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 Cognitive Retraining Research Project

 

BIAM is assisting with a research project that is designed to increase cognitive capacity of individuals with TBI.  The aim of the research is to improve thinking ability, with the goal of allowing for greater degrees of independence and productivity for individuals with TBI.

 

To be eligible to participate in the study, the individual must:
 

1) Be between 18 – 35 years of age at the time of injury.

 

2) Have been diagnosed as having a moderate TBI.

 

3) Be able to push buttons on a computer keyboard.

 

4) Be willing to attend 2 evaluation sessions, one at the beginning of the research project, and one at the end.  Each session will be one hour in length.  Individuals who attend only these 2 sessions will comprise the control group.

 

5)) In addition to the 2 evaluations, be willing and able to attend 2 – 4 sessions per week, each lasting 30 – 60 minutes, for a period of approximately 25 weeks.  The total amount of time required is 50 hours.  Flexible scheduling will be available.  These individuals will comprise the research group.

 

Stipends to defray transportation costs are available to participants in the program.

 

Please call the BIAM office at 410-448-2924 for procedural instructions, to sign up for the program, and to schedule.  For technical questions, please call Dr. Ronald Berger, Principal Investigator, at 410-730-8878.  Please state that you are calling about the research project.


Buy Brain Injury Books on Amazon!
BIAM has recommended reading on brain injury.  Buy books and other products from Amazon after clicking through from the BIAM site and BIAM will receive a percent of the sale!


Gift Giving Made Easy
Making a charitable gift to the Brain Injury Association of Maryland in the form of a tribute or memorial is a simple way to do a world of good.  A Tribute Card is great way to increase awareness about the Brain Injury Association of Maryland and help raise funds.   Send a donation, or designate BIAM as the recipient of donations for an event.  The donor will receive a thank you and the honoree will be sent a letter informing him/her of the gift.  Send your tax-deductible check made payable to BIAM to:  BIAM, 2200 Kernan Drive, Baltimore, MD 21207. 


Brain Injury Awareness  Wrist Bands
BIAM is selling Brain Injury Awareness Wrist Bands.  For more information about buying the bands, please click here.


Workplace Charity Campaigns

Please keep in mind that you can designate BIAM as the recipient of your United Way or other charity campaign donation.

 
 

 

 

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join.gif (5374 bytes)     Join Us in Our Efforts to Help Individuals with Brain Injury and their Families THRIVE!

     Our mission is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, education,
     advocacy and the promotion of research.

      We would love to talk to you and give you more information, call us at 1-800- 221-6443 or 410-448-2924.

             Note: We've been receiving numerous requests for brain injury related information from people who reside outside the state of Maryland. While
we'll gladly pass along any general information, if you need to know about specific legislative issues, or receive referrals to local agencies please visit
the Brain Injury Association of America's web site. There you'll also find a complete listing of all Chartered State Offices and Affiliates.

 
Announcements

The 13th Annual Eat A Peach Challenge Bike Ride
Saturday, August 8, 200
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A record 590 registered riders participated on August 8!! 
Thank you to all the riders and volunteers who made this possible!

                        

  


4th Annual Scarecrow Classic

 

     The 4th Annual Scarecrow Classic 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk was held on Sunday, November 22.  It was a HUGE
     success, drawing a record 568 registrants (200 more than last year!)!!

    Thank you to all of the many volunteers who made the event possible!

    Thank you to the following for sponsorship of the 4th Annual Scarecrow Classic:

            Disability Advocates, LLC
                                                      Howard County General 
                                                      Head Injury Rehabilitation and Referral Services (HIRRS)
                                                      Kernan Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
                                                      Mary T. Maryland
                                                      PHH Arval   
                                                      Winslow Solutions, LLC
                                               


BIAM Annual Education Conference

Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel and Conference Center

Towson, MD
 
April 8 - 9, 2010


The registration brochure for the conference, including the complete schedule, is available here as a .pdf file.  Please contact the BIAM office if you
have questions regarding registration. 

Space for session descriptions is limited in the brochure;  for complete descriptions, please download this .pdf  file.

Brief biographies of the conference speakers are available here as a .pdf file.

Click here to fill out the electronic version of the Call for Presentations.

The Call for Presentations is also available as a .pdf file. 

New this year will be a Poster Session at the 2010 Annual Conference.  For more information, please download a .pdf of the Call for Posters.

Information about sponsorship and benefits is available here as a .pdf file.

 

Thank you to the following for their early commitment to sponsorship of the BIAM 2010 Annual Conference

 

                             Education Sponsor        Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education - Early Intervention Services
                                                                MSDE pays registrations fees for at least 30 MSDE staff and personnel to attend the conference.

