Mind Your Brain @ Woods System of Care
Mind Your Brain Foundation, sponsor of the annual MYB@PennMed conference now in its tenth year, is excited to join forces with Beechwood NeuroRehab, a premier brain injury provider and part of the Woods System of Care that provides lifelong care to individuals with traumatic brain injury, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and critical mental health needs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with information on policy and advocacy, conference on Saturday, November 4, 2023, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. This is an opportunity for survivors, advocates, and providers to gain the skills they need to make a difference for the other 1.7 million people who sustain a traumatic brain injury annually through collaboration, information sharing, and education so that we can collectively become a more powerful voice to improve rehabilitation services to this community.
Contact
Please contact Louise Flaig at 215-756-4674 if you need wheel chair accessibility accommodations, or if you have any questions relating to this event.
Conference Details:
November 4, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Woods System of Care
10 Meadowood Drive
Langhorne, PA 19047
Mind Your Brain Agenda
SCHEDULE OUTLINE
| TIME | TOPIC/TITLE | SPEAKER |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Registration Check-In, Coffee Resource and Table visits | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks and Patient Perspective | Janine Kirby, traumatic brain injury survivor and advocate |
| 10:20 a.m. | Keynote Speaker | Legislator Remarks and Keynote Featuring State Representative Joe Hogan (PA_142) and State Senator Frank Farry |
| 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. | Workshop A: Advocacy 101: Learn about bills that have been introduced already and how you can play a role in shaping future legislation | Panelists: Monica Vaccaro, BIAPA Director of Programs at the Brain Injury Association of Pa; Dr. Drew Nagele, PsyD, ABPP, FACRM, CBIS-AP, CBIST, CESP is the co-Chair of the PA Brain Injury Coalition; Kevin MacDonald, TBI survivor and founder of RESTART your life/ RENEW your mind and co-organizer of the Brain Injury Awareness Day in Harrisburg. Moderated by: Kristen Farry |
| noon – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Resource Table visits | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. | Workshop B: Finding Your Voice by Toastmasters: Learn how to develop and present a 2-minute pitch to legislators and communicate better in all lifestyle settings. | Panelists from Toastmasters are: Natanya Sortland, Alex Lawes, Lindsay Heller and Robin Ratliff |
| 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. | Workshop C: Mental Health Matters |
Panel Discussion by Woods Services’ Sailaja Musunuri, M.D., executive vice president of integrative medicine and chief of psychiatry, Thomas DiNapoli, Senior Cognitive Therapist, and Jen Caputo, PMHNP. Moderated by Tine Hansen-Turton, President and CEO of Woods Services. Participants will learn about the cognitive and psychiatric manifestations in individuals recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Participants will also learn about the tools that they need to utilize to identify & address the problem and the resources available in the community.
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| 3:00 p.m. | Closing Comments |