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Join us for an afternoon of interactive learning and peer discussion!
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According to the CDC, older adults are more likely to be hospitalized when sustaining a TBI compared to all other age groups, with the leading cause of brain injury
due to falls. Additionally, TBI may be missed or misdiagnosed in older adults because symptoms of TBI overlap with other medical conditions that are common among older adults, such as dementia. Lastly and also significant is the fact that existing TBI may
predispose individuals to other co-occurring conditions over a life span.
The challenges of serving and supporting older individuals with brain injury
calls for a multi-system approach. Collaboration across and among service agencies produces better outcomes for the individuals served. This workshop will focus on why identification of brain injury is so important, factors to focus on for better outcomes
for older adults with brain injury and highlight examples of successful collaborative partners and practices.
Join us for an introduction about why partnering makes sense, how to identify and serve older adults with brain injury, and gather resources related to state successes. We
will provide an in-depth, interactive session for attendees to learn and share specific practices, tools and experiences related to:
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Awareness of federal and state programs serving older adults
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Awareness of federal and state programs serving individuals with brain injury
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Screening for Brain Injury tools and training
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Referral across programs
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Strengthening partnerships with other state systems
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Enhancing expertise in service provision
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Creative approaches to partnering
Target Audience:
State Brain Injury Directors, Program Staff, Advocacy Organizations, as well as State Units on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource
Centers, and related programs. We encourage representatives from both Brain Injury and Aging organizations to attend together for increased learning and collaboration.
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Time: 1:00pm - 4:00 pm ET
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Kathleen Cameron, BSPharm, MPH, Senior Director of NCOA's Center for
Healthy Aging, has more than 25 years of experience in the health care field as a pharmacist, researcher, and program director focusing on falls prevention, geriatric pharmacotherapy, mental health, long-term services and supports, and caregiving. Cameron
is Senior Director of the NCOA Center for Healthy Aging, where she provides subject matter expertise on health care programmatic and policy related issues and oversees the Modernizing Senior Center Resource Center.
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Maria Crowley is NASHIA's Director of Professional Development, and
provides planning, training and coordination to enhance the knowledge and skills of the brain injury community, focusing on state government needs. She worked in the disabilities field within state government for 30 years. Specific to TBI, she led a number
of initiatives related to juvenile justice, advocacy, concussion management, intimate partner violence, employment, trust funds, advisory boards, service coordination and trauma/surveillance registries.
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Maggie Ferguson,
MS, CRC, CBIS is the Brain Injury and Disability Program Manager at the Iowa Department of Public Health. She has served at the project director for Iowa's Brain Injury
Services Program, Falls Prevention Program and the Disability and Health Program and provides administrative support the Iowa Advisory Council on Brain Injuries. Prior to joining the Department in 2013, Maggie had over 17 years of experience working in disability
services including over 4 years as a Resource Facilitator with the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa. Maggie as been on the NASHIA Board of Directors as the northwest region member-at-large and has served as the 2018 and 2019 co-chair for NASHIA's State of the
States planning committee.
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