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
Mary Beth A. Osborne PT, DPT, NCS
E-Mail: mbao@nc.rr.com
Vice Chair
Jennifer Fernandez PT, DPT, NCS, PCS
E-mail: jennifer.fernandez@brooksrehab.org
Secretary
Carolyn Tassini, PT, DPT, NCS
E-Mail: Carolyn.tassini@bancroft.org
Nominating Committee
Hannah Foster PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS
E-Mail: hannahefoster1@gmail.com
Megan Richardson, DPT, MSPT
E-mail: mmbarber22@hotmail.com
Jodi Krause, PT, DPT, NCS
E-Mail: krausejl@upmc.edu
Laura Gerhardt, PT, DPT, NCS
E-Mail: Laura.beninger@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor
Jodi Krause, PT, DPT, NCS
E-mail: krausejl@upmc.edu
News
Contact Us
Mary Beth A. Osborne PT, DPT, NCS
E-Mail: mbao@nc.rr.com