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SAVE THE DATE!


17th Annual Rehabilitation Conference for Professionals
Friday, October 1, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Warwick, RI

2010 Topic

'Brain Tumor Rehabilitation:
          Changing Outcomes, Changing Lives'


REGISTRATION

Conference Registration Form

The registration fee of $150 includes:
course materials, continental breakfast, lunch and CEUs/contact hours.

Early registration (payment postmarked
by September 3, 2010) is $125, and a student/consumer rate of $50 is also available.

A handling fee of $10 will be charged if cancellation occurs less than 10 days before the conference.

Reasonable accommodation requests should be made by September 3, 2010 (special diet, materials in alternate formats, ASL interpreters, etc.)

Free Parking.

 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(Printable PDF Format)

With over 150 health care professionals and students in attendance, the 17th annual Southern New England Rehabilitation Center Conference is a great way to reach your target audience.

The conference is a great opportunity to showcase your company, product line and services. Each sponsorship opportunity is designed to provide maximum return on investment for your company by providing excellent marketing exposure for your company's product line and service - it is also an invaluable networking and recruitment opportunity!

For more information, please call the
Southern New England Rehabilitation Center
at 401.456.3825


2010 Topic

'Brain Tumor Rehabilitation:
           Changing Outcomes, Changing Lives'

The 17th Annual SNERC Conference will be held on October 1, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Warwick, Rhode Island. This year's theme, "Brain Tumor Rehabilitation: Changing Outcomes, Changing Lives," will provide a professional forum for discussing complex therapeutic issues in rehabilitation.

The objectives of this year's conference will address the challenges of providing rehabilitation for patients with brain tumors. Conference topics have been selected to address complex rehabilitation issues for these patients, in order to improve their functional outcomes and quality of life. In addition to cognitive rehabilitation, keynote lectures will address the impact of surgery and radiation therapy on rehabilitation therapies. Workshop sessions will discuss psychosocial issues, community resources, speech-language pathology treatments and pain management.


Keynote Speakers

Prakash Sampath, MD
Chief of Neurosurgery
Roger Williams Medical Center
Providence, RI

Topic: New Surgical Paradigms in the Treatment of Brain Tumors


Prakash B. Chougule, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Maddock Center for Radiation Oncology
Warwick, RI

Topic: Radiation Therapy: Implications For Rehabilitation


Thomas J. Guilmette, PhD, ABPP-CN
Director of Neuropsychology
Southern New England Rehabilitation Center
North Providence, RI

Topic: Brain Tumor and Treatment Effects on Cognition


Workshop Presenters

TRACK 1 - A

Jennifer E. Lobley, MA, CCC-SLP

Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI

Topic: Management of Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Patients
with Brain Tumors: Case Presentations


TRACK 1 - B

Shannon Levesque, PharmD

Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI

Topic: Pain Management in Patients with Brain Tumors


TRACK 2- A

Marie Kessel, FACHE

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Pawtucket, RI

Topic: Brain Tumor - Lessons Learned from a Bedside View


TRACK 1 - B

Jorge C. Armesto, PhD, EdM

Latino Psychological Institute, Inc.
Providence, RI

XristIn Maestri, MS, RNP
The Miriam Hospital
Providence, RI

Topic: Psychological Presence: How to Help Patients and Families Cope with Loss


For more information, please call the
Southern New England Rehabilitation Center at 401.456.3825



Conference Registration Form

* Special Student Rates*


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The Southern New England Rehabilitation Center is a joint venture of Rhode Island Hospital,
a Lifespan partner, and St. Joseph Health Services of RI. a Chartercare Health Partner

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