Supporting and Empowering Florida's Brain Injury Action Plan

Welcome to Brain Injury Florida's 4th statewide Educational Conference, where we will delve into Florida's Brain Injury Action Plan. Join us at the University of Florida Research & Academic Center at Lake Nona for a day and a half filled with insightful discussions and networking opportunities.
Click here to for any of the 3 Marriott Hotels (must book by May 6, 2026):

· SpringHill Suites by Marriott Orlando Lake Nona
13700 Boggy Creek Road, Orlando FL 32824
$149 per night (407-313-3012)

· Courtyard by Marriott Lake Nona
6955 Lake Nona Boulevard, Orlando FL 32827
$179 per night (407-856-9165)

· Residence Inn by Marriott Orlando Lake Nona
6955 Lake Nona Boulevard, Orlando FL 32827
$189 per night (407-888-9974)

To book the BIF Group Rate for the Hampton click

· Hampton Inn (must book by April 14, 2026)
10002 Eagle Creek Sanctuary Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32832
$139 per night 407/275-5071

We have a full line up of speakers to help broaden your knowledge. Our speakers this year include:

Opening Keynote: Invited Speaker Arielle Resnick, PT, DPT, NCS -The Plastic Brain: Reimagining TBI Recovery Through Interdisciplinary Innovation

Concurrent Workshop 1 – Nathan Flores, PhD, MAT - Understanding and Treating Grief and Sleep Disturbances Post Acquired Brain Injury

Concurrent Workshop 2 – Candace Gantt, Founder, Mind Your Brain Foundation Drew Nagele, PsyD, ABPP, CBIST-AP, FACRM Communicate with Confidence: Public Speaking and Advocacy after a Brain Injury

Concurrent Workshop 3 – Lauren Bilski, PT, DPT, & Briana Elson MS, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS - Sensory Synergy: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Visual and Vestibular Rehab.

Concurrent Workshop 4 – Ayse Torres, PhD, CRC, LMHC - AccessTECH: Advancing Career Choices for Employment Success in Technology Fl

First Day Closing Plenary – Invited Speaker Carrie Rayburn, CTRS, CBIS + Panel of Persons with Lived Experience - Beyond Surviving: Life After Acquired Brain Injury

Day 2 Opening Plenary – Invited Speaker Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, PhD - The Hidden Architecture of TBI Recovery - What Social Networks Teach Us

Concurrent Workshop 5 – Paige Salinas, MS, MHA, LCSW, CBIST-AP - Cultural Awareness in Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Concurrent Workshop 6 – Kimberly Mountbleau, OTRL, CBIS & Erika Unger, OTRL, CBIS - Advancing Therapeutic Use of Self Through Lived Experience Integration: Implications for Outcomes in Brain Injury Care

Afternoon Plenary – Invited Speaker Rita Lenhardt, DHSc, CCC-SLP, CBIS-AP - Executive functions: Assessment and Treatment in mTBI

Concurrent Workshop 7 – Samuel Kopp & Patricia Kay Reyna, EdD - Restoring the Narrative: Echoes of Guidance, Threads of Hope with Survivor-Led Insights for Trauma-Informed ABI Care

Concurrent Workshop 8 – Isaac Tourgemann, PhD, MsCP - Clinical Implications of the CBI-M TBI Classification System

Conference Closing Plenary – Invvited Speaker Jolie Haun, PhD, EDS, LMT, - Partnering with Communities to Improve Access to Care for People with TBI

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

University of Florida Research & Academic Center at Lake Nona, 6550 Sanger Road, Orlando, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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