Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC) is inviting interested persons to submit expressions of interest to serve on the Board of Directors for a three year term.
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Hear disability experts from around the world comment on the status of children with disabilities in their countries. Watch a special video of the recent report on Project CHILD: Voices from Around the World.
Thank you for your interest, and you are welcome to share this widely. If you have comments or would like further information please contact me at projectchild@ppri.tamu.edu.
Charles D. Johnson, Director
Public Policy Research Institute
Regents Professor and Doha Fellow
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 845-8800
http://ppri.tamu.edu
According to a new poll conducted for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), an overwhelming majority of Canadians say the country’s health care system must be transformed to better meet patient needs. This comes on the premiers meeting this week in Vancouver. Click on the links below access the news releases about the poll issued today.
http://www.cma.ca/advocacy/poll-national-vision
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5293
Also of interest is the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) campaign encouraging Canadians to speak out on issues that are important to them. They include quality public health care and a stronger Canada Pension Plan. Go to heypremiers.ca for more information.
Regards,
François Lessard
Senior Advisor, Advocacy and Public Affairs│Conseiller principal, Représentation et affaires publiques
Canadian Medical Association│Association médicale canadienne
613 731-8610 │800 663-7336 ext./poste 2261
francois.lessard@cma.ca
www.cma.ca
1867 prom. Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1G 5W8
Have your say: www.healthcaretransformation.ca
OTTAWA – The Brain Injury Association of Canada is proud to announce that Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and Mrs. Sharon Johnston, have agreed to be Patrons of the organization.
The board, volunteers and staff of the Brain Injury Association of Canada are very honoured by this timely announcement, prior to our Annual Conference in August in Prince Edward Island. “We are particularly pleased that the Governor General and Mrs. Johnston have agreed to be Patrons of the Brain Injury Association of Canada. The Governor General’s vocal recognition of the value of volunteerism and philanthropy to the quality of Canadian communities is important to the brain injury community. Active support of volunteering and philanthropic giving are key contributions to our nation’s social, cultural, and economic prosperity makes this a strong partnership,” said Harry Zarins, Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Canada.
In an instant a life is changed, forever. Everyday we participate in activities that produce endless risks for sustaining a brain injury: car accidents, a fall from a bike, or a blow to the head. It is estimated that thousands of Canadians incur a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as a concussion, each year, the majority being young adults. Statistics indicate that the incidence of brain injury is two times greater in men. The Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC) strives to raise awareness of the incidence of acquired brain injury (ABI) in Canada.
A brain injury may make it necessary for the injured person to require full time assistance. Families often become the primary caregiver and support person. Many families are left to cope on their own. They sometimes have little understanding of the effects of the injury and the demands that will be made of them by an injured family member. Families need support from others who understand the effects of acquired brain injury.
The Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC) provides a shared forum for the support of both families and survivors. BIAC also advocates for the enhancement of support services.Prevention through public education, and safety legislation is the key to the reducing the occurrence of ABI amongst Canadians. The Brain Injury Association of Canada engages in extensive public education initiatives through its many local community associations across Canada.Neuroscience and injury prevention research is another key to addressing ABI. The Brain Injury Association of Canada endeavours to support and promote research in Canada and internationally.
At the founding meeting in July 2003 in Montreal, members from brain injury associations from across Canada, representing survivors, families, medical and research professionals identified the need to create the Brain Injury Association of Canada. Our mandate is to improve the quality of life for all Canadians affected by acquired brain injury and promote its prevention. BIAC is dedicated to the facilitation of post-trauma research, education and advocacy in partnership with national, provincial/territorial and regional associations and other stakeholders. BIAC is incorporated as a national charitable organization under the Canada Corporations Act and the Canada Revenue Agency.
Dear Sir/Madam:
I recently had the honour of announcing the first call for nominations for the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards program. This new award program recognizes and celebrates the exceptional contributions of volunteers, local businesses and innovative not-for-profit organizations in improving the well being of families and their communities. We are contacting you to share more information about the new Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards program and the call for nominations.
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In this issue:
Surprising Results
Living at Home After a Brain Injury
The Power of Positive Thinking
Rick Hansen’s 25th Anniversary Relay
Developing a Tool
Dear Friends,
In advance of the 2011 meeting of the Council of the Federation, taking place this week in Vancouver, and the looming expiry of the 2014 Health Accord, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) together have defined a set of principles to guide health care transformation in Canada. These principles were released earlier today.
The goal of CMA and CNA is to have these principles guide discussions at the provincial/territorial and federal levels, leading to the signing of a new health care accord. The news release is attached. You can click on the link below to access the principles. Please circulate to colleagues and friends.
http://www.cma.ca/advocacy/hctprinciples
Regards,
François Lessard
Senior Advisor, Advocacy and Public Affairs
Canadian Medical Association
613 731-8610 │800 663-7336 ext./poste 2261
francois.lessard@cma.ca
www.cma.ca
1867 prom. Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1G 5W8
Have your say: www.healthcaretransformation.ca
The Call for Abstracts for the 2012 Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury is now open! IBIA received over 650 abstracts for our previous event, the 2010 Eighth World Congress, a new record. Abstracts accepted for the Congress are published in a supplemental issue of the journal Brain Injury. Submission deadline: October 14, 2011.
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IBIA is now accepting abstracts for the Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury. Submissions must be data-driven or assessment/treatment model descriptions and fit within one of the submission categories listed below. All accepted abstracts will be published in IBIA’s offcial journal, Brain Injury. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Congress’s International Scientific Committee, which will determine the most appropriate presentation format (oral presentation or poster) for each abstract accepted. Abstracts should be formatted as follows: OBJECTIVES, METHODS, RESULTS, CONCLUSIONS.
Submission deadline: October 14, 2011.
Submission Categories
Prevention
Epidemiology
Basic research, animal
Basic research, human
Basic/Clinical translational research
Case report
Clinical research, acute care
Clinical research, rehabilitation
Clinical research, vocational
Clinical research, educational
Clinical research, life-long care
Descriptive models
View the main Congress page.
IBIA received over 650 abstracts for our 2010 event, the 2010 Eighth World Congress held in Washington, DC. View the 2010 abstracts.
With summer in full swing, thoughts turn to gatherings and BBQs.
Hosted by the Lunenburg County Chapter, the BIANS annual summer BBQ will be held at the Maitland Community Centre in Lunenburg on August 20th from 12-4 pm.
The Halifax Chapter will once again be renting a wheelchair accessible bus to transport folks from Halifax to the BBQ. If you would like a wheelchair spot or regular seat on the bus please e-mail HalifaxBIANS@gmail.com. Please note that spaces are limited.
Hope to see you there!
Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
Room 13-009/010
13th Floor, Victoria Building, VG Site, QEII
Phone: (902) 473-7301
Fax: (902) 473-7302
Mail: PO Box 8804, Halifax, NS B3K 5M4
Website: www3.ns.sympatico.ca/bians1
A Helping Hand to a New Beginning
