Women’s Board installs officers, adds three members The new Executive Board of the Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation was introduced at the group’s annual Spring Luncheon on April 10 at Paradise Valley Country Club. They are (left to right) Nancy Walker, chairman-elect; Sandy Hecomovich, recording secretary; Shän Francis, chairman; Karen Hobbs, corresponding secretary; and Bonnie Martin, treasurer. The Women’s Board has three new members: Diane Might, Terry Roman, and Betsy Thornton.
Fiesta Bowl awards $25,000 to Barrow Fiesta Bowl Charities has awarded $25,000 to Barrow to develop Junior Brainbook, an online concussion-prevention program for children ages 514. The e-learning tool is modeled after Brainbook, which was introduced to schools throughout Arizona in 2011. Brainbook was created by Barrow, the Arizona Interscholastic Association and the Arizona Cardinals to address the problem of concussions among high school student athletes. It was the first program in the country to formalize and test student athletes’ knowledge about brain injuries. The interactive computer-based module takes 50 minutes to complete, and students must score 80 percent or higher to pass.
Barrow Beyond meets for education, fun More than 100 members of Barrow Beyond attended an educational social on April 17 in the home of Shannon and Keith Mishkin. The evening included a presentation by neurosurgeon Nicholas Theodore, MD, on spinal neurosurgery, and remarks by Robert Spetzler, MD, and Peter Nakaji, MD. Barrow Beyond members support Barrow Neurological Institute through gifts and leadership. Numerous educational and social opportunities are available to members. Cocktail parties in private homes and educational events at Barrow are planned for the fall of 2013. For more information about the group, contact Kathleen Norton at Kathleen.Norton@DignityHealth.org or 602-406-1039.
Upper right, Keith and Shannon Mishkin, and Sharon and Paul Pollack; lower left, Nicholas Theodore, MD, Barbara Adelson, Robert Spetzler, MD.
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