Diamond Level - $7500  Sinai Rehabilitation Center

 

Platinum Level - $5000  Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland
                                   Kennedy Krieger Institute
                                   National Rehabilitation Hospital
 

Silver Level - $1500       Mary T. Maryland
                                   Medi-Rents and Sales, Inc
                                   Triton Entertainment Services, LLC

                                               University of Maryland Medical Center & University Specialty Hospital

 

Bronze Level - $1175     The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute

                                    Fick & May Law Firm
                                    Head Injury Rehabilitation and Referral Services (HIRRS)
                                    Humanim
                                    Inova Rehabilitation Center @ Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
                                    Maryland NeuroRehab Foundation
                                    Mentor ABI
                                    The Neuropsychiatry Program at Sheppard Pratt
                                    Parkway Neuroscience and Spine Institute & Western Maryland Hospital Center
                                    PLUS Neuro Rehabilitation
                                  
 

Emerald Level - $875     Beechwood Rehabilitation Services
                                   HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital
                                  
The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Neuro Rehab Program
                                   Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Hospital
                                   Law Office of Sharon Christie
                                   The League for People with Disabilities, Inc

                                    Magee Rehabilitation
                                               Medtronic
                                    Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
                                    Progressive Health of PA
                                    ReMed
                                    Success Rehabilitation, Inc 

 

Ruby Level - $675          The Rehabilitation Center at Maryland General Hospital
                                    Maryland Orthotics and Prosthetics Co, Inc

                                    Maryland Relay
                                    SKY Neurological Rehabilitation

 

Shared Information Table - $200

                                                 Speech Remedy, LLC

 

Special Thanks to Alco Pharmacy for a donation of $500 to the

Frances Bateson Dexter Educational Scholarship Fund!

 

BIAM is seeking nominations for the "Partnership for Independence Awards" in the following categories:

1) Individual with a brain injury
2) Family member/friend/significant other
3) Professional - individual who works in the brain injury community
4) Supporter/advocate - contribution made in an official capacity, such as a legislator, state official, reporter, disability or advocacy group

A .pdf of the nomination form is available here.

 


BIAM 2009 Annual Report and Annual Appeal

A .pdf file with the BIAM 2009 Annual Report is available here.  This report provides an overview of activities during Fiscal Year 2009, as well as goals
for Fiscal Year 2010.  Please help BIA
M continue to provide services in Maryland by making a donation to BIAM!

 


Brain Injury Association of Maryland
 Legislative Network and Action Center
2010

 

BIAM Legislative Network

The Brain Injury Association of Maryland is working to build an active legislative network.  Our goals are to educate state and federal lawmakers about
brain injury and the public policy issues related to brain injury, and to encourage them to allocate funding and maintain public policy that is favorable to
the brain injury community.  Members of the legislative network will receive periodic emails informing them on policy issues, Action Alerts, and BIAM's
electronic newsletter, LINKS.

TO JOIN our Legislative Network, please send an email to info@biamd.org and ask to be added to the list. 

Members of the Legislative Network are encouraged to review the manual So You Wanna be an Advocate.

How to Find Your Legislators

The National Brain Injury Association maintains a terrific online advocacy resource called the Legislative Action Center where you can enter your
zip code, find out about your state representatives and contact them regarding issues that are of great importance to you and the future
of the brain injury community.  If you need more assistance with locating your state or federal representatives, please call the BIAM office at
1-800-221-6443.

State of Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board

In recognition of the needs for individuals with traumatic brain injury, the Maryland General Assembly created the Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Advisory Board to represent individuals with brain injury.  Applications are being accepted for membership on the TBI Advisory Board.  If you would like
to be considered for appointment to the TBI Advisory Board, please complete the attached application and return to the address given on the form.

2009 Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board Annual Report to the Governor

The 2009 Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Legislative Report is completed and has been sent to Governor O'Malley for review and comments.
Yo
u can get a copy of the report here as a .pdf
.  After you read the Report, contact your state legislators and tell them how brain injury has affected
your life, the need for greater brain injury awareness and funding for services and that you want your representative to react to the recommendations
listed in the Report. 


Brain Injury Fact Sheet

Now available online, the Brain Injury of Maryland Fact Sheet

The first page of this document provides statistics for Traumatic Brain Injury rates in Maryland based on 2000 Maryland Centers
for Disease Control S
urveillance Data from the Office of Injury Prevention,  Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
This is the most recent data available as of March 2003.  The second page provides national statistics for TBI. 
 


You will need  Acrobat Reader to see these documents.

 

 


Brain Injury Association of Maryland, Inc.
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, Maryland  21207
Help Line: (410) 448-2924
Fax Line: (410) 448-3541
Toll Free (in Maryland only): 1- 800-221-6443

Email Us: info@biamd.org

The Brain Injury Association of Maryland is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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