Employed Caregiver Program Broadcast
A broadcast on “Innovative Employer Caregiving Programs” for employed caregivers is airing on the web and by satellite on September 17, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (Pacific Time). The Department of Health and Human Services New Freedom Initiative Subcommittee (NFI) is producing the broadcast.
The broadcast is for employers, caregivers and organizations that provide caregiver services. It will include presentations from employers and organizations that have successfully instituted programs to help their employed caregivers. Presenters will discuss their programs, experiences, and how their successes can be replicated by others.
Assisting caregivers is an important topic for employers as their full or part-time employees are increasingly being called upon to care for an aging, sick or injured loved one. Helping caregivers through developing intelligent programs keep employees productive and able to balance all the demands on them. There will be a 30 minutes Q&A session by conference call following the broadcast. Employers looking to create services or programs should tune in.
The broadcast will be available on the web through the National Institutes of Health. There is also an audio line to listen in via telephone.
To get all the information about accessing the broadcast, and to register click here. You need to register to get broadcast access details.
Congressional Brain Injury Task Force Newsletter
With 1.4 million Americans experiencing traumatic brain injury and 5.3 million living with long-term and severe brain-related disabilities, the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force is now publishing a quarterly newsletter. The mission of the Task Force is to educate and promote awareness of brain injury and to support funding for research.
The newsletter recaps legislative activity, studies and reports, media coverage and upcoming events related to brain injury. While much of the activity in the Task Force is driven by the increased incidence of brain injury in soldiers in Iraq, much of the information and funding impacts anyone with brain injury.
The link to the full newsletter is here.
New Brain and Spinal Injury Web Site and Blog
MIT’s Technology Review brings us a report about a new Brain and Spinal Cord Injury web site and blog. It is a rich resource, aimed at helping with learning to cope after a life-altering accident. Spend just a few minutes there and you will see that they are building an extensive knowledge base of information about rehabilitation, recovery, research, coping and treatment.
You’ll find a growing video library and a daily blog on the latest news and developments. The blog has a unique “Technology Thursday” posting each week which highlights new technological developments for treatment or assistance. Topic categories on the blog make for easy searching of more specific topics related to brain or spinal injury. Soon they will have a comprehensive list of treatment centers.
The website and blog are definitely worth checking out. You’ll find them here.
America’s Heroes At Work
The U.S. Department of Labor has just unveiled a new web site, America’s Heroes at Work, supporting the employment and success of returning Vets who have TBI and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is designed for employers and workforce development organizations or departments and includes fact sheets, presentation & training tools, success stories, on-the-job challenge resources and best practices.
The initiative is jointly managed by the Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Veteran’s Employment and Training Service in collaboration with several federal agencies including the Department of Defense, the Small Business Administration and the Social Security Administration among others.
Thank you so much for reviewing our website, brainandspinalcord.org!
We have been working very hard on it, and have most recently created a video about the dangers of All Belts to Seat (ABTS) vehicle seats. The video is titled "Alyssa's Story" and can be viewed at YouTube or our website. It is a very important watch for anyone who has children riding in their vehicle.
Posted by: Amy | September 03, 2008 at 09:17 AM