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	<title>The Brain Injury Association of Canada</title>
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	<description>To Improve the Quality of Life for All Canadians Affected by Acquired Brain Injury!</description>
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		<title>Conferences listed below are not filed in date order</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please note that conferences around the world listed below are not filed sequentially in date order. Please use the search feature in the right sidebar or scroll through all conferences to find what you&#8217;re looking for.
Thanks,
Website Administrator

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		<title>Concussion effects linger for decades, study finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 9, 2010
By Lisa Priest
The Globe and Mail
Experts say Canada isn&#8217;t doing enough to protect its young athletes
She remembers the collision with another player, the fall to the ice, the feeling of dizziness. Skating shakily to the bench, she told her coach she had a concussion.
&#8220;How do you know?&#8221; the coach asked.
&#8220;Because I&#8217;ve had them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/03/09/concussion-effects-linger-for-decades-study-finds/</link>
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		<title>The Bobath Concept Master&#8217;s Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Registration is now open!
When: September 13-17, 2010
Where: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Lyndhurst Centre, 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M4G 3V9
Course Description
This is a post-advanced level clinical course designed for clinicians with significant clinical experience – and who often mentor students and/or colleagues – working with individuals with acquired neurological dysfunction, and who have a specific interest(s) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/03/08/the-bobath-concept-masters-class/</link>
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		<title>Mindworks is pleased to present Cognitive Rehabilitation: The Quadraphonic Approach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[October 21st and 22nd, 2010
Presented by:
Beatriz C. Abreu, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
The Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront
150 George Street North
Peterborough, Ontario
For further information regarding this 1.5 day course and to register please visit: www.mindworksgroup.ca
MindWorks
312 Rubidge Street
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 3P4
Tel (705) 741-3412 ext. 10
Fax (705) 741-4098
Toll Free 1-800-559-8323
Email: admin@mindworksgroup.ca
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		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/03/08/mindworks-is-pleased-to-present-cognitive-rehabilitation-the-quadraphonic-approach/</link>
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		<title>Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia &#8211; Calling all runners and walkers!  Register now for TEAM BIANS!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’re busy recruiting runners, walkers and sponsors/donors for the first ever TEAM BIANS participating in the 2010 Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge.  So far we’re up to 10 runners/walkers with one even flying in from Toronto!  Don’t miss out on the fun!  To join or support us visit TEAM BIANS or call 473-7301 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/03/05/brain-injury-association-of-nova-scotia-calling-all-runners-and-walkers-register-now-for-team-bians/</link>
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		<title>The First Person Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[reachAbility, a charitable organization committed to creating an even playing field for persons with all types of disability, asks Canadians with disabilities to share their experiences with employment in “The First Person Project,” a book being published in 2010.
Whether you live with a physical, cognitive, visual, hearing, mental health or invisible disability, no matter where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/03/01/the-first-person-project/</link>
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		<title>Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Family Group 2010</title>
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		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/03/01/acquired-brain-injury-abi-family-group-2010/</link>
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		<title>Hyperbaric Oxygen Study Shows Potential Benefit for Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; A 5-year study of patients with severe traumatic brain injury conducted at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis shows significant benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve brain metabolism and its ability to recover from injury. The results were recently published in the Journal of Neurosurgery.
Every year, more than 1.4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/02/22/hyperbaric-oxygen-study-shows-potential-benefit-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury/</link>
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		<title>Workshop with Glenn Larrabee in London, England: Performance Validity and Test Validity in Neuropsychological Assessment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UK Workshop Announcement:
The International Academy of Applied Neuropsychology is pleased to announce a one day CE workshop Performance Validity and Test Validity in Neuropsychological Assessment to be held in London on Friday 10th September 2010.
The workshop, presented by Glenn Larrabee, author of Assessment of Malingered Neurocognitive Deficits will focus on the issue of performance validity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/02/22/workshop-with-glenn-larrabee-in-london-england-performance-validity-and-test-validity-in-neuropsychological-assessment/</link>
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		<title>CBC interview on Minimal Conscious Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bonnie Snaith, the mother of one of ARBI’s Outreach clients in Cold Lake will be interviewed on CBC tomorrow morning. The CBC is doing a story regarding individuals in the minimal conscious state and Bonnie will be interviewed live at 8:30 tomorrow morning on CBC the Current.  Dr. Adrien Owen, a neurologist from England [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biac-aclc.ca/en/2010/02/18/cbc-interview-on-minimal-conscious-level/</link>
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