Brain Injury SIG
Mission & Objectives
COMMUNICATION
- Provide an avenue for communication among clinicians, educators, and researchers regarding brain injury rehabilitation.
- Act as a liaison between interested members of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy/APTA and other organizations with interest in brain injury rehabilitation.
RESEARCH
- Facilitate and coordinate brain injury research efforts-identify need, priority, and encourage collaboration across settings.
- Support efforts to make brain injury databases available to PTs.
- Facilitate consistency in documentation.
EDUCATION
- Support the publication of articles and related information regarding brain injury in Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy publications.
- Support professional education efforts focusing on brain injury.
- Provide a network for brain injury prevention education.
LEGISLATION
- Monitor legislation which have an impact on brain injury survivors or might alter physical therapy service delivery to the survivors.
Officers
Chair and vice chair
Mary Beth A. Osborne PT, DPT, NCS
Jennifer Fernandez PT, DPT, NCS, PCS
Secretary
Allison Miller PT, DPT, NCS
Nominating Committee
Hannah Foster PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS
Dana Lott PT, DPT, NCS
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