Brain Injury Conference Series: Supporting Communities and Improving Systems

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The Supporting Communities and Improving Systems conference was held March 11, 2022. The conference was offered free of charge courtesy of the conference sponsors, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Long-Term Support Administration and the TBI Council of Washington.

Description
Supporting communities and improving systems is a way to support families that are significantly impacted after an individual experiences a brain injury. The focus of this conference was on creating systems to support individuals and families following brain injury.

• March 11, 2022      10AM-3PM, PT

• 10:00am

  Conference opens
• 10:05-10:15

  Opening Remarks

  
  Jacqueine Cobbs, Community Living and Systems Support Office Chief
• 10:15-11:00

  Equity and Justice for All, means ALL

  
  Karen A. Johnson, PhD, Director, Washington State Office of Equity 
  Jacqueine Cobbs, Community Living and Systems Support Office Chief

• 11:00-11:45

  Upstream Investments Towards Identifying Health Equity

  
  Will Hitchcock, PhD, Health Services Consultant, Injury and Violence Prevention, Prevention and Community Health, Washington State Department of Health
• 11:45-12:15

  Walk a Mile in My Shoes

  
  Tamara Gaston, Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Tribal Affairs
• 12:15-12:30

  Break
• 12:30-1:00

  Disability Inclusion, Beyond ADA Requirements

  
  Holly Delcambre, ADA Title II Compliance Program Manager, City of Seattle
• 1:00-1:30

  Accountability to Communities
  

  
  Montana Johnston, Organizational Leadership Development Manager Department of Social and Health Services - Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Office of the Assistant Secretary
• 1:30-2:00

  Inequities in Pediatric TBI

  
  Molly Fuentes, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital
• 2:00-2:30pm

  Universal Access and Belonging

  
  Carolyn Cole, Esq. – Assistant Director, Equity, Access & Belonging, Washington State Office of Equity
• 2:30-2:55pm

  Panel Discussion: Addressing Barriers

  
  Carolyn Cole, Tamara Gaston, Holly Delcambre, Molly Fuentes Moderator: Maralise Hood Quan
• 2:55-3:00pm

  Conference Closes