PINK 6
The PINK Concussions Summit with the Tampa VA: Explorations in Female Military Brain Injury
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa USF
Monday, December 17, 2018
8 am to 4 pm with an evening reception to follow
CLICK for Official Press Release issued by the Tampa VA on Dec 14, 2018
This invitation-only event is free. To request an invite, contact: Katherine@PINKconcussions.com or Gabriela.Ryan@va.gov
PINK 6 - The PINK Concussions Summit with the Tampa VA: Explorations in Female Military Brain Injury Summit, will be held on Dec 17, 2018, and will focus on brain injury in veteran and active-duty women hosted by the Tampa VA.
The keynote speakers will be Katherine Helmick, Deputy Director, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), and Dr. Paul Pasquina. Dr. Pasquina is leading NCAA Care Consortium Concussion Research for the US Service Academies and will share concussion data from United States Military, Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine Academies.
DRAFT Agenda - subject to change
Welcome and Introduction
Joe Battle, Tampa VA Director, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa VA
Dr. Steven Scott, DO; James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa VA
Gabriela Ryan, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
Katherine Snedaker, LCSW, PINK Concussions
Morning Keynote
Keynote: Katherine Helmick, MS, CRNP, ANP-BC, CNRN, Deputy Director, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)
Afternoon Keynote:
NCAA DoD Care Consortium – Report on the Service Academies Data Set
Dr. Paul Pasquina, MD, USA (retired) Walter Reed, Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Assessment and Imaging
Dr. Maheen Adamson, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto/Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Pritesh Parbhoo, Psy.D. Clinical Director, NeuroInternational Healthcare, LLC
Dr. Alexander Lin, Director, Center for Clinical Spectroscopy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Dr. Pritesh Parbhoo, Psy.D. Clinical Director, NeuroInternational Healthcare, LLC
TBI & PTSD in Women in the Military
Dr. Ann Rasmusson, National PTSD/Boston VA
Dr. M. Windy McNerney, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto/Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Laura Bajor, TBI Psychiatry, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa VA
Dr. Terri K. Pogoda, PhD, Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Public Health
Dr. Catherine Fortier, PhD - TRACTS Cohort, VA Boston
TBI and Headaches in Women
Dr. Georgia Kane, Headache Center of Excellence, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa VA
Dr. Tad Seifert, MD, Norton Healthcare's Sports Concussion Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Animal Models
Dr. Mark Kindy, PhD, Pharmacy, James Haley, USF, Shriners
Dr. Candace Floyd: Impact of large animal models of TBI as translational intermediaries for discovery
Alternative Approaches and Cultural Considerations for Research
Mr. Brian Anderson: Community-Based, Mind-Body approach to Post WarHealing
Dr. Monique Pappadis, MEd, PhD, The University of Texas Medical Branch