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