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President Obama released his FY 2011 budget
As some of you may know, this morning President Obama released his FY 2011 budget. Last week, the State of the Union address warned of spending freezes and tough decisions on what programs to keep and what programs to discontinue in the coming year. BIAA is pleased to announce that the HRSA state grant program, authorized [...]
Continue reading...Long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury: A review of social, cognitive, neurological, and psychiatric outcomes
Saturday, January 30, 2010
It is recognized that survivors of traumatic brain injury have to cope with numerous life challenges. The growing concern for the number of veterans returning with a brain injury has prompted a tremendous influx of research. These new studies contribute to the understanding of brain injury in both civilian and military populations. The Institute of Medicine [...]
Continue reading...What predicts short and long term quality of life after spinal cord injury?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Quality of life describes a person’s sense of satisfaction in life and the ability to enjoy normal activities. Spinal cord injury may have tremendous impact on a person’s quality of life in general, and the specific factors that contribute most to quality of life were not previously well known. Additionally, it was not known if [...]
Continue reading...URGENT – CALL TO ACTION
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
In a process that has taken more than 3 years to accomplish, California Brain Injury Association (CALBIA) has arranged for Senate Hearings before the following committees to educate our State Senators about brain injury. Our goal is to secure additional hearings which will lead to the introduction of legislation and address the many health care [...]
Continue reading...Health Care Reform Update
Monday, July 27, 2009
This week the Senate, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved its draft Health Care Reform measure, and the Finance Committee is expected to begin consideration next week. In the House, the Education and Labor Committee approved its section of the bill (HR 3200) after a very long session lasting through the night on Thursday. [...]
Continue reading...House Considers FY10 TBI Act Appropriations, take action now!
Monday, July 27, 2009
House Considers FY10 TBI Act Appropriations, take action now! Take Action! Friday, July 24, 2009, the House of Representatives will be considering a bill which will provide the funding allocation for programs authorized through the TBI Act and for NIDRR’s TBI-related research programs, including TBI Model Systems of Care. Federal funding for these important TBI programs has remained [...]
Continue reading...Appropriations Update
Monday, July 13, 2009
Today, July 10, 2009, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education will begin considering the Fiscal Year 2010 spending bill that will provide the funding allocation for programs authorized through the TBI Act and for NIDRR’s TBI-related research programs, including TBI Model Systems of Care. BIAA and other stakeholders authored a [...]
Continue reading...NIDRR Proposed Long-Range Plan
Monday, March 9, 2009
This week, as part of the Disability and Rehabilitaion Research Coalition (DRRC), BIAA signed on to comments regarding the proposed long range plan (Fiscal Years 2010-2014) for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The NIDRR proposal focuses mainly on employment, making only passing references to health and function research. In the comments, BIAA and [...]
Continue reading...FY10 Defense Appropriations Hearing Featuring the Defense Center of Excellence TBI Program
Monday, March 9, 2009
On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing to address the need to improve the quality of care for servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain injury. The witness list included, Ellen Embry, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Gen. Loree Sutton, the Special Assistant to the [...]
Continue reading...TBI and the Military
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
On Thursday, Congressmen Pascrell and Platts hosted a briefing featuring Col. Michael Jaffee of the Department of Defense, DOD Defense Center of Excellence (DCoE), Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.
Continue reading...- Depression has “additive effect” on mTBI symptoms
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- QEEG in recovery after sports-related brain injury
- A clinical test to help decide whether to order a CT scan or not
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves spasticity after spinal cord injury.
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- BIAA August 6 Update
- Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
- Factors in the delay of returning to work after spinal cord injury
- World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
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