Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation is pleased to issue a Call for Applications for the Jane Gillett Pediatric ABI Studentship in honour of the late Dr. Jane Gillett.
Please see the Jane Gillett Pediatric ABI Studentship – Call for Applications. (pdf) The deadline for receipt of applications is December 21, 2011.
Corinne Kagan
Senior Program Director, ABI
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)
It is time to start pulling your teams together for the 18th Annual BIANS Bowlathon!
Saturday, October 22, 2011 in New Minas
Saturday, October 29, 2011 in Dartmouth
Here is everything you need to get your team ready, registered, and to start fundraising for this most entertaining event of the year!
BIANS Bowlathon 2011 Poster (pdf)
BIANS BOWLATHON 2011 Sponsor Sheet (doc)
Halifax Metro Bowlathon Team Registration (doc)
Steps and Tips to Success (pdf)
Team Intro Letter 10 July 2010 (pdf)
I encourage each of you to form a team, recruit a team or make a donation to a team or for a prize.
I am sure spots will fill up, so get your team registered early.
See you there!
Ruth Duggan,
BIANS Board Member
Apologies for any cross-postings.
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
On behalf of the International Brain Injury Association, I would like to again thank you for your organization’s official endorsement of the 2012 World Congress on Brain Injury which will be held March 21-25, 2012, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
We are in the process of accepting abstracts for the Congress, with a submission deadline date of October 14, 2011. It would be greatly appreciated if you would share information about the Congress with your members via your website, newsletters, e-blasts, on-line calendars, etc. Please recall that as an endorsing group, members of your organization may register to attend the Congress at the IBIA member rate.
For your convenience, attached are three documents to assist you in your promotion efforts:
1. A word document that provides general information on the Congress. Please feel free to cut and paste this information to fit your needed format as necessary.
2. A ½ page horizontal advertisement. If you would like this ad reformatted to fit a specific size, please email congress@internationalbrain.org with the exact dimensions.
3. A pdf file of the Exhibit and Support prospectus. Kindly share this file with organizations that might be interested in exhibiting or sponsoring the Congress.
Your endorsement of the Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury is truly appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact the IBIA administrative office with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Tom McMillan, PhD
IBIA President
Nathan Zasler, MD
IBIA Chairperson
Administrative office:
congress@internationalbrain.org
Tel. + 703 960 0027
Web: www.internationalbrain.org
The Brain Injury Association of Canada is searching for TBI Survivors and/or caregivers who would be prepared to speak on a panel about their experience with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy treatments (HBOT). The panel will be part of a workshop on HBOT and the ABI Survivor to be held in Toronto tentatively during the month of September, 2011.
Please contact: Harry Zarins, Executive Director, 613-762-1222, executivedirector@biac-aclc.ca
or
Dr. Angela Colantonio, 416-978-1098.
Interested persons are asked to send the following information to Shirley Johnson, BIAC President:
• Introductory letter expressing why you would like to sit on the Board and what you feel you can contribute to BIAC
• Curriculum vitae
BIAC is looking for particularly for persons with experience in finances, business management, governance, policy, government relations as well as persons involved in the field of acquired brain injury. However, all submissions will be given serious consideration.
Deadline for submission of expressions of interest is September 15, 2010. Those persons selected to nomination to the Board will be asked to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held in Regina, Saskatchewan, on October 1, 2010.
June 30, 2010 – After a brain injury, women often ask how the injury will affect their fertility, pregnancy and postpartum health. Now a new study provides some much-needed answers.
Published in the June issue of the Journal of Women’s Health, the study is the most comprehensive investigation to date of women’s health issues after traumatic brain injury.
“Traumatic brain injury is a major public health problem, yet little is known about its long-term effect on women’s reproductive health,” says Dr. Angela Colantonio, a senior scientist at Toronto Rehab and principal author of the study.
“Our findings provide important information for women who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, and for health professionals working with these women.”
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My name is Brad Cownden and I am life-long resident of Victoria. After attending high school at Oak Bay, I became a student at the University of Victoria where I am still enrolled. I have been an active member of my community since a very young age,participating in local sports teams, choirs, community theatre, the arts and by giving back by volunteering my time for fundraisers and coaching young baseball players. Approximately a year and a half ago I created a charity called the brainStormRIDE with my cousin, Carin Cownden, to help provide funding for local and national brain injury support groups. The main focus of our charity is a cross-Canada bicycle journey set to begin June 1st, 2010 from Victoria. I will embark alone on a 7500 km journey from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s, N.L. to raise money for the Victoria Brain Injury Society (VBIS) and for the Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC) while educating the public on brain injury awareness and prevention.
