Conferences and Events
WV TBI Conference 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
This one-day conference will be held on Wednesday, March 27th with a full schedule full of opportunities for people with TBI, caregivers/family members, as well as professionals to attend sessions on best practices for serving individuals with TBIs.
Learn More and Register for the WV TBI Conference 2024
Schedule
8:00 - 8:45
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00
Welcome
Dr. Steve Wheeler, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CBIS – TBI State Grant Principal Investigator
Cortland Nesley, CBIS – TBI Program Manager
9:00 – 9:45
Keynote
Amanda Mazey
Randy Mazey
TV Sports Anchor/Sideline for ESPN+, Dir. Social Engagement for Country Roads Trust, Team Wammer
10:00-11:00
Auditorium
Protection & Advocacy Panel
Suzanne Messenger State Ombudsman - West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services
Regina N. Desmond – Senior Advocate – Disability Rights of West Virginia
Classroom 18
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Brain: Managing Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury with Nutrition
Stacie Haaga, RD, CLT
Stacie Haaga, RD Nutrition and Wellness Counseling
11:15 – 12:00
Auditorium
TBI Lived Experience Panel
Celena Henry
William Jones
Lisa Robinson
12:00 – 12:45
Cafeteria
Lunch/Poster Presentations
12:45 – 1:45
Auditorium
Waiver/funding systems Panel
TBI Waiver - Barbara Recknagel
IDD Waiver - Courtney Sites
WVABLE - Roxanne Clay
Classroom 18
Audiology Services of West Virginia
Michael Squires, AuD, F-AAA
"TBI's Impact on Hearing and Auditory Processing"
2:00 - 2:45
Cargiver Panel
Melanie Braun
Linda Mitter
Tim Ritz
3:00 – 4:00
Auditorium
CED Panel
WVATS - Douglas Cumpston
PBS - Anastasia Riley
TBI Services - Cortland Nesley
Classroom
Optimizing Neuro-Recovery, but from Home!
Kelsey Harris, PT, DPT, CSRS, RPSFC
NeuroAxis Rehabilitation Services
4:15 – 5:15
Auditorium
Closing Speaker - Fists, Not Football: Brain Injuries in Domestic Violence
Dr. Javier Cardenas, MD
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute - Director, Concussion & Brain Injury Center
5:15 – 5:30
Prize Drawings and Closing Remarks
Big Brain Exhibit:
TBI services offers a fun and informative inflatable brain exhibit to help educate children and adults on traumatic brain injury, signs and symptoms, long term effects, and the importance of prevention. If you are interested in bringing the Big Brain to an event in your town, please fill out the form below and someone will contact you shortly. Please make all requests at least three weeks prior to your event.
Past Conference Materials
TBI Conference 2023
Learn more about the TBI Conference 2023
TBI Conference 2022
Learn more about the TBI Conference 2022
TBI Conference 2021
Learn more about the TBI Conference 2021
TBI Conference 2019
2019 TBI Conference Presentations
TBI Conference 2018
Traumatic Brain Injury Program
959 Hartman Run Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
E-mail: TBI@hsc.wvu.edu
For Program Information, please call: 877-724-8244
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