BIALA’s Annual Conference is the leading brain and spinal cord injury conference in Louisiana and attracts brain injury and/or spinal cord injury survivors, family members, medical professionals, discharge planners, therapists, and state officials. The Planning Committee has already begun preparing for the 2014 conference to be held in March. Conference dates and location to be finalized soon.
We Gratefully Acknowledge Our Conference Sponsors
GOLD Sponsors
FRIEND Sponsors
Janet Clark
Chairman
BIALA Board of Directors
Thanks to Our Conference Exhibitors
Acadiana Brain Injury Center
Patterson Medical
Advocacy Center
Sage Rehabilitation
Baton Rouge Rehab Hospital
Specialty Wheelchairs LLC
Comfort Keepers
Superior Van and Mobility
Eksobionics
TASS Brain Injury Rehab Center
Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals Traumatic Head & Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund
ThinkFirst of ARK-LA-TEX, Inc
Louisiana Relay Service
Touchstone Neurorecovery Center
Neuromedical Rehab Hospital
Touro Rehabilitation Center
NeuroRestorative
Transitional Learning Center
Pate Rehabilitation
UroMed
2013 Annual Conference Agenda
Thursday, March 21, 2013 – Consumer Focused
Time Topic/Event Speaker(s) Room
8:45 AM Opening/Introduction Tessie DiFulco Caucus
9:00 AM The Benefits and Effects of Massage Therapy: Ella Krieger Caucus
Research Proven or Anecdotal
Something for Everyone to Take Home Djarra Pijeaux Caucus
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Interventional Treatment of Spinal Disorders: Jonathan Thompson, MD Caucus
Pain Management 101
11:00 AM Break
11:15 AM Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) Cindy Sibley Caucus
12:00 PM Lunch Buffet Provided Atrium
Exhibit Hall Opens Assembly
1:00 PM Self Advocacy Paul Bosworth Caucus
2:00 PM Realistic Expectations and Needs for Caregivers Howard Katz, MD Caucus
of Wheelchair Dependent People
3:00 PM Rehab Continuum Using Social Media Bernadette Coleman Caucus
4:00 PM Exhibits Assembly
6:00 PM Networking Social with Hors D’oeuvres Chelsea Temple Bernard Assembly
Paul Bosworth Assembly
Bernadette Coleman Assembly
Friday, March 22, 2013 – Professional Focused
Time Topic/Event Speaker(s) Room
8:00 AM Exhibits Assembly
8:30 AM Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Howard Katz, MD Assembly
9:30 AM Exhibits Break Assembly
10:00 AM Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment Paul Harch, MD Assembly
of Traumatic Brain Injury
11:00 AM Identifying Functionally Relevant Therapy Activities Elizabeth Raymond, OT Assembly
12:00 PM Lunch Buffet Provided Atrium
Exhibits Assembly
1:30 PM Fundamentals of Toxicology Larry Dilks, PhD Assembly
2:15 PM On the Move: Skills for Manual Wheelchair Users April Bretz, PT Assembly
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Pain Management in Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries Charles Schlosser, MD Assembly
Embassy Suites Hotel
4914 Constitution Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
