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Beautiful Victoria, B.C. hosts Brain Injury Canada's Semi Annual Conference supported by Dr. Daniel C Andreae.
April 5 - 6, 2016 at the Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel & Marina. Breathe in the fresh ocean air from rooms with balconies and sliding glass doors!
Registration and full speaker list available at wwww.braininjurycanada.ca READ MORE
Brain Injury Canada Annual Conference
September 27 - 29, 2016 — Toronto, ON
Send your submission by March 25th to torontoconference2016@braininjurycanada.ca READ MORE
The sixth annual TBI Conference to be held in Washington D.C. May 11, 12, 2016 will bring together many leading TBI researchers to present their latest research findings and pre-clinicial and clinical studies in neurotrauma research to their peers, to the neuroscience research community and to policy makers. The two-day conference also presents numerous networking opportunities to discuss the latest issues in TBI with leading researchers in the field. Registration and info: www.tbiconference.com
DATE: November 10 & 11, 2016
LOCATION: Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Phone: 416-597-3422 ext. 3448
Email: conferences@uhn.ca
Registration will open in June. The Call for Abstracts will open March 3, 2016
Event Website: http://www.abinetwork.ca/
Call for Abstracts: http://abi.call-for-papers.ca/
Toronto Star
Many would assume that gender equity in health has been achieved. But in subtle ways, medical research has a male bias that can leave women behind. Take my area of research as an example: traumatic brain injuries. Huge advances have been made in this field over the last few decades. READ MORE
CBC News
Nepean Wildcats hockey player Jenna Pietrantonio thought she had whiplash after slamming into an opponent during a game in September 2013 — but it turned out to be her second concussion. At 17, she couldn't look at her phone, sat in her bedroom with the blinds pulled for darkness and had to quit the game she loved as the after-effects of her concussion continued for months — and still linger nearly three years later. READ MORE
CTV News
From a devastating accident to renewed hope: a young Ottawa man is one step closer tonight to leaving hospital, after a catastrophic brain injury last June. But first, he needs to travel further away from home for therapy he can't get here. This is a story of love and determination. Of a young man, 20-year-old Dylan White, facing insurmountable odds to recover from a horrific fall. His physical wounds have healed but he needs specialized care to help heal his brain. READ MORE
Scientific American
Retired American soccer star Brandi Chastain recently agreed to donate her brain to concussion research after her death. Females are often an unseen part of the concussion story even though they suffer more concussions than males, have more severe symptoms and are slower to recover. READ MORE
Vancouver Sun
An advanced brain scanning technique has shown for the first time in humans how concussion damages the brain and its wiring, findings that cast doubt on the effectiveness of conventional assessment tools used by doctors. This new understanding of the physical damage to the brain and the time frame for recovery suggests athletes should not be cleared to play less than two weeks after a concussion and should probably be shelved much longer, said Alex Rauscher, an MRI scientist and Canada Research Chair in the department of pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. READ MORE
Bel Marra Health
Traumatic brain injury risk is high in seniors and continues to rise, prompting researchers to believe that it may initiate Alzheimer-like neurodegeneration. Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of death and disability in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. READ MORE
Live Science
Traumatic brain injury is damage to the brain caused by an outside force. It is a very common brain condition. In 2010, there were about 2.5 million TBI-related deaths, hospitalizations and emergency room visits, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than 50,000 people died due to TBI. READ MORE
Fox 5 Atlanta
Briana Lawson, 7, of Macon, faces a long road back, after a devastating Christmas Day car accident killed her older sister and left Briana with a severe brain injury. She spent two months at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, enduring six surgeries. There, therapists are using an unusual approach to help Lawson recover. READ MORE
Brantford Expositor
Terry Brown often can be seen walking his dog around Waterford, shovelling his sidewalk or planting flowers in his front flower bed. Living near the post office on Main Street, Brown greets people and chats with friends on the porch in warm weather. When I walk downtown, Brown and I often exchange greetings and sometimes chat. In one of our conversations, Brown explained that he deals every day with brain damage from two separate accidents in his childhood. READ MORE
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