ConcussionSmart Marin is a community coalition committed to the health of Marin’s youth. Recent reporting by the Marin Grand Jury and the Marin IJ’s editorial voiced concern about Marin’s student concussion response. The coalition ConcussionSmart Marin (‘CSM’) was formed in response to the Grand Jury’s report in 2016 and has been working to address the recommendations of the grand jury’s report since that time. CSM has developed a program for middle school and high school students based on best-practice in other states and from existing models found in California. The program began roll-out to the schools in March during Brain Injury Awareness Month. The goals of CSM are to: 1) Establish a standard level of care in the assessment and treatment of concussion/mild traumatic brain injury; 2) To help in the prevention and awareness of student concussion; and, 3) Ensure schools and student athletic organizations are in compliance with current law.
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“Keeping Your Brain Healthy” A Free Stroke Education Community Event Hosted by Kaiser Permanente
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
8:00 am to Noon
Marin County School District Office
1111 Las Gallinas Ave, San Rafael (map)
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Rafael is celebrating Stroke Awareness Month with this free community event. A morning of stroke education and prevention tips featuring keynote speaker Dr. Dean Ornish plus presentations by Loretta Wilson, RN NP, Tonya Burdock, PT, Dr. Jonathan Artz, and staff from Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery. Topics will include:
- Living healthy
- Tips to improve balance and reduce falls
- Living with memory loss
- Preventing strokes
- Stroke resources in the community
- The effects of stress and meditation on brain health and mood
This free event is open to the public. Anyone with an interest in stroke and stroke prevents is welcome. View the flyer here.
Space is limited, please sign up to reserve a seat!
To RSVP, please leave your name and phone number at:
Mary Kirkwood (415) 444-2743 or email to Mary.Kirkwood@kp.org
Schurig Center to Participate in the 2016 Kaiser Permanente Stroke Symposium
Download the press release here.
Representatives from Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery will be presenting at Kaiser Permanente’s Stroke Symposium on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Embassy Suites in San Rafael, CA.
The symposium is a full day of education designed for the health care providers working with stroke patients. Speakers will include several Kaiser Permanente physicians from across Northern California (Neurologists, Cardiologist, Emergency Department/EMS Director, and Physical Medicine and Rehab) and physicians from the Neurovascular Program at UCSF. The following representatives from Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery, the only community-based non-profit presenting at the symposium, will also provide information about stroke treatment and recovery.
Schurig Center Board member and Chief of Neuropsychology Brain Injury Program at Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Richard L. Delmonico, PhD, and Neuropsychologist Dr. Jim Wilson, PhD, will be discussing the statistics and current medical advances in the field of stroke treatment. They will also provide information about Schurig Center, including the organization’s history, services, and the center’s impact in improving a survivor’s quality of life after a brain injury.
Schurig Center Advisory Board member, author, and founder of Red Slice, LLC, Maria Ross, will share her own personal road to recovery from her aneurysm and the important role that community-based non-profits like Schurig Center play in helping survivors adjust to life after a brain injury.