The 28th Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury Westin Riverwalk Hotel San Antonio, Texas April 30-May 2, 2015
The 28 th Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury Westin Riverwalk Hotel San Antonio, Texas April 30-May 2, 2015 Conference Planning Committee Stewart Casper, Esq. Simon Forgette, Esq. Kenneth Kolpan, Esq. Bruce Stern, Esq. Invited Faculty Michael Bee, Esq. Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee, & Deitzer Randal Benson, MD Center for Neurological Studies Joshua Brothers, Esq. Dussalt Law Group Stewart Casper, Esq. Casper & De Toledo LLC Simon Forgette, Esq. Simon H. Forgette Law Group, PS Michael Freeman, Esq. Law Offices of Michael Freeman Steven Gerdes, Esq. Law Offices of Steven Gerdes Brian Greenwald, MD Center for Head Injuries, JFK Medical Center Woody Igou, Esq. Igou & Smith, LLC Harvey E. Jacobs, PhD Private Practice Gordon Johnson, Esq. Brain Injury Law Group Robert Karns, Esq. Karns Law Group Kenneth Kolpan, Esq. Kenneth I. Kolpan PC Jeffrey Kreutzer, PhD Department of PM&R, Virginia Commonwealth University Kenneth Kutner, PhD Weill Cornell Medical College John Leddy, MD University of Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Brent Masel, MD Transitional Learning Center of Galveston Howard Nations, Esq. Howard L. Nations Law Firm Eric Oliver, Esq. Lewis & Oliver Jennie Ponsford, PhD Monash University, Australia Doug Rennie, Esq. Montgomery, Rennie & Johnson David Ross, MD Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute of Neuropsychiatry Randall Scarlett, Esq. Scarlett Law Group William Singer, MD Newton Wesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Bruce Stern, Esq. Stark & Stark Terry Tainter Tainter & Associates Nadia Webb, PsyD Nadia Webb & Associates Elisabeth Wilde, PhD Baylor College of Medicine Barry Willer, PhD State University of New York at Buffalo Mariusz Ziejewski, PhD North Dakota State University
Bonus Concurrent Medical Sessions All registrants to the Legal Conference have the option to attend any of the concurrent medical sessions of the NABIS 12 th Annual Conference on Brain Injury. This conference, for clinicians and other medical professionals, is the leading North American annual event for brain injury professionals. A full schedule of this concurrent medical meeting can be obtained at the registration desk or by scanning the QR code below. Continuing Legal Education NABIS has applied for and expects approval of 20.75 hours for a 60 minute state (24.90 hours for a 50 minute state) of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit from states with mandatory requirements, including one hour of ethics. Actual hours based on recording systems for individual states will be available at the Conference. NABIS will process your MCLE credits for in each state you need to report. Pick up your CLE paperwork at the registration desk at check-in and leave it with us on the last day of the conference. Photography, audio or video recording on the premises of any NABIS conference or NABIS exhibition area is strictly prohibited without express and written permission from NABIS. NABIS reserves the right to bar from this and future meetings any attendee who fails to adhere to these policies. Attendees seeking copies of slide decks and ppt files are encouraged to speak directly with the presenter. Follow NABIS on Facebook and Twitter. North American Brain Injury Society PO Box 1804, Alexandria, VA 22313 Tel: (703) 960-6500 Fax: (703) 960-6603 Email: conference@nabis.org Web: www.nabis.org
Thursday, April 30, 2015 (Navarro B) 7:30 am 6:00 pm Registration 8:00 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 9:15 am 9:15 am 9:45 am 9:45 am 10:15 am Understanding TBI Brian Greenwald, MD Pediatric TBI The Medicine William Singer, MD Sport Concussion Kenneth Kutner, PhD Neuroquant David Ross, MD 10:15 am 10:30 am Break 10:30 am 12:00 pm Neuropsychology for Attorneys Jeffrey Kreutzer, PhD 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Lunch On Your Own 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 3:30 pm Effort Testing Nadia Webb, PsyD Advances in Neuroimaging Elisabeth Wilde, PhD 3:30 pm 3:45 pm Break 3:45 pm 4:45 pm Physical Examination and Evaluation of Concussion John Leddy, MD Barry Willer, PhD 4:45 pm 5:30 pm TBI Outcomes Jennie Ponsford, PhD 5:30 pm 6:15 pm PTSD and TBI Nadia Webb, PsyD 6:15 pm 7:00 pm Welcome Reception
Friday, May 1, 2015 (Camino Real) 7:30 am 5:30 pm Registration 8:15 am 8:45 am 8:45 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 10:15 am DSMV and TBI Steven Gerdes, Esq. TBI Biomechanics Mariusz Ziejewski, PhD Traumatic Pituitary Injury Brent Masel, MD 10:15 am 10:30 am Break 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 12:30pm 1:30pm Life Care Planning and the ACA (Obamacare) Harvey E. Jacobs, PhD Assessing and Establishing Causation in TBI Litigation: Methods, Fallacies, and Myths Michael Freeman, Esq. Lunch on your own 1:30 pm 2:00 pm Proving TBI with Demonstrative Evidence Stewart Casper, Esq. 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Gordon Johnson, Esq. A View from the Defense Doug Rennie, Esq. 3:00 pm 3:15 pm Break 3:15 pm 4:15 pm Visual Persuasion in TBI Cases Howard Nations, Esq. 4:15 pm 4:45 pm 4:45 pm 5:15 pm Story Telling Terry Tainter Untangling the Tangles Woody Igou, Esq.
Saturday, May 2, 2015 (Camino Real) 7:30 am 1:30 pm Registration 8:00 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 11:30 am 12:30 pm The TBI Client Communication and Management Robert Karns, Esq. Diffusion Tensor Imaging Randall Benson, Esq. Neuro-Optometry and TBI Michael Bee, Esq. Overcoming Claims that Plaintiff is Minimally Conscious Kenneth Kolpan, Esq. Trial Consultant s Point of View Eric Oliver, Esq. Deposing and Cross-Examining Defense Medical and Neuropsychological Experts in TBI Cases Simon Forgette, Esq. Pediatric TBI The Trial Randall Scarlett, Esq. Ethnics and TBI Issues: Medicare Set-Asides, Settlement Issues, and Coordination of Government Benefits in TBI Cases Joshua Brothers, Esq. 12:30 pm 1:00 pm Admissibility of DTI, Neuroquant, Etc. Bruce Stern, Esq. Join us next year in Tampa, for Florida! the: 29 th Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury 29th Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury April Tampa www.nabis.org Bay Grand Hyatt Hotel April 6-9, 2016 www.nabis.org
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North American Brain Injury Society PO Box 1804, Alexandria, VA 22313 Tel: (703) 960-6500 Fax: (703) 960-6603 Email: conference@nabis.org Web: www.nabis.org