There are still opportunities to sponsor a session at the conference! Session sponsorship not only provides important support for the conference, but is also an excellent way to advertise your organization. For session and other sponsorship opportunities, click HERE.
Pediatric Sessions
A whole day's worth of pediatric sessions are being offered on Tuesday 25th! These sessions are being offered in addition to our regular conference sessions and will be relevant for both caregivers and pediatric professionals. The Project GreenHeart Foundation is sponsoring FULL one day scholarships for caregivers of children and adolescents with brain injury who would like to attend. Children under the age of 18 can attend for free. Please contact Meghan Walsh-Farrell at walsh-farrell@biapa.org for scholarship info.
Email your Legislators today to support HB 1682 & SB 1094: Ensuring Access to Post-Acute NeuroRehabilitation for Pennsylvanians Experiencing Acquired Brain Injury
These bills will ensure that commercial health insurance plans provide for Post-Acute NeuroRehabilitation, including Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CRT) and other brain injury treatments, related to treatment for brain injuries.
NeuroRehabilitation treatment increases a survivor’s ability to live independently in the community, thereby lessening the need for more costly long-term supports and services. Key services included in this legislation, which are already included in Medicaid Waiver plans in Pennsylvania, need to be provided under commercial health benefit plans.
This legislation will increase access to evidence-based, effective, post-acute Neurorehabilitation treatments needed to help individuals with acquired brain injury increase their ability to live independently and to lead productive and fulfilling lives.
How you can help: Please contact your PA Representative and send them a message asking them to Co-sponsor HB 1682 – tell them how important this legislation is to you.
More information about these bills, including talking points is available HERE.
Also contact your PA Senator and send them a message asking them to Co-sponsor SB 1094 – this bill is similar but adds access to Cog Rehab and other NeuroRehab services via Telehealth.
Thank you to all who participated or contributed to the annual Walk, Run, Roll in support of BIAPA & Camp Cranium! We significantly exceeded our goal of $35,000. To view race results, more photos from the day or to review the list of our generous sponsors click Here
ReDiscover U
ReDiscover U is offering some great online learning experiences in the upcoming month!
Classes are held on Monday nights at 6 PM ET via Zoom. Use thislink to join any of the classes at 6 PM on Mondays.
June 3 SHARE Night!
A special night of story-sharing. All brain injury survivors are encouraged to share their life experiences as they look to empower themselves while inspiring hope in others.
For more information about ReDiscover U, CLICK HERE.
Support Group Corner
The BIAPA statewide virtual support group will meet Thursday, June 20 at 5 PM. This tight-knit community consists of survivors, caregivers, family and professionals from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! Please use thisZoom Link to access the meeting.
Previously the Coping with COVID Support Group, the Health Matters Support Group covers information of concern regarding a variety of health matters that often co-occur with COVID, as well as brain injury. The group meets on the secondand fourth Thursday of each month from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. Zoom Link Here
BIAPA's next Caregiver Support Group will be held on Wednesday June 12 at 6 PM. This monthly, virtual meeting is open to all caregivers. The meetings are an excellent opportunity for caregivers to meet one another, share experiences and discuss topics of unique relevance to their roles. No pre-registration is required! To join this monthly meeting, use this Zoom Link.
To sign up for email alerts for one of the virtual groups listed above, follow this link to complete a brief registration form.
A full list of all of Pennsylvania's Brain Injury Support Groups, along with contact information for each, is on the BIAPA website's Support Group Listing Page. We are currently updating this information, and while we have done so for most groups, there are still some that we're trying to reach. If you're aware of groups that are meeting either virtually or in-person and are not on our listing, or if you have any updated details about a group on the list, please contact Melanie Morrison morrison@biapa.org so that we can let others know about them.
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