International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
I was pleased to be a featured speaker at the International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury held last week in Vancouver, Canada. The MTBI 2009 assembled experts from a multiplicity of specialties working with brain injury, welcomed a diverse group of experts to collaborate in synthesizing new knowledge. The conference brought together delegates from around the world, working in areas ranging from the medical and legal implications of MTBI to those working mental health/addiction issues as well as representatives from programs that provide acute, chronic rehabilitation and recovery services.
I spoke on the topic of mild traumatic brain injury and the courtroom. Also speaking on the program were such internationally renowned experts as Gregory O’Shanick, medical director of BIAA who spoke on the topic “What is so mild about MTBI?” Also speaking was Erin Bigler, Ph.D., who spoke on neuroimaging and persistent post concussion syndrome; Thomas Kay, Ph.D., who spoke on using the neuropsychological evaluation to understand the person with mild traumatic brain injury; as well as Grant Iverson, Ph.D., who spoke on clinical and methodological challenges associated with identifying residual cognitive deficits.
The conference was organized by Raymond Ancill, M.A. and Stephen Holliday, Ph.D. both of Vancouver, Canada.