Each Brain Injury Support Conference is a great chance to meet other individuals and families navigating life after a brain injury. It’s also a place to hear updates on policies that affect you, experience personal brain injury stories and learn about brain injury care and support.
Schedule
12 p.m. – Registration
Visit with vendors
12:45 p.m. – Welcome remarks
1 p.m. – Public Policy Updates, with Jeff Nachbar & Maeve Olson
Jeff Nachbar and Maeve Olson
Public Policy Department
Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance
1:30 p.m. – Nutrition for Brain Recovery: A Guide to Healing After Brain Injury
Matthew Puderbaugh, Staff Physiatrist, Hennepin Healthcare
Megan Nelson, Registered Dietitian, Hennepin Healthcare
Explore what healthy nutrition is after brain injury! In this presentation for survivors and caregivers, we will discuss nutritional recommendations after brain injury and what strategies there are to eating healthy. We will also discuss what vitamins and minerals may be helpful after brain injury.
2:30 p.m. – Break
Visit with vendors, snack break
2:45 p.m. – Turning Pain into Purpose: A Mother’s Journey
Presented by Pamela Mason
Pam Mason’s son, Austin, was the victim of a devastating crash. Hear Pam share the story that forever changed their lives — and how she has turned unimaginable grief into a powerful mission. Discover how she and her family find rays of sunshine through the darkest clouds, and how she channeled her pain into purpose advocating for Austin and others who have suffered traumatic brain injury and have been silenced by traffic violence.
There is no cost for this conference.
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