Fourth Annual Johns Hopkins Traumatic Brain Injury Conference: New Perspectives on Childhood Injuries

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is now being recognized as a public health problem. TBI is an especially important issue when considering children, as the highest rate of reported injuries occurs across the pediatric age group. Furthermore, TBI is known to be the leading cause of acquired disability during childhood. Nevertheless, there is little evidence base for how to best evaluate and manage brain injury in children. This conference will directly focus on pediatric research and clinical models and will dedicate half of the talks to clinical research topics which will include discussion of functional outcomes after early childhood injury, measures of neuroplasticity, and new assessment, treatment, and educational/policy tools which can be used for clinical and rehabilitation management of children with TBI.

When:
May 16, 2015 Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., Conference is 8:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. Jointly provided by Johns Hopkins Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute

http://www.hopkinscme.edu/CourseDetail.aspx/80035896

Where:
Chevy Chase Bank Conference Center

The Sheikh Zayed Tower

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

1800 Orleans Street, M Level

Baltimore, MD 21287