Concussion Injury: Eliminate the Wait

Date: Thursday, October 6th, 2016

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Registration: 5:30 p.m.

Location: 451 Smyth Rd | uOttawa, The Atrium at Roger Guindon Hall
Admission: Free

Concussion injuries can affect everyone, at any age, with potential for devastating consequences.  Major challenges for those suffering from concussion include timely access to appropriate care, predicting whether injury will lead to chronic impairment, and understanding optimal timing for engaging in/ resuming activities.  Without the proper support, many people are left on their own trying to survive with little success at reintegrating into their usual activities of life. 

Join Dr. Shawn Marshall, a physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatrist) and Medical Director for Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and fellow experts for a discussion on what the critical gaps are in health care for patients living with concussion injuries and how we can integrate our scientific knowledge, as it relates to brain disorders, to develop innovative ways to solve these issues at the clinical level. Among our speakers will be concussion injury group survivors sharing their personal perspective and leading scientists in the field of concussion injury.