Webinar Wednesdays

These FREE webinars are designed to meet your needs whether you are a brain injury/stroke survivor, caregiver, or provider.

Upcoming Webinars

You must register for each webinar. Registering will provide you with the Zoom link and phone numbers.

Help spread the word: Print the flyer and post it in your break room!

LoveYourBrain
January 27 from 1:30 – 3:00 pm Central
RJ Lisander, founder of Lotus Seed Lifestyles, works with individuals, non-profits and community groups to offer yoga and meditation as paths to recovery and personal improvement. She is a certified instructor with LoveYourBrain's six-week Yoga Program and Mindset Program.
Join webinar: https://und.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArce-sqzsuEtJgfMH3stcLA_297BBJfcv5
Post-Acute Medical
February 10 from 1:30 – 3:00 pm Central
Join Post-Acute Medical, formerly Cobalt Rehabilitation, of Fargo as they give us a virtual tour and explain some of the rehabilitation options offered.
Join webinar: https://und.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIod--vqT0rEtwyET1EQC_uhQFDgwMENSFH
5 Main Symptoms of Brain Injury and Why They Are so Difficult to Resolve
February 24 from 1:30 – 3:00 pm Central
Join Ala Lysyk, functional neurologist, as she covers the primary symptoms of brain injury such as, sleep disturbance, loss of energy, emotional roller coasters, stress, and concentration, and ways to resolve them.
Join webinar: https://und.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtfuGhpjMvEtOjre1jM7Q4YawUtYpiD3z6

