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The 8th Annual State of the Art Medical and Rehabilitative Care in Brain Injury: Clinical and Legal Implications Conference was held at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California on November 16-17, with a fundraising Golf Tournament on November 18th. The conference was hosted in collaboration with the Scarlett Law Group.

Conference attendees and speakers traveled to Napa from as far as the east coast and Hawaii to be part of what has been called “the best educational conference for medical and legal professionals” that provide services to individuals with brain injury. Mr. Randall Scarlett participants were treated to a wine tasting by and Dr. Claude Monday founded the concept the Frank Family Vineyards, Elyse Winery, of medical and legal professionals joining and Falcor Wines, and had the opportunity to together to provide the latest and greatest bid on a variety of items donated to CALBIA updates in their respective fields. At the for the Silent Auction, which provided addibeginning of the conference, Dr. Claude Mun-tional funds for CALBIA. day received an award from CALBIA in recognition of his many years of service to The success of the conference could not persons with brain injury, and for his partici-have been achieved without the many sponpation and leadership on the various boards he sors, exhibitors, speakers that donated their sits on, and his committee work. time and travel expenses, and the work of Following the conference on Friday evening, the planning committee, recognized below:

SPONSORS:
High Impact Litigation Law Cash Paradigm Management Services Jones, Clifford, Johnson & Johnson, LLP Malone Law Office Delano Farms Company San Joaquin Bank Contrabande Control Specialists, Inc. Centre for Neuro Skills Scarlett Law Group Doehrman Chamberlain The Veen Firm, P.C. Law Offices of Michael B. Moore Bostwick & Associates Marcus & Regaldo Newton Medical Group Charles Guy Monnett III Brown & McDevitt Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer Shea & Shea Frank Family Vineyards Elyse Winery Falcor Wines Chalone Vineyard Kim Battuello Buehler Vineyards Far Niente Winery Freemark Abbey Winery Green & Red Vineyard Crgich Hills Cellar Heitz Wine Cellars Hess Collection Winery Honig Vineyard & Winery Milat Vineyards Winery Peju Province Winery Raymond Vineyard & Cellar Rubicon Estate Rutherford Grove Winery Shafer Vineyards Spottswoode Winery Trefethen Vineyards & Winery Trinchero Family Estates V. Sattui Winery ZD Wines Knights Jewlers

EXHIBITORS:
Care Meridian Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation Centre for Neuro Skills High Impact Litigation Juris Productions, Inc. Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital Learning Services Corporation Medtronic Neuromodulation Rehab Without Walls Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Dave Woodruff, Susan Connors, Dr. David Hovda, Lee Woodruff and Dr. Douglas Smith

SPEAKERS:
Dave Woodruff Thomas Malone, J.D. Douglas C. Smith, Ph.D. David Hovda, Ph.D. Michael Shea, Jr., J.D. Sharon Grandinette John Romano, J.D. Frank Branson, J.D. Bruce Stern, J.D. Mark D’Esposito, M.D. Bill Smith, J.D. R. J. Waldsmith, J.D. Daniel Kelly, M.D. Geoffrey Manley, M.D., Ph.D. Susan Connors, B.S. Rick Rollens Randall H. Scarlett, J.D. Deborah Doherty, M.D. Daniel Davis, M.D.

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE:
Mark J. Ashley, Sc.D. Paula Daoutis Deborah Doherty, M.D. Sharon Grandinette, M.A. Amanda Helvie Tina Horn Patrick Johnson Steve Katomski Lisa Kreber, Ph.D. Claude Munday, Ph.D. Bruce Nelson Randall H. Scarlett, J.D. Kavie Von Husen

Special thanks to:
Anna Gregory Helen Nelson

In the year 1990, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affirmed the rights of citizens with disabilities which makes American society more accessible. It paved the way for the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, which led to President Bush’s new Freedom Initiative. This initiative is about getting federal agencies to coordinate disability services. It includes systems-change grants to states, which has helped brain injury get to the “proverbial table” in many states.

After watching countless spy movies, Westerns, and TV cop shows, I wonder: how easy is it to knock someone out by smacking them on the back of the head with a pistol, club, etc.? Since I’m not willing to act as a test subject, although I’m pretty sure I’d have plenty of volunteers willing to do the smacking, I’m asking you as the next-best source.

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On Tuesday, as registered voters in the community of Gaylord and greater Otsego County, we will have the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the education of our youth. By now, you are probably aware that the proposed Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Educational Service District (COP-ESD) special education millage is up for renewal.

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TORONTO, May 3 /CNW/ - NeuroMedix Inc. (”NeuroMedix”) (TSXV: NMX) today
announced that Dr. Mark Pearson, Chief Executive Officer of NeuroMedix, will
present a company update at the BioFinance 2006 conference in Toronto.
Dr. Pearson’s presentation is scheduled for May 4, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. EDT at
the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre.

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American Association of Neurological Surgeons — AANS — Annual Meeting in San Francisco

PLAINSBORO, N.J., April 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) today announced that the Department of Neurosurgery and Surgery, University of Pennsylvania will present the results of seven clinical studies on the application of the LICOX(R) Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring System to the management of brain injured patients, including those with severe traumatic brain injury or subarachnoid hemorrhage at the 2006 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, this week.

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Mesabi Daily News
Van Patten elected
to academy board
VIRGINIA — Peter Van Patten, M.D., of the Duluth Clinic-Virginia, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for the Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology.

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Spring is here — the time when millions of Americans are heading outdoors to take part in their favorite sports activities. Getting ready for fun also means using the right gear and wearing a helmet each time you jump on a bike or skateboard, go for a horseback ride, play baseball or put on your in-line skates.

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“My husband used to be so calm. But after his injury, he started to explode over the littlest things. He didn’t even know he had changed.”

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Those who sustain concussion, hemorrhage, significant loss of consciousness, coma, and/or skull fractures are typically diagnosed as having sustained a “moderate” to “severe” traumatic brain injury.

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