Lancaster, PA 2019 - Mind Your Brain Conference

Mind Your Brain @ Lancaster General Health

Mind Your Brain will share research, insights, and therapies from Lancaster General Heath clinicians and neuroscience and brain injury thought leaders as well as the personal and medical struggles of those impacted by brain injury and concussions.

Conference Details:

Date: Saturday October 5th
Times: 7:30 am- 3:00 pm

Registration Link: https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/MYBLancaster

Location: Lancaster General Hospital
Stager Conference Center (Ground Floor)
555 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602

Keynote Speaker

Candace Gantt

Traumatic Brain Injury survivor and founder of Mind Your Brain at Penn Medicine

Conference Schedule

Registration & Continental Breakfast
 7:30 am – 8:15 am
Welcome & Introductions
 8:15 am – 8:30 am
Keynote Speaker Presentation
 8:30 am – 9:15 am
Break period
 9:15 am
Panel Discussion Q&A with Health Care Professionals
 9:30 am – 10:15 am
Break period
 10:15 am
Breakout Sessions A

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Concurrent sessions:
  • Returning to Work After Traumatic Brain Injury (David Marino, MD, LG Health Physicians Neuropsychology; Jessica Thomas, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist; Michael Riggi, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist)
  • Cognitive Playground (Mark Cola, BA, CBIS, CDP)
  • Sleep and Mindfulness (Edward J. Purzycki, PhD, LG Health Physicians Neuropsychology)
  • Mindful Movements: Chair Pilates for the Brain and Body (Anita Roma, PT, DPT, NCS)
Lunch break
 11:30 am
Breakout Sessions B

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm

Concurrent sessions:
  • Benefits of Exercise for Sports Concussion Recovery (Ryan Wennell, DO, LG Health Physicians Sports Medicine)
  • The Head/Heart Connection: Coping with Emotions After a Head Injury (Scott Biedenkapp, LCSW, Lancaster General Health)
  • Mindful Movement: Pilates for the Brain and Body (Anita Roma, PT, DPT, NCS)
Break period
 1:30 pm
Panel Discussion Q&A with Brain Injury Survivors
 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Closing Remarks
 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
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Support Our Mission

If you would like to support our brain injury services and programs like this conference, please visit www.LGHealth.org/Foundation. You can designate your gift to the “Neuroscience Institute.”
If you would like your donation to honor a Lancaster General Health caregiver that made an impact on the care of you or a loved one, please visit www.LGHealth.org/HealthcareHero.

Mind Your Brain T-shirts

Show your support for brain injury survivors with a commemorative T-shirt. All T-shirts will need to be picked up at the conference on October 5. Order HERE.

For more information, contact:

Joan “Dodie” Vance

LG Health Administrative Director of Neuroscience
(717) 544-3176
Email: jmvance@lghealth.com

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