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“The Pipeline: A Military Medical Megaride”
Presenter: Michael Mason, Author, Advocate & Dr. Rolf Gainer, PhD ABDA
Date: Dec. 5, 2007
Synopsis:
The blast that killed 12 marines in Fallujah left Sam Reyes with a back full of shrapnel, a shredded tongue, and a brain injury that wiped out the memories of friends and family. Starting minutes after an injury, soldiers embark on a spectacular pipeline of medical care that involves experimental wonder-drugs, flying ICU's, and new craniums. Despite the unheard-of level of care, the military can't put lives back together. Reyes, like thousands of brain-injured soldiers before him, has fallen off the precipice of dreamcare and is forced to piece together his life, this time with the disadvantage of a broken brain.
As research for his forthcoming book on brain injury survivors, Michael Mason has interviewed dozens of individuals within the military and VA system. Neurotrauma surgeons share their insights and heartbreaks, psychologists discuss the social complexities of the injury, and social workers voice their fears about long-term treatment. Mason will take participants through the military's sequence of care, along the way creating a picture of the blast injury survivors who will soon be back in our community.
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"The Pipeline: A Military Medical Megaride" (2.64 MB) |
Speaker Profile
Dr. Rolf Gainer, PhD, ABDA
CEO, Brookhaven Hospital
Dr. Rolf Gainer is the founder of the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma as well as the Neurological Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario, in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Gainer is a psychologist with more than twenty-five years of experience in the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with brain injuries and a dual diagnosis. Dr. Gainer has designed and operated innovative rehabilitation programs in the United States and Canada for individuals who have been regarded as difficult to serve. He is currently involved in conducting two outcome studies related to the long-term issues faced by individuals with brain injuries and a dual diagnosis. He has presented papers throughout the United States and Canada in many professional conferences and educational forums.
Michael Mason, Author, Advocate
Michael Mason's recent breaking-news article in Discover magazine, "Dead Men Walking," has ignited a national debate about the treatment of brain injured soldiers. Several major networks and print media have since picked up the story. After a recent trip to Iraq, Mason has researched the pros and cons of the military's medical treatment, and has also investigated the plight of the Iraqi brain injured population. Mason's first book of non-fiction, Damaged: The Injured Brain (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux) is an exploration into the harsh realities endured by brain injury survivors. It is scheduled for release in early 2008.
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