Uncategorized

    Looking for Participants! Project Achieve: This program provides specialized services to assist women student veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) who are enrolled in post-secondary education. Participants receive iPads and apps, individualized case management and vocational rehabilitation, and assistance with job placement and maintenance.  To sign up or make a referral, go to  www.centerontransition.org/achieve or…

If you or someone you care about has experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is showing symptoms of aggression, agitation, or irritability, learn more about this research study of an investigational drug for behavioral problems due to TBI. To pre-qualify for this study, patients must: Be between 18 and 75 years old Have been diagnosed…

Attend a free 3-hour training for Virginia’s civilians and veterans with TBI and their non-injured partners. Learn hands on tools to assist couples in positively changing the way families deal with the stress associated with brain injury. A gift card incentive of $200 for participants (one per couple) will be provided. Flyer with More Information

The October 1 deadline is still in place with some changes! A Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) policy clarification has been issued stating that a transition period for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) will take place from October 1- January 1, 2020.  During this period, providers will still be reimbursed if they do not…

  Hello,   BIAA invites you to participate in an international survey conducted by a leading global biopharmaceutical company Ipsen and Carenity, an online patient community dedicated to people living with chronic conditions, to better understand the experiences of patients (and caregivers) receiving botulinum toxin type A injections.   If you or a family member/loved…

DMAS will implement EVV for Agency and Consumer Directed personal care, respite care, and companion services that originate or conclude in the member’s home beginning October 1, 2019. What is Electronic Visit Verification? Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) systems are technology-based systems that electronically record when attendants begin and end providing services to individuals who have…

Caregiving Spouses or Partners of a TBI Survivor are invited to participate in a brief research study being conducted by a clinical psychology doctoral student (PsyD) from Loyola University Maryland. We are looking to better understand the unique experience of burden that many spousal caregivers face following TBI, so that caregivers at greatest risk can…

View an interesting article and study results regarding using GPS devises and our brain functioning.