Alan Quasha Report

Alan Quasha, chairman of the American Brain Trauma Foundation, works with a whole crew of highly educated and inspiring individuals.  One of these people is Mary Kay Bader MSN, CCRN, CNRN, who has been in the field for over two decades.  Anyone in the Neuro Nursing field will be familiar with Bader who works as Mission Hospital’s Neuro CNS (in Viejo, CA).  Like Alan Quasha, she has extensive knowledge on TBI and has presented lectures on this topic as well as: critical care, stroke, etc.  Many of her works have been published in nursing journals as well.

Alan Quasha’s Work on TBI

Someone like Mary Kay Bader is extremely well-suited to serve on the Brain Trauma Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board.   She probably is involved in very similar research to the type that Alan Quasha and his peers carry out.  She has been given several awards, including: Ernest Codman Award from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital/Organizations in 2000, as well as the first Bayada Technology Innovation in Nursing Practice Award in 2004.  These are just two of many awards Bader has received for her outstanding work in the field.

Alan Quasha, Chairman of the American Brain Trauma Foundation, understands the importance of preventive care.  This foundation always pushes the importance of riding a bike with a helmet.  Recently however, there have been studies which have shown a vitamin can help!  By taking an extra vitamin a victim of an accident-induced brain injury might have an easier recovery and rehabilitative process.
Unfortunately today, the fact is that a large percentage of Western society is substantially deficient in Vitamin D.  A study in Holland has shown that if one lacks this vitamin and is suffering from brain injury, there is a greater chance of them thereafter being victim to chronic fatigue.   Indeed, eighty percent of those tested who had chronic fatigue after their brain trauma, were Vitamin D deficient.  Forty percent of those who were not fatigue sufferers, showed sufficient levels of vitamin D.
Since taking extra vitamins is relatively easy, Alan Quasha and his foundation might very well start advising people to supplement their diets with vitamin D.

The Brain Trauma Foundation works tirelessly to help medical personnel to better treat brain trauma patients. In addition, they educate the general public about brain trauma, including concussions, and more.

The Brain Trauma Foundation, with Chair Alan Quasha, has found proven results in brain trauma care with their TBI Guidelines. This has been true across the board, starting with pre-hospital care and extending all the way through long-term care.

For pre-hospital management, the guidelines help ambulance workers and other personnel to correctly identity TBI, treat it correctly in the ambulance and directly transfer the patient to the TBI trauma center.

Their in-hospital guidelines have led to reductions in ICU days and costs; a 30-50% reduction in deaths and disabilities and improved neurological outcomes upon discharge and more.

The Brain Trauma Foundation does amazing research to improve the outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury patients around the world. One fascinating area of recent research is their examination of reaction times. BTF has a research project with experts from Cornell, UC Berkeley and UCSF, together with a grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation, to look at possible links between reaction time problems and subtle brain shear injuries.

So far, research studies have shown that there is a correlation between subtle shear injuries correlating with attention and memory difficulties for those who have experienced traumatic brain injuries.

The problem with many of these tests is that attention can chance in an instant and the reaction time tests may miss these fluctuations. BTF, where Alan Quasha is the Chairman, has developed and published a unique test that uses eye tracking variables to evaluate attention. This system can be used to evaluate attention after sports concussions, mild TBI, and more with quick, on-the-spot evaluations.

As reported recently in the Wall Street Journal, researchers have recently found an amazing link. They believe they’ve found that many people with alcoholism and homelessness actually suffered brain injuries or had a long-forgotten blow to the head.

Certainly, it’s already accepted that traumatic head injuries can lead to cognitive and behavioral problems. What many people hadn’t realized or thought of before this study is that a severe past blow to the head can be an unrecognized source of social and vocational issues.

The Brain Trauma Foundation, with Chairman Alan Quasha, works to increase knowledge about brain trauma through research, fundraising and other avenues.

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While some business people like to be in the limelight, others prefer to work behind the scenes. Alan Quasha explains, for Leaders magazine, that he has always preferred to do his business quietly and to let the new CEO who comes in take the credit and the publicity.

One of the charitable organizations where Quasha works to make an impact is the Brain Trauma Foundation. Through his own experience, with a son who went into a coma due to a traumatic brain injury, Quasha learned a great deal about TBI and became involved with the organization. He is the Chairman of the Brain Trauma Foundation, where he brings his vast business experience to help the 5.3 million Americans who currently live with disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injuries.

Recent CDC Study findings demonstrate that the Brain Trauma Foundation’s Guidelines can not only save lives – but that they can save a great deal of money as well. Alan Quasha, in addition to his professional roles as President of Quadrant Management, Inc. and co-chairman of Carret Asset Management, serves as the chairman of the Brain Trauma Foundation.

Healthcare professional often have trouble assessing diagnostic and treatment options for traumatic brain injuries. In order to meet this need, the Brain Trauma Foundation created evidence-based Guidelines for healthcare professions. With these Guidelines, medical professionals can develop effective protocols to improve patient survival rates and outcomes.

One CDC Study has demonstrated that the BTF Guidelines could decrease deaths by 50% while improving quality of life and saving $288 million a year in medical and rehabilitation costs if these Guidelines were used more routinely.

Alan Quasha, in addition to his professional roles as President of Quadrant Management, Inc. and co-chairman of Carret Asset Management, he serves as the chairman of the Brain Trauma Foundation.

This foundation was created to help improve the outcomes for those suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) by supporting the development of guidelines for best practices when treating these injuries; conducting clinical research; and educating, informing and generally keeping health care providers up to date on the latest news in treating TBI.