Brain Injury Awareness Project

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The Brain Injury Awareness Project, a new digital series created and presented by nonprofit Brain Injury Services, convenes brain injury experts, survivors and clinicians to explore the science of brain injuries and the remarkable stories of perseverance.

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    • Mar 6, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Brain Injury Awareness Project

    Awareness Is the First Step: Brain Injury Diagnosis & Treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 32:47


    1.5 million Americans experience a brain injury each year, but among those, only 230,000 admit themselves to a hospital for treatment. Knowing the warning signs and when to seek help is the first step in brain injury recovery. Physiatrist Dr. Gregory O'Shanick, Medical Director Emeritus of the Brain Injury Association of America and President and Medical Director of the Center for Neurorehabilitation Services in Richmond, VA, joins for a discussion about brain injury diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

    Navigating Brain Injury Clinical Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 29:03


    Clinical trials are essential to advancing the field of brain injury treatment. Join Dr. Ross D. Zafonte, President of Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Chairman of the Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), and Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of PM&R, for a discussion about clinical trials and how people recovering from brain injury should approach clinical trial participation if they want to incorporate one into their recovery journey.

    TBI in the Military & Veteran Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 25:48


    There are nearly half a million American service members and veterans who have sustained a brain injury over the last 20 years. And countless more veterans struggle for years and even decades in the aftermath of traumatic brain injury. Join neurologist Dr. James Kelly, founding director of the Department of Defense's National Intrepid Center of Excellence (2009-2015) and current executive director of the Marcus Institute for Brain Health at the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, in a discussion about the invisible wounds associated with our nation's service members and veterans.

    Concussion: not just a headache for pro football players

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 52:51


    More than 5 million people suffer concussions every year in America in sports and everyday life. Join the director of the NFL's concussion study, Dr. David Okonkwo, and nine-year NFL veteran Chris Carr discussing what to do if you suspect a concussion on or off the field of play. Concussion -- not just a headache for pro football players, in this episode of the Brain Injury Awareness Project podcast, hosted by Erin Mattingly, chair of Northern Virginia's Brain Injury Services.  

    Neur-On with BIAP – feat. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 46:20


    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor joins host Erin Mattingly for a conversation about untangling the right-brain/left-brain myth, reframing how we think about brain hemisphere function, and how her neuroscience expertise shaped her own brain injury recovery experience.

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