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GREENFIELD , NH — Rocco Chiappini , MD , gave a free lecture at the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center entitled A medical overview of brain injury and the rehabilitation process, on Thursday. May 24th.
Dr. Chiappini is a physiatrist and serves as Director, Brain Injury Center , Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Crotched Mountain . He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Virginia and received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in 1992. Following an internship in internal medicine at Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla , NY , Dr. Chiappini completed his residency at Johns Hopkins and Sinai Hospitals . Dr. Chiappini is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Chiappini is a 1996 recipient of the Arthur Siebens Award from Johns Hopkins University . He is the author of numerous publications including "Rational Prescription of Exercise in Managing Low Back Pain" which appeared in Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
This one-hour presentation was the second lecture in a six-month Family and Survivor Education Series intended for brain injury survivors and their families living in Greenfield and neighboring communities. Featured speakers, including rehabilitation professionals, advocates and survivors, will explain what happens throughout the course of a brain injury, and will describe state-of-the-art treatments used during the rehabilitation process. Upcoming topics are scheduled on the fourth Thursday of the month as follows:
| June 28th: |
The therapies |
| July 26th: |
The neuropsychology of brain injuries |
| August 23rd: |
The ingredients to recovery |
| September 27th: |
What's out there for survivors – the larger world "off the mountain" after a brain injury
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Crotched Mountain is also sponsoring a brain injury support group immediately following each presentation from 7:00 – 8:30 pm . Participants include current and former inpatients and outpatients of the Brain Injury Center and their families. Any local adult survivors and their family members are encouraged to attend as well, free of charge.
For further information, please call 603-547-3311, ext. 487.
Crotched Mountain is a charitable organization employing more than 900 people. Its mission is to serve individuals with disabilities and their families, embracing personal choice and development, and building communities of mutual support. Crotched Mountain provides specialized education, rehabilitation, community, and residential support services for more than 2,000 consumers, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly, living in New England and New York. For more information about Crotched Mountain please visit their web site: www.crotchedmountain.org.
Thursday, May 24, 2007; GREENFIELD, NH: Free lecture by Rocco Chiappini, MD: A medical overview of brain injury and the rehabilitation process, 6:00 pm, followed by a support group meeting for survivors and their families from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Crotched Mountain Brain Injury Center. For further information, contact: 603-547-3311, ext 487. May 24, 2007 at 6:00pm Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center in Greenfield, NH |