"Coming Together to Improve Outcomes: 
Weaving Best Practices into the Brain Injury
Continuum of Care"

27th Annual Best Practices in Brain Injury Services
 
February 28 and March 1, 2019
Sheraton West Des Moines

 

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Thursday, February 28, 2019 

TIME
EVENT
7:30 - 8:30 am
Registration
8:30 - 8:45 am 
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Keynote
8:45 - 10:00 am
Brain Injury as a Chronic Health Condition and Resource Facilitation as the Community 
Based Treatment for Brain Injury”

Dr. Lance Trexler, PhD, Executive Director, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research and Program
Development 
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
10:00 - 10:15 am
Break
General
10:15 - 11:30 am
Beyond the Boundaries of Stroke Rehabilitation: 
Clinical Perspectives on Therapeutic Plateaus and What They Mean”
Dr. Jon Kerstetter, MD, MFA, Author, Retired Colonel and Flight Surgeon
Dr. Michael J. Hall, PhD, Neuropsychologist
Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Coralville, IA
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
BIAIA Awards Ceremony
12:00 - 12:45 pm
Lunch
General
12:45 - 2:00 pm
“Cognitive Rehabilitation – Best Practices in Executive Function, Memory and Attention. The
American Congress of Rehabilitation (ACRM) Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual and Evidence
Based Reviews”
Dr. Lance Trexler, PhD, Executive Director, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research and Program
Development
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Break 
Breakout
2:15 - 3:15 pm
“Sex and Sexuality after Brain Injury”

Dr. Allison Logemann, PsyD, Neuropsychologist
On With Life, Ankeny, IA

Breakout
2:15 - 3:15 pm
“Translating Outcomes to Function Following Concussion”

Ashley Jobe, OTR/L, ITOT, LBIS, OT Team Lead
Carrie Van Quathem, MS, PT, CBIS-T, Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation
ChildServe, Johnston, IA

Breakout
2:15 - 3:15 pm
“Challenges for Lawyers and Clients with Brain Injury in Litigation: Workers’ Comp. and Beyond”
Emily Anderson, JD, RSH Legal Partner
RSH Legal, Cedar Rapids, IA
 3:15 - 3:30 pm
Break 
Breakout 
3:30 - 4:30 pm            
“SWAPS and EmReg: Evidence-Based Interventions for Brain Injury Related Problem Solving

and Emotional Regulation Challenges”
Dave Anders, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST, Director of Therapy Services
On With Life, Ankeny, IA

Breakout
3:30 - 4:30 pm 
 
“Rehabilitation Technology: The Future of Function”

Katherine Lefert, PT, PCS, Inpatient Rehab Supervisor
Carrie Van Quathem, MS, PT, CBIS-T, Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation
ChildServe, Johnston, IA

Breakout
3:30 - 4:30 pm
 
“Optimizing Motor and Cognitive Recovery After TBI: The Role of Exercise and Sleep”

Coby Nirider, PT, DPT, CBIS, Administrator/Chief Clinical Officer
Brookhaven Hospital, Tulsa, OK 

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Exhibitor's Reception

  

Friday, March 1, 2019

TIME                            
EVENT 
7:30 - 8:00 am
Registration
General
8:00 - 9:15 am
“Post Traumatic Seizure or Epilepsy”
Dr. David B. Moore, MD, Neurologist, Department Chair

McFarland Clinic, Ames, IA

9:15 - 9:30am
Break- Hotel Check Out 
Keynote
9:30 - 10:45 am
“Brain Sleep Mechanisms”
Dr. Mark Dyken, MD, FAHA, FAASM, FANA, Professor of Neurology, Director of the University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine Sleep Disorders Center and Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine; Department of Neurology, Iowa City, IA
10:45 - 11:00 am
Break  
Keynote
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
“Stroke/Brain Injury and Obstructive Sleep Apnea”

Dr. Mark Dyken, MD, FAHA, FAASM, FANA, Professor of Neurology, Director of the University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine Sleep Disorders Center and Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine; Department of Neurology, Iowa City, IA

12:15 - 1:00 pm
Lunch 
Breakout
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Panel: “What is it Like to ‘Live Well’ with Brain Injury?”

Ben Woodworth, MSW, CBIST, Director of Training
Iowa Association of Community Providers, Urbandale, IA

Breakout
1:00 - 2:00 pm
“Brain Injury Clubhouse: Enhancing Community Engagement, Quality of Life and 
Empowerment for Adults
with Acquired Brain Injury”

Kami Holst, MOTR/L, PP-OTDS, CBIS, Occupational Therapist
Genesis Physical Therapy and Wellness, Bettendorf, IA
Claire Motto, MS, CCC/SLP, CBIS, Speech Therapist
Genesis Physical Therapy and Wellness, Bettendorf, IA
Melissa Heinrichs, MA, CCC/SLP, Speech Therapist
Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport, IA
Michelle Owens, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist
Genesis Outpatient Rehabilitation Davenport, IA

Breakout
1:00 - 2:00 pm
“When Behavior is More Than ‘Behavioral:’ Brain Injury and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity 
Through the Lens of
Applied Behavior Analysis”

Courtney Sand, MS, BCBA, Neuro Resource Facilitator
Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2:00 - 2:15 pm
Break
Breakout
2:15 - 3:15 pm
"Concussion Induced Craniocervical Junction Syndrome and Prolonged Post Concussion Syndrome: 
Coexistence, Diagnosis, Safe and Effective Treatment Options”

Dr. Laurel Griffin, Chiropractic Physician
Precision Chiropractic West, PLC, Des Moines, IA

Breakout
2:15 - 3:15 pm
“Brain Injury Services Changes and Enhancements: What’s in the Pipeline”

LeAnn Moskowitz, MPA, Brain Injury Program Manager
Department of Human Services, Des Moines, IA
Geoffrey M. Lauer, MA, Executive Director
Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Breakout
2:15 - 3:15 pm
“Neuro Resource Facilitation: A Partner to Families and Providers”

Brandi Jensen, BS, CBIS, Director of Programs and Services
Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa, Urbandale, IA