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Save the Noggin Ride
DATE & TIME: Saturday, May 10, 2008 -
registration begins at 7:30 a.m. 50 Mile Ride begins at 8:00, and
the 25, 15, and 4 mile family rides can start at anytime thereafter and must be
finished by 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (located off of 465
W and 38th Street)
COST: $25 per person; $50 per family of four - includes 2 adults
and 2 children (age 12 and under). Price Includes ride t-shirt,
lunch, raffle, and entertainment.
Online Registration is no longer available. Event Walk-In
Registrations are welcome!
“Save the Noggin Ride” to benefit the Brain Injury Association
of Indiana will happen on Saturday, May 10, 2008. The bike ride
will offer a course for all cyclists; leisure to avid. Course
options will include a 50 mile, 25 mile, 15 mile, and a 4 mile
Family ride.
Cyclists can enjoy a scenic ride from the Rehabilitation
Hospital of Indiana through areas of Eagle Creek and Zionsville.
The ride also offers a four mile Kids Ride as well as a Bike
Rodeo where children can learn about bike safety. The ride will
conclude with music and lunch. Over 250 cyclists are expected to
be in attendance with a net fundraising goal of $10,000 to
benefit the activities of the Brain Injury Association of
Indiana.
Great things are happening with the Brain Injury
Association of Indiana and you can be part of our success. The Brain
Injury Association of Indiana and its partners and volunteers are
working together in a variety of ways offering information on brain
injury, recovery, and prevention to individuals with a brain injury,
providers, state agencies and the community in general so there is
easier access to more information.
Online
Registration is no longer available. Event Walk-In Registrations are
welcome!
Presenting Sponsors
Bike Rodeo Sponsor
NEW SUPPORT GROUP - For Parents of
Children with Brain Injury
Please join us for a support group for parents of
children with brain injury. The monthly meetings will be held of the
fist Monday of each month at the BIAI office located at 9531
Valparaiso Court, Suite A at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please
contact Kathy Munroe at 317-962-5009 or by email at
kmunroe@clarian.org
Resource Directory!
2007-2008 BIAI
Statewide Resource Directory is available at the BIAI office.
Please contact the office if you are interested in picking one up.
Click
here to download the PDF version (a very large file)
Annual Education Conference News!
BIAI’s Annual Education Conference was held
October 11th & 12th in Indianapolis. Thank you to all those who
attended, participated as speakers, and volunteered their time
to make this conference a success! A special thanks goes out to
the conference co-chairs, Lindsay Pachciarz and Deb Smith and
their wonderful committee made up of Dr. Samantha Backhaus, Amy
Flint, Heather McCann, Stacy Miller, Tom Mills, Jody Perry,
Kendra Pierson, Holly Russell, Dr. Polly Shepard, Kristin Smith,
Donna Stephenson, Dr. Lance Trexler, and Laura Trexler.
Click here for details and
photos!
Save the Date…
Plans are
underway for the 26th Annual BIAI Education Conference. The two day
conference will be held October 2 & 3,
2008 at the Ramada Indy. Jackie Pflug will be a keynote speaker–
look for more info to come.
Be Smart.
Be Well..
Be Smart.
Be Well. is a new health and wellness Web site designed to
raise awareness of prevalent, yet largely preventable health and
safety issues. Through interviews with medical professionals,
and video documentaries with individuals whose lives have been
changed, Be Smart. Be Well seeks to engage and motivate people
to make smart and healthy choices. The first featured topic is
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Although Be Smart. Be Well. will
be updated periodically with new topics, all prior topics,
including TBI, will always be accessible. Visit
www.besmartbewell.com today, where awareness and prevention
meet.
National News
Range of Statistics Cited on the
Number of Returning Service Members with TBI. Yet, one thing seems
apparent - the numbers are large.
There are several
different sets of numbers out there about how many TBIs have
resulted from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Screening continues to
be a big issue, as the Department of Defense does not have a
comprehensive screening program in place to detect TBI in returning
service members. Thus, it is likely that large numbers of mild or
moderate cases of TBI are going undetected (note: BIAA advocates
legislation which would require DOD to institute immediate pre- and
post-deployment cognitive measures as a first step towards
comprehensive TBI screening for all service members). Unfortunately,
mild TBIs are not necessarily “mild” in effect and can still lead to
substantial disability, so the term is a bit misleading.
To read more on
this, click here.
American Academy for Certification of Brain Injury Specialists
Offered by the Brain Injury Association of Indiana:
Mission: to improve
the quality of care through best practices education; based on the
belief that well trained staff are necessary to provide the wide
array of care required in brain injury services.
History: AACBIS was
established in 1996. In a 1990 survey of 565 acute, sub-acute and
post acute programs, 75% of the respondents indicated that
specialized training is needed for licensed staff and 84% indicated
specialized training is needed for non-licensed staff who works with
the acquired brain injury population.
Program Overview:
Certified Brain Injury Trainer – CBIT – professionals who satisfy
the required eligibility criteria, have completed self study of the
AACBIS Manual and have passed a national written examination. These
individuals provide AACBIS training to CBIS candidates and
administer the CBIS exams.
Certified Brain
Injury Specialist – CBIS – Professionals or paraprofessionals who
have completed the required work experience, attended CBIS training
sessions or completed self study of the AACBIS Manual and have
passed a national written examination.
News You Can Use:
The
Indiana Helpline has recently received calls regarding the
driver’s license green dot restriction for medical conditions.
The BMV has informed us the green dot restriction
has been changed to
the number 8. A form, numbered ST50018, “is required if a
physician recommends a restriction on an individual who has an
existing medical condition which may cause him or her to appear
to be intoxicated.” There is also a box on the same form that a
physician can indicate that an individual is “subject to
fainting spells or seizures that are currently under control
with medication.” The form is available at the license branch
and must be completed by a physician
prior to licensure
renewal. The form has two parts. The top (white) copy is
submitted at the time of renewal and the bottom (pink) copy is
kept in any vehicle that the individual operates. Individuals
may call the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at 3170233-6000, option 2
with questions.
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