Archived Webinars

Community Participation Following a Traumatic Brain Injury
January 13, 2021
Jessica Kersey is an occupational therapist and PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work focuses on community participation following traumatic brain injury. Jessica discusses the meaning of community participation and strategies for improving outcomes.
Recording | CEU Request
Visual Impacts on Cognition and Attention Capabilities
December 30, 2020
Dr. David Biberdorf, OD is an optometrist in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He has over 35 years of experience in the medical field and also serves on the North Dakota Brain Injury Advisor Council. He talks about the impact vision following a brain injury can have on cognition and attention.
Recording | Webinar Slides | CEU Request
Social Security Disability
December 16, 2020
Kylie Oversen is an associate attorney with Schneider Law of Fargo, North Dakota and they represent social security disability clients across North Dakota and Minnesota. Join Kylie as she helps us understand this process and your rights as you go through it.
Recording | Webinar Slides | CEU Request
Meaningful Daily Activities for Health: Reducing Sedentary Behavior after Stroke
December 2, 2020
Emily Kringle, PhD, OTR/L is a rehabilitation scientist with a clinical background in occupational therapy. She is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research focuses on health promotion among underserved populations with stroke. She also explores the influence of social and contextual factors on post-stroke sedentary behavior and engagement in meaningful daily activities.
Recording | CEU Request
Hope Survives
November 18, 2020
Cristabelle Braden talked about life following her traumatic brain injury, from relearning daily life tasks in a brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and artist. She gave an inspiring message of hope!
Recording | CEU Request
Aging and Brain Injury
November 4, 2020
North Dakota Brain Injury Network's Rebecca Quinn covered the impact of brain injury on the older adult population and how aging itself is a risk factor for brain injury. Additionally, Rebecca covered the compounding effects of aging with a past brain injury and what the research says regrading brain injury and degenerative dementias.
Recording | CEU Request
The Intersectionality of Mental Health and Brain Injury
October 21, 2020
Aly Downs is an occupational therapist and certified brain injury specialist. She works at Dakota Alpha in Mandan, North Dakota. It's the only skilled nursing facility intended for brain injury survivors. Aly provided information on mental health and the connection to brain injury, rehabilitation, and well-being.
Recording | CEU Request
GoUniversal – Environmental Modifications and Mobility Equipment
October 7, 2020
Scott Bernstein with GoUniversal presented on modifications and equipment that enhance independence, safety, and quality of life for individuals after sustaining a brain injury.
Recording | Webinar Slides | CEU Request
TBI and the Homeless Population: Discussing the Problem and Exploring Possible Solutions
September 9, 2020
Tom Tatlock, MD, is a brain injury survivor and psychiatrist and talked about the prevalence of brain injuries amongst homeless populations and some solutions to help eradicate that issue in our society.
Recording | CEU Request
I'm Home, Now What?
August 26, 2020
Megan Dooley is an occupational therapist who presented ideas and techniques related to managing day-to-day activities following a brain injury.
Recording | CEU Request
Brain for Life
August 12, 2020
JoLynn Pennington is the owner of Health with Jo in Bismarck and she shared the benefits that her products can have on individuals with brain injury.
Recording | CEU Request
Why do I have so much Brain Fog and Fatigue?
July 29, 2020
Dr. Ala Lysyk-Smith talked about the causes of brain fog and fatigue following a brain injury. Dr. Lysyk-Smith is the founder of Clarity Brain Centers, concussion-focused clinics in Fargo, North Dakota, and Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She also owns Cereset, in Fargo, a sleep technology center.
Recording | CEU Request
Brain Injuries and the Criminal Justice System
July 15, 2020
Several community experts and survivors talked about the impact a brain injury has on those involved in the criminal justice system.
Recording | CEU Request
The Autonomic Nervous System
July 1, 2020
Dr. Jeremy Schmoe is the founder and director of the Functional Neurology Center in Minnetonka, MN and a codeveloper of the Brain Health Online Summit. He has treated thousands of patients with head injuries, vertigo, dysautonomia, dizziness, movement disorders, neurodegenerative and developmental disorders. He talked about the autonomic nervous system and how it is affected by a brain injury.
Recording | CEU Request
Meta-Cognition and Awareness
June 17, 2020
NDBIN staff talked about the meaning of meta-cognition and how awareness is an essential recovery component to brain injury survivors successful recovery.
Recording | CEU Request
Cognitive Skills and How They Are Impacted by a Brain Injury
June 3, 2020
NDBIN staff went over cognitive skills and what that impact on those skills a brain injury can have on an individual.
Recording | CEU Request
Brain Injury Screening Protocols
May 6, 2020
Rebecca Quinn, Program Director for NDBIN went over our recommendations for best screening practices when determining whether or not an individual has a brain injury.
Recording | CEU Request
Concussion Tools
April 22, 2020
Carly Endres, Outreach Coordinator for NDBIN went through the REAP (Remove/Reduce, Educate, Adjust/ Accommodate, Pace) Concussion Management guide, as well as shared some helpful tips on common academic accommodations that can be made in order to allow students to return to learn following a concussion.
Recording | CEU Request
Exploring North Dakota's New Options for Community Based Services
April 8, 2020
Erica Reiner from North Dakota's Department of Human Services provided an overview of the new service options recently made available including Residential Habilitation, Community Support Services, and Agency Adult Foster Care. Learn more about how these services can help people continue to live in their communities and how to enroll to become a provider.
Recording | Webinar Slides | CEU Request
Brain Injury and Physical Therapy
March 11, 2020
Diana Palm is a Physical Therapist and Certified Brain Injury Specialist employed with Sanford Health in Fargo. Diana explained why it is important for individuals to see a physical therapist following their brain injury.
Recording | CEU Request
My Sister's Journey
February 26, 2020
Kim Spivack is a Grand Forks native and currently a STEMI Stroke Coordinator with Altru Health Systems in Grand Forks. Kim is also the little sister to a wonderful young woman, Kari, who has Down syndrome, is a stroke survivor and also had a scary hospitalization last winter. Kim explained some of the barriers individuals with special needs face in the hospital setting and how they can best be supported by all professionals that these unique patients come in contact with.
Recording | CEU Request
Stroke Survivors Story
February 12, 2020
Scott Hayden had a stroke in July 2018. Since his stroke, he is on a mission to increase stroke awareness, and to let people know recovery can happen. He grew up in Minnesota and Monday, graduated high school in Penang, Malaysia, and worked in New Zealand before returning to the Midwest. He enjoys nature in all seasons, especially winter!
Recording Unavailable | Webinar Slides | CEU Request
Music Therapy
January 29, 2020
Emily Wangen is the owner of Music Therapy in Motion, located in Fargo and Grand Forks. Music Therapy has shown to have superb benefits to survivors of brain injury! Learn more about this incredible service.
Recording | CEU Request
The Role of a Stroke Coordinator
January 15, 2020
Jerilyn Alexander is a Stroke Coordinator with Trinity Health in Minot. Stroke Coordinators wear many different hats – listen to what Jerilyn had to say about her role and strokes in North Dakota!
Recording Unavailable | Webinar Slides | CEU Request
Fatigue Pie
December 4, 2019
Rebecca Quinn, LMSW, CBIST
Rebecca is the Program Director for the NDBIN and is considered the statewide expert on brain injury. She explained the barriers fatigue causes to individuals with brain injury and strategies to help overcome those barriers.
Recording | CEU Request
North Dakota Assistive
November 20, 2019
Staff from North Dakota Assistive explained what North Dakota Assistive does and they gave us a virtual tour of their new Smart Homes, located in Fargo and Mandan. See this exciting advancement in technology for North Dakotans!
Recording | CEU Request
Telerehabilitation
November 13, 2019
Quality Living, Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska is a medical rehabilitation center specializing in traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke and other neurologic injury. They recently have started providing telerehabilitation. Listen to what this is all about and how it may benefit you.
Recording | CEU Request