Brookhaven Seminar Series: "Focusing on Memory and Attention Deficit for the TBI Population" by Pamela Washbourne, PhD (Cand)

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"Focusing on Memory and
Attention Deficit for the TBI Population"

Presenter: Pamela Washbourne, PhD (Cand)

Date: June 1, 2005

Synopsis:

In her presentation directed towards caretakers of traumatic brain injury survivors, Pamela Washbourne identifies treatment issues and challenges pertaining to memory and attention deficit--a common area of difficulty for a majority of brain injured persons.

By understanding how memory and attention are interrelated, we can operate from a more informed perspective of how to help patients overcome the obstacles they may face in a rehabilitation setting.

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Speaker Profile

Pamela Washbourne
Program Director
Brookhaven NRI

Pamela Washbourne, Phd (Cand.) is the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute Program Director at Brookhaven as well as a Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist. She received MS and BS degrees from the University of Tulsa. She holds a Clinical Certificate of Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association with additional coursework in Neurology of Behavior at Harvard University. Pamela has treated children and adults with a wide variety of disorders including traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, autism, hearing disabilities, dysphasia, and aphasia. She is currently completing a PhD in Communicative Disorders, specializing in Neurology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. .

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