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15th Annual Conference on Brain Injury
Managing Challenging Situations in Brain Injury Care: Getting Help with
Your Most Difficult Problems
October 9, 2014 | Continuing Education and Conference Center,
University of Minnesota, Saint Paul
Target audience
This educational activity is sponsored by HealthEast® Care System. The conference is designed for physicians, psychologists,
physical therapists, recreational therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, social workers, case managers and
nurses. All interested health care providers are welcome to attend.
Registration
Visit healtheast.org/bi-conference, then select
“Register now.”
Please Note:
Printed copies of the presentations are not available. If
desired, please visit our website one week prior to the
conference to print or download presentations to your
mobile device.
The HealthEast Care System is accredited by the Minnesota
Medical Association to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
The HealthEast Care System designates this live
educational activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
Sessions are designed to meet the OT and PT continuing
education requirements.
Conference details
October 9, 2014
University of Minnesota | Continuing Education and Conference Center
1890 Buford Avenue | Saint Paul, MN
Registration fees
Before September 25, 2014: $135
After September 25, 2014: $155
The registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and break refreshments.
A reduced rate is available for residents and students upon request.
Questions: April O’Brien 651-232-2358 or [email protected]
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15th Annual Managing Challenging Situations in Brain Injury Care
Thursday, October 9, 2014
7:30 – 8 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8 – 8:15 am
Welcome
Robert Sevenich, MD, JD
8:15 – 9:45 am
Plenary 1
Sex and TBI: Why we really should be talking about this
Richard Young, PhD
Learning objectives:
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Identify brain structures involved in sexual behavior
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Identify common sexual and interpersonal issues for patients with TBI and their partners
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Identify how providers may speak with patients and families about sexuality
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Identify intervention options for sexual concerns
9:45 – 10 am
Break/Exhibits
10 - 11:15 am
Breakouts
1. Common Medical Issues After Brain Injury
Kenneth Britton, DO
Learning objectives:
•Increase the awareness among participants of the most common medical problems associated
with the post-acute phase of brain injury
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Discuss evaluation and management strategies for these common medical problems
•Identify the potential impact that these medical problems may have on other aspects of brain
injury care and recovery
•Discuss reasonable expectations for resolution of the medical issue versus adjustment to the brain
injury management expectations
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2. Ethical Dilemmas in the Community-based Setting
Bud Rosenfield, JD
Learning objectives:
•Explore the ethical dilemmas faced by providers caring for individuals with a brain injury, in light
of the inherent conflict presented by an effort to maximize both safety and liberty
•Discuss the ethical challenges in the care of individuals with brain injury compared to
other diagnoses
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11:15 – 11:30 am Describe legal responsibilities and liabilities faced by community care providers in brain injury
Break/Exhibits
11:30 am – 12:45 pm Breakouts
3. Expand Your Toolkit with Functional Activities for Cognition
Linda Griffith MOT, OTR/L, CBIS and Nicole Lainhart, MS, CCC-SLP
Learning objectives:
•Identify the benefit of functional cognitive treatment as compared to a table top and
worksheet approach
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Identify evaluation options to determine client’s cognitive level
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Identify three new functional cognitive tasks to treat people with brain injuries
4.Living in the Community: How Minnesota Will Be Impacted By the New Requirements from the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Heidi Hamilton, MPH
Learning Objectives:
•Have a basic understanding of the requirements of the new CMS Home and Community-Based
Services Rule governing settings and the impact for Minnesota
•Have a basic understanding of how the new CMS Rule intersects with Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan
requirements for most integrated settings
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Review components of Minnesota’s Compliance and Transition Plan for the CMS Rule
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Give input on Minnesota’s Compliance and Transition Plan for the CMS Rule
15th Annual Conference on Brain Injury, Saint Paul, MN
12:45 – 1:45pm
Lunch/Exhibits
1:45 – 3:00 pm
Plenary 2
Initial Observations from Social Work and Spiritual Care Perspectives to the Reactions of a Patient,
Family and Community to Traumatic Brain Injury
Mary Tschida, CMSW and Brian Gutzmann, MDiv, BCC
Learning Objectives:
•To understand the background, training and expertise of a chaplain and social worker on an ICU
brain injury unit in a hospital setting.
•To understand the role and assessment process of the chaplain and social worker in providing
care to patients, families and community and how it fits into inter-disciplinary care on an ICU
brain injury unit.
•To explore the new models of inter-disciplinary engagement in spiritual and social work
assessments and care for patients.
3 – 3:15 pm Break/Exhibits
3:15 – 4 pm Journey of the Survivor
Tom Odland
We reserve the right to make program changes without notice should circumstances necessitate.
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Presenters
Kenneth Britton, DO – Kenneth Britton is a physiatrist
practicing in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Des Moines
University, interned at Des Moines General Hospital and
then served as a primary care physician with the Public
Health Service before completing his residency training at
the University of Minnesota. He is a former Rehabilitation
Medical Director at Bethesda Hospital and now practices
in his private clinic in St. Paul. Dr. Britton also serves as
the Medical Director for Brain Injury Services at Red Wing
Healthcare Community.
Linda Griffith, MOT, OTR/L, CBIS – As an occupational
therapist, Linda Griffith has been working with brain
injury clientele for the past 23 years. In 2002 she received
her brain injury specialist certification and now serves on
the outpatient brain injury team. Linda also works with
patients in the Community Reintegration Program at the
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute of Golden Valley.
Rev. Brian Gutzmann, MDiv, BCC – Brian is an ordained
pastor with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) and a board certified chaplain (BCC) with the
Association of Professional Chaplains. He has been
employed as a chaplain at HealthEast for the past seven
years – six of which as designated chaplain to the National
Brain Aneurysm Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Brian has
an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and
Master of Divinity degree from the Graduate Theological
Union/University of California-Berkeley. Previous to his
work as a chaplain, Mr. Gutzmann also served as a parish
pastor in California and Minnesota.
