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Policy News:
Policy Corner Weekly E-Newsletter
2009 Legislative Fact Sheets / Policy Goals
Health Care Reform Library
BIAA Testimony To Appropriations Committees

Facebook & Chase have teamed up to help us raise funds. Click on the Vote for Us banner
Online Directory Press Release 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 Position Paper

New BIAA Position Paper: "Conceptualizing Brain Injury as a Chronic Disease". The Board of Directors of BIAA adopted this position paper at its meeting on February 27, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The Association will continue to review the topic of brain injury as a disease as scientific and public policy progress dictates. Click here to view

News!

Media Coverage:
Cognitive rehabilitation featured in July 12, 2009 Parade Magazine article by Lee Woodruff.

Natasha Richardson’s fatal brain injury. Listen to KGO Radio Interview with Dr. Greg O’Shanick, BIAA Medical Director.
Instructions: Download the mp3 file. (5 megs)

Brain Injury Featured on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show Click here

New Resources and Ideas

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

Call for Nominations: 2010 Robert L. Moody Prize

Nominations are being accepted for the Robert L. Moody Prize for Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation. Click here for info and forms.

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IBIA Conference

The International Brain Injury Association presents the Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury March 10 - 14, 2010, Washington, DC. Click here for all the details

Dr. Henry Herbert Stonnington Farewell
BIAA bids farewell to Henry Stonnington, M.D., a distinguished physician, visionary leader and beacon of hope for individuals with brain injury. Click here to read more.
Mark Ylvisaker, Ph.D.

Goodbye Dear Friend
We say goodbye to Mark Ylvisaker, Ph.D., philosopher, speech-language pathologist, and advocate for children and adolescents with brain injury. Read more

Position Statement

Brain Injury & The Military
BIAA Issues: Comments on VA Disability Ratings

BIAA Issues: Public/Private Position Statement
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