Brainerd Registration - Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance

The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
wishes to thank the Planning Committee
for the Brainerd Region Consumer/Family
Conference for its volunteering spirit, its
energy and dedication to providing a
quality conference experience to people
affected by brain injury in the Brainerd
area.
Special thanks to the Cuyuna Regional
Medical Center.
Planning Committee Members:
Russ & Ginny Philstrom,
Consumer and Family
member
Walter Hartel, Family Member
Sue Reimringer, Community
Education, Brainerd School
District
Deb Bollum, Lutheran Social
Services
Joel Christian, Minnesota
Neurobehavioral Hospital
Meredith Zallar, Consumer
Janis Carey Wack, Brain Injury
Association of Minnesota
34 13th Avenue NE, Suite B001
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-378-2742 • 800-669-6442
Fax: 612-378-2789
www.braininjurymn.org
E-mail: info@braininjurymn.org
Consumer
& Family
Conference
Brainerd Region
Saturday, September 15,
2007
Sponsored by:

Consumer
and Family
Conference
Sponsored by:
Brain Injury Association
of Minnesota
Brainerd Region
Saturday, September 15,
2007
Central Lakes College
501 West College Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
Join friends and neighbors:
network and make connections
in your community
Conference Schedule:
8 – 9 a.m. Registration & Exhibits Open
9 – 10 a.m. Keynote
Living Life With a Brain Injury: What Families
and Consumers Experience
Russ Philstrom and Craig Martinson
Board Members, Brain Injury
Association of Minnesota
10 – 10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions
A. Brain Injury Basics for Caregivers
Resource Facilitation Staff, Brain Injury
Association of Minnesota
B. Chemical Dependency after Brain Injury
Annette Pearson, Vinland Center
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch Provided
Exhibits Open
12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
A. My Brain Just Wants to Sleep:
Management of Fatigue after Brain Injury
Sue Lepore and Tracy Bolster,
Mayo Clinic
B. Addressing Problem Behaviors
Jim Kath, Minnesota Neurobehavioral
Hospital
1:45 – 2 p.m. Break and Exhibits
2 – 3 p.m. Breakout Sessions
A. Mental Health and Relationships
Greg Murrey, Ph.D., Minnesota
Neurobehavioral Hospital
B. Exploring Return to
Employment/Education
Eric Wittebrodt, Vocational
Rehabilitation, Fergus Falls Office
3:00 – 4 p.m. Networking/Social Time
Refreshments provided
Conference Registration:
Please complete, detach and mail by
September 10, 2007:
Name: ________________________________
Address: _______________________________
_______________________________
City: _____________ State: _____ Zip: _____
Phone: ________________________________
E-mail: _________________________________
Please choose one session from each time slot:
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. A B
12:45 – 1:45 p.m. A B
2 – 3 p.m. A B
Please enclose a check for $35 (for members of
the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota) or $40
(non-members) made out to the Brain Injury
Association of Minnesota.
Mail Conference registration and payment to:
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
Attn: Mark
34 13th Avenue NE, Suite B001
Minneapolis, MN 55413
To register by phone please call 800-669-6442.
Scholarships may be available – please inquire by
calling the Education Manager at 800-669-6442.
Free parking, dress in layers to be comfortable.
CEUs are not available for this conference.
For general questions about the conference, call
the Education Manager at 800-669-6442.
Please list any special accommodation needs you
may have (e.g. sign language, vegetarian meal, etc.):
___________________________________________
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