Nova Southeastern University to Host International Forum on Brain Injuries

FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE Fla. — Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy will host an international forum on the impact of brain injuries on May 5.

The International Forum for Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild/Moderate Brain Injury will feature global experts, who will talk about the diagnosis and management of mild to moderate brain injury, non-accidental brain injury (e.g. blast injuries, child abuse), head injury in sport, and non-traumatic causes of brain injury (e.g. stroke, and anxiety as a consequence of brain injury).

Participants will learn about the latest cutting edge research discoveries, clinical practices, treatments and controversies in a number of important domains of brain injury in children, late adolescents, and their families.

Some of the speakers will include:

George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D, president Nova Southeastern University

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, M.A., U.S. Congresswoman

Susan Fisher-Owens , M.D., M.P.H., assistant clinical professor, University California at San Francisco;

Jay M. Uomoto, Ph.D., interim deputy director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Barry Nierenberg, Ph.D., ABPP, associate professor, NSU’s Center for Psychological Services

Neal Baer, M.D., executive producer Law & Order: SVU; Deborah Ann Mulligan, M.D., director of NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy

Daniel Fagbuyi, M.D. FAAP, FACEP, assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, George Washington University

Stephen A. Russo, Ph.D., assistant professor, NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies

Andrew M. Kusienski D.O. CSM, team physician and medical director for NSU Athletics; Vinny Scavo, University of Miami’s head athletic director

This interdisciplinary continuing education forum will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NSU’s Car DeSantis Building’s Knight Auditorium on main campus.

To register onsite or for a webinar, please visit http://www.nova.edu/ichf/ For information, please call Eli Saleeby at 954-262-1942.

About Nova Southeastern University: Located in Davie, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic fully accredited Florida University dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs of distinction from preschool through the professional and doctoral levels. NSU has more than 29,000 students and is the seventh largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally. The University awards associate’s, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, specialist, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, early childhood, psychology and other social sciences.  Classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU was also awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification in 2010 for the University’s significant commitment to and demonstration of community engagement.   For more information about NSU visit www.nova.edu.

Media Contact:
Ken Ma, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5408 (office), 954-830-4177 (cell), ken.ma@nova.edu