MYB@Reading Hospital hosted by Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
May 11, 2024 @ 7:00AM — 2:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Reading Hospital - Lobby Conference Rooms 1-3: 420 S 5th Ave Reading, PA 19611 Get Directions
Come join this in-person conference to improve the outcomes of persons with a brain injury, learn more about community resources, and join other survivors looking for encouragement and tools to use on their road to recovery.
Mind Your Brain Foundation's conferences are focused on TBI survivors, families and friends. Conferences are designed to not only share research, insights, therapies and other useful information with attendees, but also to provide a forum for attendees to interact and connect with others affected by a brain injury.
Please note that the conference will be held at Reading Hospital on the First Floor in Conference Rooms #1 and #2. The address of Reading Hospital is 420 S. 5th Ave, Reading, PA 19611. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
Conference Itinerary
7:00 a.m. Registration Opens with Coffee and Resource Tables in the lobby
8:00-8:10 a.m.: Opening Remarks and Welcome
Dr. Kelley Crozier- ARU Medical Director
8:10-9:00 a.m. Key Note
Tom Sweitzer – MTT, MT-BC – Tom is Co-Founder, Creative Director and Head of Music Therapy at A Place to Be, a non-profit organization serving over 300 families weekly, offering music therapy in Northern Virginia. Tom holds a B.F.A. in Music Theater, a Graduate Certificate in Music Therapy from Shenandoah University and a master’s in music therapy from Berklee College of Music. Tom has created several therapeutic musical productions that focus on acceptance, diversity and empathy that tour schools and have been performed regionally. His Rock Opera about Suicide prevention, A Will to Survive, performed at the Terrace Theater at The Kennedy Center. He often is seen as a guest with famed Opera Singer star Renee Fleming, offering his expertise for the National Institute of Health’s “Sound Health” events.
9:20-10:00 a.m. Trusted Medical Fundraising
Sonny Mullen, Director of Outreach at Help Hope Live
10:00-10:40 a.m. Traumatic Brain Injury and Visual Dysfunction -
Dr. Amanda S. Legge- Doctor of Optometry, special interest in Retina Disease and acute Neuro-Eye Care11:00-11:40 a.m. TBI Recovery - It Takes a Team
Dr. Silke Bernert, M.D.– Program Director of Brain Injury Rehabilitation at RHRW, Physiatrist
11:40-12:20 p.m. Mindfulness & Meditation for TBI Survivors and Caregivers
Michael Francis Wright – Reiki Master, Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor
Michael Francis Wright was a senior in high school when he survived a TBI in a car accident in April 1996. Since then he has been recovering organically; graduated from High School with his senior class that year, finished a Bachelors of Humanities degree in Interdisciplinary humanities, and sought new knowledge & skills, through earned certifications as a Reiki Master Teacher, Mindfulness-Based Stress Relief & Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Trainer, Ericksonian Hypnosis & NLP, and as a Employment Specialist & Social Supports Professional.
12:20-12:40 p.m. Song & Story
Cristabelle Braden- Founder of Hope After Head Injury. Hope After Head Injury began simply as a social media page centered on hope for brain injury survivors, started in 2012. It has since organically grown into an active, vibrant online community of thousands of survivors and caregivers. The community grew as founder and survivor Cristabelle Braden gained a following for her video blogs, where she candidly speaks about the daily struggle of life with brain injury. Her beautiful message of hope written into original music (Hope Survives), and her gift to grow and foster relationships and connection between survivors and caregivers.
ALL DAY Resource tables in the lobby