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TBI related Webcast

The Web cast will take place Thursday, April 27, 2006, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT, and it is easy to register! To
register for the event go to <http://www.mchcom.com>. Should you experience any technical difficulties
while registering, please submit a question to <http://www.mchcom.com/help/>. The Web cast takes place entirely
online and REQUIRES PRIOR online registration to ensure that your computer meets all technical requirements. Be
sure to use the same computer to view the Web cast that you used to register.

This Web cast will be useful as a training resource for a wide variety of educators, school nurses and other school
staff working with students who have traumatic brain injury. State TBI Project Directors and Protection
and Advocacy contacts could welcome representatives from the Departments of Education and Special Education to
view the Web cast, and use it as a springboard for continuing partnerships to help students with TBI in educational
settings. The main presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

For anyone who can’t be present for the 4/27 Web cast premiere, there will be an archived copy available about one
week after the event at: <http://www.mchcom.com>.

Concussion Tool Kit for High School Coaches

The CDC has introduced a multimedia tool kit, "Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports", to help coaches of
high school teams protect their athletes from concussion. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the manner in which the brain
normally functions. Approximately 300,000 sports and recreation-related TBIs occur in the United States each year
(1). The tool kits can be ordered or downloaded FREE of charge at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/coaches_tool_kit.htm. Additional information is available by contacting the CDC Injury
Center Media Relations, telephone 770-488-4902.

TBI Interagency Conference Presentations Available

Most of the presentations from the 2nd Federal Interagency Conference on
Traumatic Brain Injury have been posted to the Conference’s website:
<http://www.tbi-interagency.org/agenda.php>