Smith Brain Connections

05/25/2023

Spencer J Smith has been giving testimony before state legislative committees for increased funding for the Ohio BRAINS program. Here is video from today in front of the Senate Finance Committee.

09/15/2022

Last month, Smith Brain Connections partnered with Nationwide Children’s and Dr. Christine Koterba to bring learning to over 125 virtual and in person healthcare professionals on TBI prognosis best practices and outcomes of variable TBI levels. Thanks to everybody that came out to learn with us and to everybody that helped make it another successful educational opportunity. If you are interested in CME opportunities on TBI for your healthcare staff, please let us know!

07/12/2022

On Amazon Prime Day today (7/12) and tomorrow (7/13), make your purchases through Amazon Smile and choose Smith Brain Connections as your charity. All of your purchases will result in Amazon donating 0.5% of what you spend to Smith Brain Connections at no extra cost to you.

We greatly value your support and have big plans for the next year. Over the last year we have partnered with Nationwide Children's Hospital to offer a continuing education series about traumatic brain injury for medical professionals, and we plan on continuing and extending this partnership. Your support will allow us to provide TBI training to more medical professionals.

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02/14/2022

We sat down with Joe Bianco to talk with Spencer's doctor at Dodd Hall, Dr. Bavishi, about Spencer's injury, recovery, and our work now on the Defining Moments Podcast: Conversations About Health And Healing. Listen here.

Listen to Episode 2 of Season 3 now featuring Smith Brain Connections: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unmasking-traumatic-brain-injury-with-smith-brain/id1456643447?i=1000550816867

When 22-year old Spencer Smith sustained a severe traumatic brain injury, physicians predicted he would spend the rest of his life in a nursing home—if he survived at all. In the eight years since his injury, Spencer has earned two master’s degrees, authored nine peer reviewed publications, and is close to completing a doctoral degree in Education at Ohio State University. Along the way, he and his family cofounded Smith Brain Connections, Inc., a nonprofit dedicating to increasing traumatic brain injury education and training for medical professionals.

On this episode of the Defining Moments podcast, co-host Joe Bianco talks to the Smith family and rehabilitation physician Dr. Sheital Bavishi about Spencer’s long journey from injury to recovery and his experiences navigating daily life as a traumatic brain injury survivor.

You can read Spencer’s story published in Health Communication at https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1909246

To learn more about traumatic brain injury and Smith Brain Connections, go to https://smithbrainconnections.com/

09/13/2021

Thank you all for your support over the years! We have some very exciting news to share with you! We have partnered with Nationwide Children's to offer Continued Medical Education about Traumatic Brain Injuries to a variety of medical providers in the Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia area during the month of October. If you or somebody you know would be interested in registering, you can do so at the link below. See the attached flyer for more information!
http://nationwidechildrens.org/ECHO-Pediatric-Health

12/03/2019

Thank you for a great year of support! This , we thank you for your continued support of our efforts to deliver training to medical professionals. If you donate today, Facebook will match your donations.

02/02/2019

Polish your golf game while giving back! Brad Smith is putting on a free golf clinic with a donation to Smith Brain Connections at Heatherwoode Golf Club on February 24th. Spots are already starting to fill up so sign up today by calling 937-776-9526.

11/27/2018

This , help support our mission to educate health care professionals about the brain and trauma. We have some big things coming this new year and any donation, no matter how small, will go a long way. Thank you all for your continued support!

07/16/2018

It’s Amazon Prime day, so remember to use smile.amazon.com when you are getting all your goodies! They donate .5% of what you spend at no extra cost to you!

06/14/2018

In February, our Vice President Spencer Smith had a piece published about his injury and road to recovery. Read it here. How can we ensure that every traumatic brain injury survivor is able to heal like Spencer?