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Presentation

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8:10
  • Invited Speaker: Dr. Michael Alosco, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Boston University, USA
  • Title: New Insights into the Detection of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy During Life
8:45
  • Invited Speaker: Dr. Allen Sills (Virtual), Neurosurgeon, Vanderbilt University, NFL's Chief Medical Officer, USA
  • Title: How Can We Make Sport Safer?
9:20
  • Podium Presentation: Hidetomo Tanaka, Lauren E. Black, Shelley L. Forrest, Carmela Tartaglia, Mozhgan Khodadadi, Nusrat Sadia, Douglas H Smith, Charles Tator, William Stewart, Gabor Kovacs
  • Title: Spinal cord quadruple misfolded proteins in chronic traumatic encephalopathy
9:30
  • Invited Speaker: Prof. Hugh Scully, MD, Surgeon, Toronto, Canada
  • Title: The Role of Doctors in Treating Motorsport Injuries (Focus on Concussion)
9:50
  • Podium Presentation: Hailey Mitsubata, Jeffrey S. Brooks
  • Title: How do repetitive head impacts in varsity football players affect brain responses?
10:45
  • Invited Speaker: Dr. Carrie Esopenko, Psychologist, Mount Sinai New York, USA
  • Title: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury as a Distinct Brain Injury Phenotype
11:20
  • Podium Presentation: Judith Gargaro, Arman Ali, Narhari Timilshina, Maria Santiago, Jiming Fang, Zhixing Hong, Dr. Mark Bayley
  • Title: Does Concussion Impact Long-term Healthcare Usage in Older Adults? Examining Emergency Utilization and Fall Risk in Older Adults after mTBI/Concussion
11:30
  • Invited Speaker: Dr. Paul van Donkelaar, Clinical Neuroscientist, University of BC, Canada
  • Title: Characterizing The Chronic Effects of a Remote History of Brain Injury in Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence
12:05
  • Podium Presentation: Lian Lopes Troncoso, Chloe Anastassiadis, Simrika Thapa, Nusrat Sadia, Mozhgan Khodadadi, Robin Green, Charles Tator, Carmela Tartaglia
    • Title: Neuroinflammatory Markers in Former Athletes with Repetitive Head Impacts: Associations with Cognitive Function and White Matter Hyperintensity Volume.
1:15
  • Invited Speaker: Dr. John J. Leddy, Sports Medicine Physician, University of Buffalo, USA
  • Title: Aerobic Exercise Treatment for Sport- Related Concussion
2:00
    • Podium Presentation: Yasmin Soliman, Carmela Tartaglia, Charles Tator, Juan-Camilo argas-Gonzalez, Chloe Anastassiadis, Vishaal Sumra, Artee Srivastava
    • Title: White Matter Hyperintensities in Former Professional Contact Sports Athletes with Repetitive Head Impacts
2:10
  • Invited Speaker: Dr. Gabor G. Kovacs, Neuropathologist, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Title: Quo Vadis CTE: Critical reappraisal of neuropathology
2:45
  • Podium Presentations: Vishaal Sumra, Shoshana Spring, Owen Botelho, Brian Nieman, Ali M Karakani, John G Sled, Gabor G. Kovacs, Carmela Tartaglia
  • Title: Post-Mortem High-Resolution MRI – A Pilot Study
3:40
  • Speaker: Dr. Carmela Tartaglia, Canadian Concussion Centre (CCC) - Co-Principal Investigator
  • Title: WSIB – Return to Work
4:00
  • Podium Presentation (Virtual): Tejbir Singh Deol, Wyeshnavi Chitrangan, Ella Marie Bauwens
  • Title: Evaluating Concussion Knowledge, Decision-Making, and the Call for Formal Education in grassroots university rugby
4:10
  • Podium Presentations: Nicholas Moser, Milos R. Popovic, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan
  • Title: Effectiveness of a Customized Rehabilitation Program for Adults with Post-Concussion Syndrome - A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial
4:20
  • Invited Speaker: Dr. Jennie Ponsford (Virtual), Neuropsychologist, Monash University, Australia
  • Topic: Embracing the complexities of concussion in treatment

Poster Presentations

  • Poster #1: Artee Srivastava
  • Title: Students Throwing Balls at School is a Frequent Occupational Hazard For Their Teachers
  • Poster #2: Carmel Avitzur
  • Title: What affects return to driving in mTBI: Preliminary evaluation of clinical characteristics and emotional distress
  • Poster #3: Jeremy Colangelo
  • Title: Concussion plus Persisting Concussion Symptoms in Occupants of Motor Vehicle Collisions: An Update
  • Poster #4: Halina (Lin) Haag
  • Title: Building Awareness and Service Provider Capacity for Intimate Partner Violence Brain Injury (IPV-BI) in Canada
  • Poster #5: Chloé Buso
  • Title: Evaluation of Computer Screen Intolerance, a Persisting Concussion Symptom
  • Poster #6: Jenni Diamond and Evan Lewis
  • Title: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in the Context of Persisting Symptoms after Concussion: Time to Shift our Perspective?
  • Poster #7: Samaneh Chaychi
  • Title: Sex Differences in Concussion Incidence Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Study (2017–2021)
  • Poster #8: Davina Premraj
  • Title: Sex and age differences in psychiatric and memory-based presentation of concussion and prevalence in older patients – a retrospective observational study
  • Poster #9: Areeba Chaudhry
  • Title: Enhancing Interprofessional Compassionate Concussion Care: A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Analysis
  • Poster #10: Cathy Halovanic
  • Title: Simplifying Resource Needsfor Persons with a Brain Injury

Date & Time

Friday May 23, 2025
Times in the program will be in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Location

Hybrid Event
Virtual: Zoom link to be sent via email prior to event

In Person: BMO Education & Conference Centre, Toronto Western Hospital

More Information

Conference Services
conferences@uhn.ca

Canadian Concussion Centre Website

Click here to visit the CCC website

Concussion Annual Public Forum

Click here for more information about the Public Forum and to Register