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Presentations

Please click on the icons on the left in the table below to access the course materials.

Orientation Material
Conference Syllabus
Day 1 Presentations
Morning Keynote
Therese M. O'Neil-Pirozzi, Cognitive-Communication Rehabilitation:  Best Practices
10:45 Concurrent Sessions
Jewels Krauss, Impact - an Accidental Meditation.  A Short Film Screening and Discussion on the Significance of Incorporating art and Mindfulness into the Brain Injury Recovery Process
"This presentation will not be shared"
Sara Baker, Stephen Birman, Robert Ben and Lucy Jackson, Beyond the ABI: Sara Baker's Fight for Justice
"This presentation will not be shared"
11:40 Concurrent Sessions
Deborah Tang and Melanie Hay, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the Minimally Conscious – The Impact and Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Sensory Stimulation Program
Shannon McGuire, The Rainbow Pacing Program:  How Brain Injury Survivors Helped Shape and Develop a new Approach to Symptom Management

Handout 1
Handout 2
Lonny Rosen and Sari Feferman, Managing Legal and Regulatory Issues for Healthcare Providers in the Brain Injury Field
Rapid Podium Presentations
Presentation 1
Melissa McMillan, Supporting Individuals with ABI or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Through the Justice System
Presentation 2
Evan Foster, Toronto (Maybe GTA? What about Ontario?) Concussion Navigator v2.0: The evolution and next steps of a concussion navigation tool seeking to expand care pathways beyond Toronto
Presentation 3
Chloé Buso, Relationship Between Cause of Concussion and Long-Term Recovery in a Longitudinal Cohort of 600 Patients
Presentation 4
Arman Ali, How to Evaluate Brain Injury Care Quality and Equity? Connecting the Silos in a Disconnected Healthcare System
Presentation 5
Meeta Gugnani, Alison Foo, Laura Pazzano, Colleen Worsley, Process Map for Navigating Challenges Faced by Clinicians and Individuals Seeking Housing – Solutions, Success Stories, and Next Steps

Handout
2:30 Concurrent Sessions
Parwana Akbari and Judith Gargaro, Are You Providing Optimal Care for Persons post-TBI? Discover how Living Clinical Practice Guidelines are an Accessible way to Elevate your Clinical Practice
J. Bronwen Moore, From Both Sides Now: Lessons from Life as a Family Care Partner
Eden Dales, Trauma Informed Care: What It Means and How It Is Delivered
Afternoon Keynote
Jane Enright, Keynote Presentation
Afternoon Plenary Session
Adam Little and Lindsay Charles, Industry Update: Accident Benefits Reform, Embracing the Change
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Day 2 Presentations
Morning Keynote
Dawn Neumann, Evidence-based Treatment Approaches for Teaching Emotion Recognition after Brain Injury
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
Catherine Wiseman-Hakes & Evan Foster, Characterizing Sleep and Wakefulness Post-Concussion in the General Population: Consideration of precipitating factors to inform prevention and treatment of sleep-wake disorders
"This presentation will not be shared"
Bronwen Moore, Sarah Sheffe & Laura Langer, What is the Impact of a Pain Management Group for People with Neurological Conditions and Persistent Pain? A Pilot Study
Carolyn Lemsky, Weathering the Perfect Storm: Building Capacity to Address Co-Occurring Brain Injury, Substance use, and Serious Mental Health Disorders
Afternoon Keynote
Adrienne Patterson, Sharing Scars:  Sharing My Personal Journey of Challenges, Traumas, and Triumphs with TBI and PTSD
We Exist”: Culturally Constructed ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) Narratives from a Disability Studies Perspective
Hilary Pearson, MEd, PhD Candidate - Dept. of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Brain Injury Society Toronto

Date

December 5 & 6, 2024

Location

Beanfield Centre
Exhibition Place
105 Princes' Blvd
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

Information

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@ABINetworkTO

Contact

Conference Services
conferences@uhn.ca

We do not issue letters of invitation to international delegates. Administrative fees will apply to cancelled registrations.