Program
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| TIME | SESSION INFORMATION |
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| 07:30-08:30 | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 08:30-08:45 | Welcome "& Opening Remarks Paul Comper, PhD, CPsych Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network |
| 08:45-09:30 | Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Pathophysiology and Recovery Christopher Giza, MD Professor of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLA Brain Injury Research Center; Director, UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT: Sports Concussion - Mild TBI Program; Medical Director, Operation MEND-Wounded Warrior Project TBI Program. Interdepartmental Programs for Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Mattel Children's Hospital - UCLA Learning Objectives
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| 9:30 – 10:15 | The Differential Effects of Mild TBI on Neurocognitive Functioning: Why No Two ‘Mild’ Brain Injuries are the Same Don Stuss, PhD Professor, University of Toronto; Founding President and Scientific Director, Ontario Brain Institute (2011-2015) There is a need for improved phenotyping (sub-classification) of patients with traumatic brain injury, since specific treatments may work only in certain groups of patients. Examples of heterogeneity amongst TBI patients will set the stage to describe one approach to understanding this heterogeneity – the lens of frontal lobe dysfunction.
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| 10:15-10:45 | Morning Break, Poster and Sponsor/Exhibitor Viewing |
| 10:45-11:15 | Rapid Podium Presentations The following six talks, chosen from the call for abstracts, will be presented in the main room for five minutes each. Presentation 1 THE NEED TO STANDARDIZE CONCUSSION CARE: THE CONCUSSION AWARENESS TRAINING TOOL (CATT) Shelina Babul, PhD Associate Director, Sports Injury Specialist, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit Presentation 2 GOOGLING CONCUSSION CARE: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF ONLINE CONCUSSION HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND PRACTICES IN CANADA Michael Ellis, MD FRCSC Medical Director, Pan Am Concussion Program Presentation 3 ONTARIO CONCUSSION CARE STRATEGY: STARTING WITH A COMMON LANGUAGE TO IMPROVE CLINICAL CARE AND RESEARCH Cindy Hunt, DrPH, RN, MPH Senior Research Associate, St. Michael's Hospital Presentation 4 EFFICIENCY OF AN ACTIVE REHABILITATION INTERVENTION IN A PEDIATRIC POPULATION WITH ATYPICAL RECOVERY FOLLOWING A MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Sarah Imhoff Kin, SCPE-PEC, ACSM-CEP Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec; Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Presentation 5 BRAIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CO2 STRESS TESTING IN ADOLESCENT POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME W. Alan Mutch Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Preoperative Medicine University of Manitoba Presentation 6 ACADEMIC OUTCOMES IN HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS AFTER A CONCUSSION: A RETROSPECTIVE POPULATION-BASED ANALYSIS Dr. Kelly Russell, University of Manitoba |
| 11:15-11:20 | Transition to Concurrent Workshop Session #1 |
| 11:20-12:20 | Concurrent Workshop Session #1 The following four workshops will run concurrently from 11:20 am to 12:20 pm and again in the afternoon from 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm. |
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| 11:20-12:20 | Workshop #1 Practical Strategies for Return-to-Activities Following Sport Concussion Michael Hutchison, PhD RKin Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto; Director, Concussion Program, David L. MacIntosh Sport Medicine Clinic Concussion management guidelines have historically been developed and focused on the intent of providing guidance and direction for the medicine practitioner in making complex management decisions in returning to play. Although such guidelines have no doubt resulted in improved care of the athlete, there has historically been a void in a standardized process for managing the patient in other activities of life (i.e., work, school, and social). This workshop will address how to develop a practical framework and identify solutions for the gradual re-introduction of stressors in daily activates following concussion. This workshop will also highlight the role of exercise for those with persistent symptoms. Learning Objectives
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| 11:20-12:20 | Workshop #2 Clinical Pearls in the Assessment and Management of Chronic Headaches Following a Traumatic Brain Injury Jonathan P. Gladstone, MD FRCPC Director, Gladstone Headache Clinic Consultant Neurologist, Neurology Service & Complex Injury Outpatient Rehabilitation Service (WSIB Neurology Specialty Clinics), Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – UHN; Co-Director, Headache Clinic, Hospital for Sick Children; Director of Neurology & Headache Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Canada; Consultant Neurologist, Toronto Blue Jays & Toronto Raptors Headache is the most common symptom following a mild traumatic brain injury. It is also the symptom that typically lasts the longest and is the most disabling. This workshop will address how to assess and manage individuals with persisting headaches following a traumatic brain injury. Common pitfalls in headache management will be discussed and strategies to facilitate successful management will be highlighted. Learning Objectives
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| 11:20-12:20 | Workshop #3 Visual Disturbances Following mTBI/concussion – What the Health Care Provider Needs to Know Paul J. Ranalli, MD, FRCPC Neurologist, Neuro-ophthalmologist, Neuro-otologist, Humber River Hospital; Co-Director, Neuro-otology Clinic Toronto General Hospital (UHN); Lecturer in Neurology, Faculties of Medicine, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Toronto Recognized visual system injuries in concussion may affect any level of the afferent visual pathway (cornea, retina, optic nerve, optic tracts, visual radiations, occipital cortex) or the ocular motor system that directs vision to the target. We will learn how to recognize these injuries and sort them from recently popularized unvalidated syndromes and interventions that can interfere with the visual recovery of patients following concussion. Learning Objectives
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| 11:20-12:20 | Workshop #4 Challenges of Litigating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Session #1: Jim Vigmond, Founding Partner, Oatley Vigmond LLP Ryan Murray, Partner, Oatley Vigmond LLP Session #2:Dale Orlando, Founding Partner, McLeish Orlando LLP Alison Burrison, Partner, McLeish Orlando LLP The diagnosis and etiology of mTBI are controversial in the courtroom. Clinicians and experts can have a profound impact on the juror’s perception of the injury, its treatment, and its consequences. This session will provide guidance on how the clinician and/or expert can be helpful to the patient/client’s claim for compensation. Learning Objectives:
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| 12:20-13:30 | Networking Lunch Break, Poster and Sponsor/Exhibitor Viewing |
| 13:30-14:00 | Four Pillars of Recovery Ron Ellis Former NHL player and Advocate for Mental Health As a professional hockey player, Ron Ellis accepted the possibility of physical injury to a shoulder or a knee; however, he never gave thought to a brain injury that would impact his life after hockey. |
| 14:00-15:00 | Dancing in the Dark: The Stuff I Have Learned from the Toughest Traumatic Brain Injury Cases and How to Manage Them A Snaiderman, MD,FRCP (C) Director, Neuropsychiatry Clinic, Brain and Spinal Cord Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – UHN; Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Toronto Learning Objectives:
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| 15:00-15:45 | Afternoon Break, Poster and Sponsor/Exhibitor Viewing |
| 15:45-16:45 | Concurrent Workshop Session #2 Session 1 workshops are repeated again in session 2. See workshop descriptions at 11:20 am. |
| 16:45-17:00 | Closing Remarks Paul Comper, PhD, CPsych Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network |
