Congressional Brain Injury Task Force Awareness Day

The Congressional Brain Injury Task Force Awareness Day has been scheduled for March 25th 2009 on Capital Hill.

The schedule of events is:
 
10:00 am – 2:00 pm    Brain Injury Awareness Fair, First Floor Foyer Rayburn House Office Building
 
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm    Briefing: “Mild Brain Injury: From the Football Field to the Battlefield” 345 Cannon House Office Building
 
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm    Celebrating Brain Injury Awareness Reception B-369 Rayburn House Office Building
 
March 26, 2009 - First Annual Public Policy Seminar sponsored by the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
 
“The Health Care Reform Debate: Implications for Civilians and Veterans with TBI”
 
The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, Washington, DC Downtown, 1201 K Street NW.
 
Confirmed Speakers: 
• Kim Lipsky, Majority Deputy Staff Director, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
• Ann Kohler, Executive Director of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors
• Martha Roherty, Executive Director of the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
• Nancy Thaler, Executive  Director, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
• Bob Glover, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
 
You can register online at the National Institute of Head Injury Administrators web site or call 301-656-3500 for further information.