News and Events!!
The next TBI forum will be "Recreating Me: Exploring and Healing Through Creative Expression " an art and music showcase on July 22nd. Visit our TBI Forum page for details and a schedule of upcoming forum events. Watch videos of past TBI Forum presenters.
Learn more about Elder Health Northwest's Heads Up Program. A day health program for people with acquired brain injury.
Welcome to the University of Washington TBI Model System. The Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (TBIMS), headquartered at the University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, is one of 16 such centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
Our goal is to promote the health, well being, and recovery of persons with TBI by applying knowledge gained from cutting edge research into our clinical care of patients with TBI. The University of Washington TBI Model System contributes to the national Traumatic Brain Injury Data Center at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO, participates in independent and collaborative research, and provides information and resources to individuals with TBI, their family and care givers, health care professionals and the general public.
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DO YOU EXPERIENCE MOOD SWINGS or IRRITABILITY?
HAVE YOU NOTICED CHANGES IN YOUR BEHAVIOR SINCE YOUR BRAIN INJURY?
You may be eligible to participate in a research study conducted by the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System at the University of Washington. If your brain injury occurred at least 6 months ago, you are between the ages of 18 and 65, and you have experienced irritability since your brain injury, for more information please contact:
Aaron Scrol: 206-616-0334 or by email at ascrol@u.washington.edu
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Recreating Me: Exploring & Healing through Creative Expression
Presented By:
The University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Lyn Nude in Charcoal by Stacy Rosevear
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The Traumatic Brain Injury Model System is putting on an Art Forum on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at the UW South Campus Center. Our vision is to have a multi-media display of art created by people after a traumatic brain injury. We will include visual, musical, written and spoken creations.
We are looking forward to the creative entries and a fantastic art show. This is an opportunity for you to participate as either an artist or a volunteer. We will try to show as many pieces as we can, but due to space and time limitations we may not be able to show all entries. After viewing entries our committee will contact the artists.
Deadline for submission is Friday, June 12th, 2009. If you are interested, please contact Heather at hporter@u.washington.edu
There are also opportunities to be involved as a volunteer. We are looking for a few more people to help with all aspects of the art show. If you are interested in volunteering, I would love to discuss your involvement.
Please email me at hporter@u.washington.edu or call at one of the numbers below. I look forward to talking with you.
Sincerely
Heather W Porter, MSW
Art Forum Chair
Research Care Mentor
University of Washington Medical Center
Rehabilitation Medicine
Box 356490
Seattle, WA
800-283-8961
206-221-6441
206-913-7230
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University of Washington TBI Model System Data Analyst and Brain Injury Association of Washington President Elect Jason Barber attends signing of the new Zackery Lystedt Law - A new Washington law that prohibits sports play after concussion Experts say: “When in doubt, sit them out” Click here for details.
