We are pleased to announce the Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium on May 21 and 22, 2018. Because of the success and growth of this event over the years, we have outgrown our space! Therefore, we are moving to the Hot Springs Convention Center, in Hot Springs, AR where we will have plenty of room to grow.

Our expected audience consists of an estimated 250 healthcare professionals, including physicians, therapists, nurses, social workers, and case management specialists.

The cost to attend is $75 for this day and a half event. Visit www.tinyurl.com/atrp2018 to register. Download the event flyer here.

Full conference agenda can be found by clicking on  Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium Conference Agenda

Event Schedule:

Day One:     Monday May 21, 2018
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm –   Registration in the Plaza Lobby
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm –      Welcome & Updates
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm –     “Selected Ethical Issues Concerning Patients with Brain Injuries”
by D. Micah Hester, PhD
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm –      Break (refreshments provided)
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm –      PANEL DISCUSSION: “Overcoming Financial Barriers to Care”
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm –      Conclusion of Day One
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm –      Networking in Embassy Lobby

Day Two:     Tuesday May 22, 2018
7:30 am to 8:00 am –     Registration in the Plaza Lobby
8:00 am to 9:00 am –     “Spinal Cord Injury Research: 
                                    Dental Pulp Stem Cell Therapy and Osteoporosis”
by Leslie Morse, DO
9:00 am to 10:30 am –   “Legal and Medicinal Considerations for Medical Marijuana”
by Kathleen Collins, RPh, PharmD, BCPS & Robert Brech, JD
10:30 am to 11:00 am – Break (refreshments provided)
11:00 am to 12:00 pm –  “Safe Patient handling and Mobility Needs in ICU, Acute, 
                                    and Rehab Settings” by Twala H. Maresh, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm –   Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm –     “Arkansas Telemedicine Act and
Professional Uses for Telemedicine” by David Ivers, JD
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm –     “Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Upper Extremity Amputees”
by Mark Tait, MD
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm –    Break (refreshments provided)
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm –     “Judicious Use of Opioids in Trauma Rehabilitation”
by Masil George, MD
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm –     Adjourn with Closing Remarks & Door Prizes

The 2017 Brain Injury Conference will be held from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM on Friday, August 11th at the Benton Event Center in Benton, AR.  The conference will focus on Management and Treatment Issues.

The Brain Injury Conference is sponsored by CHI St. Vincent*, Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Program, and NeuroRestorative Timber Ridge.  The conference is appropriate for nurses, therapists, case managers, social workers, and other healthcare professionals. The cost to attend is $50 and participants will receive 6 CEUs.

Event Flyer [PDF]

Event Brochure [PDF]

Featured speakers include:

• Sara Tully, B.S., A.B.A., C.P.I., Coordinator of Behavioral Services, NeuroRestorative Timber Ridge
• Alan Weintraub, M.D., Medical Director, Brain Injury Program, Craig Hospital
• Lee Wilbur, M.D., F.A.A.E.M., Emergency Physician CHI St. Vincent
• Angela Rose, O.D., M.B.A., Rose Eye Clinic
• Gordon J. Horn, Ph.D., National Deputy Director of Clinical Outcomes, NeuroRestorative

For more information, please contact Karolyn Thompson at kbthompson@stvincenthealth.com.

Register online at 2017braininjuryconference.eventbrite.com.

*CHI St Vincent is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA).