LIFE WITH BRAIN INJURY “VIRTUAL”

CONFERENCE

July 30-31, 2020

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina

South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council

OUR CONFERENCE HOSTS!

KEYNOTE

SPEAKER

ANNE MCDONNELL is the Executive Director of the Brain Injury

Association of Virginia. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in

Occupational Therapy from the Medical College of Virginia, a Post-

Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management from Old Dominion

University, and a Masters of Public Administration from Virginia

Commonwealth University (VCU). Anne has over 35 years of

experience in brain injury rehabilitation and advocacy across a

continuum of hospital and community-based settings. She is a

Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer, holds a clinical faculty

position in the School of Occupational Therapy at VCU, serves on the

Virginia Brain Injury Council, and is Chair of the VCU TBI Model

Systems Advisory Board. In 2011, she was named one of the

“Influential Women of Virginia.” In 2014, she received the State

Association Leadership Award by the Brain Injury Association of

America, and in 2015, she was chosen to serve with 50 of the nation’s

top brain injury researchers and clinicians on the Icahn School of

Medicine project to develop Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of

Adults with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

CONFERENCE AGENDA 2020 LIFE WITH BRAIN INJURY “VIRTUAL” CONFERENCE

Thursday July 30, 2020

8:45- 9:00 AM Conference Sponsor: SC Developmental Disabilities Council 9:00- 9:15 AM Music and Video “Made Over” Written by Carolann Newton 9:15- 9:30 AM Welcome: Joyce Davis, CBIS, Executive Director Brain Injury Association of South Carolina 9:30- 10:30 AM Brain Injury 101: Causes, Consequences and Care Anne McDonnell, MPA, OTR/L, CBIST

This session will provide an in-depth overview of the causes and consequences of brain injury as well as information about symptoms and severity levels. There will also be discussion as to how unrecognized and untreated brain injury can create social and societal challenges, as well as the need for broad brain injury screening efforts. Lastly, attendees will learn of strategies and resources that can lead to better outcomes

10:30- 11:00 AM Break 11:00- Noon Together We Stand Kimbo Bridges, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS Ali Twilley, PT, DPT, CBIS

This is a time in our world, country, state, city, neighborhood, and life that coming together, supporting, depending, and collaborating with each other is more important than ever before. In this session an individual piece of art that depicts a forest representing each of our own forests will be completed by an actual therapy group. As this symbolic picture is created, there will be a discussion of needs of our neighbors and exactly how we can come together to meet those needs. Discrimination is not a new concept but those with disabilities are often forgotten and now is a time to come together and discuss how to keep those with brain injuries from being overlooked. All people have a role in helping others and can work together as one in the process to be a bigger voice. When the pieces of the picture are completed, they will be put together for a photo and the verbiage "Together WE Stand" will be added digitally.

12:00- 12:15 PM Conference Exhibitor: The Comet

12:15- 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30- 1:45 PM Conference Exhibitor: SC Equipment Distribution Program

1:45- 2:00 PM Conference Sponsor: Heart of the Carolinas

2:00- 3:00 PM KEYNOTE: Opportunity is Knocking: Get Up and Open the Door!

Anne McDonnell, MPA, OTR/L, CBIST

Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Virginia

Despite recent advances in awareness and treatment of brain injury, large

numbers of individuals are unable to live in the community of their choice due

to insufficient funding, inaccessible services, and incomprehensible policies. An

engaged coalition of people with brain injury, family caregivers and

professionals can and should create opportunities to improve the system of

care. Although seen as intimidating by some, advocacy can take many forms,

and everyone can do it. This session will focus on the different components of

advocacy, discuss advocacy versus lobbying, provide advocacy resources, and

present a model of successful advocacy that has resulted in $6 million in

funding for community-based brain injury services in Virginia.

3:00- 3:30 PM Break

3:30- 4:30 PM An Overview of ThinkFirst: Who are we and why do we exist?

Bonnie Muntz-Pope, BSN, RSN

Andrew Waters, Brain Injury Survivor

Lara Peck, Injury Prevention Coordinator, Trauma Administration, Prisma

Health- Midlands

ThinkFirst provides injury prevention education to all ages. South Carolina has

eight chapters under the auspices of ThinkFirst Foundation purposing to

provide injury prevention programs throughout the state at no cost to

participants. Volunteer qualifications and how to become involved to assist in

conducting these programs will also be covered.

4:30- 4:45 PM Closing Comments

Joyce Davis, CBIS

4:45 PM Adjourn for the day

Friday July 31, 2020

8:45- 9:00 AM Conference Exhibitor: Able South Carolina 9:00- 9:15 AM Music and Video “Made Over” Written by Carolann Newton 9:15- 9:30 AM Welcome: Phil Clarkson, South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council,

Chairman, Parent of a TBI Survivor

9:30- 10:30 AM The Basics of the Palmetto ABLE Savings Program Karen E. Crider, Program Manager, Palmetto ABLE Savings Program, SC Treasurer’s Office The Palmetto ABLE Savings Program allows individuals with disabilities to save money while maintaining important benefits. Benefits, eligibility requirements, opening and managing an account, and using funds on qualified disability expenses will be discussed. Palmetto ABLE accounts are tax-advantaged and can provide a pathway to financial independence for qualified individuals with disabilities.

10:30- 11:00 AM Break 11:00- Noon Cognitive Retraining and Maintenance for Mild Concussion Aparna Vijayan, PhD, CCC-SLP

The presentation will outline the issues to be considered when designing a cognitive retraining program for patients who have sustained a mild concussion. A variety of resources – commercially-available, online-accessible, and technological resources – that are adapted to facilitate cognitive retraining will also be presented. Understanding the role of attention as the foundation for the development and use of cognitive abilities, different factors that affect the ability to pay attention and hence cognition, systematic methods to retrain patients using low- and hi-tech options to implement rehabilitative and compensatory strategies in naturalistic contexts, and how to incorporate flexibility and creativity in adapting available resources to address and adequately meet the cognitive-linguistic needs of the patient will be addressed.

12:00- 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30- 1:45 PM Conference Sponsor: Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital

1:45- 2:00 PM Conference Exhibitor: SC Assistive Technology Program

2:00-3:00 PM The True Meaning of Recovery Demetrius Henderson, Med, MBA, Survivor

This presentation covers understanding the meaning of recovery, the journey people go through in recovery, and helping people start their journey to recovery. It considers recovery as the mission for agencies serving people with any disability, why recovery is universal and what it looks like for the presenter.

3:00- 3:30 PM Break 3:30- 4:30 PM Financial and Estate Planning Lisa Hostetler Brown, JD, CELA Elise Bidwell, CFP

This is an in-depth presentation that will highlight how to leave money to family members with brain injuries or other disabilities who are or will receive government benefits. In addition, documents necessary to plan for long-term care to minimize or prevent court involvement in financial and future healthcare decision-making will be addressed. This will cover the “who, what, when and where” of estate planning and placement.

4:30- 4:45 Closing Comments

Joyce Davis, CBIS

4:45 PM Conference Adjourns

2020 CONFERENCE SPONSORS

CONFERENCE PRESENTERS

2020 LIFE WITH BRAIN INJURY “VIRTUAL” CONFERENCE July 30-31, 2020 Elise Bidwell, CFP Elise is a Financial Advisor and Limited Partner with Edward Jones. She is a 13-year veteran of the firm. Following an established process to define your goals, she partners with clients to build a personalized plan and helps them stay on track throughout life. Her goal is to exceed the expectations of her clients. Because she strives to operate her practice with the highest standards, her team does not take on new clients unless they have the capacity to serve them properly. In essence, the team objective is to be all things to a few, rather than a few things to all. Her team is here to serve. Kimbo Bridges, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS Kimbo is a graduate of Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia. She has been employed for the past 24 years at Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina for persons with acquired brain injury or stroke. Kimbo is currently an occupational therapist and the manager of the West End Co-op. West End Co-op is a cognitive rehabilitation and work rehabilitation model that is part of Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital which she has helped with program development over the past 13 years. Lisa Hostetler Brown, JD, CELA Lisa is the Managing Attorney of LawyerLisa, LLC. Her firm concentrates on the areas of real estate, contract review, estate planning, special needs trusts, and probate law. LawyerLisa's focus is to better serve clients in an easy to understand and accessible manner. Keeping pace with the changing market, timely communication with clients and agents, and thoughtful legal advice are the cornerstones of the firm. Using these principles, Lisa received recognition for consecutive years as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in addition to Legal Elite of the Midlands. LawyerLisa has been named Best Law Firm by readers of the Free Times in 2018 and 2019. Lisa was most recently recognized as a 2019 “Phenom” Honoree by the Columbia Regional Business Report as well as an inaugural recipient of the South Carolina Women in Business Award by Columbia Business Monthly. Lisa is also certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Karen E. Crider, Program Manager, Palmetto ABLE Savings Program, South Carolina Treasurer’s Office Karen joined the Office of the State Treasurer in 2017 as the Program Manager for the Palmetto ABLE Savings Program. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has worked in corporate marketing and healthcare. Her son, Matthew, has a rare neurological condition, Sturge Weber Syndrome that provides her with an understanding of the challenges faced by many individuals with disabilities. Today, Karen combines her passion and experience to increase awareness of the Palmetto ABLE Savings Program to the citizens of South Carolina.

Demetrius Henderson, MEd, MBA, Brain Injury Survivor Demetrius is the Director of Patient Employment for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. He coordinates and provides leadership to Patient Employment statewide. He is responsible for training service providers in Employment, best practices, providing consultation, program evaluation, fidelity reviews, and outcomes reporting. Demetrius also serves as the liaison to the Vocational Rehabilitation Department. His experiences include working with the Department of Corrections, the forensic population, state hospitals, and community outpatient treatment. He is also the CEO of Total Quality Vision consultants, an organizational development consulting company that offers assistance in the areas of strategic planning, leadership development, executive leadership coaching, development of policies and procedures, and workforce development. Anne McDonnell, MPA, OTR/L, CBIST Anne McDonnell is the Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Virginia. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the Medical College of Virginia, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management from Old Dominion University, and a Masters of Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Anne has over 35 years of experience in brain injury rehabilitation and advocacy across a continuum of hospital and community-based settings. She is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer, holds a clinical faculty position in the School of Occupational Therapy at VCU, serves on the Virginia Brain Injury Council, and is Chair of the VCU TBI Model Systems Advisory Board. In 2011, she was named one of the “Influential Women of Virginia.” In 2014, she received the State Association Leadership Award by the Brain Injury Association of America, and in 2015, she was chosen to serve with 50 of the nation’s top brain injury researchers and clinicians on the Icahn School of Medicine project to develop Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of Adults with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Bonnie Muntz-Pope, BSN, RN Bonnie Muntz-Pope is the state director/trainer for ThinkFirst South Carolina-Lowcountry. Currently, she is the executive director of the state chapter which is a non-profit stand-alone chapter under Think First National Injury Prevention Foundation. She retired from the Medical University of South Carolina nine years ago and serves now as a volunteer for ThinkFirst. Bonnie has over 50 years of experience as a neuroscience registered nurse with 26 years of those years directing the ThinkFirst local chapter which covers six Lowcountry counties. She also coordinates and supervises ThinkFirst efforts throughout the state. In addition to being a national trainer, Bonnie sits on the State Directors subcommittee of ThinkFirst National. She has served on the efficacy committee, concussion program development committee, and on the Task Force to develop the ThinkFirst for Youth curriculum. She has been involved in several research projects on the national and local level for ThinkFirst as coordinator, co-investigator or principal investigator. Her chapter received the State Chapter of the Year award in 2009 and was awarded the Community Service Award from ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation in 2017.

Lara E. Peck, MPH, MCHES, Injury Prevention Coordinator, Trauma Administration, Prisma Health-Midlands Lara Peck is the Injury Prevention Coordinator at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Trauma Program, Columbia, South Carolina. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion, Education and Behavior from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education from Winthrop University. She maintains a teacher’s certification in Health Education, Family and Consumer Science, and Elementary Education and is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist with extensive experience in best practices related to school health and wellness initiatives. Ali Twilley, PT, DPT, CBIS Ali Twilley is a Doctor of Physical therapy with 6 years of clinical experience, with 2.5 of those 6 years spent providing services to persons with Acquired Brain Injuries. Ali received her Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Motor Development from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. She then received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Ali has worked for Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Center, a CARF accredited community re-entry brain injury program, of Prisma Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, since 2016. Ali is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. Aparna Vijayan, PhD, CCC-SLP Aparna graduated with her doctoral degree in speech-language pathology from Purdue University in 1997. She has worked in the entire continuum of adult health care from acute care facilities to sub-acute rehabilitation and outpatient settings as well as in a skilled nursing facility. She is a speech-language pathologist at the Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Center in the Department of Medicine at Dwight Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. Her present area of focus is attention and memory retraining in service members who have cognitive difficulties resulting from mild traumatic brain injury. She has also provided graduate-level instruction in the areas of adult communication and swallowing disorders in the Department of Communication Disorders and Special Education at the University of Georgia. Andrew Waters, Brain Injury Survivor Andrew Waters is 30-year-old brain injury survivor. He worked for BMW and was in the Navy Reserves before being involved in a car accident on December 28, 2012. Following an extended hospitalization and outpatient therapy, Andrew is completing his Associates Degree in Marketing from Trident Technical College. Andrew enjoys sharing his story with high school students through ThinkFirst. He also enjoys football, anything Clemson, and his dog, Jabo.

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE 2020 Life with Brain Injury “Virtual” Conference

Kay Brooks, MA, CBIST Thrive Upstate, Head and Spinal Cord Injury Division Jennifer Brooks Babcock Center, The Phoenix Center Ramona Carr, MA South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department Phil Clarkson South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council Chairman Joyce Davis, CBIS Brain Injury Association of South Carolina Carol Gribick Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, Parent of a TBI Survivor Kristi Hartwell Center for Disability Resources, University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Kelli Mills Brain Injury Association of South Carolina

Melissa Ritter, CBIS

South Carolina Department of Disabilities

and Special Needs, Head and Spinal Cord

Injury Division

Teresa Satterfield, MA

Babcock Center, The Phoenix Center

Hanna Summer, MSP, CCC-SLP, CBIS

Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital

Meghan Trowbridge, LMSW, CBIST

Center for Disability Resources, University

of South Carolina School of Medicine

Jennifer Van Cleave,

SC Department on Aging

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2020 CONFERENCE SPONSORS South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council Columbia, SC

South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Columbia, SC

Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital Greenville, SC

Heart of the Carolinas Homecare Mauldin, SC

2020 CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS

South Carolina Equipment Distribution Program Columbia, SC

South Carolina Assistive Technology Program Columbia, SC

Able South Carolina Columbia, SC

The Comet Columbia, SC

2020 CONFERENCE ADVERTISERS

ThinkFirst South Carolina Charleston, SC

South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association Columbia, SC

Family Connections Columbia, SC

South Carolina Respite Coalition Columbia, SC

Rehab Without Walls Augusta, GA

Sure Hands Lift and Care Atlanta, GA

Thank you to 2020 BIASC Corporate Sponsors!

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