Schedule

Traumatic Brain Injury is highly prevalent among those in the criminal justice system (CJS) for both youth and adults as TBI is a risk factor for initial criminal involvement as... Read More

We have been following a cohort of over 500 housing-insecure, marginalized participants from Vancouver’s downtown eastside neighbourhood since 2010. Tenants revolve in and out of homelessness and experience high mortality,... Read More

This recorded session led by the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) will equip providers with basic knowledge around gender identity, expression, their differentiations from biological sex, as... Read More

Growing evidence demonstrates brain injury can be a chronic, dynamic health condition with persistent health and psychosocial issues. Chronic brain injury requires a comprehensive model for proactive management encompassing health... Read More

Presented by two brain injury survivors and advocates who have experienced long-term symptoms stemming from “mild” Traumatic Brain Injuries, this presentation explores the impact of systemic ableism and the ways... Read More

In this discussion, we will take an overview of the drug toxicity crisis as it relates to brain injury. We will touch on hypoxic/anoxic injury, fentanyl and proposed excitotoxic mechanism,... Read More

Dan shares the medical journey he faced after his life was turned upside down by a serious brain hemorrhage. He focuses on how you can build a resilient mindset in... Read More

Disparities in health and mental health among Indigenous peoples living in Canada are striking. However, there is limited capacity to clinically support in partnership with communities in a manner that... Read More

Every year thousands of women experience intimate partner violence (IPV), receiving injuries to the face, head, and neck, a pattern of violence causing brain injuries in many survivors. In an... Read More

Acquired brain injuries (ABI) can be associated with cognitive, behavioral, physical, and psychosocial difficulties that endure far beyond medical-surgical stabilization in acute care hospital.  The goals of post-acute ABI inpatient rehabilitation... Read More

As part of developing therapeutic relationships with clients/patients, there is often consideration about what it means to maintain professional boundaries. This presentation will focus on the role and meaning of... Read More