UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Nov. 19
| LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Brain Injury Program will host a free virtual workshop on Nov. 19 to help individuals affected by brain injury connect with helpful resources, support, and opportunities.
Open to the public, the event will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. To register and receive the Zoom link, visit tinyurl.com/BIPNOV19. For assistance with registration or questions, contact awatson@uams.edu or call (501) 526-7656.
The workshop will feature “Finding Your Social Stride: Communication and Connection after Brain Injury” presented by Portia Carr, Ph.D.” The spotlight organization will be CareCircle, which will share information about its services and resources.
The UAMS Brain Injury Program has partnered with several entities throughout the state to provide educational and professional resources for people living with a brain injury, including information for their family members, caregivers and health care providers.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; hospitals in Little Rock and Bryant; an orthopaedic hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise, including affiliated hospitals in Pine Bluff, Helena-West Helena, Mena, and Warren. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,813 students and 1,030 medical residents and fellows, and two dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with about 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.###