Member Contributions to IBIA

Members of the BI-ISIG made significant contribution to the leadership, planning, and presentation of scholarly work at IBIA 13^th World Congress on Brain Injury in Toronto, Canada, 13 – 16 March 2019. A few of the symposia presented by BI-ISIG members include:

• “Maximizing Psychotherapeutic Process Following Traumatic Brain Injury” – Angelle M. Sander, PhD, FACRM  & Jennie Ponsford, PhD
• “TBI and the Criminal Justice System” – Angela Colantonio, PhD, FACRM; John Corrigan, PhD, FACRM and Huw Williams, PhD
• “Resiliency in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury: Conceptual Understandings and Implications for Rehabilitation” – Gillian King, PhD; Anne Hunt, PhD; Deirdre Dawson, PhD & Emily Nalder, PhD
• “The Public Health Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury” – Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, PhD, FACRM and colleagues
• “Hormones and TBI: What We Know, What We Think We Know and What We Should Know” – Nathan Zasler, MD, FACRM; Tamara Wexler, MD, PhD; Min Jeong Graf, MD

Two BI-ISIG members were recognized for their contributions to the field of brain injury:

• The Jennett Plum Award for Clinical Achievement in the Field of Brain Injury Medicine was awarded to John Whyte, MD, PhD, FACRM. He presented “Disorders of Consciousness: Balancing Hope and Acceptance” discussing the evolution of the study of disorders of consciousness over the past thirty years.
• Tatyana Mollayeva, PhD was awarded the first Robert D. Voogt NABIS Founders Award, which is jointly sponsored by Robert D. Voogt’s family and the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS). The RDV Founders Award represents her demonstrated dedication to the advancement of the field of traumatic brain injury, specifically in the areas of clinical care, research, policy, litigation, or advocacy.

Congratulations to all!