2006
- 2007
Galveston Brain Injury Conferences
The
2007 conference,
held April 25-27, was a continuation of the 2006 conference focusing on
pediatric issues surrounding
traumatic brain injury. Roberta DePompei, PhD, an expert in brain injury
recognized for her research and development of clinical techniques for
cognitive-communication and school reintegration issues for youth, facilitated
the event. Meeting participants continued discussions in the following areas: neuropsychological, neurophysical,
and development; assessment and outcomes; school transition intervention
education; and transition into adulthood and community. Articles developed
during the conference process will be published as a special issue of the
Journal of Head Trauma Research.
The
Robert L. Moody Prize
was presented to John Corrigan for his
significant contributions to
the field of brain injury rehabilitation. Dr. Corrigan is a Professor in
the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Ohio State University.
He is the founder and Director of the Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury
Prevention and Rehabilitation, which serves as an umbrella for research and
program development related to traumatic brain injury in the Department of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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