Welcome to the BIAA's new website!

Brain Injury Association
of America
1608 Spring Hill Road,
Suite 110
Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: 703-761-0750
Fax: 703-761-0755

National Brain Injury Information Center.
Brain Injury Information Only
1-800-444-6443

	Policy News: BIAA unveils 2010 legislative fact sheets:Access to Care (pdf) Congressional Brain Injury Task Force (pdf) Research (pdf) Service Members (pdf) TBI Act (pdf) Brain Injury Awareness Day (pdf) Policy Corner Weekly E-Newsletter 2009 Legislative Fact Sheets / Policy Goals Health Care Reform Library BIAA Testimony To Appropriations Committees
	The Brain Injury Association of America will present Brain Injury Litigation Strategies 2010 at The Signature at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 29-30, 2010. Click here for info and registration
	Brain Injury Awareness Month 2010 March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and BIAA, together with its nationwide network of 44 Chartered State Affiliates will launch a year-long, nationwide education and advocacy campaign, “A concussion is a brain injury. Get the facts.” Click here to learn more! Download the Sports Concussion PDF
	Open Letter to Advocates on Health Insurance On Jan. 24, 2010, Dateline NBC aired the compelling story of Patrick Gannon, who battled a severe anoxic brain injury and was then forced to wage war against his insurance company. BIAA President/CEO Susan Connors urges you to watch the story and share it with others in her open letter to advocates. (pdf)
	The National Directory of Brain Injury Services is available as an on-line searchable database here at www.biausa.org. Consumers looking for help will now be able to find services 24 hours a day. Read the press release. or click the Directory button to your lower left to use the Directory.
	New BIAA Position Paper: "Early vs. Late Treatment.” The Board of Directors of BIAA adopted this position paper at its meeting in August 2009, in Chicago, IL. The Association will continue to review the topic as new data become available. Click here to view
	Join Pat Boone and friends on “Cruising with the Crooner,” a 7-day Hawaiian cruise, June 19 – 26, 2010, benefiting Ryan’s Reach including the Brain Injury Association. For every cabin booked, Inspiration Cruises & Tours will donate a percentage of registration fees to BIA, but you must mention the Brain Injury Association at the time reservations are made! To learn more and view the cruise itinerary please click here (pdf)
	The Winter 2010 issue of The Challenge is now available as a free download. Click here. Past issues are always available on the TBI Challenge Page.
	New Resources on Our Website New TBI Model Systems Abstract Posted: Does a person's neighborhood have an impact on outcome after TBI? The latest edition of THE Challenge Brain Imaging FAQ – Click Here
	Call for Nominations: 2010 Robert L. Moody Prize Nominations are being accepted for the Robert L. Moody Prize for Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation. Click here for info and forms.
	IBIA Conference The International Brain Injury Association presents the Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury March 10 - 14, 2010, Washington, DC. Click here for all the details

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