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Thank you to those who joined us today for office hours. Here is a highlight of items we discussed:</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Guest Speakers</b> Dr. Jessica Riccardi is the principal investigator of the Brain injury, Education and Rehabilitation (BEaR) Lab at University of Maine and Katy Bizier, Senior NeuroResource Facilitator, from the Maine
Chapter of the Brain Injury Association of America. They are looking to partner with schools to pilot a brief brain injury screening tool; see 2 attached documents for example. For more information please reach out to Jessica Riccardi,
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="mailto:jessica.riccardi@maine.edu" id="OWAf15edfd8-d4dc-6a64-d1c5-4a079ea40382" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">jessica.riccardi@maine.edu</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://sites.google.com/maine.edu/maineschildhoodbraininjuryreso/home?authuser=0" target="_blank" id="OWA4d8867b0-43ff-1124-14e0-f1f7dd97a0b9" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://sites.google.com/maine.edu/maineschildhoodbraininjuryreso/home?authuser=0. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Maine's
Childhood Brain Injury Resources</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
This website is currently a work in progress. If there are resources you need that are not available, please reach out to Jessica Riccardi. Suggestions are welcomed.</span></div>
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We have also been working with the BIAA to offer Brain Injury Fundamentals Training – Training components include:</div>
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Cognition</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in;">
Interaction and rapport building</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in;">
Brain injury and behavior</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in;">
Medical complications</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in;">
Medication management</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 1in;">
Families coping with brain injury</li></ul>
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Stay tuned for more information about this in the upcoming newsletter. There will be limited seats available.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><br>
Webpage Highlight</b>: </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/schoolsupports/schoolhealth/professionaldevelopment" id="OWA846a6304-b7ff-3df1-0703-2b6e93b543e7" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">School
Health Services>Professional Development</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> —take advantage of the free trainings that are out there!</span></div>
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<b>Question about CLIA Waivers: </b>Yes, they are a requirement for schools who do any testing such as blood glucose. There is<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/lab-training/php/courses/introduction-clinical-laboratory-improvement-amendments-of-1988-clia.html" id="LPlnk524941" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.cdc.gov/lab-training/php/courses/introduction-clinical-laboratory-improvement-amendments-of-1988-clia.html"> training
available from US CDC</a> which is approved for nursing continuing education—for free.</div>
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<b>Next month:</b> Some of the nurses who were part of the Northeastern University School Health Academy Leadership Cohort for 2024 will be sharing some takeaway lessons learned. Be sure to join us in March!</div>
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<b>Take Care of yourselves reminder from NAMI-Maine </b><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://namimaine.org/self-care-for-mental-health-a-guide-to-prioritizing-yourself/" id="OWA16cc5269-38bb-9b01-a409-cc5193ecdd07" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Self-Care
for Mental Health: A Guide to Prioritizing Yourself</a></u></span></div>
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Emily Poland, MPH, RN, NCSN (she/her)</b></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
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