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Across Canada Provincial, Grassroots Organizations and Individuals will be creating awareness about Acquired Brain Injuries.
As incredible as this may sound, brain injury in Canada is a silent epidemic. In Canada, brain injury is the number one killer and disabler of people under the age of 44. Statistics further indicate that incidences are two times greater within the male population. Women take longer to recover from a brain injury. A concussion is a brain injury.
Acquired brain injury is defined as a non-degenerative and non-congenital insult to the brain that may result in a diminished or altered state of consciousness, and result in impaired cognitive, physical, emotional and/or behavioural functioning.
The social, emotional and economic consequences of brain injury are in fact devastating not only to the survivors themselves, but to family members, caregivers, support workers and the community at large of volunteers — everyone involved with working towards neuro-rehabilitation and recovery . And currently, there are no drugs or techniques that can cure a brain injury.
Automobile accidents, sports injuries, cycling accidents, falls, incidences of violence, domestic violence, strokes, tumours, aneurysms, and other non-degenerative conditions are all leading causes of acquired brain injury and multiple disabilities in Canada. Here are a few stories from Canada about the challenges people with acquired brain injury live with.
Justin Trudeau supports Brain Injury Awareness
Rowan's Law Set to Pass on JUNE 7TH, 2016 by Ontario Legislature
Brain Injury Survivors
Bill's Place and Bill's Place YouTube
Kate's Story
Enrico's Story
No Brain Injury Rehab Unit on PEI
Second Brain Injury Housing Unit Needed in Sudbury
Nova Scotia Requires Brain Injury Housing
Follow the Latest News on Brain Injury on Social Media
Web: www.braininjurycanada.ca
Twitter: http://twitter.com/biacaclc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/braininjurycanada
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/biacaclc/
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS AUGUST 15, 2016
Please forward nominations to: Harry Zarins, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Brain Injury Canada
440 Laurier Ave. West
Suite 200 Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X6
[email protected] READ MORE
Big News!
Norman Doidge will speak at the Toronto Conference!
To view a partial list of speakers click here
Make sure you save the dates and register to be at this important conference. It is the place to hear about cutting edge research, meet survivors and hear their remarkable stories, and speak with families, caregivers and health professionals about the future of living with ABI.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
• Brain Injury Survivors
• Friends and Families of Brain Injury Survivors
• Professional and Health Care Providers
• Teachers
• Community Workers
• Students
• General Public
• Law Enforcement and First Responders
TO REGISTER RIGHT NOW CLICK HERE
SAVE: Early Bird Registration deadline August 15, 2016 READ MORE
CBC News
The Brain Injury Association of P.E.I. is holding three workshops this week to make sure Islanders have a bicycle helmet that fits. For several years the group has been giving away bike helmets to those who can't afford them, and this year it is adding workshops to make sure people are wearing them properly. READ MORE
Red Deer Express
With June marking Brain Injury Awareness Month, staff at the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society continues to expand services and make a profound difference in the lives of many. For those who have suffered a brain injury, there can be an array of challenges in terms of finding and connecting with a supportive circle as well. During this month in particular and all year long, the staff, volunteers and clients of CABIS also hope the public can become better informed about the impacts and complexities of brain injury. READ MORE
Toronto Star
Ben Wagner, the play-by-play voice of the Buffalo Bisons, was surprised Dalton Pompey even got up, let alone finished the game. "I was a little shocked he was able to stand," Wagner said. Pompey, one of the Blue Jays' top outfield prospects, had just crashed into the left-field wall in foul territory after making a full-speed running catch last Saturday in Allentown, Pa., as the Bisons played the first game of a double-header against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. READ MORE
Cantech Letter
In places like Toronto and Vancouver these days, many of us are torn between the ideal of getting our exercise by cycling to work and the reality that it's getting scary out there. Distracted driving, despite the best efforts of governments at various levels, has become something approaching an epidemic. It's impossible to measure the deterrent effect it may be having, but distraction has without any doubt become a contributing factor to the 7,500 serious injuries suffered by cyclists every year in Canada. READ MORE
Medical Daily
Traumatic brain injuries come in many forms, from a mild concussion caused by playing football to a blow in a violent car crash that leads to unconsciousness and memory loss. These injuries can be difficult to treat without causing undesirable side effects, but a new technology may help doctors deliver helpful drugs to specific areas of the brain without invasive techniques. READ MORE
CTV News
Ten years ago, Enrico Quilico was told he might never walk again. In a motorcycle crash on Highway 20 he collided with a car head-first after skidding for 20 metres. He broke several ribs, fractured his pelvis and lay in a coma for two weeks, only regaining consciousness after doctors began fearing he was brain dead. In the years of rehab that followed Quilico had to relearn basic skills. READ MORE
Mass Public Yoga Event
led by
Kate Durie Brain Injury Survivor
Brain Injury Awareness
Yoga on the Hill
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 12 noon — 1 p.m.
Parliament Hill
Concerts where a portion of the receipts will be donated to Brain Injury Canada organized by Board Member Denise Unhola
Makem & Spain
America's Top Irish Folk Group
Saturday, September 17, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Centrepointe Theatre, Main Stage
Tom Sweeney, Kevin Evans, Brian Doherty
A Centenary Commemoration of Easter 1916
in Words and Music
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Centrepointe Theatre, Main Stage
Tickets can be purchased through
centrepointetheatres.com or
by calling 613-580-2700
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