Register at Medtronic’s site here.

This is part of the “Release Your Potential” educational campaign on spasticity, sponsored by Medtronic and several advocacy partners including the Brain Injury Association of America.

Returning to Work Post-Stroke debuts, as a live event, on Monday, June 21 at 2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific. Topic experts will share guidance and insight as well as take questions of the audience.

Register now for this complimentary event!

Visit www.stroke.org/living for more information about Living After Stroke.

Over the past year, we have embraced the need for recovery education that is easily accessible, free and convenient. We hope that you find our new resources helpful to enhancing quality of life as you face recovery issues and transition back into home and the community.

Both iHOPE and Living After Stroke include Web presentations that are easy to watch from the comfort of your personal computer. Learn at your own pace about how to manage and cope with recovery lifestyle and medical issues. As the year continues, more Web presentations and other online opportunities to connect directly with topic experts and other survivors and caregivers will be available through iHOPE specifically.

To participate, all it takes is access to a computer with audio (speakers) and a reliable connection to the Internet.

Read more about iHOPE and Living After Stroke!

* iHOPE is a series of Web presentations covering everything from depression to pain to mobility problems that will be available over the next few months. Watch Stroke… Explained now or visit www.stroke.org/iHOPE for more info.
* Living After Stroke is a group of Web presentations that focuses on the transition to home and the community. New presentations will be available as the project continues over the next four years. Watch Managing Life at Home and in the Community now or viisit www.stroke.org/living for more info.

Forward this e-mail onto friends, colleagues or anyone else who might benefit from these new resources.

Living After Stroke is supported by the US Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; grant number H133B080031 through the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Enhancing the Functional and Employment Outcomes of Individuals Who Experience a Stroke.

Expert panel:
o John H. “Jack” Byrne, PhD; June and Virgil Waggoner Chair; Chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston; and Director, Neuroscience Research Center
o James A. Ferrendelli, MD, Kraft W. Eidman Professor in the Medical Sciences, Professor of Neurology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
o Sharon K. Ostwald, PhD, RN, CS, Isla Carroll Turner Chair in Gerontological Nursing; Director, Center on Aging; Professor, The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston

More information at http://www.dana.org/uploadedFiles/The_Dana_Alliances/Staying_Sharp/Houston%20flyer%20final.pdf

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Kashmere Multi-Service Center
4802 Lockwood
Houston, TX 77026

Guest speakers, door prizes, snacks and disabilities accommodations!

Information will be provided on budgeting, understanding your credit, new credit card laws, how to return to work, and Bank on Houston (www.bankonhouston.org) initiative.

This event will be captioned. For additional accommodation requests, please call 713-803-1074 or email Joyce Foster at joyce.foster@cityofhouston.net. For more information, go to the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities website: http://www.houstontx.gov/disabilities/index.html.

Sponsored by:
Advocacy, Inc., Bethel Collaborative, Career and Recovery Resources, Inc., City of Houston – Controller’s Office / Bank on Houston, Career & Recovery Inc., Department of Health and Human Services, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, One Stop Business Center, Gulf Coast Community Services, Harris County Area on Agency on Aging, Houston Center for Independent Living, Internal Revenue Service, Memorial Assistance Ministries, Neighborhood Tax Centers, SER Jobs for Progress, Social Security Administration, Texas Workforce Solutions, and United Cerebral Palsy.

Do you have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and live in the greater Houston, TX area? Are you feeling sad, down or depressed?

Contact Wilma Chua at 713.630.0527 or email her at wilma.chua@memorialhermann.org for information about a research project on sadness and depression after TBI.

We’ve redesigned the Neurology Now Web site (neurologynow.com) and added several new features:

▸ Article tools that allow you to print an article, create a PDF, email to a friend, add to your favorites, and request permission to reprint

▸ More—and bigger—photos and illustrations

▸ The ability to browse conditions—for example, to find all the articles we’ve published on a particular disease at the touch of your mouse

▸ A clickable list of the most popular and most e-mailed articles at any time

▸ An archive of all previous issues, with clickable cover images

▸ Easy-to-use subscription tools so you can subscribe, change or correct your address, and more

▸ The ability to save your searches and create your own personal collection of articles

▸ Web-only articles and breaking neurology news

▸ And coming soon: The Neurology Now blog!

More enhancements are in the works, but in the meantime, please visit neurologynow.com and click on “Register” in the upper right-hand corner. Registration is free and allows you to take advantage of all the new features. Your information will not be shared with any third parties.

In addition to the new Web site, we have created Neurology Now Twitter and Facebook pages. Follow us at twitter.com/NeurologyNow, and visit us at Facebook.com by logging on and typing “Neurology Now” in the search box. We hope you’ll become active members of the Neurology Now community by continuing to write letters to the editor, e-mailing us with story ideas, and now connecting with us on our Web site and through Twitter and Facebook.

If you have any suggestions for how to improve our Web site, please e-mail us at neurologynow@lwwny.com. Happy surfing!

Copyright © 2010, AAN Enterprises, Inc.

The Texas Legislature directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to study the need for long-term community support and residential services for persons who have an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) (see exact text of legislation below). Acquired Brain Injury is defined as damage to the brain that occurs after birth. Congenital disorders are not included. ABI can result from an accident or other traumatic external blow to the head as well as from a non-traumatic injury, such as a stroke, heart attack, brain tumor, infection or substance abuse.

As part of this study, HHSC’s Office of Acquired Brain Injury is conducting a survey of stakeholders that is being sent to:
• People with an acquired brain injury;
• Family members;
• Caregivers;
• Service providers;
• Advocates; and
• Other stakeholders.

The survey asks for your opinion about the most important long-term community supports and residential services for people with ABI in Texas. A list of services is included in the survey. You may choose any three or add others. The report of survey results will discuss the services and supports that receive the most votes. Remember, these services are for long-term community and residential services and supports only.

Please complete this important survey and make your voice heard by state leaders. It will take only a few minutes of your time. Your needs and opinions are important.

All responses are anonymous. No personal information will be shared.

Please complete the survey by Wednesday, February 24, 2010, by clicking on the following link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/23HWNDD

Please forward this email to anyone in Texas concerned about brain injury services and supports. The more responses we receive, the better we can represent this important issue. Thank you for your time and participation. For information about the Texas Office of Acquired Brain Injury, visit the website at:

http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/hhsc_projects/abj/index.shtml

Sincerely,

Office of Acquired Brain Injury
TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
MC 1542
4900 NORTH LAMAR BLVD
AUSTIN TX 78751
phone: 512/487-3431
fax: 512/424-6991
email: oabi@hhsc.state.tx.us

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