Welcome to the BIAA's new website!

Brain Injury Association
of America
1608 Spring Hill Road,
Suite 110
Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: 703-761-0750
Fax: 703-761-0755

National Brain Injury Information Center.
Brain Injury Information Only
1-800-444-6443

	The Brain Injury Association is partnering with Medtronic on the Release Your Potential Educational Campaign. The Campaign is offering a free 90 minute educational teleconference about severe spasticity on September 7, 2010 at 8 pm (eastern time). Click here to learn more
	The Brain Injury Association of America will present the 2011 Brain Injury Business Practice College at The Menger Hotel in San Antonio, TX on February 22-24, 2011. Click here for more information.
	Do you or a family member have difficulty dealing with episodes of uncontrolled laughing or crying? The Brain Injury Association is participating in a survey of people with brain injury who may be experiencing these symptoms. Click here to go to the survey.
	Policy News: BIAA unveils 2010 legislative fact sheets:Access to Care (pdf) Congressional Brain Injury Task Force (pdf) Research (pdf) Service Members (pdf) TBI Act (pdf) Brain Injury Awareness Day (pdf) Policy Corner Weekly E-Newsletter 2009 Legislative Fact Sheets / Policy Goals Health Care Reform Library BIAA Testimony To Appropriations Committees
	The Brain Injury Association is proud to be a participating organization in the educational campaign Open Arms. Actor Henry Winkler joins the team of national patient advocacy groups and BOTOX® maker Allergan to launch “OPEN ARMS: RAISING AWARENESS OF UPPER LIMB SPASTICITY” EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN! The goal is to raise awareness about the issue of upper limb spasticity. Read the press release and visit the Open Arms Campaign web site to learn more.
	Recognize the Best in the Field of Brain Injury Research and Practice Submit a nomination for the Brain Injury Association of America’s Prestigious Awards
	The Summer 2010 issue of The Challenge is now available as a free download. Click here . Past issues are always available on the TBI Challenge Page.
	Brain Injury Awareness Month 2010 March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and BIAA, together with its nationwide network of 44 Chartered State Affiliates will launch a year-long, nationwide education and advocacy campaign, “A concussion is a brain injury. Get the facts.” Click here to learn more! Download the Sports Concussion PDF
	Open Letter to Advocates on Health Insurance On Jan. 24, 2010, Dateline NBC aired the compelling story of Patrick Gannon, who battled a severe anoxic brain injury and was then forced to wage war against his insurance company. BIAA President/CEO Susan Connors urges you to watch the story and share it with others in her open letter to advocates. (pdf)
	The National Directory of Brain Injury Services is available as an on-line searchable database here at www.biausa.org. Consumers looking for help will now be able to find services 24 hours a day. Read the press release. or click the Directory button to your lower left to use the Directory.
	New BIAA Position Paper: "Early vs. Late Treatment.” The Board of Directors of BIAA adopted this position paper at its meeting in August 2009, in Chicago, IL. The Association will continue to review the topic as new data become available. Click here to view
	New Resources on Our Website New TBI Model Systems Abstract Posted: Does a person's neighborhood have an impact on outcome after TBI? The latest edition of THE Challenge Brain Imaging FAQ – Click Here

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