Reston, VA; Orlando, Florida (PRWEB) July 02, 2013 Occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, neuropsychologists and others who treat individuals with brain injury may now learn ALL of the evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation strategies recommended in scientific literature in one two-day training course based on the ACRM Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual: Translating Evidence-Based Recommendations into Practice. Coming to the Orlando, FL region November 12 13, 2013 at Disneys Contemporary Resort / Walt Disney World Resort, FL, USA, the course will be held in conjunction with the 90th Annual ACRM Conference, Progress in Rehabilitation Research. Advance registration rates are available at http://www.ACRM.org/COG The training encompasses all of the evidence-based strategies recommended in the scientific literature and operationalizes them into step-by-step guidelines for immediate use in clinical practice. Course content is designed to enable participants to confidently choose proven interventions for effective treatment of various cognition impairments. Never before have research outcomes been so accessible for use in everyday clinical practice. Based on the Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual: Translating Evidence-Based Recommendations into Practice, this live introductory training operationalizes scientific recommendations into standards and step-by-step procedures that may confidently be used by rehabilitation professionals. "Leaders of the interdisciplinary team taking care of people with cognitive disfunction need to … Continue reading →

ATLANTA--July 1, 2013: NAPA AUTO PARTS is once again launching its "Get Back and Give Back" Campaign to support the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a not-for-profit organization that serves United States military personnel wounded or injured in service to our nation, and their families. Starting today and running through July, the "Get Back and Give Back" Campaign makes it easy for those interested to contribute to the IFHF, which this year is raising funds to build new facilities focused on the diagnosis and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injuries. The "Get Back and Give Back" Campaign will offer a nationwide text-to-donate program during the month, which allows anyone to text 'NAPA' to 27722 to make a $10 donation. NAPA AUTO PARTS and NAPA AutoCare Centers are also offering customers mail-in rebates of up to $25 for every battery, alternator, and starter they purchase during the month. Customers can choose to donate all or a portion of these rebates, and NAPA AUTO PARTS will also donate $1 to the IFHF for any redeemed rebate. "NAPA has a very large military family, including our employees and our customers who have served or are actively serving in … Continue reading →

The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers. Cancer survivors sometimes suffer from a condition known as "chemo fog"a cognitive impairment caused by repeated chemotherapy. A study hints at a controversial idea: that brain-training software might help lift this cognitive cloud. Various studies have concluded that cognitive training can improve brain function in both healthy people and those with medical conditions, but the broader applicability of these results remains controversial in the field. In a study published in the journal Clinical Breast Cancer, investigators report that those who used a brain-training program for 12 weeks were more cognitively flexible, more verbally fluent, and faster-thinking than survivors who did not train. Patients treated with chemotherapy show changes in brain structure and function in line with diffuse brain injury, and they often report long-term cognitive effects, says Shelli Kesler, a Stanford University clinical neuropsychologist who led the research. The new study "suggests that cognitive training could be one possible avenue for helping to improve cognitive function in breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy," she says. The results may not convince everyone. "One of the biggest challenges in the cognitive training world is to … Continue reading →

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc., (OBI) (OXBT), today announced enrollment of the first subject in the second cohort of its global Phase IIb clinical trial to investigate the safety and tolerability of Oxycyte in patients with severe, non-penetrating traumatic brain injury (STOP-TBI). The first patient of the second cohort was enrolled in Israel at the Rambam Health Care Campus (RHCC) - the only Level 1 trauma center in the north of Israel. The RHCCs neurotrauma center treats approximately 200 severe brain injuries annually and is recognized as a teaching center of excellence for the region. The neurotrauma center is led by Dr. Leon Levi who, together with Department of Neurosurgery Chief, Professor Menashe Zaaroor, serve as co-principal investigators in the STOP-TBI trial. The first cohort, of the three-cohort study, concluded with an independent safety monitoring board recommending, unanimously, advancement to Cohort 2. In addition to the 5 study centers receiving ethics committee approval in Israel, the study is expected to include sites in Switzerland, France and Spain, as well as other countries to be named later. Dr. Levi, who is Oxygen Biotherapeutics National Advisor in Israel for the study, recently commented, The neurosurgical department at RHCC is proud to … Continue reading →