To access the ARCH Alert: Ontario Election 2011 issue of the ARCH Alert
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Dear Friends of the Brain Injury Community,

As a member of the NHCC Brain (Brain Injury) Community, you are receiving this invitation to participate in a brief survey for the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s Understanding from Within project. “Understanding from Within” explores how Aboriginal women, their families and communities are impacted by neurological conditions (brain injury).

As part of our work, we are gathering information about existing neurological health services for Aboriginal peoples. This short survey is aimed at identifying services or programs specifically for Aboriginal service users – including First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples who are experiencing (or a caregiver of someone experiencing) any of the following conditions:

• Dementia (Including Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome, HIV dementia, and dementia subsequent to stroke or brain injury)
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Cerebral Palsy
• ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Huntington’s Disease
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Spina Bifida
• Tourette Syndrome
• Brain tumours
• Neurotrauma (acquired brain injury (ABI), spinal cord injuries)
• Epilepsy

This project is part of the National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions, a collaboration between the Neurological Health Charities of Canada (Brain Injury Association of Canada) and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The study is being conducted by the Native Women’s Association of Canada in association with Dr. Carrie Bourassa, First Nations University of Canada.

The survey will take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete. You may choose to complete the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D5SXMVH. If you prefer to receive a paper copy of the survey or to complete the survey by telephone, we are happy to work with you to make such arrangements.

If you are unable to access this link, or should you have any questions concerning the Understanding from Within study, please contact the Research Coordinator, Melissa Blind at the Native Women’s Association of Canada by telephone (613-565-3026) or email (mblind@nwac.ca).

Thank you for your participation,
Sincerely,
Melissa

Hello BIAC Community,

Please see the Letter of Invitation, The Everyday Experience of Living with and Managing a Neurological Condition, (The LINC Study) and the poster from the LINC Study Team – Dr. Tanya Packer and Dr. Joan Versnel from Dalhousie University.

As you know, the National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions (NPHSNC) is well underway, and some teams will be looking for the NHCC membership to help with recruitment of their membership to participate in various surveys.

The Dalhousie team is looking for your help to assist in recruitment for their Living with a Neurological Condition (LINC) Study. The study will focus on the impact of neurological conditions on individuals, as well as families. This is an excellent opportunity to have your neurological condition (BRAIN INJURIES) represented in the NPHSNC.

We really want to help build a “brain” community, and invite Canadians to participate in this first ever national study of neurological conditions. Your participation and assistance is paramount in this effort.

Should you have any additional questions, or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,
Celina Rayonne Chavannes, MBA
Director, Research Initiatives
Neurological Health Charities Canada
4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316
Toronto, Ontario, M2A 2P9 Canada
Phone: 416-227-9700 ext. 3314 (Tuesday and Thursday only)
Mobile: 416-305-8380 (Feel free to call anytime)
www.mybrainmatters.ca

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Safe Kids Canada’s Executive Director takes part in the First North America Consumer Product Safety Summit – Watch the webcast!

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will host the First North America Consumer Product Safety Summit on September 26-27, 2011, at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda, MD. The Summit will provide an historic opportunity for product safety leaders in Mexico, Canada, and the United States to lay out their shared visions for enhanced consumer product safety cooperation among our countries.

On Monday, September 26 at 11:30 am EST, Safe Kids Canada’s Executive Director, Pamela Fuselli, will take part in a panel discussion on Emerging Product Safety Issues and the Importance of International Coordination. Watch her presentation via the Summit’s webcast and see the Summit’s full agenda (pdf)

Sincerely,
Safe Kids Canada
Safe Kids Canada is the national injury prevention program of The Hospital for Sick Children.

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Part 2 of 2

All of the presentations below are in PDF format.

1. Empowering Family Members when there is a mild TBI, a personal perspective
2. Alcohol and Injury in Atlantic Canada
3. Executive Function deficit
4. Reaching out to Canada’s Last Frontier – Brain Injury Prevention in Nunavut
5. Improving Quality of Life for Canadians living with a Brain Condition
6. Strategies for managing sleep disturbances and fatigue following traumatic brain injury
7. PTSD and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Issues, Controversies and Psychiatric Management
8. The Unrecognized Widow
9. Concussions, Seeing the Invisible Injury, A three-dimensional visualization of sport-related concussion
10. Concussion in Sport – Current guidelines
11. Brain Gym and Brain Injury Dr. Jennifer Drover BSc DC Core Insight
12. Women’s Health, Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury
13. Music Therapy and ABI

Connections Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association Newsletter Fall 2011 (pdf)

1.Corporate leadership award
Innovation PEI

2.Special recognition awards
PEI Social Services and Seniors; and Tourism PEI
James Alyward- UPEI
Jenny Irwin- Best Western Hotel Charlottetown
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Dear interested partners in caregiver education and care,

As part of a current research study conducted by Saint Elizabeth funded by ECHO “Informal Caregiver Education: Best Practices for Empowering Caregivers “, we are holding six informal caregiver discussion groups across Ontario, to speak to individuals who provide care and support to a family member or friend in order to help them stay at home. Our goal is to obtain feedback and suggestions on our research.

We are asking for your assistance in the recruitment process by posting the attached flyer at your location, and also by forwarding it to others in your community who might be interested in participating in this feedback session.

Additionally, if you, or someone you know, are interested in learning more about this study, we will be posting some background information and preliminary results on the CareToKnow Centre website within the next week as part of a public consultation process. We welcome any feedback that you might have on our work so far.

Thank you for your support and taking the time to read this email.

Dr. Catherine Brookman
Vice President Research and Program Development
T: 905.968.6432
F: 905-968-6465
Blackberry 647-456-3807
catherinebrookman@saintelizabeth.com
www.saintelizabeth.com

Caregiver Project Focus Group – Immediate assistance is required (pdf)

Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia (BIANS) News (pdf)