My involvement with the VBIS began in 2000 when my aunt, Connie MacKenzie, was involved in a near-fatal automobile accident that left her with a severe brain injury. Upon returning home to Victoria, my family immediately rallied around her to provide the support and care that she desperately needed. Unfortunately, there are no long-term rehabilitation programs offered through hospital systems and so it fell upon the VBIS, run by a group of dedicated volunteers, to facilitate Connie’s recovery. Although it has been ten years since she received her injury, Connie has not been able to return to her job as a nurse because of the permanent damage to her critical-thinking centres and her inability to deal with high stimulus situations (i.e., an environment with a combination of excessive noise, movement, and multi-tasking). Throughout that time, Connie’s life has been forever changed and has demanded that she relearn even the most basic of tasks to ensure her autonomy. Her recovery has been an incredible battle and has provided the inspiration and direction of the brainStormRIDE.
Due to the hidden nature of brain injuries, many people are not aware that they are currently the leading cause of death for Canadians under 45, as well as the leading cause of death in infants and children, is acquired brain injuries. The results of not receiving adequate treatment for a brain injury can range from seizure disorders, to homelessness, divorce, or death. Along with the increasing body of scientific research on brain injuries, public knowledge is an essential tool to aid prevention and treatment in Canada. The BIAC and the VBIS provide rehabilitation and support for the thousands of Canadians that suffer traumatic brain injuries each year, as well as supporting awareness campaigns and federal legislation. To provide these essential services, these associations rely on the generosity of volunteers and professionals; the BIAC and the VBIS could not exist without the support of locals and Canadians across the country. The services that those suffering from brain injuries require are not provided by provincial medical services.
In order to make the brainStormRIDE the success I know it can be, I ask that you sponsor a 50 km portion of my ride at a recommended rate of $10/km. Please find attached a list of cities that I will be visiting. Additionally, if you could pass on this information to any associates along the route, I will be able to continue my ride across the country. I thank you for your time and support for this worthy cause.
Donations can be made through the the brainStormRIDE’s official website: www.brainstormride.org, and I can be reached at info@brainstormride.org. Additionally, donations will receive charitable receipts when made through the Victoria Brain Injury Society (#102-651 Queens Ave, Victoria, BC ph. 1-877-598-9339, admin@vbis.ca, vbis.ca) or the Brain Injury Association of Canada (#808-155 Queen St, Ottawa, ON ph. 1-866-977-2492, info@biac-aclc.ca by specifying the recipient as the brainStormRIDE.
With Speaker Beatriz C. Abreu, Ph.D, OTR. FAOTA
Date: October 21 and 22, 2010
The Holiday Inn, 150 George Street, Peterborough, Ontario
Beatriz C. Abreu, Ph.D, OTR, FAOTA, is an educator, researcher and master clinician with over forty-two years of experience and widely recognized for her expertise on cognitive rehabilitation. She is an independent consultant and was the Director of Occupational Therapy at the Transitional Learning Center in Galveston, a center specializing in services for persons with brain injury. She is a Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston where she assisted in the development of an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science. She has mentored doctoral and postdoctoral occupational therapists, physical therapists, engineers, and physiologists. Dr. Abreu was formerly associated with the USC-University Hospital and the University of Southern California, New York University and Downstate Brooklyn New York State University. Dr. Abreu has presented numerous workshops and conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America. She has received multiple awards nationally and internationally for her publications, direct care, research and educational endeavors.
Cognitive Rehabilitation: The Quadraphonic Approach Brochure and Registration
Presented by: Mindworks
312 Rubidge St.
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3P4
Tel (705) 741-3412 ext. 10
Fax (705) 741-4098
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A four-year National Population Health Study was announced by the federal Minister of Health on June 5, 2009. Its purpose is to fill gaps in knowledge about individuals with neurological conditions, their families, and caregivers.
The objectives of the four-year national population health study are to provide key information to improve current knowledge about the:
– Incidence, prevalence, co-morbidities of neurological conditions;
– Risk factors for the development and for the progression of neurological conditions;
– Use of health services, gaps in services, and recommended improvements;
– Impact of neurological conditions now and projected over the next 20 years including economic cost.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is requesting a Letter of Intent for projects in the aforementioned areas. Please refer to the following link for additional information on the Letter of Intent, including application instructions. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cd-mc/nc-mn/index-eng.php
The Letter of Intent package must be received by February 5, 2010.
Please share this invitation with other organizations who might be interested in this work.
Sincerely,
Paula Stewart MD, FRCPC
Director, Chronic Disease Surveillance Division
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada
