<p>Johnny Vann and Company are featured.</p>

<p>Dr. James Kelly, CU prof of neurosurgery, describes his new position as director of an acute care facility for veterans with traumatic brain injury, being built adjacent to the Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Kelly previously introduced screening devices to tell athletes, soldiers and others suffering brain injuries when they are experiencing the mental dullness or other symptoms indicating damage.

<p>Amy Berryman, who supervises occupational therapy for traumatic brain injury patients at Craig Hospital in Englewood, spoke Oct. 8, 2009 for the 27th Annual Conference of the Brain Injury Association of Colorado in Denver, on using daily routines to maximize cognitive abilities after a TBI. For educators of people with brain injuries, Berryman reveals how procedural learning in early recovery stages is retained despite the mental confusion of that timeframe. Special education teachers may find valuable tips in her discussion of procedural learning vs.