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Course #1032
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Update

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CEUs/PDUs Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, Category 1: Domain of OT - Client Factors; NBCOT/1.25 Beginner

Course Abstract

Updated information on mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) will be presented to include discussion of: 1) blast injury characteristics in civilians and military personnel, 2) promising neuroimaging methods for assessing mTBI, 3) evidence-based treatment appropriate for individuals with mTBI, and 4) future areas of research needed to better understand mTBI.

Course Learning Outcomes Preview Exam

  • After this course learners will be able to define mild traumatic brain injury and identify physiologic, cognitive, and psychosocial outcomes of blast injury.
  • After this course learners will be able to differentiate similarities and differences between mild TBI resulting from blast injury and other etiologies of mild TBI, such as motor vehicle accidents.
  • After this course learners will be able to identify promising areas of neuroimaging appropriate to mild traumatic brain injury.
  • After this course learners will be able to select evidence-based management practices appropriate for cognitive rehabilitation of mild traumatic brain injury.
  • After this course learners will be able to identify at least three limitations of our current understanding of mild traumatic brain injury and directions for future research.

Time-ordered Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-30 Minutes Background and mTBI
30-55 Minutes Evidence-based Research
55-60 Minutes Conclusion and Q&A

Average Rating +++++ (7 Reviews)

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Review by: Member on Sat Nov 5 2011
Information was current and relative to what I am currently doing.
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Review by: Member on Thu Nov 24 2011
Practical approach with many resources and references provided
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Review by: Member on Fri Jan 20 2012
Informative. Interesting facts re: TBI and military personnel.
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Review by: Member on Mon Jan 30 2012
informative
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Review by: Member on Mon Mar 5 2012
Informative and useful
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Review by: Member on Mon Apr 23 2012
good speaker, orginized, did not go off on tangents
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Review by: Member on Tue May 1 2012
Interesting material, well presented.

Course Information

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Course Presenter

gail v pashek

Gail V. Pashek, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Gail Pashek obtained her BA and MA from the University of Minnesota and her Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh. She has extensive experience in clinical management and university teaching in the area of traumatic brain injury. She has conducted research and published articles in the area of neurogenic cognitive-communicative disorders in major journals such as Brain and Language, Cortex, Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, Aphasiology, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, and Journal of Communication Disorders. She is a member of the Academy of Neurogenic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS), ASHA's Division 2 Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, and is a regional representative for the National Aphasia Association.

Continuing Education Information

CEUs/PDUs Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, Category 1: Domain of OT - Client Factors; NBCOT/1.25 Beginner
Passing an online exam will be required to earn continuing education credit.
Please note: CEU tests must be passed within 30 days of the event.
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