OCTOBER 5, 2022
This past Rowan’s Law Day, HeadsupCAN and Peterborough Athletics Concussion Awareness (PACA) partnered to produce a new Concussion Education Docuseries. In developing the series they interviewed 18 different sport stakeholders (athletes, students, teammates, teachers, coaches, parents, doctors, researchers, etc.).
This series addresses four important aspects of concussions in sports: Recognize, Remove, Manage & Prevent.
To view this concussion education resource please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=193RwbH5R20&t=3s
Please also check out the HeadsupCAN and PACA website’s to learn more:
Peterborough Athletics Concussion Awareness
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Concussion Awareness Week
Concussion Awareness Week, established in 2021, was organized to increase concussion awareness by providing information and encouraging action in communities across Canada. Concussion Awareness Week is for everyone with a role in sport and recreation including: participants, parents, coaches, organizers, educators and more.
This year’s Concussion Awareness Week will be taking place from September 25th to October 1st. This week includes Rowan’s Law Day which occurs annually on the last Wednesday of each september.
For more information on Concussion Awareness Week please visit: 2022 FPT Concussion Awareness Week Toolkit
For more information on Rowan’s Law Day please visit: Rowan’s Law Day
AUGUST 31, 2022
OBI Public Talks: Your Brain Health Series
– Dimensions of Care
Community care is a key factor in supporting brain health. Learn about its different forms and how you can help shape the future of care in your communities at the next OBI Public Talk.
Event details:
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
Location: Online event
Speakers:
Denis Boileau, Executive Director of Vista Centre Brain Injury Services
Dr. Fatimah Jackson-Best, Assistant Professor, McMaster University, and Project Manager for the Black Health Alliance’s Pathways to Care Project
Katelynn Thibert, Member of the Board of Directors for Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario, Probation/Parole Officer, and an advocate for her eldest son who lives with epilepsy
To Register please visit – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/your-brain-health-series-dimensions-of-care-tickets-271089846027
AUGUST 10, 2022
Detecting Concussions Using Objective Indicators
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now accepting proposals for the challenge they presented titled Detecting concussions using objective indicators. The PHAC is searching for a technology, procedure or technique that provides the means to detect concussions based on the objective measure of clinical indicators.
Through partnership with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, outcome-based funding will be provided to Canadian businesses to support innovations related to detecting concussion.
The deadline for submission is September 12, 2022 14:00 ET
For more information regarding this challenge please email solutions@canada.ca or visit https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/00175.html
JUNE 1, 2022 – JUNE 29, 2022
The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) and Headsup Concussion Advocacy Network (HeadsupCAN) have developed five multi-media podcasts that will be released throughout June as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month
Episodes will be led by a leading expert in the field and consist of a group of individuals who have sustained brain injuries discussing their experiences in a safe and supportive environment
The entire podcast series can be found at:
https://obia.ca/events/multimedia-podcasts/
MAY 25, 2022
JOIN US for the next Research Connections seminar on Tuesday, May 31st at 12pm for A Focus on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) with:
Dr. Anne Wheeler (Scientist, Neurosciences & Mental Health)
Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati (Staff Neuropathologist, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, Associate Scientist, Neurosciences & Mental Health)
An open discussion with panelists will follow the talks:
Dr. Anne Wheeler: White matter changes from mild TBI and attention deficits
Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati: Neuropathology of mild TBI beyond chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/91595652168?pwd=Y2NhdnZlQ0ZNZFZvQ3gzb2puYlQ3Zz09
Meeting ID: 915 9565 2168
Passcode: 733960
OBI-GEEK – Funding Opportunity
The GEEK (Growing Expertise in Evaluation and Knowledge Translation) program provides funding, evaluation expertise, and support to community-led programs and services for people living with brain disorders.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2021
For more information click here.
PAST EVENTS
James Lind Survey in data analysis results pending. See Canadian Concussion Network by linking to their website: https://ccn-rcc.ca/.
We need your help identifying the most important questions for concussion research. If you currently have a concussion or have had a concussion in the past, we want to hear from you. If you are a family member, friend, partner, caregiver or healthcare provider who has cared for someone with a concussion, concussive symptoms, or a mild traumatic brain injury, we need your opinion too!
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
2020 Traumatic Brain Injury Conference
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
First Paediatric Concussion Living Guideline from the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) has issued the first Living Guideline for Diagnosing and Managing Pediatric Concussion. This is targeted for health care providers to provide the most up to date recommendations on helping children and adolescents returning to their everyday life, post concussion.
There are 22 tools, and a range of recommendations. This practice guideline will be continually updated, and is digitally available for those who can use it. This replaces the 2014 ONF Guidelines.
Developed by an expert panel facilitated and funded by the ONF, including CONNECT’s Dr. Nick Reed (Adjunct Scientist Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, and Associate Professor University of Toronto), and Dr. Roger Zemek (Senior Scientist CHEO Research Institute, and Professor University of Ottawa). The panel includes over 50 experts in childhood and adolescent concussion from Canada and the US. From a wide variety of clinical disciplines.
MAY 27, 2019
NeuroSpine 2019
Regeneration & Rehabilitation in Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
From Cells to Bioengineering and Neuroinformatic Applications
Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto (Canada)
June 28, 2019
For information and participation modalities contact: segreteria@iitm.eu
Molecular mechanisms, stem cells, Glial response, magnetic and laser therapy, Electro-stimulation Molecular and genomic data banks, Bioinformatics, NeuroInformatics, Brain Computer Interfaces, Neural Networks, Neural computation, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual brain and Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, Neurorehabilitation, robotics, neuro-bioengineering, sensors, devices, IoT, Telemedicine and telerehabilitation, Big Data, statistical data analysis & mining in observational studies & clinical trials