Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Assessing Outcomes in Children

 

 

Summary and Recommendations from the
Expert Working Group
Atlanta, GA
October 26-27, 2000

Editor  
Jean A. Langlois, Sc.D., M.P.H. 
Epidemiologist
Division of Acute Care, Rehabilitation Research
and Disability Prevention,
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This report is a publication of the
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H., Director

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Sue Binder, M.D., Director

Division of Acute Care, Rehabilitation Research and Disability Prevention
Daniel Pollock, M.D., Acting Director

 

Acknowledgments


The editor wishes to acknowledge the valuable contributions of the following people to the meeting on Assessing Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury In Children and Youth and the preparation of this report: Shanthi Ameratunga, Patricia Allen, Allan Bergman, Doug Browne, Victor Coronado, Karen Gotsch, Melissa McCarthy, Jane McDonald, Audrey Reichard, Virginia Ross, Anbesaw Selassie, David Thurman and the staff of the Office of Communication Resources, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Sincere thanks also go to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Health Resources and Services Administration for distributing this report through its National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse.

 

Group Participants


Shanthi Ameratunga,
MB.Ch.B., M.P.H., F.R.A.C.P.
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Community Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand

Allan Bergman
President and CEO
The Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia

Nancy Carney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
School of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University
Director, Oregon Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Project
Portland, Oregon

Jeanne Dise-Lewis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Colorado Medical School
Director of Psychology Services,
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Children's Hospital
Denver, Colorado

Arlene Greenspan, Dr.P.H., P.T.
Assistant Professor
Center for Rehabilitation Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Stephen M. Haley, Ph.D., P.T.
Director
Center for Rehabilitation Effectiveness
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Jeanne M. Landgraf, M.A.
Co-Founder, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
HealthAct and outcomesPro.com
Boston, Massachusetts

Jean A. Langlois, Sc.D., M.P.H. (moderator)
Epidemiologist
Division of Acute Care, Rehabilitation Research and Disability Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Melissa McCarthy, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Terrie Price, Ph.D.
Director
Neuropsychology and Social Services
The Rehabilitation Institute of
Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri

Bonnie Todis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teaching Research
Western Oregon University
Eugene, Oregon

Keith Yeates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
College of Medicine and Public Health
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

 

 


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