Pediatric & Adolescent Task Force
The Pediatric and Adolescent Task Force is comprised of multiple disciplines collaborating to improve the lives of youth with TBI and acquired brain injury. We currently have multiple projects in progress and sponsor the Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Pediatric Brain Injury Symposium, held annually at the ACRM conference.
The Task Force welcomes new members who are interested in pediatric acquired brain injury.
Purpose: The purpose of the Pediatric Adolescent Task Force is to build interdisciplinary collaborations to help children who experience brain injury.
CO-CHAIRS
Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, PhD, FACRM
Senior Health Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Drew A. Nagele, PsyD, CBIST, CESP, FACRM
Clinical Professor
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nagele NeuroRehab Consulting, LLC
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UPCOMING MEETING
Thank you for being a part of the BI-ISIG Pediatric and Adolescent Task Force! We love that ACRM attracts the most passionate interdisciplinary mix of rehabilitation pros from around the world. What an honor to collaborate with such driven individuals. We hope to meet with you at our upcoming networking group meeting to discuss current projects and opportunities for contribution and collaboration.
Pediatric and Adolescent Task Force Meeting
Join us to discuss the 2025 ACRM Annual Conference, Task Force updates, and new projects.
Save the Date!
DATE: Second Tuesday of Every Other Month (Odd Months)
TIME: 2:00 PM Eastern
We hope to see you there!
Meeting ID: 862 5432 6334
Passcode: 410544
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AWARDS
- Dr. Jessica Salley Riccardi- Travel Award
2025 GOALS
- Continuation of the Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Pediatric Symposium
- Build collaborations with Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group and Pediatric Stroke Group
- Support Member – initiated projects and collaborations
- Encourage new members, including parents of children who have experienced a brain injury to join contact Julie Haarbauer-Krupa at: WUK1@cdc.gov
2023/2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Symposium
- 2024 Speaker: Seeds of Hope: Nurturing Recovery After Pediatric TBI. Speaker: Kelly Lang, Parent of a Child who experienced a TBI and author of the book, The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me.
Current Projects
- Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation-Dr. Drew Nagele, lead. Members from this group who have worked on this include Tanya Brown, Angela Ciccia, Felicia Connor, Kim Davis, Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Christine Koterba, Jennifer Lundine, and Melissa McCart.
- Mild TBI Task Force- Dr. Drew Nagele
- Reducing Healthcare Disparities: Dr. Jiabin Shen is completing surveys of healthcare professionals looking at the social determinants of health.
- Collaboration with the National Coalition on Children’s Brain Injury(NCCBI)- Melissa McCart, Jennifer Lundine, and Brenda Eagan-Johnson now lead this group
2024 GOALS
- Continuation of the Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Pediatric Symposium
- Build collaborations with Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group and Pediatric Stroke Group
- Support Member – initiated projects and collaborations
- Encourage new members, including parents of children who have experienced a brain injury.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation-Dr. Drew Nagele, lead. Members from this group who have worked on this include Tanya Brown, Angela Ciccia, Felicia Connor, Kim Davis, Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Christine Koterba, Jennifer Lundine, and Melissa McCart.
- Mild TBI Task Force- Dr. Drew Nagele
- Reducing Healthcare Disparities: Dr. Jiabin Shen is completing surveys of healthcare professionals looking at the social determinants of health.
- Collaboration with the National Coalition on Children’s Brain Injury (NCCBI)-Melissa McCart, Jennifer Lundine, and Brenda Eagan-Johnson now lead this group
- Transition to Adulthood Working Group Systematic Review –Led by Dr. Jaclyn Stephens and Dr. Jiabin Shen, this group received funding from BI-ISIG to conduct a literature review to better understand the transition to adulthood for adolescents who experienced Traumatic Brain Injury. The Group has completed the review and is currently working on the manuscript. 2023 Accomplishments Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Symposium:
- 2023 Speaker: Drew Nagele, PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Title: How Can We Incorporate Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation into Schools, Services and Everyday Life?
2023 GOALS
- Continuation of the Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Pediatric Symposium
- Build collaborations with Pediatric Networking Group and Pediatric Stroke Group
- Support Member – initiated projects and collaborations
2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
“Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Symposium”
2022 Speaker-Melissa McCart, Ed.D, Center for Brain Injury Research, University of Oregon
Title: Supporting Students with Brain Injury in Schools: Community Collaboration
2021 GOALS
- Transition to Adulthood Working Group Systematic Review – Jaclyn Stephens, PhD
- Continuation of the Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Pediatric Symposium
- Build collaborations with Pediatric Networking Group and Pediatric Stroke Group
- Member-initiated projects and collaborations
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation – Dr. Drew Nagele, lead. Members from this group who have worked on this include Tanya Brown, Angela Ciccia, Felicia Connor, Kim Davis, Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Christine Koterba, Jennifer Lundine,, and Melissa McCart
- Mild TBI Task Force – Dr. Drew Nagele
- Family Working Group – Dr. Jennifer Lundine. Paper published this year: Jennifer P. Lundine, Angela H. Ciccia, Christine Koterba &
Ann Guernon (2022): Factors that Influence Follow-Up Care for Families of Children with Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review, Brain Injury,
DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2051741. - Collaboration with the National Coalition on Children’s Brain Injury(NCCBI) – Melissa McCart, Jennifer Lundine, and Brenda Eagan-Johnson now lead this group
- Collaboration with the ACRM Pediatric Stroke Group and Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking group
- Pediatric COVID Project – Dr. Brenda Eagan-Johnson and Dr. Jiabin Shen
- Transition to Adulthood Working Group Systematic Review – Led by Dr. Jaclyn Stephens and Dr. Jiabin Shen, this group received funding from BI-ISIG to conduct a literature review to better understand the transition to adulthood for adolescents who experienced Traumatic Brain Injury. The Group has completed the review and is currently working on the manuscript.
- Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Symposium
- 2020 Speaker: Dr. Peter Meulenbroek, University of Kentucky
- Title: Using a Model for Well-being as a Framework for Client-Directed Goal Development in Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Mild TBI Task Force – Dr. Drew Nagele
- Family Working Group – Symposium at ACRM 2019 Conference – Jennifer Lundine, PhD
- Collaboration with the National Coalition on Children’s Brain Injury (NCCBI)
- Collaboration with the ACRM Pediatric Stroke Group
- Transition to Adulthood Working Group Systematic Review – Funding application to ACRM Evidence in Practice Committee – Jaclyn Stephens, PhD
YLVISAKER PEDIATRIC BRAIN INJURY SYMPOSIUM
About Mark Ylvisaker
Mark Ylvisaker was a pioneer in the field of pediatric brain injury whose work emphasized practical approaches in everyday activities with emphasis on collaborations. Mark passed away in 2009.
Jointly sponsored by the BI-ISIG Pediatric and Adolescent Task Force with support from the ACRM Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group, the annual Mark Ylvisaker Memorial Pediatric Brain Injury Symposium will continue Dr. Ylvisaker’s influence on the field of pediatric brain injury by focusing on the values he emulated.
Learn more history of the Ylvisaker Symposium >>
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