Heidi Hamilton, MPH – For the past 20 years, Heidi
Hamilton has played an integral role in the disabled
community as a direct care staff, case manager, advocate
and family member. She completed her master’s degree in
Public Health and Community Health Education from the
University of Minnesota. Heidi is currently the legislative
lead for the Disability Services Division at the Minnesota
Department of Human Services and also has responsibility
for several large policy initiatives, including the
implementation in Minnesota of the new federal definition
of home and community-based settings.
Nicole Lainhart, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS – Nicole Lainhart is
a lead Speech-Language pathologist and coordinator of
the Community Reintegration Program at Courage Kenny
Rehabilitation Institute in Golden Valley. For the past 18
years, she’s worked with adults suffering from brain injury.
In 2007, Nicole was certified as a brain injury specialist.
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Tom Odland – In March of 2008 at the age 48, Tom Odland
survived a stroke. He is married and has four daughters, all
of whom were teenagers at the time of his stroke. After 5 ½
years of recovery, Tom returned to his work as a consultant
in the medical device industry.
Bud Rosenfield, JD – Bud Rosenfield is a supervising
attorney with the Minnesota Disability Law Center
(MDLC). The MDLC is a project of Mid-Minnesota Legal
Aid (MMLA), a private, non-profit legal aid office that
serves as the statewide Protection and Advocacy System
for persons with disabilities in Minnesota. The MDLC
provides direct representation to children and adults with
brain injuries and other disabilities, in many subject areas
including special education, community services, health
care and civil rights. The MDLC also provides legislative
and policy advocacy, training and outreach on these and
other subjects. Mr. Rosenfield supervises the work of the
MDLC’s Community Services & Integration and Access &
Discrimination teams.
Mary Tschida, CMSW – Mary completed her bachelor’s
degree in in social work from Mankato State University;
she then went on to earn her master’s degree in social work
from Augsburg College. Over the past 19 years, she has
served as a clinical social worker with HealthEast Care
System including the roles in the mental health and hospice
care units, and as the designated clinical social worker
for the National Brain Aneurysm Center at St. Joseph’s
Hospital. In all, Mary has over 25 years of experience as a
medical social worker and currently serves on HealthEast’s
Ethic and Patient’s Rights Committee.
Richard Young, PhD – Richard Young completed his PhD
in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology at Kent State
University. For most of his career, he worked directly with
adult and geriatric medical patients as a hospital-based
psychologist in Ohio and Minnesota. Currently, Dr. Young
serves as the rehabilitation psychologist at the Regions
Rehabilitation Institute, where he assesses and treats
patients who have experienced traumatic brain injury,
spinal cord injury, stroke and other conditions.
Planning Committee 2014
Kayla Appleby, MSW, LGSW
Janet Lotegeluaki, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Clinical Social Worker, Care Management
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Clinical Nurse Specialist
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Kristi Ball, MBA, RN
April O’Brien, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Clinical Director
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Speech-Language Pathologist
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lia Christiansen, MBA
Alexander Perelman, MD, PhD
Operations Executive
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Britton Center for Spine, Sport, and
Neurologic Rehabilitation
St. Paul, Minnesota
Joel Hartmann
Robert Sevenich, MD, JD
Behavior Analyst
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Psychiatrist
Medical Director, Brain Injury Services
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Elizabeth Ironside, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Amy Kieffer, MA, PT
Director of Rehab Services
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Danetta Lavell, OTR/L, CBIS
Occupational Therapist
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Diana Steiner, RN, CBIS
Assistant Head Nurse
HealthEast Care System
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Accommodations
Rooms have been reserved for a discounted rate of $99 for conference participants and their guests at the Radisson at
2540 Cleveland Avenue North, Roseville, MN 55113. Call the hotel directly at 651-636-4567 to make reservations. To
ensure accommodations, please make your reservations by September 17, 2014 and identify yourself as a participant of the
HealthEast Brain Injury Conference. Complimentary shuttle service to the University of Minnesota is available from the
Radisson upon request.
Snelling Ave.
Cleveland Ave.
Directions to Continuing Education
and Conference Center
From I-694
Roseville
Larpenteur Ave.
Gortner Ave.
Continuing Education
and Conference Center
Minneapolis
Snelling Ave.
Buford Ave.
St. Paul
Take 35W south to the Cleveland Avenue exit (Note:
exit to the left). Follow Cleveland Avenue to Larpenteur
Avenue. Go east (left) on Larpenteur to Gortner Avenue,
turn south (right) on Gortner and go to Buford Avenue.
Turn east (left) on Buford Avenue to the parking area.
From I-35W
Take the Highway 36 exit and turn south on Cleveland
Avenue to Larpenteur Ave. Go east (left) on Larpenteur
to Gortner Avenue, turn south (right) on Gortner and go
to Buford Avenue. Turn east (left) on Buford Avenue to
the parking area.
From downtown St. Paul
Go west on I-94 to Snelling Avenue. Go north on Snelling to Larpenteur Avenue. Go west (left) on Larpenteur to Gortner,
turn south (left) on Gortner and go to Buford Ave. Turn east (left) on Buford Avenue to the parking area.
From downtown Minneapolis
Go east on I-94 to MN-280, exit number 236. (Note: exit to the left). Merge onto MN-280 north. Exit at Larpenteur
Avenue. Take Larpenteur east (right) to Gortner (3rd traffic light). Turn south (right) on Gortner and go to Buford Avenue.
Turn east (left) on Buford Avenue to the parking area.
Location information
Continuing Education and Conference Center
1890 Buford Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-624-3275
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: cce.umn.edu/conferencecenter
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