2010 Brain Injury Awareness Activities

Washington, DC
March ►   TBI activities for middle school students at the National Museum of Health
      & Medicine
►   American Forces Network (AFN) public service announcement
March 9 ►   Dot Mil Docs 101: Brain Injury in Theater
March 10-14 ►   International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) Conference sponsor/exhibitor
March 12 ►   3/12/10: The Pentagon Channel: Around the Services (17:08-19:14)
March 16 ►   National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD: exhibit
March 17 ►   2010 Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill exhibit
March 25 ►   DCoE webinar: Sports, the Military and Recurrent Concussion
 
San Antonio, TX
March ►   San Antonio, TX: month-long display on TBI at Wilford Hall auditorium;
►   TBI article published on the Wilford Hall and the US Air Force websites
March 06 ►   San Antonio, TX: exhibit/presentation at Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Event
March 8-11 ►   San Antonio, TX: Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) display
March 11 ►   San Antonio, TX: joint activity with TBI clinic at BAMC
March 17 ►   San Antonio: Fort Sam Houston display at PX
March 26 ►   San Antonio, TX: exhibit at the Alamo Head Injury Association meeting
 
Johnstown, PA
March ►   Johnstown, PA: displays at the mall and Hiram G Andrews Center lobby
March 06 ►   Johnstown, PA: book signing by OIF vet with TBI in pre-vocational site at mall
March 07 ►   Johnstown, PA: Brain Injury Awareness Fair
March 18 ►   Marlborough, MA: exhibiting at the BIA Massachusetts conference;
►   submitted proposal for a poster session
March 24 ►   Johnstown, PA: TBI Town Hall Meeting with two local brain injury programs
March 26 ►   Warwick, RI: exhibiting at the BIA Rhode Island conference;
►   submitted a proposal to present
 
Palo Alto, CA
March ►   To Your Health! VAPAHCS patient newsletter article about TBI
March 04 ►   Portland, OR: presentation to the Polytrauma Clinic teams at the VA
March 5-6 ►   Portland, OR: exhibit at 8th Annual Pacific Northwest Brain Injury Conference
March 15-16 ►   Palo Alto, CA: VA hospital lobby display and hosted education table
March 18 ►   San Jose, CA: Travis AFB – 2-hour clinical presentation by John H Poole, PhD:
      Assessment and Treatment of Combat Related Concussion
and an overview of
      DVBIC and educational resources
March 26 ►   Palo Alto, CA: hosting a community college education event workshop with
      the War Related Illness Study Center - Strategies for Success: Helping College
      Students with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Concussive Symptom, & PTSD
 
Tampa, FL
March ►   Tampa. FL: two half-day showcases at the VA
March 02 ►   Gainesville, FL: VA exhibit in conjunction with a Florida BIA showcase
March 06 ►   Jackson, MS: exhibit at National Guard 60-day event
March 13 ►   Tampa, FL: exhibit at Welcome Home Event for 1,500 Marines
March 21 ►   Orlando, FL: exhibit at pre-deployment YRRP with 300 special forces
 
Camp Lejeune, NC
March ►   month-long exhibit at Brynn Marr Hospital (local mental health hospital);
►   month-long exhibit at Onslow Hospital (local hospital);
►   month-long exhibit at the Naval Hospital on base;
►   month-long exhibit at the local Barnes & Noble bookstore
March 1-12 ►   TBI Education Group from 0800 – 1530 each day
March 01 ►   presentation at Wounded Warrior unit leadership training and retreat
March 16 ►   presentation at Wounded Warrior town hall meeting about TBI
March 17 ►   presentation at luncheon for wives of Wounded Warriors with TBI
 
Fort Carson, CO
March ►   radio interview with 2 local stations to be broadcast throughout the month;
►   month-long display at Evans Army Community Hospital;
►   article on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TBI in The Independent (local
      newspaper) and The Mountaineer (post paper)
March 05 ►   exhibiting at the PX
March 12 ►   exhibiting at the PX
March 17 ►   1130-1230: Back to Basic TBI Class at the Warrior Recovery Center
March 19 ►   exhibiting at the PX with live radio interview
March 23 ►   1630-1800: Support Group for the TBI caregiver at Warrior Recovery Center
March 24 ►   1700-1800: Back to Back TBI Class at Soldier and Family Assistance Center
March 26 ►   exhibiting at the PX
March 27 ►   Utah State University: Traumatic Brain Injury: The Silent Epidemic
March 30/31 ►   roundtable provider discussion with Michael Wilmore at the Warrior
      Recovery Center
 
San Diego, CA
March ►   Camp Pendleton, CA: exhibit at the ground breaking for the wounded warrior
      battalion center;
►   Leemore, CA (a rural and underserved area in the Fresno region): conducting
      outreach activity at the VA
March 06 ►   Phoenix, AZ: exhibit and presentation at a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Event
 
Fort Bragg, NC
March ►   Paraglide (post newspaper) article on TBI prevention/diagnosis/treatment;
►   a TBI information table/display will be set up weekly at each of the 3 outlying       clinics on Fort Bragg as well as Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC);
►   TBI information in display cases at the front and rear entrances of WAMC
March 17 ►   TBI information session in Weaver Auditorium at WAMC with display
      table next to the hospital dining facility staffed all day by TBI experts;
►   raffle for 15 brain helmets to include educational quiz to be completed by all
      who enter – winners will be measured to assure a correct fitting helmet
March 20 ►   Fayetteville, NC: 4th Annual Walk & Roll-athon – partner with the BIA of
      North Carolina in the exhibit and presentation on Fort Bragg TBI Services
 
Charlottesville, VA
March  ►   roundtable on TBI hosted by UVA Neurosciences;
►   helmet awareness activity with the Charlottesville Fire and EMS;
►   article in local paper on TBI
March 3-4 ►   Nashville, TN: exhibit at BIA of Tennessee 2010 Annual Conference
March 16 ►   Charlottesville: radio spot on local radio station 92.7 FM
March 20 ►   Charlestown, WV: Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
March 22-24 ►   Nashville, TN: Yellow Ribbon Challenge America Program
March 29-31 ►   Charlottesville: Brain Injury Month exhibit at Paintings and Prose bookstore
 
Landstuhl, Germany
March ►   month-long American Forces Network (AFN) 5-minute segments presented
      by different members of the TBI treatment team (OT, PT, SPL etc);
►   article in local newspaper on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TBI;
►   outreach to sports coaches on TBI prevention (dates pending)
March 4 ►   Grand Rounds on TBI screening, diagnosis and treatment with an emphasis
      on ocular motor dysfunction
March 22-26 ►   exhibit on TBI in front of dining facility at noon time each day
March 25 ►   outreach to Family Readiness Group and USO